Review Fix Exclusive: Michele Scuderi Talks SerendipityChic

November 10, 2022 Patrick Hickey Jr. Random 0

Review Fix chats with SerendipityChic’s Michele Scuderi, who discusses her business and goals for it for the new year and so much more.

Review Fix: What is your business? 

Michele Scuderi: SerendipityChic. We make vinyl-printed custom gifts like wine glasses, beer mugs, coffee cups, signs, t-shirts, decals, etc..for any occasion, holiday, or event and we personalize.

Review Fix: What are some of the hurdles? 

Scuderi: Well, we started Serendipity Chic about 4 years ago, when my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I quit my job to take care of her full time and it’s just her and I. Because of that, our budget was very small and we weren’t able to get big equipment. Most of our equipment is actually secondhand.

Review Fix: What have been the rewards? 

Scuderi: I would have to say that, I get to work with my mom from home and be here for her and it keeps her active. I also love when customers send us pictures of themselves with our items. It’s like “I made that and they love it!”

Review Fix: What do you think makes your brand special? 

Scuderi: We design mostly all of our items and each one is made by hand, so each one is slightly different and unique. We mostly do funny sayings, because I think laughter is the best medicine and hopefully our gifts cheer people up.

Review Fix: What are your goals for the brand?

Scuderi: I hope we become more popular, and Serendipity Chic becomes successful. I’d love to be able to buy bigger equipment so that we can expand our business and create more of an array of items. It would also be nice to not live paycheck to paycheck anymore.

Review Fix: What other plans do you have for the rest of the year? 

Scuderi: We are set up at the Lo Kel Li vendor market in the Staten Island mall for the rest of the year. The owners there have been really helpful to us, knowing our situation and limited funds. They are just a great group of people, all the vendors really support each other. It’s like a little family. 

Review Fix: What are your long-term goals for this adventure? 

Scuderi: I’d love for our business to just grow and expand to more than just our area.

Review Fix: What’s next? 

Scuderi: I haven’t really thought too much about it, just taking things day by day.

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add? 

Scuderi: Yes, my Mom and I appreciate everyone who has supported us! We are truly thankful for them!!!

Review Fix: Where can people go to find out more? 

Scuderi: If you are in Staten Island, you can find us at the Lo Kel Li vendor market in the Staten Island Mall, on Facebook we are Serendipity Chic (not the one in Australia) Instagram we are SerendipityChic2022, Tik Tok @serendipitychic and we sell our digital designs on Etsy as SerendipityChicGifts or call to order 347-446-8958.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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