HEART IS HOT is a company on a mission! Encouraging people to follow their hearts and ‘pay love forward’ in life, the brand offers an innovative and interactive way to do just this. 1. Purchase a 100% recycled glass heart etched with a serial number.
2. Pass it forward to someone in need of a pick-me-up.
3. The new recipient shares their story online and passes it forward again.
Each time the heart is given to a new person, the trail of prevailing stories stays with the heart number to be viewed online along with a map to visually show the journeys it has taken.
In June 2005, I set out on a drive in San Francisco that would forever change my life. While passing through the city, I noticed a man crying on the street. Though I never interacted with him, my motivation to hand him something as a token of love and connection birthed the idea for HEART IS HOT.
Prior to the actual product used now, I purchased a few small glass hearts to have on hand for any moment of inspiration. Upon seeing a distressed young woman one day, I knew that the time had come to participate in the journey I was about to introduce to the world. So touched by the gesture, the woman fell to her knees on a busy San Francisco corner and told me I had just saved her life because"she was contemplating suicide."
This episode provided the final inspiration to create the personalized, etched glass hearts and website that form the foundation of my business today.
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