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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What does it mean to be a disruptor? For Lauren Miele of <a href="https://www.kushkards.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="KushKards">KushKards</a>, it means getting people to talk about you when you are not around. And that&#8217;s precisely how <em>I</em> first heard about this cannabis-tinged brand at its National Stationery Show debut in early 2020. </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There, KushKards distinguished itself out of the gate by winning Best New Product for its Polka Pot Gift Bag — an enormous accomplishment not just as a newbie but also a sign of the quick inroads she made in our sometimes rather traditional community.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meanwhile, Lauren didn&#8217;t just bring cannabis to stationery and gifts, she also brought greeting cards to the male-dominated cannabis industry. Soon thereafter, Lauren officially entered the burgeoning sexual wellness domain by attaching vibrators instead of one-hitters to her card designs.</p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-86402" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-86402 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="86402" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-10006290 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-favorites tag-boxed-notecards tag-boxed-notes tag-notecards tag-sarah-schwartz tag-snail-mail tag-snail-mail-revolution tag-stationery tag-stationery-blog tag-stationery-design tag-stationery-designer tag-support-the-usps tag-thank-you-cards tag-the-paper-chronicles tag-the-paper-fold tag-the-paper-nerd tag-usps" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/drop-a-line-anytime/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=254%2C254&;ssl=1 254w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=351%2C351&;ssl=1 351w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=546%2C546&;ssl=1 546w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=861%2C861&;ssl=1 861w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=300%2C300&;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?resize=50%2C50&;ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Garden-Gems.jpg?zoom=2&;resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/favorites/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Favorites</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/drop-a-line-anytime/">Drop A Line, Anytime</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2020-10-08T15:16:10+00:00">October 8, 2020</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="10006290"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Now Lauren spills on everything from social media strategy to troll management. To her, it&#8217;s all about embracing what she is disrupting — and even becoming the niche itself. And just as she provides &#8216;a gift with a lift&#8217; with her offerings, Lauren&#8217;s path illuminates how any brand can blaze to the righteous spot it deserves.</p>



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Lauren Miele of KushKards
