Originally from Macon, Georgia, but grew up in Orange County is the owner of Comic Book Hideout which is located in downtown Fullerton and opened in 2012.
Rag Mag asks:
When did you first decide to open your own store? Who or what influenced you?
When I was nearing my 25th birthday, I decided that I needed to do something substantial with my life. I needed to make a big decision and pick a direction. It was between going away to Africa to work with lions and conservation and use my recent animal science background to help save endangered animals, or to do something more solidified – something that made me plant my feet. There’s nothing in the world that will make you plant your feet more than opening up a business. It’s essentially like having a baby. It changes your whole life – no matter how prepared you think you are for it, you’re not. I had done a myriad of different jobs, all over the spectrum of my abilities, and I had always found that I would reach the maximum potential of that job and get bored. So, I wanted to create a job for myself that didn’t have a cap. I could constantly be improving and bettering not only the business, but also myself. Challenging myself and creating new opportunities for me to showcase the knowledge I’ve gained from everything I’ve done. In building the Hideout, I wanted to create a space where I could do that for myself – it would never really be finished (and it isn’t.) The Hideout is a living, growing thing. It’s constantly improving and developing and changing, but there’s consistency and stability in that and that’s what I needed (I feel like it’s what a lot of people need and I hope to provide that in my store.) Something new and different that’s constantly evolving, but is also stable and comfortable.
What were you doing before you opened the business?
Directly before I opened Comic Book Hideout, I was working as a nanny and I was taking care of a family in Hollywood. I was living in Hollywood and going to school in Moore Park for Animal Science for my second degree.
I got my first degree from Cal State Fullerton in 2008 in Radio, TV and Film with emphasis on Screenwriting,
Glynnes Pruett