About Us

First things first: The Clever Merchants was born so we can brighten your day and everyone else’s that will allow us to with our own personal brand of joy, laughter and humor. Using our creativity is our way of sending a tiny bit of magic and love into the world. 

If you want to know more about us as humans, here we are.. 

Joe and Jamie are two friends that have worked together on many prodigious projects and across a multitude of genres, all of which were fueled by ample amounts of coffee. We love coffee, love being friends and love spreading cheer! 

Jamie grew up in the American South and is a special brand of fiery, funny, empathetic, energetic, extremely hard-working and a soft-spoken introvert. If you know her, she is who you call when everything in your life goes wrong as she will sit with you while you figure it out, possibly kicking your butt and hugging you at the same time. She takes absolute joy in helping others do anything they need help with, especially her beloved family, friends and coworkers (her ‘team’). Her favorite character is “Sleep Assassin” which she sees as a love letter to the women in her family, who tend to be fiery and... curvy among many other assets. ;) Speaking of which, her hero has always been and will always be Dolly. She shares her life with her beloved Pomeranian, Franki Valli… and strives to love people the same way dogs love us. 

Joe is up next and some might say he’s an ‘above average Joe’.  He loves the arts, especially music, movies and anything on a stage.  He is a creative ‘think outside of the box’ kind of guy, which helped get him into the Art Honor Society and also a state fair blue ribbon winner.  He loves going on adventures, especially traveling or trying anything new. He’s a total nerd at heart and he wears that badge proudly.  A quirky sense of humor and a big heart are two of his trademarks.  His main goal in life is to leave a positive impact on the world and wants to be able to spread joy and laughter into the heart of everyone he meets (and even people he may never meet).  His favorite characters are the dragon and the wooly mammoth because everyone needs a hug sometime.  He also hopes to one day own a real dinosaur.   

Come back to see us as often as you need, you're always welcome here!