WESTMINSTER, Colo. — After a career in the financial technology (fintech) industry, Brittany Naylor was feeling burnt out.

“Through the volatility of the pandemic, a lot of jobs, especially in the tech sector, really, really struggled,” she explained. “You know, there were mass hirings and then mass layoffs. And I've been involved in a lot of that.”

She described a seemingly never-ending cycle of job interviews last fall, and says it even affected her physical health.

“It just felt like, ‘I cannot do this anymore, like this is literally gonna kill me,’” she told Denver7.

So Naylor decided to pivot and turn her passion project into a small business. She opened Makeshift Crafts in Westminster in May, telling Denver7 it’s been a dream of hers since she was 17.

It’s more than just a cra

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