Ragine Williams has long had a thing for candles. They evoked a certain sense of peace and in time she began making candles for her family. What began as gifts has since blossomed into a business by way of her Blissful Belle & Co.
An executive at pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. by day – she is the chief of staff for the Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence – Williams took steps to launch the Philadelphia-based company in 2020 and formally debuted products earlier this year.