Our Story – Memory Magnets Co – Memory Magnets Co.

Hey, I'm so happy you're here! I'm Sariah, owner of Memory Magnets Co., and this is our story.

Where It All Began

In 2022, my husband Cameron and I were 23 weeks pregnant with our daughter when we were in a serious car accident. As a result, I had to quit my job to ensure the safety of our baby. To make up for the loss of income, Cameron picked up a second job working nights at a local grocery store.

For the next year, we rarely saw him. He was working two jobs while going to school — doing everything he could to keep our family afloat.

Something Had to Change

Four months after our daughter was born, I became very sick with what doctors believed to be an unknown autoimmune disease. It made it incredibly difficult to find a job flexible enough for the days I felt well. Meanwhile Cameron was still working both jobs and going to school — which meant he rarely got to be home with our daughter and me.

I knew something had to change — not just for me, but for him too. His health and well-being mattered just as much. I needed to find something I could do from home, flexible enough to work around my health while still being present with our daughter.

Sariah Howell founder of Memory Magnets Co holding a professional photo magnet making machine

"I thought — if I love this idea, other people probably will too."

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The Idea That Started Everything

At the beginning of that year, I had set a small personal goal — to print more of my photos. Like so many people, I had thousands of memories sitting on my phone that I would never look back at. As I started researching unique ways to display photos at home, I came across photo magnets — and something just clicked.

I stayed up that night waiting for Cameron to get home from his second job and pitched him the idea of starting a photo magnet business. Even though we were in a tight financial situation, he was immediately SO supportive and encouraged me to go for it.

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Taking the Leap

The very next day, I used a credit card to purchase a small machine, a printer, paper, and a cutter — and got to work.

Within a month and a half, we had paid off all of our equipment and started making a profit. It was doing better than I ever imagined. People absolutely loved our photo magnets!

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Building Something Better

In those early months, a couple of people asked if they could buy a machine from me. The machine I was using at the time only had about a 50% success rate — which meant I was wasting a lot of materials. I knew there had to be a better way.

I became determined to create a machine that was reliable, efficient, and something others would truly enjoy using. I began working with a contract manufacturer and was able to design a machine that did exactly what I envisioned.

Once I was confident in it, we launched our own equipment — and the response has been incredible.