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Sometimes life’s biggest tragedies can turn into our triumphs.

When Danielle Hughes’ father died last year due to COVID-19, she started seeing a therapist, Dr. Danielle Penson, who suggested she come up with a positive distraction as she copes with the pain. The pair formed a bond after months of counseling and Dr. Penson mentioned her lifelong dream of opening a ‘photo museum.’ Together with another friend, Kiera Henderson, the idea for the The Pose Experience was born.

The museum features multiple “sets” including vintage pay phones, fire red locker room, donut wall, Vogue Magazine booth and Venetian rose bath, all curated to give the everyday dreamer a chance to enjoy an exhilarating photo shoot for TikTok or the ‘gram.

Opening a museum in the middle of a pandemic was a bold move that paid off for them all. Within three months of opening its doors, the co-founders grossed $100.2k in sales, and have grown so rapidly that they are now going mobile. Last month, they also introduced their ‘Selfie Truck’ otherwise known as Metro Detroit’s First Mobile Selfie Boutique. 

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