Angela Watson is the founder of Your Personal Posters, based in Long Beach, California. A graphic designer by trade, she has created a line of posters that honor all the special people in your life by placing them on a poster surrounded by other famous people.
 
“I made the first one for my friend Lori Barnes.  Three years ago, Lori had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Lori lived several hundred miles away, and although I wanted to help my friend, I was frustrated by the distance that separated us.
 
“Stuck in a cubicle in corporate hell, I sat down at my computer one afternoon, and started researching other famous breast cancer survivors and with some divine inspiration, created the very first SurvivorPoster™.  I wanted to give Lori some sense that a great many others had survived breast cancer and chemotherapy and that she would, too.
 
“Well, that one poster turned into several others, made for friends and family. The feedback I received was just astonishing, my families and friends loved the aspect that it was so personal and unique. I decided a year later to set up SurvivorPosters™ and escape cubicle hell forever. Of course being laid off three times in eight years may have colored that decision somewhat as well.
 
“I have been hard at work over the past three years and have introduced several new poster lines, including MomPosters™, DadPosters™, YouGoGirlPosters™, PridePosters™, ProfessionalPosters™, MilitaryPosters™, PoliticalPosters™, AlumniPosters™ and GoNativePosters™. They are now all housed under YourPersonalPoster™.
 
“YourPersonalPoster.com™ gives you the freedom to express your thoughts within our unique and colorful posters. You choose the style, the size, and your own words to create a quality, lasting personalized gift of love that will capture a sentiment forever.
 
“I am also in the process of designing a new PicturePoster™ in which you can purchase the poster of your choice, and simply drop in your own photo in the provided clear protective pouch to create a unique and fun gift for your loved one.
 
“And if you’re wondering about Lori, she made it through chemo and radiation, and is doing just fine now.  In fact, to celebrate both her health and YourPersonalPosters.com, I recently gave her a black pearl necklace to commemorate her being “the grain of sand in my oyster,” that is, the inspiration for turning my dream into reality.”