BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:
Abundance Art - Kansas City
by Annette Mertes Hadley
In Garden City, NY -- The National Association of
Professional Women (NAPW) honors Annette
Hadley as a 2017-2018 inductee into its VIP
Woman of the Year Circle. She is recognized with
this prestigious distinction for leadership in entrepre-
neurship. NAPW is the nation’s leading networking
organization exclusively for professional women,
boasting more than 850,000 members, a thriving
eChapter and over 200 operating Local Chapters. and through her writing. Her first book, From Fear to
Love: How Creativity Saved My Life and Will
Change Yours for the Better, was recently released.
She also connects with many followers through
social media, and as a Creativity Coach. Plus, she
has a playful outlet: “As a cat lover and child at
heart, I ‘help’ my cat Maitri with her own business
‘Maitri’s Memweowr’ and her social media follow-
ing,” Ms. Hadley added.
“I’m pleased to welcome Annette into this exception-
al group of professional women,” said NAPW Pres-
ident Star Jones. “Her knowledge and experience in
her industry are valuable assets to her company and
community.” She also connects with many followers through
social media, and as a Creativity Coach. Plus, she
has a playful outlet: “As a cat lover and child at
heart, I ‘help’ my cat Maitri with her own business
‘Maitri’s Memweowr’ and her social media follow-
ing,” Ms. Hadley added.
Annette Hadley has 20 years of experience as a
Perioperative Nurse and 15 as a Clinical Informat-
ics Consultant. But it is her role as Founder and
Owner of Abundance Art LLC—and her talents as
an Artist and Writer—that she most identifies with
today.
“I discovered my inner artist during extensive and
intensive trauma recovery therapy in 2011,” she
explains. Later, in 2012, she was living and work-
ing in the Middle East, journaling/illustrating and
painting in her free time, as well as continuing her
trauma recovery journey. During this time, she
recognized her strong desire to shift away from Clin-
ical Informatics and into a creative career. “It was
an internal calling, a longing deep within me,” Ms.
Hadley recounts.
In 2014, she founded Abundance Art. “My respon-
sibilities are to live abundantly every day
by nourishing the world with what nourishes me,”
she said. “I create, market and sell my products and
services.” Ms. Hadley believes her expansive
healthcare and technical/informatics background
and ability to ask for and receive the support of
others enabled her to create “a strong and scalable
creative business foundation.”
Ms. Hadley expresses herself through her art,
including painting, illustrating and photography,
Moving forward, Ms. Hadley plans to write and
publish more books, grow her business, expand her
social media reach, and market and sell her art
both nationally and internationally. “I’d
love to have one of my paintings hanging in the Tate
Modern in London!” she said.
Taking on speaking engagements to educate others
on the healing power of creativity, she also envi-
sions starting a foundation to help others overcome
trauma. “On the lighter side, Maitri will publish her
Memweowr. And see where she goes from there...”
Annette adds: “I’ve been blessed to live and work in three
countries in ten years, traveling to over thirty countries as well.
Wherever I go, I love to capture the beauty found in people,
nature and architecture. Each country and culture offers unique
flavors, colors and shapes that evoke a richness and diversity of
life. I especially delight in the treasures found in the simplest
places, just by looking up, down, and around. My photo collec-
tions provide a constant visual journal of my travels that allows
me to go back again and again.”
Annette Hadley
Founder/Owner
Abundance Art LLC
www.abundanceart.com