Anna Stare is the Founder and CEO of Stareworthy Custom Children’s Books, a Charleston, SC-based custom children’s book company that artfully infuses your treasured family photos into meaningful books to make your loved ones the center of the narrative. Stemming from a lifelong passion for capturing family moments and supported by her seven years of professional photography experience, in 2020, Anna began creating custom gifts for her nieces and nephews using the photographs she had captured of them over the years. The goal was to create something not only special for them but truly meaningful for the whole family, that simultaneously aided in the little ones' learning of the world around them and their unique place in it. After these precious gifts were so well-received, she was inspired to grow her humble passion project into a nationwide operation in 2024. Using research from leading figures in early childhood development, Anna is the creative force behind Stareworthy’s precious stories and rhymes designed to enhance a young child’s reading experience, all while honoring the original purpose of creating a one-of-a-kind, purposeful gift. Anna’s mission is to strengthen connections between loved ones and inspire an aptitude for learning and adventure, which she keeps close to her heart as she continues to innovate purposeful, priceless offerings from Stareworthy.