Every story has a beginning. Ours started with a reset.
Charis Story Lab began when I found myself at a crossroads after spending two decades in the corporate world leading teams and solving complex problems. I had become a successful HR executive, a career that I had worked hard to build and earn. Then in the summer of 2026, an unexpected halt gave me something that I hadn’t had in a very long time — space.
Space to pause and to ask myself a different question:
What would I create if I could start all over?
The answer took me somewhere unexpected — back to childhood.
I had always loved art. I loved being creative and bringing ideas to life. I loved imagining stories and pondering what might happen if…
Then my 10‑year‑old son showed me a frog he created. We named him George.
We talked about where George might go, what he might dream about, what could stand in his way, and how he might move forward.
We sketched. We wrote. We laughed and we imagined.
And somewhere in those conversations, Charis Story Lab began to take shape.
A mother. A son. A spark of wonder. And the belief that it’s never too late to dream what’s possible.
Why Charis?
Charis (χάρις, pronounced KHAR‑iss) is an ancient Greek word often associated with grace, kindness, goodwill, and a gift freely given.
That resonated with us.
Because life can give us something we didn’t ask for, and sometimes we discover a gift within an unexpected change.
For us, the reset gave us the gift of space to imagine and reconnect with creativity. It gave us the gift of crafting stories together. And we want our stories to be gifts — little worlds where people can see a bit of themselves, find something new, and explore new possibilities.
Our Vision
We want to make stories that kids can simply enjoy and that grown-ups can recognize themselves in, too.
Stories filled with kindness, courage, humor, and the reminder that there is more than one way to find your path.
A character might be silly. An adventure might be totally ridiculous. A story might make you laugh, or surprise you, or hit a little closer to home than you expected.
We want our stories to be enjoyed together — and to mean something a little different to everyone who steps into them.
