{"id":22,"date":"2014-11-01T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/?p=22"},"modified":"2016-12-15T10:52:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T16:52:09","slug":"how-the-new-cm-came-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2014\/11\/01\/how-the-new-cm-came-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Memories is Back and Better than Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>&#8220;If opportunity doesn&#8217;t knock, build a door.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Milton Berle<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The new Creative Memories opened its doors again in the United States and Canada in November 2014. After an outpouring of support and love from Advisors and Customers, the entrepreneurial-minded CM team has continued to grow strong and debt-free, opening in Australia in November 2015.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>The nimble home office team continues to release innovative scrapbooking products and new product designs each month, thriving on the energy shared by Advisors and Customers for the Creative Memories brand<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The new Creative Memories story begins back in<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> 1997 <\/span><span class=\"s1\">when<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> a growing company called Creative Memories approached Caleb Hayhoe&#8217;s product design and sourcing company to add <\/span><span class=\"s1\">new product innovations<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> to their <\/span><span class=\"s1\">scrapbook business<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.\u00a0<\/span>At that time, Caleb&#8217;s company employed\u00a0over 300 people in Asia and was a leading supplier to the cosmetics industry. Caleb was intrigued with the opportunity and made the trek from Hong Kong to St. Cloud. Within minutes of meeting the CM team he &#8220;got it,&#8221; fell in love with the mission and found there was mutual respect for the importance of outstanding product quality. The relationship flourished and over the years Caleb attended many Showcases, workshops and parties, developing a deep admiration for the spunk and passion of the Consultants.<\/p>\n<p><!--more  Click to read full post--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite the financial challenges faced by Creative Memories and then Ahni &amp; Zoe, Caleb knew how much passion still existed for the brands and their products. <\/span><span class=\"s2\">When<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> the company came up for sale, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Caleb<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> was convinced that <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Creative Memories<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> could be renewed with the right business model. He also believed in the talent and rich experience of many of the loyal staff at the Home Office. \u00a0Here&#8217;s Caleb on the day he decided to make it happen and invest in the business (July, 2014):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/caleb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2014\/11\/01\/how-the-new-cm-came-to-be\/caleb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/caleb.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"307,448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409496156&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0036231884057971&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Caleb Hayhoe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/caleb.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23\" src=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/caleb.jpg\" alt=\"Caleb Hayhoe\" width=\"307\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now the proud owner of both brands and the proprietary manufacturing and testing equipment, Caleb and the small, <\/span><span class=\"s2\">high-energy<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> team based in Minnesota (US), Sydney<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0(Australia) and Cambridge\u00a0(Canada<\/span><span class=\"s3\">) are thrilled to re-introduce authentic Creative Memories\u00a0<\/span>products. \u00a0<em>(Caleb also acquired the CM Japan business which is thriving!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The new CM product line includes all of your favorites such as the 8&#215;8\u201d and 12&#215;12\u201d Bookcloth Albums, The Original Border Maker System, Refill Pages and Page Protectors, the beloved Tape Runner as well as Fast2Fab Albums <\/span><span class=\"s2\">with<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> Predesigned Pages <\/span><span class=\"s2\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">Digital Artwork<\/span><span class=\"s3\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Though the products, equipment and brands are the same, this is a new business with an entrepreneurial, start-up spirit. It also\u00a0offers a unique, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/cm-advisors\" target=\"_blank\">brand-new sales opportunity<\/a> for people who share the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/our-mission\" target=\"_blank\">mission<\/a> and want to make a little or a lot, with no restrictions or minimums.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The new Creative Memories is on a mission to help you share, remember and cherish your memories. There\u2019s never been a better time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/advisors.html\" target=\"_blank\">join us<\/a> and save your family\u2019s precious moments.<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If opportunity doesn&#8217;t knock, build a door.&#8221;\u00a0&#8211; Milton Berle The new Creative Memories opened its doors again in the United States and Canada in November 2014. After an outpouring of support and love from Advisors and Customers, the entrepreneurial-minded CM team has continued to grow strong and debt-free, opening in Australia in November 2015.\u00a0The nimble [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95570245,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[405515165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-about-cm"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NsZA-m","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":115007,"url":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2026\/06\/19\/the-truth-about-becoming-a-creative-memories-advisor\/","url_meta":{"origin":22,"position":0},"title":"The Truth About Becoming a Creative Memories Advisor","author":"Creative Memories","date":"June 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"If you've ever thought about becoming a Creative Memories Advisor but weren't quite sure what it really involves, you're not alone. 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