From The Designer

I'm Jordan Carangelo Hart. I love animals and currently have 8, yes 8—twin Saint Bernards, Giorgio and Giovanni, 4 rescue cats, Owen, Chubola, Goosetopher, and Nubzi, and 2 rescue ferrets, Alfonso and Mario.

You can view some pictures of my babies at the end of this and find out more about them or support them by following everywhere @ClobberedWithSlobber. You’ll see my love for animals ties in to this site you’re on now if you read to the end of this short story.

I have always had big dreams since I was little, I didn’t want to just be a doctor or a vet, I wanted to have an empire. I wanted hotel chains, cruise lines, multiple vacation rentals, property developments. I basically wanted to do it all and to be a household name.

I was always daydreaming about the possibilities in the future, doodling, drawing patterns, and taking all the art classes from as early as they were available. I started drawing my own floor plans in 2nd or 3rd grade (wild to think that’s over two decades of drawing custom floor plans!), constantly rearranged furniture once my legs were strong enough to move it myself, and always admired architecture and houses.

I ended up pursuing the medical field, but quickly felt called to create online businesses as well. I hated how healthcare is for profit in the United States and felt like I wasn’t making a difference. At the same time, I took all sorts of courses and hired mentors to figure out how to achieve the successful online businesses that we’re calling to me. 

You name it, I’ve probably done it. I tried dropshipping, digital products, coaching, social media, a brand for dog parents, a pet bed company, a bug killer brand, Amazon KDP, Etsy, POD, etc. I tried everything for years, failed a ton, and ended up accumulating a wealth of knowledge and experience in a variety of different topics.

I ended up transitioning from the medical field to working in corporate furniture and home decor sales, management, and interior design where I had some of my biggest successes at the time. Unfortunately, I lost my more recent portfolio pieces so you can see a lot of my corporate work scattered throughout the site pages. We all have different gifts and it turns out interior design is one of mine and I’m grateful for that.

I had the idea to create a home decor and art business in January 2022 but my woundings (perfectionism, fear of failure, etc) prevented me from being willing to go after it at the time. I did however create the socials and buy the domain for the day that I would be ready, which is the domain you’re reading this on now. (Our souls are constantly leading us, I swear 😭)

I actually retired from the corporate world in 2022. I say retired because I resigned with the intention that I would never work for another corporation or person as a normal 9-5 again. I was determined to heal myself and figure out how to create the reality I desired that I felt constantly pulling on my heart and soul. 

I’ve spent the last few years continuing to learn more about business, interior design, marketing, branding, building brands and businesses, working as a professional Interior Designer, and dedicating myself to healing and personal development.

Starting in 2022 after I “retired” and transitioned from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, I had wanted to reconnect with art after corporate life had gotten in the way, and wanted to use it on my healing journey to work through problems with perfectionism and uncomfortable feelings around making mistakes. Since then, I’ve made multiple pieces of art, designs, prints, and patterns, but was always too scared to post or sell them. 

And I was pursuing other things like digital marketing and “passive income streams” that were all the buzz on social media. I continued to do interior design while working to build other businesses and income streams until I was too burnt out from design with everything that I needed to take a sabbatical and focus on healing and my other ventures.

I ended up having some success in them but made the mistake of putting all my eggs in one basket, as they say, by building my businesses on other marketplaces. When you build on other marketplaces, you’re at the mercy of them and they can shut your business down, and your livelihood, at any time for whatever reason, with no explanation, and with no option to appeal. Which is what happened to me late 2023, early 2024.

I ended up pivoting by creating a social media presence for my animals and monetizing on Tiktok. But with the political ban approaching quickly in January 2025 that the then Former President Trump instigated, I was losing my main source of income at the time by making the mistake of putting all my eggs in one basket (again–sometimes it takes us a couple tries to learn a lesson 💀).

Fast forward to January 2025, I had no idea what I was going to do for a source of income, I was staying with my parents that have horrendous internet after another death in my family and for the holidays, I was about ready to cave and get a normal jobby job, when out of nowhere, 3 draft horses were going to be sent to slaughter a mere 4 days away. 

These 3 Belgian horses happened to have angel numbers on their postings when I saw them. As a very spiritual being, I felt obligated to do everything I could to try to rescue them from going to an undeserved death. What could I possibly do? How could I raise the funds in less than 4 days?! 

I thought of one of my art prints I created back in April of 2023. The Lion from my Signature Collection Funky Animals. I squirmed with discomfort thinking about posting it for everyone to see, my heart started to race. But my brain wouldn’t let my feelings matter. I had to do what I could to save them. 

So I turned on my “Do Not Disturb” and worked all day from the moment I woke up, to the moment I went to bed, for two days to set up a store, branding, marketing, distributing, and packaging my art print in an attempt to raise the extra funds quick enough to save them. 

You may be thinking I could have pleaded with my tiktok supporters for them to purchase affiliate products etc, but unfortunately, the profits wouldn’t have made it to me in time. Fortunately, I knew from my wealth of knowledge when selling digital products on other certain marketplaces, some of them release the funds after 24 hours. So it had to be my art and I knew it.

Thankfully, after I had posted my art, someone stepped in and saved the 3 babies! But what surprised me even more was someone loving my art enough, and caring enough about the horses, to purchase my digital art print. And then additional comments shared such warm and kind feedback on my art. 

I started bawling and it was in that moment that I felt the nudge from the Universe to keep pushing past my fears, to keep going with it, and to share more so that in hopes if the situation arises again, I’ll be able to help other animals in need. And it’s been unfolding into everything I dreamed of for years.

The tiktok ban ended up being a political ploy so I thankfully I was able to keep that income stream as well. But now I’m using my experience as an artist, my knowledge of Interior Design, and my refreshed passion for both to create luxury pieces that elevate your home because I believe quality design should be accessible to everyone. 

I’m a big believer that our minds, bodies, and environments (spaces we live in, people we surround ourselves with, things we consume, physically and mentally) are Temples. It’s important that we are conscious about how we nurture these Temples and how we decorate them, both literally and figuratively, to select things that serve us by bringing us joy, comfort, health, and inspiration.

I’m determined to add some color to this world in a time of darkness and to help people elevate their spaces from a place they may only like, or even hate, to a place they love. Because now more than ever, we need spaces we can feel some semblance of comfort in.

Whichever Temple you’re looking to elevate and nourish, I’ve created numerous products to help you with all of them and am working to release them over the coming weeks, including opening up my interior design services again where you can work directly with me! I finally feel refreshed when it comes to design and ready to help more people create spaces they love, both in and out.

This is JordanHartCo and if you’ve read this far, I’m so grateful you’re here for us to get to know each other. 

To Alexa that purchased my first available art print and the handful of kind commenters that all gave me the nudge I needed to go after my dreams, I’m eternally grateful. 🧡

With so much love and gratitude,
Jordan🧡

You can follow my personal socials here:

We are still in the nascent stages so please bear with us as we work to expand and grow! 🧡🌴

FAQs

I have no idea why these are the most frequently asked questions I get (💀😂)

Where are you from?

I have never really felt like I’m from anywhere in particular. My parents split when I was born and I was kind of bounced around because of that. But I mostly grew up in the Midwest of the United States.

Why the medical field first?

My dad died when I was a teen of heart problems that were a complication from cancer he had when he was younger, because of that (and conditioning from my family wanting me to be a doctor) I wanted to go to school to be a cardiologist (Hart) so that I could prevent it from happening to other families. But after being in the medical field, and where I’m at today, I’m grateful I chose a different path.

Are you married?

No, I am not married or dating anyone. I’m currently focused on building and growing a number of projects so that makes dating challenging and less of a priority, especially when there’s already a limited number of people that are willing to grow and improve themselves as it is.

Why so many animals?

To me it’s not that many, however, when I was more wounded, I substituted the lack of love in my life, in my relationships, and within myself by surrounding myself with animals. But after working through those things, I realized I’m sensitive to energy around me. It stems from childhood trauma of constantly having to manage the emotions of my parents in order to feel safe/survive. I’m also a 5/1 Reflector in Human Design (if you google this, you’ll know a decent summary about me). Most humans are wounded and refuse to work on themselves while animals have very pure energy so it feels much more comfortable for me to be around.

Where do you live?

I don’t share my real time location anymore after a few too many stalkers, including ones that have broken into my house prior. But currently I’m located in the Midwest and hoping to change that permanently by the end of 2025.

How tall are you?

When I’m not wearing shoes, I’m 5’8.” When I’m wearing heels, I’m anywhere from 6’ to 6’2”+

My babies

This is Love

You can follow all the babies here:

FAQs

Do they all get along?

Yes, all of them get along with each other, including the ferrets with the Saint Bernards. There’s videos of them interacting with each other on their tiktok and social medias. (Eventually all the videos from tiktok will be shared to other platforms as well). The cats LOVE to play with the ferrets. Mario, the lighter ferret, loves to be chased by the cats. Alfonso, the darker ferret, is actually the big boss and usually will put the rest of them in their place including the twins. Lol

Don’t ferrets stink?

Ferrets have a slight musk about them, but in my opinion, it’s no worse than a litter box smell or the smell of other animals and there are ways to combat it. The most common people that seem to say this or perpetuate “ferrets stink,” are people that have never had a ferret themselves.

How old are they?

  • Owen will be 11 this year

  • Chubola will be 9 this year

  • Alfonso will be 5 this year

  • Mario will be 5 this year

  • Giovanni will be 4 this year

  • Giorgio will be 4 this year

  • Oliver Goose Topher Staav (Goosetopher) will be 3 this year

  • Nubzi will be 2 this year

Are the twins “actual” brothers?

Yes, the twins are legitimately brothers from the same litter. I had no intention of getting a dog at the time, let alone two. It was just kind of guided by the Universe. They were the last two of the litter and I felt guilty leaving one all by themselves (and the breeder gave me an incredible deal due to him having a family emergency out of state). I actually made a childhood dream come true by getting two puppies at the same time!

Weren’t you concerned about littermate syndrome?

I personally was not worried about it, but I have owned and trained more than 3 dogs prior to the twins, including two others that were close in age. I made sure to socialize them, and to do things separately with them frequently. For example, taking them outside separately, separate walks, training them separately, etc. If you get two puppies from the same litter, or close in age, be sure to do your research prior on how to combat them developing littermate syndrome. I had an acquaintance that got two puppies of a different breed that were littermates about the same time I did, she was extremely concerned about littermate syndrome, and hers ended up developing it.

Are they all rescues?

All of them except the twins are rescues. Owen and Chubola were rescued from a humane society at the same time in June 2016. Alfonso and Mario were rescued together from an inadequate owner situation in August 2020 after my great dane passed a few months earlier that year. Giovanni and Giorgio are littermates from a breeder. Goosetopher was a gift from the Cat Distribution Center in December 2022, a couple months after my yorkie passed. He was on the brink of death after more than likely being dumped. Nubzi was also a gift from the Cat Distribution Center in June 2023 and would have died without medical attention after being attacked and carried away from a predator around 5-6 weeks old.

Adopt don’t shop?

I actually do NOT agree with this term.

Most people that say “adopt don’t shop” are doing it from a place of judgment and self righteousness. And that’s a huge part of what’s wrong with society currently, legislating what people think is best for everyone based off their individual beliefs and judgment. But I believe people need to do what’s best for themselves and their families.

Some people want to know the breed characteristics, sizes, potential health problems the breed is prone to, etc prior to getting a dog. A lot of people like to regurgitate the myth that shelter dogs are healthier.

However, many people are finding out that shelter dogs/mutts are NOT actually healthier than purebreds and are costing the same or MORE in vet bills during their lifetime. I’ve been very blessed to have had extremely healthy purebred dogs where I’ve spent much less on their medical bills and initial purchase prices, than many I know who have chose to rescue instead. I unfortunately know some people who have spent close to $10k on their rescues.

There are also many shelters and rescues that end up pushing people to breeders, including backyard breeders unfortunately, by making it extremely difficult for people to adopt from them or creating a bunch of hoops they have to jump through.

I personally tried to adopt 2 puppies from a humane society after they were inundated with a bunch of dogs due to a puppy mill being shutdown. They refused to adopt the breed out to anyone who hadn’t owned it/didn’t have prior experience with it. I was like so in order to rescue these puppies or to own this breed, I have to purchase from a breeder first? Make it make sense.

And there are countless other stories of if you don’t own a place, don’t have a fenced in yard, or only rent an apartment (even with written landlord permission), etc then you’ll be denied.

A lot of these hoops are “to create the best furever home for the animal.” However, (last I was informed) it statistically does not change the amount of animals returned or rehomed. I always see at least one to two on craigslist also of “rescued from xyz but need to rehome.”

The thing is, if people want to get a dog, they are going to get a dog. Whether that’s from a reputable breeder, a rescue, or a backyard breeder from craigslist. I do agree that if possible, adopt animals in need (which is why I have 6 rescues) but this is why I personally live by “adopt OR shop but do it RESPONSIBLY.”