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Along the soft rhythm of coastal life, something timeless has been thoughtfully reimagined. A place where Mahjong returns, not simply as a game, but as an experience. One shaped by intention, by beauty, and by the quiet luxury of gathering. From the moment you arrive, you will feel it a shift in pace, a sense of presence, a space designed not just for play, but for connection. Here, conversation lingers.
Laughter carries. Time softens. This is not simply a studio. It is a return— to connection, to tradition, and to
the art of gathering.
And we are so honored to welcome you.
The Life-Changing Power of Mahjong
There is a moment in life when everything begins to shift. Not all at once but quietly, steadily.
The roles you’ve held so closely begin to change.
The rhythm of your days softens.
And somewhere in that space, you begin to ask a different question:
What now?
For Kim Russell Wright, co-founder of 30A Mahjong Studio & Boutique, that moment arrived after a lifetime of building—career, family, and community.
With decades spent in banking, finance, and homebuilding leadership, Kim had achieved what many strive toward. But as life entered a new season—children grown, her husband preparing for retirement, and her circle becoming smaller—she felt something many women quietly experience, but rarely say out loud.
A longing.
Not for more to do—
but for more connection.
“I needed a group of women I could laugh with, talk with, share life with,” she says. “Every woman needs that.”
What she found—unexpectedly, beautifully—was Mahjong.
Reinvention, Connection, and the Rise of Mahjong
There is a quiet shift happening in the way women gather.
Less digital.
More intentional.
More human.
At the center of it—unexpectedly, beautifully—is Mahjong.
For Trudy Marlow, one of the founders of 30A Mahjong Studio & Boutique, this movement is not a trend to follow, but a calling she felt compelled to answer.
After the successful sale of her company, M&D Sorority Gifts, Trudy found herself in a position many spend a lifetime working toward—retirement. But rather than stepping away, she leaned in. What followed was not a second act, but something more deliberate: a return to creativity, to community, and to building something that mattered.
“It wasn’t about starting another business,” she reflects. “It was about creating something that felt meaningful—something that brought people together in a real way.”
That vision found its shape in Mahjong.