About Us

Learn more about the founder, our mission and core values

Meet the Founder

Puzzle Culture was created by Dawn Walsh, an avid puzzler, lover of all things geek/nerd culture, as well as a fan of subscription boxes.  Dawn felt she could combine the best of what she loved about those things into one experience.  Once she started putting together her first box she realized she had so many ideas to elevate the experience around puzzling culture and build a diverse and open community of puzzlers.

Dawn is a native New Yorker and proud Latina with roots from Puerto Rico.  She has over 20 years of experience in retail planning working for major department stores.  After losing her job during the pandemic she decided it was time to follow her dream and start her own business. 

"I knew I wanted to create a business that was built on community, camaraderie and fun.  Using artwork from independent artists was the most important thing.  I wanted to bring puzzles and art together in a new way."

As a person with anxiety, Dawn can relate to her customers looking for an activity that will help them relax and unwind.  She understands the many benefits that come with puzzling as a hobby and she wants to provide an amazing experience with every box.

See what's inside our boxes

Features and Articles

Listen to Dawn's interview on the Life Lnxx podcast episode 67, Building a Joy Company, One Piece at a Time

Go Solo - Entrepreneur Stories - Interview with Dawn Walsh

At Home Places, Holiday 2021 - Article written by Dawn, Dining Room Table Art; Puzzles Gain Popularity During the Pandemic

The Latinista showcasing Dawn as a spotlight member

Sticker Giant in their Customer Stories

Why Puzzles?

We know puzzles can bring us together, either in real life around our tables or on social media as we share our puzzling journeys from opening the box to the satisfaction of placing the last piece.  We hope we can make the puzzling experience just a little more special by creating exciting, new puzzles from amazing artwork that we know our audience will love.  We want to bring those puzzles to life away from the puzzle pieces with the special items we curate for each box.  Puzzles can be for anyone and everyone!

Creating a Culture

We take pride in being a Latina owned and run business.  We strive to provide a gender neutral puzzle experience with both the artwork and the gifts we curate.  Highlighting independent artists and using small business vendors is super important to us and we know it's important to our customers.  Providing a new platform for artists and giving customers a new perspective in the puzzle genre is why we are here.  We want everyone to be able to enjoy our boxes and we want everyone to share their experience with us.  Culture starts with the community, and we know how wonderful the puzzle community is.

Join us on Instagram and Facebook @puzzleculturebox to join in the puzzle community and conversation

Blog posts

  • Tips for a fun and easy Family Night

    Screen-free fun for everyone As a busy parent, I know it can be difficult to gather the family for an activity or game night. It’s hard to tear everyone away...

    Tips for a fun and easy Family Night

    Screen-free fun for everyone As a busy parent, I know it can be difficult to gather the family for an activity or game night. It’s hard to tear everyone away...

  • Tips for Puzzling

    Tips for Puzzling

    Are you new to the puzzle trend?  Has it been ages since you put a puzzle together and don't know how to start?  Here is my advice to make putting...

    Tips for Puzzling

    Are you new to the puzzle trend?  Has it been ages since you put a puzzle together and don't know how to start?  Here is my advice to make putting...