Case Study: Yam Collective achieves easier, high-style sales with PayPal

How PayPal helps the high-end candle brand glow

Yam Collective, a high-end candle and home goods brand founded by Saravong, grew from a creative passion project into a business while facing the challenge of finding quality ingredients, luxe packaging, and an easy way to sell its products. The brand needed help turning a small-scale idea into a retail-ready operation, and the case study highlights PayPal as the vendor supporting that journey.

PayPal helped Yam Collective streamline the buying experience and simplify selling as the company expanded. By using PayPal’s products and services through PayPal Open, Yam Collective was able to focus on growth, community-building, and brand awareness while managing sales more easily. The result was a smoother retail operation that supported the brand’s move from local markets to broader business success.

Yam Collective

Jillian Saravong

Founder