Bruna Lima, founder of Top Shelf
FOUNDER
Bruna Lima
BASED IN
Boston
DAY JOB
Brand & Partnerships at Verifyt
STUDIED
psychology and fashion marketing
BUILT
in 3 days at Lovable SheBuilds

our story

Hi, I'm Bruna. I have a lot of ideas.

Like, a lot.

A wedding florist on weekends. A newsletter. A notebook brand. Maybe my own business. All while maintaining a corporate career, thank you very much.

I was diagnosed with ADHD later in life, and suddenly, a lot of things started making sense.

The three different notes apps. The voice memo of me whispering a business plan at 2 a.m. The screenshot of a screenshot. The note that just says, "the thing with the chairs??"

To this day, I have absolutely no idea what the thing with the chairs was.

Here's what I eventually realized: having ideas was never my problem. Keeping up with them was.

And actually doing something with those ideas? Well, that's a whole other story.

Then, somewhere between my endless collection of unfinished ideas and my slightly unreasonable obsession with Erewhon, Top Shelf was born.

Yes, the grocery store.

There's something about Erewhon that fascinates me. Everything feels intentional. Curated. Like even the most ordinary thing deserves a spot on the good shelf.

And I started thinking: what if my brain had a place like that?

Somewhere I could throw every random idea, screenshot, article, obsession, and half baked plan without having to organize it first.

A place that could connect the dots I couldn't see, show me why they mattered, and maybe even help me do something with them.

So I built Top Shelf.

An AI powered home for all the things taking up space in your brain. It finds unexpected connections between your ideas and helps turn the good ones into something real.

Not everything needs to become a business. Not every idea needs a five year plan.

Sometimes, you just need somewhere to put it all. And a little help figuring out what comes next.

If your brain moves faster than your notes app, welcome.

You're among friends.

Bruna

ingredients

Four chapters that ended up in the product.

NO. 01psychology

Creativity is connection.

Most good ideas are two things you already knew, finally in the same room. That is what a connection is.

NO. 02FARM Rio, Bluemercury

Taste is curation.

Years of launching brands taught me that what you leave off the shelf matters as much as what you put on it.

NO. 03Verifyt, Retrieve

People share what they love.

Working with creators showed me ideas grow faster in good company.

NO. 04two businesses of my own

Small beats someday.

I started a jewelry brand from an idea I almost didn't write down. The first step was tiny. That is why Top Shelf helps you make a real plan, one part at a time.

BRUNA LIMA

WHAT WENT INTO TOP SHELF


WORK

Verifyt, Brand & Partnerships Manager, 2024 TO NOW

FARM Rio, US market launch

Retrieve Technologies, Creator & Brand Marketing Lead

Bluemercury, Social media & creators

Lemon Mind, Founder, marketing consultancy, 2020 TO NOW

Bruna Lima Jewelry, Founder, sustainable jewelry, 2020 TO 2025


SCHOOL

Polimoda Florence, MA Fashion Marketing & Communications

University of Rhode Island, BS Psychology

Harvard HDSI, Agentic AI Intensive

ESPM, AI Management


ALSOguest lecturer at Boston College · mentor

LANGUAGESPT · EN · ES · IT

NOTES APPS3

INSPIRED BYa very good grocery shelf


TOTALONE VERY FULL NOTES APP

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