In this episode, wholesale expert Katie Hunt shares 7 ways product-based business owners can prepare for the holiday sales season now to make sure that your online store is ready to handle the traffic, sales, and any last-minute shoppers that are headed your way.
Read MoreDuring this episode, Jessica Totillo Coster of eCommerce Badassery is talking about Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales strategies. Specifically, what's working, what we want you to avoid, and why we insist that you keep your sales strategy as simple as possible.
Read MoreDuring this episode, Karen Sawyer-Meehan of Pier Six Press shares her journey from art school and retail sales, her honest take on ethical selling, why genuine connections matter more than ever in retail, and how learning to trust your own unique artistic voice has transformed both her business and her confidence.
Read MoreIn this episode, Katie Hunt interviews Pat Flynn about his latest book, Lean Learning, How to Achieve More by Learning Less. The book is all about cutting through the noise, taking action faster, and building real momentum, especially if you're feeling overwhelmed by everything that you think you “should be” learning or doing.
Read MoreIn this episode, Katie Hunt interviews Skye Waterson she breaks down common challenges that people with ADHD have, things like issues with focus and task initiation, prioritization, and burnout.
She explains how she uses neuroscience-backed systems to move her clients from feeling overwhelmed and scattered to feeling focused and empowered.
Read MoreDuring this episode, Jessica Totillo Coster and I analyze the State of the Product Industry survey data. We cover how product-based businesses are making money in their businesses, including the percentages of those that are selling wholesale vs retail vs licensing. We talk about how many revenue streams product business owners have, their gross revenue versus net revenue, what people are actually paying themselves, and the importance of paying yourself.
Read MoreDuring this episode, Jessica Totillo Coster and I analyze the State of the Product Industry survey data. We discuss the correlation between having a large number of skews to overall sales revenue, the shocking statistics of business owners who don't have their own website, Jessica's thoughts on how product based business owners are using or not using email marketing as part of their overall marketing strategy, and also why it's important to have your own email list, which email marketing platforms are best for product sellers.
Read MoreIn this episode, Katie Hunt shares 10 opportunities that she sees for product business owners in 2025.
Read MoreIn this episode, Katie Hunt interviews Melodie van der Baan of Max Retail. Melodie shares how Max Retail integrates seamlessly with popular sales platforms like Shopify, Square, and Lightspeed, and the innovative ways that it gives new life to seasonal or aged inventory through a vast network of ecommerce channels.
Read MoreIn this episode, Katie Hunt interviews Emily Ley of Simplified® on how she is navigating massive shifts in business in things like the global supply chain, rising costs, and now Trump’s 2025 tariffs.
Read MoreIn this episode, wholesale expert Katie Hunt shares strategies on how to communicate price increases to your retail and wholesale customers.
Read MoreDuring this episode, Zeba Parkar and I discuss her approach to finding funding for her business and different loan options that she looked at, including Shopify Capital, and lines of credit options.
Read MoreDuring this episode, Jodi Kostelnik talks about her experience in opening up an airport store in Washington, DC, including how that opportunity came to be and how she has a unique ownership interest.
We talked about the highs and lows of hiring team members and letting go of control and how difficult that is, and Jodi shares how her products ended up being featured on the show, The View. Her team rallied together to ship out thousands of products after that feature, and a spoiler alert here, she met the contacts from The View at a trade show.
Read MoreDuring this episode, Kelly Bristol of Just Got 2 Have It about the ever-evolving retail landscape, the importance of strategic planning, shifts in buying patterns, and the continued need for community over competition within the industry.
Read MoreIn this episode, I'm answering a question from our recent round of Paper Camp regarding abandoned cart email automations. If you have ever shied away from sending out these emails, you are going to want to listen to this one and rethink your strategy.
Read MoreIn this episode, we're talking about mistakes that folks make when they are hiring, how to identify appropriate KPIs, (key performance indicators for the individual roles you're hiring for), and how to have tough conversations when managing a team.
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