This week’s podcast episode features one of my Advisory Board clients Melissa Hyatt, who is an artist and surface pattern designer. Melissa shares how her career evolved from the corporate design world to entrepreneurship, why she intentionally built multiple revenue streams in her business, and how one unexpected setback became kind of the catalyst for creating a business that's more resilient and also more fulfilling for her.
Read MoreIn this episode, wholesale expert Katie Hunt shares the true cost of not doing Paper Camp.
Read MoreThis week’s podcast episode features a case study with Paper Camp alum Rachel O’Neill of Loftipop.
Read MoreThis week’s podcast episode features a case study with Paper Camp alum Sherry Lam of Sherry's Palette.
Read MoreThis week’s podcast episode features a case study with Paper Camp alum Charina Cabanayan of Orchid & Pine.
Read MoreIn this episode, wholesale expert Katie Hunt shares her recap of the 2026 Faire Summer Market.
Read MoreIn this episode, wholesale expert Katie Hunt shares 4 big areas where you may be leaving money on the table in your business.
Read MoreThis week’s podcast episode features Kirstie Lee from A Jar of Pickles. We talk about everything from balancing a corporate career while building a product brand to hiring your first employee, expanding into wholesale, building a devoted direct-to-consumer audience, and why treating your business like one big experiment has opened doors to opportunities that Kirstie never even planned for.
Read MoreThis week’s conversation is for anyone who has ever looked around their home, their studio, or their storage unit and thought: “we officially have too much inventory and we are running out of space.” We're talking about what happens when your business starts to outgrow your space and how to know when it might be time to make a move.
Read MoreIn this episode, wholesale expert Katie Hunt shares why customer retention is important yet often overlooked.
Read MoreIn this episode, wholesale expert Katie Hunt dives into the topic of how many SKUs should you have as a product-based business.
Read MoreThis week I'm sitting down with returning guest Audrey Woollen of Urbanic and we're talking about navigating a huge business transition. About a year ago, Audrey decided to close her retail shop and we'll talk about that today. Audrey opens up about the difficult decision it was to close after being open for nearly two decades.
Read MoreToday's episode is a really practical conversation for anyone that is preparing for wholesale trade shows, especially if you're newer to exhibiting or you're trying to decide whether trade shows are the right next step for your business. I'm joined by Karen Sawyer-Meehan of Pier Six Press.
Read MoreToday I'm joined by my friend Kimberley Yurkiewicz, owner of Measure Twice, an independent gift shop in Brooklyn, New York. In this episode, we are catching up about buying patterns, rising product costs, what brands are getting right and wrong when pitching stores, and why industry standards still matter.
Read MoreToday I am joined by best selling author Austin Kleon, the author of Steal like an Artist, Show Your Work, Keep Going, and his newest book, Don't Call It Art. We talk about the pressure to always be professional, the fear of looking stupid or not knowing everything, and why staying curious actually matters so much as we grow our businesses and ourselves as creative leaders.
Read MoreIn this episode, wholesale expert Katie Hunt dives into a topic that may make some of you really uncomfortable, but may save your business. We're talking about raising your prices.
Read MoreIn this episode, wholesale expert Katie Hunt shares a case study that she wrote and shared inside of our LABS community on email segmentation.
Read MoreThis episode I am joined by Daniel Lachman, founder of Justice for Artists. We discuss the realities of art theft in today's digital world and dive into the difference between counterfeits and knockoffs and why this matters more than you think.
Read MoreThis episode I am joined by Tammie Bennett and we are talking about what it really looks like to get unstuck to trust yourself again and to start taking action even when things feel messy or unclear.
Read MoreIn this episode, past Paper Camp alumni share their experiences in participating in our wholesale program, Paper Camp, and how it has changed their business for the better.
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