Small Business Sisters

Embrace your creative side and be your authentic self

Join us as we talk with Christina Kaye of Book Boss Academy.

Christina teaches aspiring and struggling authors how to write their best possible book, publish it themselves, and kickstart their dream writing career! In this episode, we talk about how all small business owners can bring creative writing to their target market, and why showing up as your true authentic self is so important.

Find more about Christina at https://www.bookbossacademy.com and follow her on TikTok and Instagram: @bookbossofficial

Things to do when your shop is slow

We are back for Season 2 of Small Business Sisters!

In this episode, we discuss things we work on in the slower seasons of our businesses.

You'll hear us mention The Big Ass Goals Workshop from Marketing for the Uninhibited. You can sign up here: https://marketinguninhibited.thrivecart.com/big-ass-goal-workshop-jan23/ 

Farewell to 2022

A special release! We missed you, so we just wanted to pause and say hey. We are thinking of you and sending you lots of love and peace as we wrap up our businesses in 2022. Plus, we have some special messages to share from several of our podcast guests this year. Happy Holidays, Sisters!

Roles Reversed: Jenni & Christina get intereviewed

A local paper to Christina, the Liberty Hill Independent, is featuring small businesses all of October. They asked if they could interview us for their October issue and we said absolutely! Hear us chat about how our podcast came about, what we'd like to see in the future of our podcast, and what our most favorite parts of doing the podcast! Look for our interview to be published sometime this October! Thank you Liberty Hill Independent for being such an advocate for small business owners!

Mental Health Check-In

Join Jenni & Christina as they do a weekly check-in about practical ways to care about themselves this week. 

It's necessary to check-in with yourself as you mom, work, run a business, be a friend, etc! We hope you enjoy our check-in and we hope you do it too! You can find the check-in posted on our instagram!

PopUp Markets

One of the things we get asked most about it doing popups and markets! In this episode we share our experiences and some things we've learned along the way to have a successful market.

Holiday Prep: Vol. 2

As we gear up for busy holiday season in our handmade small businesses, we compiled some practical tips that we have learned along the way. Things like cutoff dates, order fulfillment systems, and boundaries. Listen to Episode 13, Holiday Prep, for more!

Setting Intentions and Caring for Yourself During the Holiday Season: A Panel Discussion

We are so excited about this episode! You've heard our convos with each of these guests individually, and in this episode we brought them all together to hear their wisdom about caring for ourselves during the holidays. Not only as a small business owner, but our whole personhood. We discuss how to set boundaries in our business, in our extended families, and reframing what we think the holidays should look like. We hope it is as helpful to you as it was to us!

Our Panel:

Letitia Holden: Austin Pop Up Retreats- Tish creates retreats targeted at women who need a day to reset and give back to themselves. @Austinpopupretreats

Tammy Helfrich: Tammy Helfrich Coaching- Tammy is a Life Coach who helps women learn to be more intentional and create a life they actually want. She is passionate about helping women learn to be more fully themselves, decide on purpose what works for them, and live unapologetically. She hosts a podcast called Intentional Life and is the author of the book, Unapologetic. www.TammyHelfrich.com @tammyhelfrichcoaching

Amy Jackson: The Perch- The Perch helps people rest, find peace, and experience transformation through yoga classes, hands on workshops, self care retreats, and mindfulness products. www.theperchplace.com @theperchplace

Pressing on Through the Hard: Opening a Bakery + Boutique

In this episode we talk with Lauren Weinberg and Julie Kuney of Finery & Cake: a mother/daughter team that have combined their two passions- baking and interior design- to open a brick and mortar shop in Lakeway, TX. Finery & Cake will offer home decor, gifts, wine, and desserts! They are right in the thick of opening a brick and mortar- and it has been a long journey. They share candidly about the process of leasing, contractors, permits, pressing through the hard, overcoming doubt and comparing their journey to others. We also hear what it has been like to build a family business! You can find Lauren and Julie at www.fineryandcake.com and on instagram: @fineryandcake.

When Your Business Changes Route

This week we talked with Morgan Clopton of Ebon Hawk Armory and Morgan Clopton Designs. Morgan owned a bakery business in college but ultimately changed her major to education because she's so passionate about kids. Fast forward a few years and now she runs a handcrafted lightsaber business with her husband while teaching Elementary School. You can find @ebonhawkarmory on instagram at  www.ebonhawkarmory.com and on Etsy.