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Welcome to “Small Business Sisters,” where two sisters who started their own separate business have now come together to share all things business growth and personal growth. They talk all things running an etsy shop, shopify shop, and brick and mortar boutiques! Every week they will share practical small business tips that they have learned along the way and share their individual perspectives. So grab a drink and join our sisterhood as we discuss all things womanhood, motherhood, and small business.
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
You've asked us to talk more about Consignment, and here it is! In this episode you'll hear Christina and Jenni talk about their experiences with consigning items both from the Maker perspective as well as the Storefront perspective. We discuss things like setting up an agreement, terms and conditions, pulling reports, doing payouts, keeping records, and how to find a store partnership for consignment.
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
In this episode, Jenni & Christina interview Nicole Rysdyke, a small business owner who has bought two business from their previous owners. In this episode, Nicole shares the pros and cons and growth from those experiences, she shares how she stays positive, and she explains how to keep a hobby as you run your small business. Follow Nicole on instagram @rys_n_shine.
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Why are amazing quality product photos important? And how do you get them bright and clean? It today's episode we talk you through a step by step guide to getting great product photos when you aren't able to hire a product photographer! Grab a pen & paper and write them down as we go!
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
You've heard us namedrop Miranda Rodriguez from Marketing for the Uninhibited so many times on our podcast, and this week we got to be guests on her podcast! Miranda has personally helped both of our businesses over the years, and she has a wealth of wisdom and information on her website, podcast, and social media. In our interview we talk about business/life balance (spoiler alert: there is no perfect balance), pricing our items and knowing our worth. The episode drops Thursday 5/12/22, so go follow now!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-marketing-for-the-uninhibited-podcast/id1378016264
You can find out more about Marketing for the Uninhibited at https://marketinguninhibited.com
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Kick off mental health awareness month with Jenni & Christina. Join Jenni and Christina as they interview Tish with Austin Pop Up Retreats. They talk mental health and Tish and Christina discuss their journey and recovery through eating disorders and they chat all things body positivity and ways we may help the next generation when it comes to loving our bodies.
If you are struggling with an eating disorder you can call the National Eating Disorder helpline at (800) 931-2237 or text (800) 931-2237 or chat with someone online at https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline.
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Join Jenni & Christina as we chat with Sam, a brand new small business owner. Sam recently dreamed up and jumped in to a brand new small business where she creates balloon set ups for parties! Sam is still working full-time corporately and on the podcast discusses how she is learning to work both of them and still invest into her kids. If you're just starting or wondering when to drop your full-time job, this is a great episode to dig into!
Follow the Pop Loft on instagram at @thepoploft
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Join as Christina walks Jenni through a week of social media planning to help her connect with her target market. If you'd like to grab your own prompt journal that we discuss on this episode, you can grab it here: https://www.christina-hobbs.com/learnjournal.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Jenni teaches Christina how she prices her items to make wholesale profitable using her pricing formula.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
In this episode, Jenni and Christina discuss random thoughts that came up for Christina that week regarding personal life and business life. Hear Christina's thoughts about becoming fully herself, how to regulate answering pricing questions, and how to shut off your brain in non-business hours.
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
This week we brought on some of our favorites- our brick and mortar co-owners! We answered all the questions you submitted about owning a storefront.
You can hear Melissa from The Polka Dot Pickle Shop's story on Episode 6; she is Christina's co-owner at The Wildflower Republic in Liberty Hill, TX. You can hear Suzy from Real Happy Space's story on Episode 9; she is Jenni's co-owner at Light & Pine Collective in Batavia, IL.
Find out more about both shops at http://thewildflowerrepublic.com and https://www.lightandpinecollective.com