Our Shark Tank Experiences

Ready for a FUN episode? Perfect for the Summer and your mid-year check in with us, it's a conversational episode where we chat about our Shark Tank experiences - YES, we both have made it video round in our individual product boss lives! Jacqueline also shares more of her dip into another reality TV show and we answer for you: should you apply to be on Shark Tank or other reality shows? Listen now!

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Struggles and Tips for the Maker Business with Sue Monhait of Gift Biz Unwrapped

In this episode, we welcome on Sue Monhait of Gift Biz Unwrapped to chat about some struggles and tips she's seen for the gifters, bakers, crafters and makers she's worked with. We chat about pricing, standing out, business mindset and more.

Connect with Sue:

GiftBiz Unwrapped website

GiftBiz Unwrapped Instagram

GiftBiz Unwrapped podcast

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B2B Trade Show Life with Katie Hunt of Proof to Product

Ever wonder if a business to business trade show is right for your business? It's a fantastic way to get into wholesale, make connections and grow your product business. In this episode, we brought on Katie Hunt of Proof to Product to chat with us about B2B trade shows and what that could look like for your business.

Connect with Katie:

Proof to Product website

Proof to Product Instagram

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The Right Questions To Ask When Approaching Manufacturers

Knowing what questions to ask when approaching a manufacturer or contractor is an integral part of growing your product business into something you love - in the short-term and long-run. This episode is all about the fundamental questions in manufacturing. We break down the 8 important questions you should ask each manufacturer or contractor to make sure its the right one for you - when you're scaling your product and your business. We love this episode because it really is Product Boss 101 for all of our growing product bosses. Make sure you listen and share the episode!

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Scaling Handmade

We often get questions from makers about how to scale their businesses. But, WAIT! Before you decide to *not* listen to this episode because you aren't a handmade business, you definitely *should* listen to it! We go over seven ways to scale handmade and there are so many points that can be applied to help the type of product business grow and scale, while still keeping your special touch.

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Happinest Designs

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Three Emails Every Product Biz Needs

"What emails should I be sending my customers?" This is one of the most popular questions we get from our Product Bosses. In this episode, we go over the three types of emails you should have set up for your product business and examples of what you should have in each type of email for content:

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Your Customer's Journey

Know when your customer intends to buy. Sometimes, on specific platforms, your customer is simply there to discover brands and plan for their future purchases. They're not ready to buy. It's important for you to understand your customer's journey and how you can serve them on each platform to getting them closer to their wallet - or the "intent to buy" with smart strategy and a reinforcement of their buying decision. This episode breaks it down for you platform by platform. Download the two worksheets mentioned for this episode - https://www.theproductboss.com/customerjourney

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Bonus: Multi-Stream Machine: More Platforms. More Sales. More Profit.

Bonus: Multi-Stream Machine: More Platforms. More Sales. More Profit.

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