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WINNER! Best Business Podcast at the Independent Podcast Awards Do you (or do you want to) create and sell your own physical products? Would you like to learn from, and be inspired by, other products business owners, who aren’t much further along than you are? This is the podcast to listen to if you’re getting started selling products, or you’d like to create your own products to sell. It's a podcast for small business owners, makers and creators, from small business owners! Whatever stage y ...
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I am a best selling Children's Author working towards changing the narrative within children's literature to give girls confidence about their bodies, bodily functions and know that the sounds and smells that their bodies make are perfectly normal and natural. Everyone farts and everyone's bodies produce disgusting smells and fluids. It is my aim to encourage girls and women to learn more about their bodies so that they feel in control and able to talk about any changes they may see. In thes ...
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In today’s podcast we discuss whether email marketing is still effective at driving ecommerce sales. (Spoiler alert. It absolutely is) My guest is Hannah Spicer, an email marketing consultant who helps premium and luxury brands drive more ecommerce sales. Hannah specialises in working with an email tool called Klaviyo. Don’t worry if you are not us…
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Ruth Marsden is the founder of The Better Company, a brand that sells reusable period products on a one-for-one donation model. Ruth joined me to discuss her journey from an actress to an entrepreneur, creating a business that not only sells reusable menstrual products but also gives back to communities in need. Ruth’s story is rooted in Zimbabwe, …
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Do you know what your top 3 sellers are? Do you know what your slow sellers are? Or your average gross margin? In this episode we dig into the importance of knowing your numbers when looking to scale your business with this week’s guest, Kate Freeman. Kate Freeman helps product businesses to make more revenue and most importantly more profit! Kate …
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Most of the clothes we wear today are manufactured in the Far East. What happens when you decide to champion creating your clothing brand in the UK? Today’s guest is Genevieve Sweeney, the founder of her eponymous luxury British knitwear brand. Genevieve designs and manufactures British knitwear for womenswear, menswear, accessories and socks. She …
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It’s the basic question we all want an answer to, how do you sell more products? My guest on the podcast today is here to help. Mark Endacott runs an online retail company, a business consultancy firm specialising in one to one sales training and business mentoring and an online sales training course which is launching soon. Put it simply Mark know…
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Are you considering selling your products on Amazon? It's a challenging process, and you might be feeling a bit stuck. Or perhaps you're still contemplating it and unsure about the next steps. Hiring someone to assist you might not be feasible, either due to preference or budget constraints. That's why I thought about how I can help. This podcast e…
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Today on the podcast I am delighted to welcome Maddy Shine. Maddy Shine is a small biz business mentor and visibility expert who helps women-owned business legends grow their businesses by becoming more visible. She has helped thousands of clients get more visible through teaching her free and paid online programs and membership community Visible V…
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What is the difference between being a sole trader and a limited company? How should you structure your business? These are big questions you have to grapple with when setting up your own business, so I asked the perfect guests on the podcast to give us some advice. Wendy Ross is the founder of Tonbridge Accountants, and is joined by her business p…
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What is commercial design? And how can it help you sell more of your products? Today my guest on the podcast is Lucianne Soley of Soley Creative. Soley Creative empowers people and brands to be seen, heard, and understood through commercial visual communication and brand guardianship. They build brands that thrive in the present and the future. Luc…
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Today my guest is Michael Crinnion from Mind Body Goals Ltd. Michael designs and makes high quality wellbeing products that help people bring proven techniques like breathwork into their lives in a way that's easy to maintain, enjoyable, and has a real positive impact. Michael has created the Luma Cube, a beautifully designed zen-like cube that aid…
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To celebrate passing the 200th episode of Bring Your Product Idea To Life, I decided to catch up with past guests, to see what happened next in their product business, and where they are now. Today’s guests were all on my podcast in 2021. It’s fascinating hearing where their business has taken them, the highs and lows, and how their advice for othe…
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Today my guest is Daniel Twiss from Soul Fruit, a company revolutionising dried fruit snacks. Soul Fruit makes new and exciting dried fruit snacks using the best quality tropical fruits simply dried into crunchy chips or chewy slices. Their flavours include fruits I have never tried - dragon fruit and jackfruit. Daniel shares with us the riveting s…
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Rebecca Hilliard is an eCommerce expert with 12 years of experience working in the eCommerce industry for brands such as Jimmy Choo, French Connection, ME+EM, Mylands and This Works. I now support premium direct-to-consumer brands with their customer retention strategies to drive revenue, loyalty, and business profitability. We discuss how often br…
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If you have ever taken a small child swimming you know the struggle of getting them dry afterwards. My guest this week decided to solve this problem. Karen Burke is the founder of Go Goosey is an online retail company that sells her unique product, the Kids unisex quick drying onesie and microfibre towel. We talk about the process of designing and …
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To celebrate 4 years of The Bring Your Product Idea To Life Podcast, I wanted to do something different. So I asked you to ‘ask me anything’. In this episode I answer those questions including: How I made the the transition from product business to product launch consultant How much of my business I outsource How to rank higher on Amazon What to do…
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My guest today is Jennifer Cooper from Jennifer Cooper Timesaver. Jenny is a timesaving business mentor and strategist. She empowers purpose led entrepreneurs to achieve more in their business by being savvy with tech, growing their visibility and detangling mindset blocks. With over 20 years of business and retail experience, Jenny combines compas…
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To celebrate recording the 200th episode of Bring Your Product Idea To Life, I decided to catch up with past guests, to see what happened next in their product business, and where they are now. Today’s guests were all on my podcast in 2020. It’s fascinating hearing where their business has taken them, the highs and lows, and how their advice for ot…
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My guest today is Melissa McCall from Moving Little Minds. Melissa is a preschool teacher based in the US, and helps parents and teachers build a strong literacy foundation in young children by merging instruction with play. Melissa has created some products designed for teaching preschool age children early literacy skills. Melissa is a passionate…
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Today my guest is Rosie Prosser from Corseside Nursery, an RHS gold medal winning succulent specialist based in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Rosie manages the technology and marketing, while her mother contributes years of plant expertise. Together, they've crafted a unique online community, teaching their customers the art of succulent care, and helping …
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Showing up online is something many of us struggle with. And as product business owners, it can feel easier to hide behind your product. Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Helen Williams, a coach and the founder of Hey Helen Williams. Helen helps entrepreneurs to move online and overcome visibility blocks to get seen by the right people and …
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Today’s podcast guest is Rosie Davies-Smith. PR agencies have led clients to believe they're the only ones who can do what they do. Rosie made it her mission to prove them wrong. After running her own agency for over a decade, she founded PR Dispatch, a platform which powers in-house teams to become the PR experts. Since then, over 500 brands have …
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This podcast episode is a little different, I share my business story with you, from how I started, with my own product business, Tiny Chipmunk, making bamboo baby products, to my work now. This includes my book, Bring Your Product Idea To Life, and my work now supporting product business owners with selling their products on Amazon. Find out more …
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Today I'm speaking with Maame Sapong from Purscents. Maame creates luxury home fragrances like candles, reed diffusers and other aromatherapy scented products. Her commitment goes merely beyond creating delightful scents. She's also dedicated to establishing a sustainable brand that strives to make a meaningful and possible impact within the candle…
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Welcome to today's podcast where I’m excited to have Mangla Sachdev join me. Originally from London, UK, Mangla has an impressive global footprint, having lived and established businesses in Australia, Malaysia, England, Scotland, and now Singapore. A lifelong entrepreneur, Mangla started her first venture at 17 and has been self-employed ever sinc…
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In today's podcast episode, we're chatting with Debbie Scott from Sheila Sells Seashells. Debbie specialises in transforming oyster and scallop shells, naturally formed by the ocean and artistically enhanced by her, into stunning creations. Debbie’s shell creations are unlike anything I've seen before. Her miniature works of art are utterly unique …
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How do you feel about spreadsheets? Are you a fan or do they fill you with dread? This week my guest on the podcast is Alison Pollecutt of Excel Confident. Alison believes that spreadsheets are a vital tool for any business owner and it's her mission to demystify spreadsheets for them. In this episode, we'll talk about how spreadsheets can really h…
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Welcome back. This week, we're revisiting a previous episode for two main reasons. First, it's the holiday season, and I know many of you are enjoying the break or are quite busy. It didn't seem like the perfect moment to introduce something new. Second, as the year wraps up and we look forward to a fresh start, it's an excellent time for businesse…
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Today on the podcast, I'm talking to Yanika Cordina, the founder of Cordina Hair, creator of the Flower Curl and Waver Bun, heatless hair curlers and wavers. Yanika shares how she developed her products, developing the prototype herself, patenting her design, and moving to manufacture. Yanika shares the realities of building a business whilst worki…
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Amy is a social media and digital marketing coach specialising in working with small to medium sized service based businesses. Amy reached a full client roster and six figures in her business all in a year after coming back from maternity leave, working four days a week. It's Amy's mission to help clients see growth in client sales, prospects, reac…
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This podcast recently won the Best Podcast Award in the business category at the Independent Podcast Awards, which was a real honour. Over the years I’ve had lots of people ask me for tips on starting a podcast. While I'm not an expert, I have been hosting this podcast since March 2020, and now have nearly 200 episodes released, so I have learned a…
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Today on the podcast, I'm speaking to Hari Fell. After running her own hotel for the past 20 years, Hari decided she wanted a new challenge. Having given up alcohol in 2019, she launched Nolo Cocktails and Bars, bringing choice to people who choose not to drink through non-alcoholic cocktail subscriptions, gift boxes, and a mobile alcohol-free bar.…
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Today on the podcast, I am talking to Katie Bell from Katherena about how she followed in her father's footsteps and launched her own women's accessory brand. Katie has had her brand for over six years now, and has just launched a membership for businesses and influencers to help collaborate and grow their brands. Katie shares lots of useful tips a…
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Today on the podcast, I'm talking to Melissa Reynolds-Lawrence. Melissa is a multi passionate creative and she splits her time between a copywriting day job, running her homeware brand and her most recent venture, an upcycling furniture studio where Melissa gives homeware a new lease of life and also hosts creative workshops. We talked about how Me…
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In today's episode, I want to demystify Amazon for you. You might be selling on Amazon now, thinking about it, or in discussions about it. You may have heard lots of terms, phrases, and acronyms that you don't understand. I want to give you the ultimate A to Z guide to explain common Amazon terms and acronyms simply. I’ve written an accompanying bl…
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Today on the podcast, I'm speaking to Lucy Jeffrey, the founder of Bare Kind, a bamboo sock company that saves endangered animals by donating 10% of the profits to the animal on the sock. She's also the co-founder of Candid Founders, a Youtube channel that shares the highs and lows of growing Bare Kind so other business owners can learn from their …
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At what stage for you move from packing your orders on the kitchen table to using an order fulfilment centre? Today’s podcast guest is Sam Anderson, the founder Order Fulfilment Experts who providing product owners and ecommerce businesses with smart and reliable order fulfilment services, so you can focus on other aspects of your business and cont…
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Today on the podcast, I'm speaking to Mark Morton. Mark is the founder of Journalise, which provides journals for mental health and wellness self care, as well as information on all aspects of mental health and wellness through his website and blog content. Mark's goal is to normalise mental health self care and ensure everyone understands and can …
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Today I'm going to share with you five things that you might not know about selling on Amazon that other people may be a bit reluctant to tell you. When I collaborate with a new client, I believe in complete transparency throughout the process. This means I'll highlight all the compelling reasons for them to consider selling on Amazon and the poten…
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My guest this week on the podcast is Jenna Farmer, a PR strategist and journalist. Whether you're looking for practical tips to do your own PR, guided resources to get you started or to work with Jenna on a 121 basis, Jenna can help you get your business out there through the right kind of press coverage. With Christmas right around the corner, now…
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Today on the podcast I'm talking to Kate Smith from The Makery. Kate set up The Makery in 2009 on a mission to teach the world how to craft. Fast forward 14 years, two books, a Dragon's Den appearance, an internationally distributed product range, and nearly 150, 000 customers having attended her craft workshops and events. Covid, Brexit and other …
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My guest this week is Amelia Peckham. In 2005 Amelia Peckham was told she would never walk unaided again, following a serious quad bike accident and consequent spinal injury her ’new normal’ aged just 19, was a life on crutches. Sadly her hospital ones gave her blisters, clicked so everyone could hear her coming, slipped and even snapped - it was t…
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This week my guest on the podcast is Stephanie Mensah, the founder of Bibinee Dolls. Bibinee Dolls are a range of early years soft diversity dolls, which help to encourage learning through play and positive representation. Stephanie’s business launched at the beginning of this year, and she has already achieved great things, getting stocked at Very…
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If you're selling on Amazon or plan to do so in the near or distant future, one of your primary goals is likely to be securing a place on the first page of search results for relevant terms. This goal is well-founded because when users search for something related to your product, you want to appear on that coveted first page. Research indicates th…
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Today I'm talking to Liz Cooke from Chester & Cooke. Liz designs and makes country living products for the home, garden, horse, and dog. Liz shares her product business journey, and how she transitioned from a career in finance to starting her business and designing wooden products, which her husband then makes and they sell. We discussed the chall…
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My guest today is Elle Williamson of The Ecommerce Assistant. Elle helps people build and grow their online businesses with the power of Shopify + Klaviyo to sell more online. Ella has made it her mission to teach everything she knows about ecommerce to founder-led businesses looking to thrive online. Elle was originally a guest earlier this year o…
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Summer is a great time to do a DIY audit on your Amazon Seller Central account. This will help you assess your performance and identify areas where you can improve. In my previous episode which I released last year, I talked about some general things you can do to keep your account in order over the summer. In this episode, I'll be going into more …
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My guest today is Kate Whorlow from Time For Me Teas. Kate helps women to make time for themselves by nourishing and rejuvenating their mind and body while sipping on organic, loose leaf herbal tea blends which are not only beneficial, but taste great too. Kate is also a herbalist, and she has worked in a pharmacy, and she has pulled all her skills…
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Liam Murphy is the inventor and founder of Stix - the world’s first hand-held sensory product designed to encourage children to take control of their wellbeing by making mindfulness fun. The Stix Remotes use audio, haptic feedback and calming lights to guide kids through fun and interactive therapeutic activities involving balancing, deep breathing…
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Anna Frapwell is the founder of Neon Digital Clicks, an e-commerce growth agency. Neon Digital Click’s focus is on driving more profitable sales for baby, kids' and women's brands through Meta, Tik Tok and Google Ads, and email marketing. Anna Frapwell originally appeared on the podcast to talk about why you should be selling on Tik Tok. I invited …
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Today on the podcast I'm speaking to Kirsty Brummell. Kirsty helps businesses ranging from startups to larger corporations to effectively protect, enforce, and manage their trademarks and designs. She gives advice on copyright matters and helps businesses realise the potential of their intellectual property. It’s something I know a lot of you would…
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