In this episode, Sarah and Brooke of Lovely Grain Studio chat about making invests in your business. They talk about three types of investment -- money, time, and education -- and how they've handled deciding to make big investments in their businesses in the past. This episode is perfect for seasoned business owners AND those who are considering s…

In this episode, Sarah and Kaylee Schanz of Florish discuss how implementing boundaries can positively affect your business AND how you feel about your business. They talk about boundaries between work and home, you and your clients/vendors, and those you have to place with yourself.By Sarah Harste

In this episode, Sarah and Natalie of Natterdoodle discuss preparing for the upcoming holiday season. They trade notes on what factors they consider when choosing holiday markets, Black Friday promotions, shipping deadlines, and how they prepare mentally for the busy season.By Sarah Harste

Welcome to Season 3 of Scrap Paper! Be sure to listen to this episode first to hear all about our new format for this season!By Sarah Harste

In this episode, Emily and Sarah discuss the distinction between the roles of "boss" and "employee" in their small businesses. They talk about how each role has different tasks, goals and motivations, and why separating them in your mind can actually help you be more productive and feel happier in each role. They also talk about how to figure out i…

In this episode, Emily and Sarah reflect on a talk given recently by their friend Allie Lehman from The Wonder Jam in which she shared: "The world wants more of you." They talk about why that notion is so profound to each of them and how they plan to stop trying to make themselves more palatable to their audience and to embrace sharing more of who …

In this episode, Emily and Sarah chat about developing workshops as a part of your handmade business. Emily interviews Sarah about her experience as a workshop teacher, why she decided to start offering workshops and how that's become the most profitab...By Sarah Harste

Natalie Pariano is a hand lettering artist with a huge love for rainbows, unicorns and all things confetti. She creates work beautiful, rad, socially conscious artwork and spreads her personal philosophy -- “Sprinkle Positivity Confetti”-- in all that she does. We talked to Natalie about how she created the larger-than-life brand Natterdoodle, why …

In this episode, Emily and Sarah reveal the big transitions that have been been impacting their lives lately. Hint: Emily's making a big move out of state and Sarah's tying the knot! They talk about how these transitions have affected their attitudes toward their small businesses and shifted the way they work. They also chat about why making big le…

In this episode, Emily and Sarah discuss why they started their businesses and their motivations for continuing to run their own businesses. They discuss what it means to consider yourself a creative or an artist, how working for yourself feeds your sense of purpose, and how to reconnect with your why when you feel like you're in a slump. If you li…

Simi Botic is a health coach, blogger, and recently published author based here in Columbus, Ohio. Simi has an incredible talent for engaging authentically with her audience online, sharing unfiltered moments from her day to help women learn to eat intuitively, love their so-called imperfections, and live in the present. We chatted with Simi about …

In this episode, Emily and Sarah chat about the 100 Day Project, a creative challenge that takes Instagram by storm every year from early-April to mid-July. The rules are simple: choose a medium or craft or theme and create something every day that fits into the parameters you've assigned yourself. Oh, and post a picture of what you create everyday…

In this episode, we review the bestselling self-help book "You Are A Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life" by Jen Sincero. We talk about why the limiting beliefs we've adopted affect the way we see ourselves, how our thoughts shape our reality, and how to manage our limiting beliefs to manifest the reality yo…

Brooke Dusenberry is the founder and full-time maker at Lovely Grain Studio. We love following her adventures on Instagram, where she shares her process as she creates beautiful custom wooden signs, using power tools, lasers (!), and a keen eye for detail. We chatted with Brooke about transitioning from side-hustling to being your own boss, why mor…

In this episode, we discuss what to do when the worst happens: your shop isn't making sales. We delve into what mindset shifts, adjustments to your shop, and marketing you can do to encourage more sales in your shop. If you believe in your product, we believe in your product, too. Listen on, and know that you've got this, scrappy babe. You can find…

In this episode, we discuss what branding means to us and how we each want to improve the brand identity behind each of our businesses this year. We talk about how our branding affects how customers experience our products and our business, and why the way we make our customers feel matters more than what we think our brand/business says about us. …

In this episode, we revisit our 2017 4th quarter goals and tentative 2018 goals we made in October. We also talk about setting goals for your business in the wake of the New Year, how to recover when you backslide from your goals, and how working on your personal goals and habits can affect your business. You can find the show notes for this episod…

Our last episode of the season! Thank you so much for following along with us in this first season of Scrap Paper! We've learned a ton and have had so much fun along the way. Thanks for listening, Scrappy Babes! In this episode, we're talking all about goals. What goals are (hint: not to-do list items), why they're important, and how we can use the…

Hilary Buchanan is a creative human, dog mom, fitness enthusiast and co-founder of Creative Babes. In this episode, we chat with Hilary about what Creative Babes is and the role it plays for creative women in Columbus, OH, her philosophy about social media, and how grief has impacted the way she approaches creativity. This episode is a special one:…

Money is one of those uncomfortable topics that we rarely want to talk about. Despite that -- and maybe because of that -- getting real about money is one of the best things we can do to propel our business. In this episode, we get real about pricing (especially when you're first starting out in a product-based business), how to know when and what …

Aniko is an herbalist who runs her own business called Wild Origins. She offers herbal products geared towards self-care like salves and balms, bath teas and herbal deodorant. She also teaches workshops all around Columbus with the aim of empowering others to use herbs to balance their bodies and to better their lives. In this episode, we talk to A…

This episode is all about the delicate balancing act between how we're perceived online and how that perception influences the way we interact with people. In the world of Instagram, sharing about yourself online can bring about a sense of intimacy with your followers -- which is a good thing! But sometimes that intimacy an lead to situations where…

We spend this episode getting real about social media, specifically Instagram. Our theory is that everyone comes to social media wanting connection, but sometimes our ego gets in the way. We chat about how we so often equate our self-worth with our social media presence, how we really feel about our number of followers, and toeing the line between …

Kaylee Schanz is the lady boss behind Florish, a subscription-based floral company that provides arrangements to homes and businesses around Columbus, OH. We love Kaylee for her positive attitude, business savvy, and grit. She's fiercely committed to delivering a quality product and experience to her customers. In this episode, we pick her brain ab…

This episode is for the makers! We talk everything to do with craft shows and markets, including: preparing for your first show, finding craft shows in your area, creating your display, marketing to your audience, how to act at craft shows, and setting goals for each show. We go into the nitty gritty on all of it! Whether you're about to prepare fo…

Impostor Syndrome is almost a given when you run your own business, especially in the age of Instagram. This week, we're putting the microscope (or microphone... eh?) on impostor syndrome and delving into what triggers impostor syndrome in each of us, the stories we tell ourselves that help feed it, and the ways we deal with it. Spoiler Alert: it's…

Welcome to Scrap Paper, a podcast by Sarah Harste and Emily Mullen. Scrap Paper is all about the experiments we do in business. It’s a place to try without judgement. A place for us to have conversations with each other and our community. It’s where we learn about ourselves as we learn how to grow our businesses. Scrap Paper is for creative small b…