In The Backroom with Audrey K

Warning: The following episode contains pro-life views and discussion over the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. If you wish to hear this discussion,  we welcome you. If you wish to pass on this for any number of reasons, we respect your choice. This episode, after all, is about the right to choose. 

Join us as we discuss the balance of work and family, especially as small business owners. Owning your own small business comes with hours beyond the traditional 9-5 and clocking out never really happens. How do you find time for your business, your family, and most importantly yourself? Audrey and Andrea navigate this discussion with honesty, vulnerability, and an active pursuit for self kindness.

In another rendition of Mixtape Session, Audrey and Andrea go down memory lane with 3 tracks to 3 life stories. From the open and honest discussion of anger to first dates to karaoke standing ovations, Audrey and Andrea share the power of music to life's biggest and smallest moments. To tune to all the music tracks discussed in the Mixtape Session episodes check out their playlist on Spotify here!

In this hour, Audrey and Andrea sit down to talk about the changing tide on popular social media platforms, mainly Instagram and even more so Tik Tok. From what highly coveted "perfect" content with the "right" pose, the "right" filter - has now shifted to authentic, honest content. What Andrea calls "beautiful mess." Being human and trekking through the journey of our lives never comes without the mess. But accepting and supporting our failures can lead to some beautiful victories of becoming better and opening ourselves to what we learn within our struggles, and how we connect deeper with each other in that messy space.

The first episode of 2022 is here! Audrey and Andrea settle into the new year and new episode with inspiration from their library at the shop. You Will Leave A Trail Of Stars by Lisa Congdon is a collection of "words of inspiration for blazing your own path." Andrea fans through the pages and lets Audrey tell her when to stop on a page. A random draw for an intentional conversation.

Join Audrey and Andrea for a Christmas special edition of "In The Backroom with Audrey K"! During this short episode, the ladies ask you to join them with your favorite beverage, cozy socks, and Christmas cheer as they watch "Carol of the Bells," Season 2, Episode 4 of Ted Lasso. Cue up the episode and line up your player to the same time coordinates as Audrey & Andrea, sit back, relax, and enjoy an honest tale of holiday blues, family struggles, and the magic that lights the way when good friends lift you up. It is our connection to one another that can never be forgotten, and is a gift worth giving every day, and most especially during the holiday season. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.

Tis the Season to talk about small business! During this episode, Audrey and Andrea discuss how the holiday season differs for small businesses vs the big box stores. They talk about small business as a whole, but narrow down their viewpoints as it reflects in their personal experiences and how they run their shop together. From the pressured tradition of the Black Friday Sale to their shared motivation to revitalize genuine customer service to the endless hours of the holiday season (small businesses “Super Bowl”), Audrey and Andrea journey in conversation about the joyful and hard truths about what keeps a small business going, especially from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day. Both of them try to further the conversation about the most important question to ask during the holiday season: how can WE help small businesses?

On episode 10 we're back to another round of Mixtape Session where Audrey & Andrea pick 3 music tracks tied to 3 memories…or more! From Tom Jones to All That Jazz to Missing Persons, Audrey and Andrea continue their discussion on the transformative and time-traveling magic that music can have. This episode veers off to hilarious, wondrous tangents, finds its way back on track, and then off again because in life (and music), the journey is the best part. Listen to this episode's tracks on our Spotify playlist Mixtape: Podcast Edition

Audrey and Andrea discuss the what if's in their career paths during this hour in the backroom. Each host goes through 3 alternate timelines of their lives if they became a professional race car driver, a competitive ballroom dancer, and more! Go down the what ifs and the choices that can dictate different ways we could impact our worlds by going left instead of right... Audrey and Andrea realize that their many alternate choices never steer too far from their fundamental passions, and what moves them through the world regardless of their careers. Some dream jobs are no surprises to people who know them and others are fun wildcards giving listeners new insights to who Audrey and Andrea are. Enjoy the stories and motivations to the what if's of our hosts!

Audrey and Andrea sit down in the backroom to chat about one of their favorite TV shows: Ted Lasso. With two seasons completed, Ted Lasso has stolen hearts everywhere. And if you haven't heard or watched Ted Lasso, we kindly ask you to go do that ASAP. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. Audrey and Andrea navigate their way through the rich layers of the show's writing, performances, and universal reliability. From the ladies' top 3 favorite scenes to breaking down character development to major crushes on Roy and Rebecca, this episode explores how television can gift us our own breakthroughs in life, release emotional pressure, and most importantly make us laugh. Sometimes laugh crying. So enjoy our fervent love for Ted Lasso and the entire team that made this show a reality.

In this episode, Audrey and Andrea welcome their first guests to the backroom: Lucy & Katia of Silk Road Digital Services. A total BFF dynamic duo, Lucy and Katia started their business in Feb 2020. Before the world shut down, these two pushed through their fear of the unknown and established a dream into reality. Wanting to support a "passion-based economy," Silk Road Digital Services set out to help the small businesses of the world realize their worth, potential, and ability to adapt to an ever evolving digital landscape. Audrey, Andrea, Lucy, and Katia invite you to sit in the backroom and talk through the darkness of fear and challenge yourself to find the clarity of light every day.

Audrey and Andrea break down their thoughts, frustrations, and RAGE over the documentary LuLa Rich currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Based in the same market as the shop, retail fashion, the documentary exposes all of the deceit and greed that lead to the company's growth into a pyramid scheme. Victimizing thousands and thousands of American families, especially stay-at-home mothers eager to make a career while caring for their family. An American Dream that is danger masked as inspiration.

After some technical difficulties, Audrey and Andrea do what they do best: laugh off the stress and carry on. In this episode, friendship is at the forefront. The ladies open up about their age difference, and how it factors into their friendship in a positive light. Always learning and being inspired by each other's differences not only in age but in cultures, upbringing, and personality, Audrey and Andrea discuss the benefits that each other bring to their lives. Andrea brings up a quote from Dax Shepard, host of the podcast Armchair Expert, where he states that he wants more people to use the term "soulmates" when describing their closest friends. Audrey and Andrea couldn't agree more! Friends, soulmates, and mentors to one another, enjoy the discussion Audrey and Andrea have over the ever importance of sisterhood in today's world.

Introducing a recurring series within our podcast world! Mixtape Session collects 3 tracks from each host. Audrey and Andrea tie a specific memory and moment through each song choice. They explore the significant power music can hold for our feelings. Whether the music gives permission or clarity on our emotions, music can be the soundtrack to our personal journeys through life. From heartbreaking memories to life changing ones, Audrey and Andrea go back and forth weaving their personal stories through music. Each collection of songs from the mixtape sessions will be added to a Spotify playlist to hear at your pleasure. You can find the playlist on the shop's Spotify account: audreykboutique-us or you can click HERE

Audrey and Andrea are in the back room connecting the past, present, and future of the boutique. Hard lessons from the past on making mistakes owning a small business, especially when those mistakes are tied with finances. Audrey walks us through the path on learning, moving forward, and understanding the necessary risks that come with being your own boss. In the present, Audrey and Andrea tried to describe the specialness of the boutique's environment, and how the shop adjusts to each customer coming through the doors like a pair of lungs. Inhaling and exhaling to give each person the space they need while being in the boutique. And lastly, the future looks bright. Despite the recent tribulations of a global pandemic, Audrey and Andrea are ready as ever to continue their mission for joy, reinvention, and authentic connections. The work never stops!

In this hour, Audrey and Andrea reminisce over that fateful day Andrea came to interview for the job that began as "just Sundays" and turned into something greater. They chat about first impressions, taking leaps of faith, trust, failures, and the surreal magic of finding a work partner that is on your level on several levels. They both agree that they were destined to work together and build together. Enjoy the origin story of Andrea!

For the debut of our first episode, we talk about where it all began: the entrepreneur (Audrey), her spirit to never quit (or move slowly), her drive to make her ideas come to life, and the support system from her family that guided her along her journey of opening her very own boutique. On the eve of the boutique's 15th anniversary, Audrey and Andrea (her right hand woman), go down memory lane about the beginnings for the little shop that could...