Podcasts about Buy Buy Baby

Happy New Year, friend. I hope that you were able to take a break over the holidays. I know the last month of the year is always pretty busy for all of us, whether it's personal stuff or we're getting our shops and businesses ready for the end of the year. I hope that you have plenty of time for some rest and relaxation.  We're back on the podcast with a new episode, and this week's episode is a real treat. I have Ashley Sutton from Hustle and Hope. Ashley is a Paper Camp alumni, and she's been featured in a few of our compilation episodes in the past. She was on episode 285 where we talked in person at NY NOW while she was exhibiting, and she was on episode 358 where she shared how much her business has grown since taking Paper Camp. But a stand-alone interview with her has been long overdue, and so I'm excited to share today's episode with you.  Ashley is a corporate gal turned entrepreneur. Her career began with marketing and developing the perfect shade of lipstick for Avon to creating buzzworthy toys at Mattel and crafting unforgettable marketing campaigns for leading TV shows for children such as Peppa Pig and PJ Masks. She's also creating the number one best-selling marketing campaigns for authors at Penguin Random House.  As a stationery lover and a consumer products professional, her goal was to channel her career experience into a product with purpose, and that is how she founded Hustle and Hope. The first 2 in one motivational greeting card company that includes free digital guides with every single card. A certified minority and certified woman-owned business, Hustle and Hope has retail placement at Buy Buy Baby, World Market, HomeGoods, Amazon, and over 45 other shops across the US. Today, Ashley shares Hustle and Hope's origin story. She talks about her experience participating in the Target Accelerator program, and we talk about how she's been utilizing grants for her business, including how she got started applying for grants, what she looks for, and how these grants have benefited her business. She also shares resources in case you want to get started applying for grants for your business. Today's episode is sponsored by our Unlock Buyer Secrets Interview series. To make a strong first impression with wholesale buyers, we need to do a few things really well: We need to make it easy for stores to purchase from us We need to have clear pricing and terms & conditions We need to clearly communicate and add value at each touchpoint We need to focus on building strong relationships with our customers. And all of this becomes infinitely easier when we actively listen to our customers. This on-demand interview series will give you a competitive edge by providing an exclusive window into what buyers want and need from you. And, the best part, it's only $27 bucks.  Get Access to the Unlock Buyer Secrets Interview Series You can view full show notes and more at http://prooftoproduct.com/374  Quick Links: Free Wholesale Audio Series Free Resources Library Free Email Marketing for Product Makers PTP LABS Paper Camp  

In the latest edition of Omni Talk's Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Lakshman Lakshmanan and Chris Creyts discuss: Buy Buy Baby is set to close all of its physical stores less than a year after its launch, transitioning to an online-only model. This decision comes amid a challenging retail landscape for baby products, characterized by declining birth rates and fierce competition from major retailers like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. The podcast features insights from Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guests Lakshman Lakshmanan and Chris Creyts, who discuss the implications of Buy Buy Baby's shift and whether a successful baby business can thrive without a physical presence. They explore how influencers have changed consumer behaviors and the commoditization of baby products, making it harder for standalone brands to compete. Ultimately, the conversation raises concerns about the viability of the baby retail market and suggests potential strategies for adapting to these challenges. Takeaways: Buy Buy Baby is transitioning to an online-only model, closing all physical stores by year-end. The closure reflects the challenges physical retailers face in the saturated baby market. Influencers and social media are now primary sources of product information for new parents. The declining birth rates present significant challenges for businesses in the baby product sector. Retail experts suggest that partnerships with established retailers could provide strategic benefits for Buy Buy Baby. The market is dominated by major players like Amazon, Target, and Walmart, leaving little room for smaller competitors. Companies mentioned in this episode: Buy Buy Baby Dream On Me Amazon Target Walmart Kohl's Babies R Us Gymboree Carter's Once Upon a Child Container Store Kirkland's Ikea For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/k5dEe64NBUE

Show Notes: CASAR from previous episode for the Baby Bites Keeper: A unique suction cup container that acts as both a baby food bowl and a storage container for the fridge. Category: Meal time baby products Audience: Moms walking the baby aisle, looking for meal time products for her baby aged between 4 to 9 months old. Similar products: Rubber plates, bowls and utensils. Application: Using it as a bowl for baby to eat from, and storing it with its lid in the fridge when done. Retailers: Target, Walmart, Buy Buy Baby. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/serial-inventing-podcast/support

Spend time understanding who would buy your product, and turn that information into a goldmine of a hitlist, through an acronym I coined called CASAR. Show Notes: Example of CASAR filled out for the Baby Bites Keeper: A unique suction cup container that acts as both a baby food bowl and a storage container for the fridge. Category: Meal time baby products. Audience: Moms walking the baby aisle, looking for meal time products for her baby aged between 4 to 9 months old. Similar products: Rubber plates, bowls and utensils. Application: Using it as a bowl for baby to eat from, and storing it with its lid in the fridge when done. Retailers: Target, Walmart, Buy Buy Baby. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/serial-inventing-podcast/support

In their first minisode, Cori and Rachel discuss their Bingo Card for 2024, Buy Buy Baby's return, and some of their favorite things this week.

The Good Guys settle the oldest argument on the internet... - Babies R Us or Buy Buy Baby? - The one where ⁠The Good Guys watch ⁠⁠The Color Of Money⁠⁠⁠ - The Good Guys:  Regan, Rob, and Ryan - Producer:  Eric 'e0n' Chung  - Engineers:  Regan & Eric  - Social Media Strategist:  E  - Background Music and FX courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - The Colour Of Money - Pizza Time - Tossed Salad - Tricky - Geometry - Featured background music playlist:  Ad Infinitum, Data, Mantra, Symbolic, Vintage, and Arcadia  by  White Bat Audio  - Background music for POP Quiz is Vice ⁠⁠by  White Bat Audio  - Theme music is Battle (Boss) by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  - Additional music is Against the Wall by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  - http://coisgpod.com/  - --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/come-on-its-still-good/support

Michelle Wolf covers George Santos refusing to resign despite facing expulsion as well as Nikki Haley picking up an endorsement from the Koch brothers. Plus, Grace Kuhlenschmidt joins Michelle to discuss all things Buy Buy Baby. Why saddle your kids with debt when you can saddle them with debt AND a horse? Michelle Wolf is here to sell you an upgraded reverse mortgage with AGG (American Geriatric Grift). And MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan speaks on the need for human empathy during the Israel-Hamas conflict, and how his goal in covering the war has been to platform as many voices as possible. He also discusses how his book “Win Every Argument” is meant to provide people with skills and rhetorical tricks and techniques to push back against the bullies, bigots, and gas lighters who have taken over our public square.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode: We have a large news slate with Musk hitting back at X advertisers, PCE shows signs of inflation cooling, and Buy Buy Baby coming back. Personal Finance Question of the week: Rapid Fire https://www.instagram.com/delano.saporu/?hl=en Connect with me here also: https://newstreetadvisorsgroup.com/social/ Want to support the show? Feel free to do so here! https://anchor.fm/delano-saporu4/support Thank you for listening. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/delano-saporu4/support

Crystal Lake has some explaining to do.  Chicago's best morning radio show now has a podcast! Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and remember that the conversation always lives on the Q101 Facebook page.  The Q101 Morning Crew is live every morning from 6a-10a on Q101.    Subscribe to our channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@Q101 Like Q101 on Facebook HERE: https://www.facebook.com/q101chicago Follow Q101 on Twitter HERE: https://twitter.com/Q101Chicago Follow Q101 on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/q101chicago/?hl=enSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dad-ager Marc D'Amelio discusses the 200 million+ TikTok followers that his two daughters Dixie and Charli D'Amelio have amassed in the past few years. In the content creating family's latest IRL venture, D'Amelio Brands is getting into the food business. Insurer Blue Shield of California is teaming up with Amazon and Mark Cuban's online pharmacy Cost Plus; CNBC's Bertha Coombs discusses the move away from traditional drug store chains, the pressure it's putting on CVS, and how much money each player is hoping to save consumers. Plus, options activity put pressure on the S&P 500 this week, NYC has banned TikTok on government devices, and Buy Buy Baby stores are making a comeback.Bertha Coombs - 14:32Marc D'Amelio - 23:38In this episode:Marc D'Amelio, @marcdamelioBertha Coombs, @berthacoombsJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinKelly Evans, @KellyCNBCCameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

Today on our show:Stripe's new charge card program can help ShopifyAmazon may be considering mobile phone serviceApple Vision Pro thoughtsBuy Buy Baby could get boughtAnd finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly

This week in the China Shop, a blowout jobs report shocks economists, but they still predict no rate hike in June, and a shutdown of the west coast ports has Dan worried about the health of the supply chain. In Stock News, VW brings back an electric version of the beloved bus and it looks like Ryan Cohen gets the last laugh as Buy Buy Baby draw interest during BBBY's bankruptcy. Over in the Crypto Corner, Republicans try to define crypto roles for US regulators and Musk gets accused of insider trading... Its the last week of the month and time to find out if Dan's decision to risk it all paid off in May's bet results...Check out Dan's newest podcast, Conspiracied History here!Check out the merch in our new shop here!If you like our show, please let us know by rating and subscribing on your platform of choice! Should you like our show and hate social media, then please tell all your friends!If you have no friends and hate social media and you just want to give us money for advertising and help you find more friends (or to replenish the Bet account), then you can donate here!SponsorshipsSupport for 2 Bulls is brought to you by ​MANSCAPED™​, who is the best in men's below-the-waist grooming. ​Their products are precision-engineered tools for your family jewels. MANSCAPED's™ Performance Package the ultimate men's hygiene bundle! Join over 7 million men worldwide who trust MANSCAPED with this exclusive offer for you…. 20% off and free worldwide shipping with the code: 2BULLS at manscaped.com.If you are interested in signing up with TRADEPRO Academy, you can use our affiliate link here. We receive compensation for any purchases made when using this link, so it's a great way to support the show and learn at the same time! **Join our Discord for a link and code to save 10%**For anyone trading futures, check out Vantatrading.com. Founded by Mr. W Banks and Baba Yaga, they provide a ton of educational content with the focus of teaching aspiring traders how to build a repeatable, profitable process. You can find our exclusive affiliate link/discount code for Vanta in our free discord server as well!Check out the custom studies for futures trading over at OrderFlow Labs. We do not receive any compensation for referrals, we just love their community and tools!To contact us, you can email us directly at 2bulls@financialineptitude.com Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Discord to get updated when new content is posted! Links:May Jobs Report SummaryJobs Report Shocks EconomistsOne Day T-bill Auction?West Coast Ports Shut After Union Workers Walk OffVolkswagen Brings Back the VW BusDollar Stores Hurting as Consumers Get More CautiousTGT Loses $4B in Less Than a WeekBuy Buy Baby Draws Sale Interest Amid BBBY BankruptcyUS Regulator Warns Not to Store Cash in Payment AppsRepublican Crypto Bill to Define Roles of SEC, CFTCMusk Accused of Dogecoin Insider TradingDiscord:https://discord.gg/Q8hft2zMTMLearn More Here***Send us your mailing address so we can send you a smash it yourself mug when you join!***Friends of the Show:TRADEPRO AcademyVanta TradingMindMuscles AcademyOrderFlow LabsBeginner Stuff:Beginner EpisodesMiniseries PageKnowledge CenterResourcesAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week the fellas talk about the week that was. That included: Dizzle's seafood boil adventures, Kev finally seeing Katt Williams in concert, and Killa's elbow issues. Sports Talk: The NBA Playoffs: RESPECT on Jimmy Butler's name! Gianni's' post-game comments, Knicks punk the Cavs, the Lakers handle the Grizz in 6 games, Warriors vs Kings game 7 predictions, Suns vs Nuggets predictions, time for the Clippers rebuild? Ime Udoka has agreed to become the new head coach for the Rockets. NFL: Lamar Jackson — acting as his own agent —  agrees to a reported 5-year, $260 million extension with the Ravens. Aaron Rodgers was finally traded to the JETS. NFL Draft: 3 BLACK OBS WERE DRAFTED IN THE TOP 4 PICKS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NFL HISTORY, Did Killa like the Bengals picks? Did Kev like the Steelers draft picks? Hip Hop Talk: Week 8 of nominations for the Top 50 hip-hop songs of all time. TV Talk: Too many Power storylines? Life without Snowfall & a fun Snowfall fact. Quick hitters: R.I.P. Jerry Springer - 79, R.I.P. Harry Belafonte  - 96, Court bans man from donating sperm after he fathered 550+ children. After 53 years … Bed Bath & Beyond filed for bankruptcy … and will be closing 360 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and 120 Buy Buy Baby stores. Plus, more! Stay connected with the fellas ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Dj_Killa_Kev ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@1KevNash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GrandpaDizzle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Twitter & IG! #YouCantMakeThisUpPodcast #YCMTUP #LinkInTheBio

Happy Monday! Bed, Bath, & Beyond declares bankruptcy which will impact its brand Buy Buy Baby as well. David' Bridal has also declared bankruptcy which could impact future brides and bridesmaids. An update on the war in Sudan. Cows found mutilated in Texas. A lioness discovered where lions were thought to be extinct. The Twilight Saga is comic to TV! Sign up to play Two-Second Tunes or Cover Lovers  https://forms.gle/Bf6aPVTbEqmo4QoS6 What's Trending: https://amzn.to/41NK5sx Head to TheMorningShowPodcast.com for EVERYTHING we talk about. QUICK LINKS TO WATCH US LIVE, SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER, FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS HERE: https://www.flowcode.com/page/carlamarieandanthony Follow Carla Marie on Instagram Follow Anthony on InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) filed for bankruptcy. Renita Young discusses this as BBBY received commitment of $240M in debtor-in-possession financing. 360 locations of BBBY are to remain open during Chapter 11 bankruptcy process and 120 Buy Buy Baby locations are to remain open for the time being. Tune in to find out more about the stock market today.

5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Monday 24th April 2023 5. Embattled retail giant Bed Bath & Beyond has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US. The company says it will "implement an orderly wind down of its business", including its Buy Buy Baby brand, and close all 475 of its remaining stores by the end of June. (Click here to read more) 4. Collapsed banking giant Credit Suisse says 61.2 billion Swiss francs (£55.2bn; $68.6bn) left the bank in the first three months of the year. The announcement gives an insight into the scale of the bank run that caused the 167-year-old lender to fail and triggered its state-backed rescue. (Click here to read more) 3. Some of Britain's biggest companies are scrambling to fill the void left by the crisis at the CBI as they consider backing a new body being set up after talks with Conservative and Labour officials. Sky News has learnt that businesses from across a range of sectors including banking, insurance, retail and telecoms have been contacted about the launch of BizUK. (Click here to read more) 2. Asking prices for property being put on sale over the past month rose less than normal for the time of year, figures from property website Rightmove showed, adding to signs of more subdued momentum in the property market. Rightmove said that average asking prices were up by 0.2% over the month, less than the average 1.2% gain seen at this time of year. Compared with a year earlier, asking prices were 1.7% higher, down from a 3.0% annual increase a month earlier. (Click here to read more) 1. Rishi Sunak will host a conference for business leaders today where he will pledge to work with companies in the hope of reviving the economy and turning around his party's fortunes before an election expected next year. The conference called "Business Connect" is part of Sunak's attempts to rebuild the governing Conservative Party's relations with business, which were damaged during the economic turmoil of the premierships of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. (Click here to read more)

This week, Erica and Cassie connect with Molly Tracy, CEO and Founder of VRAI Digital, to chat all things influencer marketing and building a business in today's landscape. Here's a peek at what we cover in this episode: [00:03:31] - Molly shares her experience in influencer marketing (since 2012!) and the "why" behind her agency, VRAI Digital. [00:07:02] - Molly uncovers her top tips for brands looking to make the most out of influencer relationships today, and how to go beyond the transaction into a nurtured relationship that lasts. She also shares how to ensure that values align between brand and creator in every campaign. [00:15:07] - Molly reveals some of her favorite recent partnerships that her talent has been a part of, including campaigns with Sunday Riley, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Buy Buy Baby. She notes that genuine fandom translating into a paid opportunity and relationships that can carry through life stages are the keys to success in influencer partnerships. [00:17:04] - We discuss predictions for the influencer marketing industry, like the inevitable shift toward owned channels and the emergence of creator-led brands. [00:22:48] - Molly shares her best tips for getting your own business off the ground, no matter what industry you're in - hear why she says it's all about your network, and to ignore imposter syndrome at all costs. Grab a drink and listen in to this week's Marketing Happy Hour conversation! ----- Other episodes you'll enjoy if you enjoyed Molly's episode: The Dos and Don'ts of Working with Creators | Travel Influencer Francesca Murray of One Girl One World Re-Defining the Term "Influencer" | Nina Zadeh of Sidewalker Daily Understanding the Creator Economy | Kristen Bousquet of Your Soulcialmate ____ Say hi! DM us on Instagram and share your favorite moments from this episode - we can't wait to hear from you! NEW: Download the Dream Career Game Plan! NEW: Check out our website! NEW: Join our email list! Connect with Molly: Instagram | LinkedIn | vraidigital.com Follow MHH on Social: Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | TikTok Subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter, Marketing Happy Hour Weekly: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/marketing-happy-hour-weekly-6950530577867427840/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marketinghappyhour/support

Pendulum Parenting: When you try so hard to parent differently than the way you were raised but accidentally swing to the other end of the pendulum. This week, Dr. Becky talks with one of the hosts of the We Can Do Hard Things podcast, Amanda Doyle, about holding clear boundaries while raising kids in a family where it's important that all feelings be allowed.Get the Guide to Running A Family Meeting: https://lp.goodinside.com/podcast-family-meetings/Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2AFollow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinsideSign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletterOrder Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books.Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsor: Frida Baby's All-In-One Potty Kit has everything you need for a successful potty process — including exclusive tips from Dr. Becky. Frida Baby's kit comes with a Grow-With-Me Potty that adapts as they learn - first as a standalone potty and then as a toilet topper and step stool for the big toilet. The Frida Baby All-in-One Potty Kit is a total game-changer… pairing a ground-breaking product with content and tips that bring you and your child confidence and success. Pick yours up at Fridababy.com, Amazon, Target or Buy Buy Baby.

This week Dr. Becky talks through some of the things left unsaid in 2022 and looks ahead to conversations she wants to have with you in 2023. Give the gift of Good Inside: https://lp.goodinside.com/gifting/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=Good_Inside_With_Dr.BeckyJoin Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2AFollow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinsideSign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletterOrder Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books.Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsor: Frida Baby's All-In-One Potty Kit has everything you need for a successful potty process — including exclusive tips from Dr. Becky. Frida Baby's kit comes with a Grow-With-Me Potty that adapts as they learn - first as a standalone potty and then as a toilet topper and step stool for the big toilet. The Frida Baby All-in-One Potty Kit is a total game-changer… pairing a ground-breaking product with content and tips that bring you and your child confidence and success. Pick yours up at Fridababy.com, Amazon, Target or Buy Buy Baby.

In this episode we get into magic and fantasy and we don't want to give anything away to your kids who might be listening with you. So please enjoy this episode on your own.Imaginative play starts in a child's mind. But that doesn't mean parents can't join in. And in fact, they should. Dr. Becky sits down with the illustrator and author Oliver Jeffers to talk about magic, fantasy, and the power of make believe.Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2AFollow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinsideSign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletterOrder Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books.Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsor: Frida Baby's All-In-One Potty Kit has everything you need for a successful potty process — including exclusive tips from Dr. Becky. Frida Baby's kit comes with a Grow-With-Me Potty that adapts as they learn - first as a standalone potty and then as a toilet topper and step stool for the big toilet. The Frida Baby All-in-One Potty Kit is a total game-changer… pairing a ground-breaking product with content and tips that bring you and your child confidence and success. Pick yours up at Fridababy.com, Amazon, Target or Buy Buy Baby.

What do we do as parents when our kids are very different from us? How do we know when it's ok to push them out of their comfort zone and when we should sit back and let them pave their own way? On today's episode, Dr. Becky speaks to a mom who's struggling with how best to support her son while still honoring and respecting who he is as a person.Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2AFollow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinsideSign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletterOrder Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books.Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsor: Frida Baby's All-In-One Potty Kit has everything you need for a successful potty process — including exclusive tips from Dr. Becky. Frida Baby's kit comes with a Grow-With-Me Potty that adapts as they learn - first as a standalone potty and then as a toilet topper and step stool for the big toilet. The Frida Baby All-in-One Potty Kit is a total game-changer… pairing a ground-breaking product with content and tips that bring you and your child confidence and success. Pick yours up at Fridababy.com, Amazon, Target or Buy Buy Baby.

The holidays are a magical time of year and they can feel fraught for so many of us. From tricky family dynamics, to managing your kid's meltdown when Santa doesn't bring them everything on their list, to attending too many holiday parties. On today's episode, Dr. Becky sits down with Priya Parker to discuss gatherings, boundaries, and how we can create meaningful moments together.Sign up for Priya's free guide to holiday guesting: https://www.priyaparker.com/holiday2022 and her New Rules of Gathering Guide: https://www.priyaparker.com/the-new-rules-of-gatheringThe holiday season brings its own set of challenges. From receiving unsolicited parenting advice to handling gift meltdowns, Good Inside is here to help you navigate every obstacle that comes your way. Learn more about our Holiday Survival Bundle here: https://lp.goodinside.com/holiday-bundle/ Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2AFollow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinsideSign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletterOrder Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books.Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsor: Frida Baby's All-In-One Potty Kit has everything you need for a successful potty process — including exclusive tips from Dr. Becky. Frida Baby's kit comes with a Grow-With-Me Potty that adapts as they learn - first as a standalone potty and then as a toilet topper and step stool for the big toilet. The Frida Baby All-in-One Potty Kit is a total game-changer… pairing a ground-breaking product with content and tips that bring you and your child confidence and success. Pick yours up at Fridababy.com, Amazon, Target or Buy Buy Baby.

This is an edited version of an earlier episode.Becoming a parent is really hard. And part of what makes it hard is the unrealistic narrative about what parenthood should feel like. In this episode, Dr. Becky has a real, say-it-how-it-is discussion about parenthood with one of her favorite new friends, Myleik Teele. While no podcast episode can single-handedly make parenthood any easier, this one will help you feel less alone in all the tricky moments that are sure to come.Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2AFollow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinsideSign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletterOrder Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books.Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsor: Frida Baby's All-In-One Potty Kit has everything you need for a successful potty process — including exclusive tips from Dr. Becky. Frida Baby's kit comes with a Grow-With-Me Potty that adapts as they learn - first as a standalone potty and then as a toilet topper and step stool for the big toilet. The Frida Baby All-in-One Potty Kit is a total game-changer… pairing a ground-breaking product with content and tips that bring you and your child confidence and success. Pick yours up at Fridababy.com, Amazon, Target or Buy Buy Baby.

It's time to drop some poop truths: Everyone poops. Everyone prefers to poop in their own home. And, whether we want to talk about it or not, pooping matters! In fact, as Dr. Becky explores in this episode, our comfort with talking about poop actually shapes the way our kids behave in the bathroom. Podcast Club Live Event: https://lp.goodinside.com/podcast-live-event-1/ Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2A Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books. Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsor: Frida Baby's All-In-One Potty Kit has everything you need for a successful potty process — including exclusive tips from Dr. Becky. Frida Baby's kit comes with a Grow-With-Me Potty that adapts as they learn - first as a standalone potty and then as a toilet topper and step stool for the big toilet. The Frida Baby All-in-One Potty Kit is a total game-changer… pairing a ground-breaking product with content and tips that bring you and your child confidence and success. Pick yours up at Fridababy.com, Amazon, Target or Buy Buy Baby.

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Liza Huber is the founder and CEO of Sage Spoonfuls, a healthy and simple solution to making your own baby food. Fran Racioppi travels home to suburban Boston to meet Liza to discuss creative financing to retain equity, transition from acting to manufacturing and how an order from Buy Buy Baby launched the brand to a new level. Liza also discusses her son's diagnosis with Cerebral Palsy and what it taught her family about finding solutions when you won't take no for an answer. Liza starred on NBC's hit daytime television show Passions. Today Sage Spoonfuls is available in Buy Buy Baby, Pottery Barn, Target, Walmart, Bed, Bath & Beyond and on Amazon. Liza is one of Forbes “Female Entrepreneurs Rocking The World." Learn more about Liza at sagespoonfuls.com and @sagespoonfuls and @lizahuber. Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Check out our video versions on YouTube.Highlights: -Why as parents we research the best of everything until it comes to solid food. (5:51)-Liza shares her emotional story of giving birth to her son Brendan, who was born premature and with Cerebral Palsy. (9:07)-Sage Spoonfuls started as a cookbook and storage jars; Liza's launch plan very quickly put them in Buy Buy Baby propelling the brand into the market. (15:25)-Fran challenges Liza to break down her process for scaling Sage Spoonfuls across people, process and technology. (19:31)-Liza shares her lessons in accountability and how not focusing on verifying the details resulted in cost overruns and lost productivity. (22:02)-Creative financing is imperative for entrepreneurs to raise capital without giving up equity; Liza shares methods she has leveraged to fund the business. (33:43)-Liza discusses the importance of fear, failure and how to make your mistakes early and inexpensively. (42:30)-Liza shares her favorite memories of daytime TV, her four lessons for starting your own business and her assessment of current economic policy on small businesses. (48:25)Quotes: -“There really must be a better way for busy parents to provide the healthiest food possible for our children.” (7:19)-”The point was just to keep him alive.” (9:22)-”I am the epitome of the true entrepreneur who just builds the plane as she flies it.” (15:58)-”Right from the get go I knew that I wanted to remain 100% owner.” (20:11)-”Don't ever take your finger off the pulse of every single level of your business.” (23.21)-”Try to keep your mistakes as inexpensive as possible.” (42:57)-”You have to fall in love with failure, because failure is how we learn.” (46:03)-”There's never gonna be a day without problems. And there's never gonna be a day without a little success.” (47:23)-”Keep it to yourself…launch, land and expand as fast as you can.” (55:54)-”There is no one solution when every single link in the chain is broken.” (1:02:18)Liza's three daily foundations to success:-Commit to the critical task list-Do the thing you would do if you had 20 seconds of wild courage-Put away the phone and spend time with the kidsThis episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike's, 18A Fitness, and Analytix Solutions

This week we are talking about feeling in control. It's easy to feel out of control during your fertility treatments, but when your fertility treatments end and you are left without a baby that's a whole nother set up uncontrollables you feel like you have been dealt. The reason we feel out of control isn't actually because we have less control than we did before we started on our fertility treatment journey. It's because we spend a lot of energy  focused on what we can't control that we block ourselves from seeing what  we can. I've learned that  we don't have to control everything to feel in  control of our lives. We just have to know the difference between what's  controllable and what isn't and adjust accordingly.  When we spend less energy focused on what we can't control the more  energy we have to focus on what we can. I have gotten a few more listener reviews and I wanted to read a couple because you know I am on my mission to get 10,000 downloads of the So No What Podcast.  I chose this goal because the more downloads we get of the podcast, the more the algorithm gods will get the podcast showing up in the feeds of infertile women like us that are searching for ways to love their life even though they couldn't become a mom REVIEWS Okay, let's dive into what I really want to talk about today which is  controlling the controllables. I know what it's like to feel out of control of your life. I know what it's like to go through life thinking things are going the  way they're supposed to go, or the way you dreamed they would go and then all of a sudden you get diagnosed with infertility, go through years of treatments don't end up having a baby and feel completely out of control, start to question everything, especially our luck and our future. It seems like we're more out of control than we've ever been and that we have less control than we ever have. And maybe that is the way that we're experiencing it.  But the reason that we're experiencing that way isn't what we think it is. It's  not that we actually have less control than we have had in various other  points in our lives. It's usually because we're starting to spend more energy  focused on what we can't control which then leaves us less energy to focus on what we can. And we start getting very confused about what we  can control and what we can't. But what's important to remember is that we  can sort these things out.   You can figure out the difference between what you can control and what you can't -  it's often not what we think it is.    In this week's episode I'm going to give you some  examples of where you  might be confusing what you can control from what you can't in your own  life. To be quite honest, we really don't have to control everything, we just have to  know the difference between what we can control and what we can't and  then adjust. And then by adjusting, by spending less energy on what we  can't control, we have more energy to spend on what we can. And that's where I have seen the magic happen in my life   Here's what's not controllable.  Whatever's  happening in your brain and your body due to grief is not controllable. Our  body responds in many different ways to grief. Our brain has changed as a result of our greif. What's happening in our brain is not something we can control.  If you are having infertility fog and  things feel cloudy to  you, you can't control that. You didn't cause it. There's nothing wrong with  you because it's happening. It's not something you can control. When you don't have a baby and know you never can, your brain is tries to trick you. Sometimes that means walking through Target or Buy Buy Baby and dreaming of creating a registry for your baby shower or shopping in the maternity section. Our brain just has to have some time to adjust.   So, there's a lot of things happening in our brain that don't make sense to  us logically, that don't mean you are doing anything wrong,  and are completely out of our control. Our brain's going to need to do what  our brain's going to need to do to adjust and adapt to this loss. It is not  something that we can control when we notice ourselves yearning for motherhood,  when we notice ourselves having illogical thoughts, going back through the  past and thinking, well, if only I had done this or if only I had done that, it  would have prevented it, counterfactual thinking.   I should probably do a whole episode on that. These are things that just  happen as a part of grief. Now, we can notice that they're happening and  we can change our brain in terms of what we ask it to do for us in the future  once we notice. But what we can actually control is what happens without  our conscious choosing in our brain or in our body. There's  so many things happening hormonally, even though we aren't doing medicated cycles anymore.  But whatever's going on in your body, in your brain due to grief is not  controllable.   What is also not controllable is how other people have responded to in your life and how they are  treating you. That is not controllable.  Episode 8 & 44  We can't control other people's responses. We can't control other people's thoughts about what's happened, we can't control other people, the things that they say or do - none of that is within our ability to control.  We will also notice that we want to control how other people respond to decisions that we're making now that we are moving forward with a life without children, but we can't  control that either. We can't control how other people respond to the  choices that we make. We're going to make decisions, they're going to respond in the ways that  they do because of their unique perspectives on life, their thoughts, their  feelings, none of that is within our ability to control.  As much as we like to tell ourselves we could have tried to get pregnant sooner or we shouldn't have been 12 minutes late for our trigger shot, we can't control that we are infertile, anything that's happened in the past is not controllable, but notice  how often we are still trying to go back there and control it. So,  we can't control any of those things.  We can't control the weather, we can't control what's happening on the  news. We can't control anything that's in the past. There's so much that we  can't control. We can't even control the thoughts that pop up in our minds,  we can't control that. Thoughts just pop up. We don't really have any ability  to choose what our subconscious mind is doing and what thoughts pop up.  But what is controllable is how we respond to all of those things. What is  controllable is how we choose to respond to what's happening to our brain  because of grief.   How we choose to respond to our own infertility fog How we speak to ourselves about all of this?  How do we  choose to respond to other people who don't like our decisions or who have  things to say about our grief? That is controllable.  But I want you to imagine if you're giving your time and energy to thinking about and wishing  that you could control or change something that's in the past. Or something  that has to do with someone else, or something that's happening in your  brain or your body that really isn't within your ability to control.  When you spend all this energy toward something that offers you no different outcome, it never will give you a baby, a diagnosis or FERTILE or the life you thought you were destined to have, how much less energy you have to focus on areas of life where you actually can move the needle. And that's what I want you to start thinking  about. So, I'll just give you an example.  So, I was coaching someone that is doing the Belief Reinvention with me and she was beating herself up about not working out last week as many times as she'd planned, which is a prime example of focusing on something we can't control. How many people can relate to that?   You not working out last week is over. Continuing to spend your time focused on decisions you already made  and then talking down to yourself  makes you less able to make good decisions now and in the future.  You become less enticed to set goals for yourself because you know you will make yourself feel like ass if you don't meet them. You don't have to listen to your inner critic who tells that you that fertility meds ruined your body and you'll never have a body you like again So, here's the problem. Most often we just forget this. We don't even  realize that we're focusing on what we can't control. And so, we have to be  able to bring ourselves that kind of awareness.    Ask yourself, what can I do that could move the needle in places that I care  about? So that's what we're doing here. I'm not saying stop caring about  the things you care about, not at all. I'm saying, what can you do to  influence the things and areas of life that you care about?   That's where we want to focus our time because otherwise our brain will  likely want to worry about, dwell on, rage against, otherwise spend energy  on things that simply aren't within our control. And it will feel productive in  the moment. But if you step back long enough you will see it's not actually helping you spend energy in ways that move the needle and help  you make traction on things that you care about.  Your assignment this week: When you do your paper thinking, ask what can I control today?  What can I do today  to move the needle in the direction I want to see it move?   Where is my brain likely going to get stuck in a loop worrying about,  dwelling on, fretting about things that I simply can't do anything about? Is it  going to get me caught in a loop about how it's not fair I can't be a mom and that your body didn't do when it was supposed to?   How you should have done things different in the past? That you let your partner down?   What patterns are brain is going to hyperfocus on what it  doesn't like and the aspects of what it doesn't like that I can't control?  Where do you want to be ready to question my brain?  What do you want to remind your brain that it can't control?  Because it definitely can't control that you aren't a mom. It definitely can't control anything from the past.  But it can  choose what it wants to think.  You  can choose your beliefs about you and the thoughts you have about not being a mom.  You can choose to  response to your inner critic. You can choose how you want to feel and beliefs you have about the amazing you that you see in the mirror.   You  can choose how you want to act and how to spend your time. YOu decide how to spend your  money. I decide the kind of wife you want to be.  You can even decide how kind  youre going to be to yourseld.  You have so much more power than you're thinking, period.  You don't need more power, you just need to get better about knowing the difference between what you  can control and what you can't and pivoting accordingly.  And when you do that and you spend more energy on things you can  control you will have more energy to spend on things you can control  because you won't be wasting so much of it on things that don't move the  needle for you. Alright, that's what I have for you this week. I hope that  helps you. You're so much more powerful than you think.  Yes, I am talking to you. This is not like there are certain special snowflakes listening  to this podcast who are more powerful than they think.   All of you listening to this podcast are so much more powerful than you  think. You have everything you need inside of you to create the life that you want. You just have to believe it. You have to see it. And there might be some junk in the way. And if there's some junk in the way and you want my help, that's what I do. And I would love to help you with that. But  promise you, you do not need to control what has happened in your past.   You do not need to control other people. You do not need to control things  that aren't yours to control to still genuinely enjoy your time on the planet  even though you aren't a mom

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/XO7Zs_avJDM   The CPSC and Stokke now recall Clikk High Chairs.  The white plastic seats on these units may break creating a risk of fall and injury hazards to those children using them.  About 790 units were sold in the US and 48 were sold in Canada at Target, Buy Buy Baby, and other children's stores nationwide and online at www.stokke.com and www.amazon.com.  If you bought one of these high chairs, stop using it.  Contact Stokke by phone at 1-877-978-6553 or via email at info-usa@stokke.com for a free replacement.   https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Stokke-Recalls-Clikk-High-Chairs-Due-to-Fall-and-Injury-Hazards   #clikk #highchair #children #seat #fall #injury #recall  

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In this first three-person interview on the show, Judy Tsuei gets into a fun discussion with illustrator-writer sister duo, Sabrina and Eunice Moyle, of Hello!Lucky — a woman-owned and operated design studio based in San Francisco, CA. The sister duo grew up in Asia and Africa, along with the United States, and all three women gather together to talk about self-care, self-compassion, compassion for others, acceptance, inclusion, and mindfulness practices... and how to set aside a lot of the cultural baggage you carry while straddling different cultures.You can find Hello!Lucky products on www.hellolucky.com, and in Target, Urban Outfitters, Whole Foods, Buy Buy Baby, Liberty of London, Paper Chase, Sainsbury's, and hundreds of independent boutiques and booksellers worldwide. They've also published 21 books for adults and children!For more show notes and links to the things we mention, visit the blog: https://www.fcksavingface.com/podcast/episode-44WANT TO KNOW THE REAL STORY?If you're curious about the story behind the story, support the podcast on Patreon for access to #AskMeAnything sessions! This is your opportunity to dive deeper and truly ask whatever you really want to know about. Join us on Patreon today to support our podcast or make a donation here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mompreneur and Grandmother Carman Cook-Campbell is the founder and CEO of Swabbies Tech, Inc dba Better Family, Inc. and has 28 years of sales experience with Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T & Sprint.Carman has also owned and operated several successful marketing firms with a family history of manufacturing and entrepreneurship.In 2010 Carman started developing Swabbies out of necessity in between her busy schedule. Being a single mother of three children and now a grandmother, she experienced years of diaper changes andwrangling squirming babies. She was desperate for a free and clean hand at the end of diaper changes.This is what inspired her to create an herbal, pure, and organic diaper cream combined with a no mess, one-handed disposable diaper cream applicator.The patented design of the applicator is such that it can be applied with one hand. Not only will Swabbies allow for one hand to remain free, but its design also reduces and almost eliminates any messy applications. Because the sponge applicator is a part of the original design, the personadministering the treatment will not need to put any of the cream on their hands, unlike all other diaper creams on the market. This aspect of the product is most appealing when in a rush, traveling, concernedabout sanitary purposes or on the go. Swabbies is now found at major retailers like Amazon, Buy Buy Baby, and Walmart.In April 2020 amongst the pandemic, Carman acquired two more unique patented baby products, the successful Beebo and its company Better Family, Inc. which made a deal on the popular television show ABC's “Shark Tank”. Then in the fall of 2020 Swabbies Tech, Inc. dba Better Family acquired Drop It Baby. As Better Family went into the new year of 2021 Carman was approached by yet another famous patented baby product Ava The Elephant. Ava was another successful product that appeared and made a deal on the inaugural episode of “Shark Tank”. Carman and her rapidly growing team at Better Family are on track to building the next “Giant Baby Care Business”. The Better Family patented line of products are currently available at Walmart, Amazon, Buy Buy Baby, Bed Bath & Beyond, Burlington, and www.betterfamilyinc.com.https://www.startengine.com/better-fa...https://www.facebook.com/betterfamily...https://www.instagram.com/betterfamil...https://www.linkedin.com/company/bett...https://youtu.be/cQAydEHejj4##About Got Invention Show:Welcome to the Got Invention Show!Listen to inventors interviews sharing their invention story to the world!Are you patent pending?Do you have a prototype to show and demonstrate?Are you looking to earn royalties from your invention?Are you looking for a manufacturer?Do you want to raise money or find an investor?Do you want to sell your invention?Learn from other inventors or let's see and hear about your big invention idea! Show & tell us about your invention, have your very own video interview to be proud of!Your video can be used to:Post to your social mediaAdd on your websiteSend to bloggers & editorsPitch to licensees or investorsListen to inventor interviews or sign up: www.gotinventionshow.comYour Host of Got Invention Show, Brian Fried. Brian is the host of Got Invention Radio, with interviews of high profile guests including the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Lori Greiner from ABC's Shark Tank, & over 150 individual interviews. www.gotinvention.comBrian connects and guides inventors to earn royalties from their inventions to licensees and brand properties looking for new ideas and intellectual property to expand existing or add to new product lines. www.inventorsmart.comAbout Got Invention Show:Welcome to the Got Invention Show!Listen to inventors interviews sharing their invention story to the world!Are you patent pending?Do you have a prototype to show and demonstrate?Are you looking to earn royalties from your invention?Are you looking for a manufacturer?Do you want to raise money or find an investor?Do you want to sell your invention?Learn from other inventors or let's see and hear about your big invention idea! Show & tell us about your invention, have your very own video interview to be proud of!Your video can be used to:Post to your social mediaAdd on your websiteSend to bloggers & editorsPitch to licensees or investorsListen to inventor interviews or sign up: www.gotinventionshow.comYour Host of Got Invention Show, Brian Fried. Brian is the host of Got Invention Radio, with interviews of high profile guests including the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Lori Greiner from ABC's Shark Tank, & over 150 individual interviews. www.gotinvention.comBrian connects and guides inventors to earn royalties from their inventions to licensees and brand properties looking for new ideas and intellectual property to expand existing or add to new product lines. www.inventorsmart.com

Mia Carr is the founder of the brand "Snuggle Me Organic" and created their popular lounger, which has become a must-have product for new moms. Mia is a mother of 7, so the lounger gave her a much-needed extra pair of arms when she was caring for a toddler and newborn twins in 2007. Now, the brand can be found in major retailers like Target and has a massive social media following. Mia discusses the growth of the company from selling a dozen handmade loungers at a craft fair in 2007, to launching in Target and Buy Buy Baby in 2020 and how it is really a family business. Connect with Mia: https://facebook.com/SnuggleMeOrganic (https://facebook.com/SnuggleMeOrganic) https://www.instagram.com/snuggle_me_organic/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/snuggle_me_organic/?hl=en)

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The MILFs are back in person! Brittney starts off the show by telling us all about her new fascination with Buy Buy Baby, reveals the gender of her baby, and all the details of her small family gender reveal. The MILFs then begin a discussion on picking names. Brittney discusses the difficulty that can come with choosing and sometimes you gotta leave it up to the pets. Anya and Danielle talk about how they picked their names and what they could have been. This leads to a discussion about grandparent names and how there are so many fun "non traditional" names out there today. Tits and Tips of the week: Do you choose a name that someone else has already chosen? The Naptime Happy Hour Podcast is Hosted by the Moms I'd Like to Follow: (Anya, Brittney, & Danielle) Produced by John Langan Follow the show on Instagram - @NaptimeHappyHour Follow the M.I.L.F.s on twitter: Anya - @anzilla51 Brittney - @bweezy0602 Danielle - @dshizzle28 Theme Song is "Twinkle" by YoshiFan Visit our Website - naptimehappyhourpodcast.com

This episode highlights eight recall notices reported on the website for the Consumer Safety Product Commission for the United States.Find all recall notices at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls.Recall notice for the largest number of units for the dates between November 19 - 25, 2020 is:Crock-Pot 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cookers Recalled by Sunbeam Products Due to Burn HazardRecalled Crock-Pot 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-CookerName of product:Crock-Pot® 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-CookersHazard:The recalled Crock-Pot multi-cooker can pressurize when the lid is not fully locked. This can cause the lid to suddenly detach while the product is in use, posing burn risks to consumers from hot food and liquids ejected from the product.Remedy:ReplaceRecall date:November 24, 2020Units:About 914,430 (In addition, about 28,330 were sold in Canada.) Consumer Contact:Crock-Pot at 800-323-9519 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at recall.crockpot.com for more information. Link: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Crock-Pot-6-Quart-Express-Crock-Multi-Cookers-Recalled-by-Sunbeam-Products-Due-to-Burn-Hazard.----Any Volume Recalls Bicycle Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury; Sold Exclusively on ebay.com (Recall Alert)Recalled Any Volume bike helmet – side viewName of product:Bicycle HelmetsHazard:The helmets do not comply with the U.S. CPSC federal safety standard for bicycle helmets, posing a risk of head injury. Remedy:RefundRecall date:November 24, 2020Units:About 660Consumer Contact:Any Volume toll-free at 877-391-5003 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at cs@anyvolume.com or online at www.anyvolume.com and click on BH 11 and H-103 Bike Helmet Recall Notice at the center of the homepage for more information.Recall DetailsDescription:This recall involves Any Volume’s adult bicycle helmets. The recalled medium-sized helmets were sold in blue, green, pink, red, white and yellow. The helmets have black nylon fabric straps with white striped patterns in the center and a black plastic knob at the back of the helmet for adjusting the fitting. Remedy:Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled helmets and contact Any Volume for a full refund. Any Volume is contacting all known purchasers directly. Incidents/Injuries:None reported.Sold Exclusively At:Online at ebay.com from May 2020 through October 2020 for about $15.Manufacturer(s):Dongguan Rikcon Sports Technology Co., Ltd and Dongguan Wencan Sporting Goods Co., Ltd., of ChinaImporter(s):West Lake International LLC., dba Any Volume, of Bridgeville, Pa.Manufactured In:ChinaRecall number:21-710----Eco Baby Spoons and Forks, Eco Feeding Spoons, and Eco Placemat Feeding Sets Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Made by HerobilityRecalled Eco Baby Spoon and Fork and Eco Feeding SpoonRecalled Eco Baby Spoon and Fork and Eco Feeding SpoonName of product:Baby Spoons and Forks, Feeding Spoons and Placemat Feeding sets 4PCsHazard:The Eco Baby Spoon and Fork and Eco Feeding Spoon can break into small pieces, posing a choking hazard.Remedy:RefundRecall date:November 25, 2020Units:About 890 (In addition, about 11 in Canada)Consumer Contact:Contact Herobility toll-free at 866-510-5006 from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.herobility.com and click on the recall link on the homepage or go directly to https://herobility.com/en/recalls.Recall DetailsIn Conjunction With:Description:This recall involves Eco Baby Spoons and Forks and Eco Feeding Spoons, as well as the Eco Placemat Feeding sets 4 PCS, because they include the Eco Feeding Spoon. The recalled spoons and forks are made entirely of a plastic compound, and are distinct from the other Herobility spoons and forks sold in the U.S., which consist of plastic handles with steel implements. The Herobility name and, in most instances, the date (month/2019) are located directly on the underside of the recalled products. In addition to products with a date stamp of (month/2019), products with no date stamp are included in the recall. Remedy:Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled baby spoons and forks, feeding spoons and placemat sets and contact Herobility to return the products for a full refund or a Herobility gift card with free shipping on a future order. Herobility is notifying all consumers who purchased the recalled products through its website directly.Incidents/Injuries:None reported. Sold At:Online at www.herobility.com and at Buy Buy Baby, Dillard’s, The Mama ‘Hood, Kidsland, Traveling Tikes, Adolce Baby, Mum and Mini, Earth Baby, Global Enfant, Li’l Baby Sprouts, Mariposa Hill, Macy’s and Babylist stores nationwide from March 2019 through September 2020 for about $9 for the Eco Baby Spoon & Fork, about $10 for the Eco Feeding Spoon (3 Pack), and about $50 for the Eco Placemat Feeding set 4 PCS.Manufacturer(s):Herobility AB, of SwedenImporter(s):Herobility AB, of SwedenManufactured In:ChinaRecall number:21-033-----Lidl US Recalls Powerfix Steel Shelving Units Due To Tip-Over and Entrapment HazardsRecalled Lidl Powerfix shelving unit Name of product:Powerfix Steel Shelving UnitsHazard:The recalled shelving units can be missing wall mounting hardware, which is used to attach the shelving unit to the wall to prevent it from tipping or falling, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards.Remedy:RefundReplaceRecall date:November 25, 2020Units:About 4,000Consumer Contact:Contact Lidl US toll-free at 844-747-5435 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.lidl.com and click on “product recalls” at the bottom of the page or go to the “contact us” page at https://www.lidl.com/contact-us.Recall DetailsDescription:This recall involves Lidl’s Powerfix Metal Shelving Units. They are 59 inches tall, stand upright, and contain four metal shelves. They come in a box marked with article number 314367 and UPC 4017239206062. One of the shelves in the unit is marked with a white sticker with the article number 314367.Article Number:UPC:3143674017239206062 Remedy:Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled shelving units if they do not have mounting hardware attaching them to the wall and contact Lidl for free mounting hardware or return the shelving unit to Lidl for a full refund.Incidents/Injuries:None reported.Sold At:Lidl US stores in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York from June 2019 through May 2020 for between $20 and $25.Importer(s):Lidl US Trading LLC, of Arlington, Va.Manufactured In:GermanyRecall number:21-038----RH Recalls Wine Barrel Chandeliers Due to Injury HazardRecalled 5-Arm Wine Barrel ChandelierName of product:Wine Barrel ChandeliersHazard:Hardware parts used to hang the chandeliers can break causing the chandelier to fall from the ceiling, posing an injury hazard. Remedy:ReplaceRepairRecall date:November 25, 2020Units:About 7,800 (In addition, about 600 were sold in Canada)Consumer Contact:RH toll-free at 833-786-0028 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Saturday and Sunday, email recall@rh.com or online at www.rh.com and click on “Safety Recalls” at the bottom of the page. Recall DetailsIn Conjunction With:Description:This recall involves RH Wine Barrel Chandeliers that consist of oak wine barrel staves and hoops and 5, 6, 8 or 12 “arms” with sockets for E12 candelabra bulbs or 6 “arms” for battery-operated flameless votives. The chandeliers were sold in a brown and polished nickel color in five styles under the following SKU numbers. SKU information is printed on the top of the unit and on the receipt.SKU Numbers- Gallery and Online SalesSKU Numbers- Outlet SalesStyle68060544BRN, 68060544PN, 68060146BRN, 68060146PN, 68060554BRN, 68060554PN68060544, 68060545, 68060146, 68060433, 68060554, 680605555-arm chandelier68060546BRN, 68060546PN, 68060091BRN, 68060091PN, 68060166BRN68060546,68060547,68060091, 68060431680601666-arm chandelier68060225BRN, 68060107BRN, 68060107PN, 68060548PN, 68060167BRN, 68060558PN68060432, 6806022568060107, 6806016768060549, 680605598-arm chandelier68060552BRN, 68060168BRN, 68060168PN68060552, 680601686829071212-arm chandelier31020090BRN31020090Garden/Outdoor (6-arm flameless votives) chandelier Remedy:Consumers should prevent people from going into the immediate area underneath the chandelier. Contact RH to schedule a free in-home repair or replacement depending on chandelier hardware type. The firm is notifying all known purchasers directly.Incidents/Injuries:RH has received 14 reports of hanging hardware components breaking, including 11 reports of the chandelier falling. No injuries have been reported.Sold At:RH galleries nationwide and online at rh.com from April 2009 through July 2018 and at RH outlets nationwide from October 2009 through March 2020 for between $80 and $3,500.Importer(s):RH US LLC, of Corte Madera, Calif.Manufactured In:Poland and IndiaRecall number:21-034Other product recall notices include bicycle frame, bicycle helmet, Qi wireless chargers, and more. Find details by searching recall notices at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls.Host: Stephen CarterWebsite: http://www.SafeLivingToday@gmail.com;Email: SafeLivingToday@gmail.com.Technical information:Recorded and first edit with Twisted Wave. Second edit and rendering with Hindenburg Journalist Pro.Mic: EV RE320

From first negotiations to getting a lease signed in 19 days… Today’s guest is Seth Geldzahler. Seth has a long history in the field of retail real estate. His most recent position was held with Bed Bath & Beyond as VP of Real Estate for 24 years. In today's episode, Seth shares a recent deal about Bed Bath & Beyond and Buy Buy Baby in Woodbridge NJ. Find out how Seth and his team completed the deal in just 19 days! Chris and Seth also discuss a variety of topics such as the importance of mentorship, the current retail market, and how to measure the success of a retail store.

This week is part two of our homeownership series. Our guest this week is my good friend and personal realtor, Tyrone Toney. Tyrone takes us through all of the steps of homebuying  from the pre-approval to getting you keys and all the ups and downs in between.  We also talk about how our mindset as black buyers can influence where, when, what and whether we buy. Support the show

My guest this week is Ayanna Roberts, an up and coming realtor here in the DMV. This week we talk about the importance of black homeownership and how we need to prepare financially. This episode is PT. 1 in our Buy, Buy Baby homeownership series! Support the show

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Episode six hears an interim discussion from the Assetfirst investment committee. This time, Philip Bailey and Steve Williams discuss the following:-Are we nearly there yet? - For now at least, markets have stabilised. Have we seen the bottom of the dip?Economic headwinds - The lockdown will produce stark economic figures in the coming months. How will markets react to this news?Compelling valuations - Valuations now offer greater potential for long term growth than we have witnessed in over a decade. If you have any comments or queries, please get in touch at pbailey@assetfirst.co.uk

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Episode 48 - IHIBW’s podcast baby’s due date is a month and a half away. We get into Ray’s friend from Reddit and if it’s weird or not. Then we get into Ray’s fight at Buy Buy Baby and what it’s like taking Child Birth, Breastfeeding and Child Safety classes. Be sure to take advantage of Threadless’ 50% off sale from October 27th - November 3rd. Get some IHIBW and Aggressively Midwestern swag at www.ihibw.threadless.com Email us any questions, comments or concerns at ihibw69@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram @ihibw for up to date news on the podcast and a picture pack for each episode. Follow our sponsors on IG @koopsmustard @dead_of_night_distillery Don’t Forget to leave a 5 star rating on iTunes and review because we know you enjoyed this episode.

038. The Scrub Daddy | Aaron Krause is an accomplished entrepreneur/inventor with 20+ years of experience in patenting and manufacturing industry.  With patented products in major big-box retailers by such industry giants as 3M Company, Mr. Krause prides himself on hard work, dedication, and imagination.Aaron received national attention when he appeared on the ABC show Shark Tank with his invention Scrub Daddy. After successfully pitching the sharks Aaron received a capital infusion from inventor and celebrity mogul Lori Greiner. Since then, Aaron and Lori have sold millions of “the smiling sponges” to well-known retailers including QVC, Bed Bath & Beyond, Wal-Mart, ShopRite, and Buy Buy Baby. Scrub Daddy has exceeded $15 million in retail sales and continues to gain recognition as a household brand.*** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit here: Aaron Krause Interview. ***

"We talk so much about the physical changes — but I wish we talked more about the emotional pieces in pregnancy." Welcome to the first episode in a 10-part Motherhood Mondays series on the Ali on the Run Show. The minute I found out I was pregnant in February 2018, my brain was consumed with all things pregnancy, childbirth, and Buy Buy Baby coupons. But once I gave birth, my world was rocked. I'd prepared for pregnancy, but had no idea what I was in for when it came to new motherhood. The breastfeeding, the hormones, the hair loss, the sleep deprivation — all things people had told me about, but that I don't think I ever could have fully prepared for. And so I struggled — hard. I've been at this new mom thing for six months now, and while I'm no expert, many of the guests on this series are. This series is all about new motherhood: the struggles, the intensity, the big wins, and little victories. It's a judgment-free, no-such-thing-as-TMI look at survival mode, thriving mode, and everything in between.  First up: Kristin Mallon, a board certified nurse midwife and founder of Integrative Obstetrics in Jersey City, NJ, who has delivered more than 4,000 babies in her 16 years of experience. Kristin is a mom of four and a four-time marathoner — and she was my midwife! I had an amazing pregnancy and delivery under Kristin's care, and I'm thrilled to welcome her to the show.  Thank you to Sweaty Betty for sponsoring Motherhood Mondays on the Ali on the Run Show! Go to sweatybetty.com and use code ONTHERUN for 20 percent off your purchase. What you’ll get on this episode: How Kristin became a midwife, and what the difference is between an OB/GYN and a midwife (3:30) Common misconceptions about midwifery (8:05) Who might want to consider using a midwife during pregnancy and delivery? (11:00) On first-time moms and pregnancy FAQs (13:55) Kristin’s top dos and don’ts during pregnancy (18:10) What Kristin wants to say to women trying to get pregnant after miscarriage or loss (22:20) How to advocate for yourself during pregnancy (25:00) All about “birth plans” and birth disappointment (31:30) What is a midwife’s role during the childbirth process? (41:00) On pooping and tearing (46:00) What women and their partners should understand about recovering from childbirth — physically and mentally (48:30) What Kristin’s four birth experiences were like (54:00) What we mention on this episode: Integrative Obstetrics Expecting Better by Emily Oster Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny Simkin Ovia Health app The Birth Partner Vibrant Beginnings prenatal and postnatal supplements Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1 Facebook Twitter @aliontherun1 Blog Strava Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud Overcast Stitcher Google Play SUPPORT the Ali on the Run Show! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the run love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!

Maxwell created his company while in college as a requirement from his parents. Fast forward and he appeared on Shark Tank and flopped. Today Maxwell is successfully running an array of disposable bed sheet brands that are available internationally. He shares how changing the brand name was a game changer for his startup, why the .com still reigns supreme, how carefully crafted words will lead to sales, and how he learned to persevere regardless of how often you hear the word 'no' along the journey – "Just get to that word quicker." You can learn more about his products at Peelaways.com or reach out to him directly via LinkedIn. ________________Transcript: Fabian Geyrhalter: Welcome to episode number five of Hitting the Mark. It's only number five, which completely blows my mind. It feels like we've been on this journey for a lot longer than that. If you're new to Hitting the Mark, a special welcome to you. Today we talk with a founder, who knows how to not take himself too seriously, while taking his venture extremely seriously. I was contacted by his PR folks, and when I read his bio, I was sold on having him on Hitting the Mark. Here it goes. Maxwell Cohen is the founder and CEO of Peel Away Labs, the innovative startup company that developed Peelaways, the bedding industry's first multilayered, disposable, waterproof fitted sheet designed for the home, industrial, and healthcare markets. Maxwell created his company, while in college, as a requirement from his parents. After appearing on Shark Tank, in which he flopped, he didn't give up. Peel Away Labs was launched in January 2017, and Peelaways Crib-A-Peel, Dorm-A-Peel, and Peelaways Health are now available at major retailers and distributors worldwide, including consumer retailers like Walmart, Amazon, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, etc., etc. And also a hospital distributors like Cardinal Health, and McKesson. With that being said, welcome Maxwell. M Cohen: Hey. Thanks so much for the intro. I appreciate it. F Geyrhalter: Hey. Totally! Absolutely! So listen, I owe to my listeners why this bio, which by the way I've piecemealed from different bios of yours convinced me to immediately book you for my podcast. So, first of all you created the company as a requirement from your parents first, and second you flopped on Shark Tank, and you actually highlight that, and I'm so impressed by that. So, tell us about the parental requirement to start a company. It's super intriguing, and I'm sure you get that asked a lot. M Cohen: Yeah. I come from a family of serious entrepreneurs where my family we were pushed to start businesses before we turn 27, and that was based off of the experience, and knowledge, and wisdom that you get building something from the ground up. Something from idea stage to actual product stage, and then having customers and selling. So, all the experience you learn whether you fail or not starting a business is a fantastic for any future growth, and for any future employers of course. And if you didn't fail, you're onto something at a young age, and when you're this young you really don't have much to lose. I don't have a wife, kids, a mortgage, and so it's a perfect time to try, and start, and execute on a dream of starting a business that could potentially make people's lives better. F Geyrhalter: I absolutely love that, and usually it's the lemonade stand when you're five years old, but I love the idea that this happens while you're in college, right? That's the requirement that during college you don't just slack off, but you actually do something, and try to create an actual product or service. M Cohen: Yeah. I mean when I was in college I noticed my friends they never wash their sheets when I came home from college. I noticed that my elderly grandmother had trouble washing her sheets on more than a daily basis. So, that was an impetus on starting a business. I'm an environmental water resource economics major, so water is math is a big concern to me. So, a product like this helps many countries around the world that suffer from drought and water shortages will always have clean, sanitary sheets. F Geyrhalter: So, tell me a little bit about that because this is fascinating to me because your brand narrative as we call it in the industry, it seemed to have changed over the years, right? So, in the beginning, it was more of the benefit of convenience, which was based on college students slacking off, and them being lazy, and then today it goes much, much deeper into that environmental angle, which is usually surprising to anyone that hears about a product that's disposable. But you actually have really great claims behind it, and it sounds like it was always intrinsically part of your brand thinking that you can actually save water by doing that. So, explain to us a little bit how the sheets work, and how that narrative changed over the years. M Cohen: Yeah. I just want to make it clear on how simple this product is. It's the fitted bed sheet that we're all familiar with, with the elastic at the bottom, we use 100% latex free elastics since we sell to healthcare, and then it has five layers on top. Each layer could be slept on for seven to 10 days, and then you simply peel that layer off to instantly reveal a brand new layer beneath. Each layer is incredibly soft, and each layer is 100% waterproof. The impetus behind the product was to go around the laundering process, which uses up to 50 gallons of precious water, bleach detergents, which is a chemical pollutant, time, electricity, and money. M Cohen: So, that was the original plan of a product like this, and then once you start using it and learning who your customers are, it actually is the other way around where it started off as saving water, and then it actually turned out to be the ultimate convenience for people that need a product like ours. When you're starting a business, you want to refine who your customer is. This is a bed sheet. This is a product that everyone you've ever met could use. There's people that you believe should use it. When you're starting a business you go for the people who you believe they need a product yours. M Cohen: So, our product in my eyes if we had to describe it is the ultimate convenience when it comes to the bedding industry, and having to change your sheets. The traditional way is a hassle. It could take up to 15 minutes of changing sheets. With ours, you instantly have a brand new sheet no matter what happens. F Geyrhalter:  It's a convenience with a sight benefit of actually doing better to the environment. It's super interesting, and as you mention, as you got to know your target audience, and as you started to segment them based on your learnings, you actually created several brands. So, there's Peelaways, then there's Peelaways Health, but you also have Crib-A-Peel, Camp-A-Peel, and Dorm-A-Peel. So, I had to ask what was the appeal if I may ask, to create this brand architecture, and was separating the brands our like that by audience was it effective? M Cohen: Yeah. So, this is a very unique business where to mention again that so many people could benefit from a product like ours. F Geyrhalter: Yeah. M Cohen: So, we've created brand specific to our end customer that allows them to understand our product sooner rather than later. F Geyrhalter: Sure. M Cohen: If it's on a retail shelf, you have six seconds to get the message across. So, our branding is to make it very obvious what we do. The main product we sell is called Peelaways. Peelaways comes in all sizes from twin up to king. So, we use that, that's our best seller, and it's very obvious what the product is once you look at it after 60 seconds because the name is very simple. F Geyrhalter: Right. M Cohen: And obvious. And then we broke out into the clever branding with the appeal. So, we thought it was clever. We have three brands that utilize the appeal, which is Crib-A-Peel, Dorm-A-Peel, and Camp-A-Peel. As we thought it was very relatable for a product like ours. So, when you're selling to customers you have to know who your audience is. You have to know the right lingo, you have to know the right verbiage. So, you mentioned we have a product called Peelaways Health, and we do that because we allow that insert and a website that's built around Peelaways Health to be catered to the healthcare industry. So, a brand like ours has many different brands because we have to cater the message to the specific industry we're going after. M Cohen: So, we're lucky enough to have many industries that really enjoy the benefits of our products, but it also creates a little bit of a challenge because you have to brand everything separately, and branding is incredibly important because it has to get your end customer to believe what I believe as the CEO of the company. The reason I created this product, I had to get you to portray that this is something that you need, and getting the branding right off the bat is an incredibly smart, fast way of getting people to believe what you believe. F Geyrhalter: Amen. Amen. And very often with a product that is the same product that it just caters to different audiences, you keep the main name. So, you would have done Peelaways Crib, Peelaways Camp, but the way that you actually moved it into something that is much more amicable, but yet it's descriptive, and I see it on your packaging you have Crib-A-Peel, and then you say ... You use the words Peel Away right there on the package. So, there's absolutely still the association with Peelaways, it is just very specific to the target audience, and I think you guys did fantastic, and I love the names. I think they're hilarious, but they're so descriptive, and you need to be descriptive of your product because it's so unique, it's so different. So, people very quickly understand the idea, and I think you've done a fantastic job with that. I really like it. M Cohen: Yeah. And in the 21st century, branding is very unique. It's very unique, and what do I mean by that? It's all about the dotcom that you can buy. The URL, the domain of your business. I know many companies that don't name their business the original name is because they couldn't get the URL or even the dotco of their business. So, when you are starting a business, having a website that is the name of your business is also pretty crucial because are looking for you. It helps your SEO branding, it helps people find you on the internet of course. F Geyrhalter: Right. M Cohen: So, one of the first things we did was find a website, and see if peelaways.com was available, and that was available for 10, $13. But the funny part was if you got rid of the S, if you just did peelaway.com, to buy the website was over $150,000. F Geyrhalter: And I don't think any of your customers now would confuse the URL. They would never go to Peel Away because those are Peelaways. It is already ... The product is plural because having the sheets, and the large amount of sheets that you could just Peel Away, it's already intrinsically embedded. That was a pun I guess. Embedded into it. So, I think it works really well. That was not luck. I think there's a lot of brand strategy that was behind the scenes in you creating that. I'm wondering are the products actually any different? The Crib-A-Peel, the Camp-A-Peel, and Dorm-A-Peel, or is it based on pretty much the same product, and it's more marketing angle? M Cohen: Each product is pretty much identical depending, and the only thing that really differs is the size. For the healthcare industry, we have a few extra iterations that allow it to be better for the industry, and one of those big iterations was the latex free elastic. So, each market does have a unique brand to it, but essentially the product is the same, but just different sizes from crib all the way up to king. F Geyrhalter: That makes a lot of sense, and that's what I thought it would be. So, I had to listen to the quick snippet of your Shark Tank episode, and in there you mention ... I believe you mention that you started having those sheets in ambulances in Africa. Is it true like when you try to see if it would work in the healthcare environment, how did you start getting into that? Tell me a little bit about that journey because it's fascinating to any entrepreneur listening. M Cohen: Yeah, of course. I originally went after people and markets that I understood, and that I was familiar with. So, I originally was selling to college students, and to summer camps. Summer camps really loved the product because the one we sell to them, Camp-A-Peel has seven layers, and most summer camps are seven weeks long. So, it would be one layer per week. So, they saw the benefits there. The product ... When I was on Shark Tank, the name of the business was different. I've changed the name of the business because branding is just so important. The original name of the business was AFRSHEET. A-F-R-S-H-E-E-T. And I originally came up with it. I thought it was incredibly clever. M Cohen: But then I combined the SH from fresh and sheet together, it was my first branding, my first marketing moment. I thought it was great, but once you get to the customer they were having trouble pronouncing it. They were not even understanding what the product was, and it didn't help. So, branding is a crucial part of is that I needed ... I realized that I don't want to have any trouble with anybody understanding what the product is. Let's try and make it as obvious as possible. So, I changed the name of the company to Peel Away Labs, which then we started naming our products Peelaways, and Appeal as that was something that allowed our customers to understand the business quicker and faster. M Cohen: And since we don't sell something that is sexy, it does take time to educate the consumer about the benefits of the product. And if they see the benefits of the product in the name of the product, that is something that is incredibly powerful, and it allows you to get the customer's eye, and then hopefully get them to close and buy the product. F Geyrhalter: Absolutely. Absolutely. And back to the healthcare space, how did you try that out? I mean it's a difficult space to get into, right? There's lots of regulations. How did you start to get your feet wet in that space? M Cohen: Yeah. As I mentioned in the beginning, when I was starting the business I came home from college and noticed that my elderly grandmother, who was bedridden. She felt she was embarrassed. She felt like she was a burden on the family because her sheets had to be changed- F Geyrhalter: Right. M Cohen: And it wasn't her fault. It was the medication she was on. So, once we put the product on her bed, we recognized that this is a market that is going to benefit from others like ours. The home care market, if you're taking care of somebody at home, this product is a tremendous benefit for everyone. For the caregiver as well as the person on top of the bed and sleeping on the bed. Our sheets are proven to be 32% softer than traditional healthcare bedding, each layer of our product is 100% waterproof, and one of the most beneficial is there's somebody that is bedridden, we can change sheets within one minute or less. So, there's better patient comfort, and it allows you to allocate your time more wisely. M Cohen: So, that's how we got into the healthcare market, and then once we started focusing more of our time on going to trade shows, we started feeling the feedback. Cardinal Health, McKesson wanted to sign us up as vendors. So, we knew there's validation for a product like this in the healthcare market. F Geyrhalter: And that was pretty much it. It was doing trade shows where you got direct contact with the healthcare industry like that, and they immediately gravitated towards your product? M Cohen: Yeah. Trade shows are incredibly important when it comes to an old school business. F Geyrhalter: Yeah. M Cohen: Healthcare is an old school business. Doing things the old school way, not the millennial way. I'm the millennial of the team, and going to trade shows, walking around on my feet for eight, 10 hours it sounds old, and it sounds like the old way of doing business. But that has been our most successful business up to date is doing trade shows, finding the buyers, and talking to the gatekeepers that could help us get into the industry. F Geyrhalter: That's refreshing to hear because a business like yours you would think it would just have tons of landing pages, and SEO, and all that, and I'm sure it does. But on top of that having to do that old grind with trade shows, and having the personal ... Forming this personal relationships, it's good to hear that that is still super important. Looking back, what was the one big breakthrough moment that propelled your little idea that turned into a real brand? What was that breakthrough moment? Was it Shark Tank despite it not going quite as wished, or was there something else that really like was that big moment for you? M Cohen: I mean when you're starting a business, you want more than one big moment, and to me changing the name of the company was incredibly crucial. Telling somebody, "I'm the CEO of AfreShseet." They go, "A what?" And it gets very frustrating. So, when you could translate what you could do more smoothly, "I'm the CEO and Founder of Peel Away Labs." And so you get more of an understanding of what I'm doing immediately just by the name of by business. F Geyrhalter: Mm-hmm (affirmative). M Cohen: And a big crucial part is changing the name of the business as well from AfreShseet to Peel Away Labs, and AfreSheet seemed to only limit us to bedding when really my paddings encompassed all things that could be potentially multilayered in Peel Away. So, it doesn't just limit us to sheets. F Geyrhalter: That's super interesting. That's really interesting. So, talking back about Shark Tank because I think it's fascinating because a lot of entrepreneurs that listen to this are like, "Oh my god, Shark Tank," that's like, "I want to be there. That's the holy grail." Everyone hears about once you're on Shark Tank, you're going to blow up. With you, I mean you didn't do as well on Shark Tank as you wanted to do, but it didn't seem to make you think twice. I mean you instead pushed forward with the same idea, and rightfully so. I mean the phones are ringing literally, right for you and things are going really, really well, and you kept pushing even hard. F Geyrhalter: But how were those days and weeks after you flopped? I mean everyone talks about failure is so important, and it's being celebrated in a way. But I mean was it super tough or did you immediately just say, "Look, sales are spiking, and I don't care. I'm going to keep pushing." How were those days afterwards? M Cohen: Yeah. When I went on Shark Tank, I was young and the company was even younger. F Geyrhalter: Yeah. M Cohen: We only had a few beta testing products, beta products, and we had just the test market to summer camps and college students. So, looking back of course as you can imagine when somebody looks at you and says, "Your product is a dog of a product. Shoot it, get rid of it, and do something else with your time." F Geyrhalter: Literally, right? Yeah. M Cohen: Your theme I think that is motivation. I take that as, "I need to be here and prove you wrong. I know the product has validation, I know there's a market for it. But I'm young, the company is even younger." So, there's no real hurt feelings as you can imagine. Of course, just natural frustration, which is inevitable, but to me I took it as motivation. I got in the product into Walmart without the help of the Sharks. We're vendors with Buy Buy Baby as well as Bed, Bath and Beyond without the Sharks. And actually we see the largest purchase order QBC has ever given for a new product in February. F Geyrhalter: Oh congratulations. M Cohen: Even without the blessing of Lori, to be honest I think she didn't like me the most out of all the Sharks, I believe we'll have incredibly successful campaign on QBC regardless of her backing or input on our product. So, we used it as motivation, persistence is key. I know that I was onto something whether they see it or not. It's totally cool. And now that you look back, I didn't really have a business. There was nothing really to invest in anyway. So, you recognize that Shark Tank is not for pre-revenue businesses, it's for revenue-generating businesses. It's really growth capital. M Cohen: So, the experience itself was fantastic. It made me smarter, faster, wiser. It allowed me to have thick skin, but it wasn't the Oprah Effect that everybody expected. My product and business wasn't ready for Shark Tank to air. If I went back now I guarantee they would love the business that I have built in the market that they'll be impressed. F Geyrhalter: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Right. Exactly. Too bad you won't be back. You're not doing them that favor, but listen I think that's an amazing character trait that you showed after those weeks, and that for you looking at it in that way I think that's something that most entrepreneurs need to learn. I think we read a lot about it, but it's really hard for people to actually embody that and say, "No, this was a great lesson. Let's move on. There are 50,000 more mountains that I can conquer, and this was just one of them." Really, really great insight on how to see that, and how to go through that. M Cohen:  Yeah. And think of your listeners in the perspective of your real life investing. I pitch ... It's the same stories you hear all over the place. I pitch 68 investors before I got my first commitment. So, even if you get burned on Shark Tank, you have to realize you're going to get burned in real life. And to me when I talk to investors or talk to people that I want to work with, I said, "Do you mind getting to the answer no as soon as possible please?" F Geyrhalter: Yeah. M Cohen: "So, I could move onto the next thing?" F Geyrhalter: Yeah. I think leaving the ego out the door, and just making the business transaction, and just saying, "Look, there's so many more." And it takes a lot, I think. I think it takes a lot, especially a lot of younger startup entrepreneurs at your age and younger when you started. For them that's their life, right? And it's a huge ... I mean your ego is huge during that time because you think you just nailed it. You just came up with the next big thing, and to be like that, and to actually let go, and to take these answers not too seriously because you know there's going to be a yes around the corner. It takes a lot, and I think it's great that you're sharing that with everyone. M Cohen: Yeah. I mean as you mentioned in the beginning, you could tell that I have a sense of humor. I laugh at myself, I laugh at things that are worthy of laughing at. Things are going to go wrong, people are going to dislike you, dislike your product. It's just the name of the game we're in, and it's really just this name of the game called life. F Geyrhalter: Yeah. M Cohen: So, you have to have thick skin to be an entrepreneur because there's days that are great, there's days that are terrible, there's people that are mean, there's people that are incredibly helpful. F Geyrhalter: Absolutely. M Cohen: So, having equilibrium, and understanding this is one of the first steps to really building business. F Geyrhalter: I think that's great. I would have asked you as my final question of what's one final piece of brand advice for founders as a takeaway, and I think you just gave us one. But- M Cohen: Have a sense of humor. F Geyrhalter: Yeah. M Cohen: We're in the business of ... I like to joke around. We're in the business of losing. 98% of companies, startups fail in the first two years. 99% of startups don't receive their initial funding. So, once you realize the odds are against you, it allows you to push even hard, and it allows you to execute even better. F Geyrhalter: Glorious. Exactly. Absolutely. Maxwell, listeners who got curious about Peelaways, which by now should be every single person listening, where can they go to get themselves a few sheets? M Cohen: Yeah. Our products are sold in Walmart under a brand called Camp-A-Peel in the camping section, which is one of those funny, ironic branding things that worked. It worked, and I don't believe they would have put us in the camping section if the product was called Peelaways. So, having the brand Camp-A-Peel because I sold to summer camps was incredibly beneficial. F Geyrhalter: Yeah. M Cohen: You could find our products on Bed, Bath and Beyond, BuyBuyBaby.com, Amazon.com. If you want to get in contact with me, feel free to LinkedIn me. Maxwell Cohen. Or feel free to reach out to our contact page on Peelaways.com. I'm happy to help anybody out. If there's anybody out there that's in the healthcare industry, and feels and sees the benefits of this product, and wants to make some more introductions on our behalf, that would be absolutely highly beneficial, and highly appreciated. F Geyrhalter: Never stop hustling. Thank you, Maxwell. This was tons of fun. I really appreciate it. M Cohen: Yeah. I'm so glad to be part of your fifth podcast, and I look forward to listening to the rest of the ones you build out. F Geyrhalter: Thank you, thank you. And thanks to everyone for listening, and yes I have to say it again. Please hit the subscribe button, and give the show a quick rating because as we discussed, this is a brand new podcast, and it needs all the TLC it can get. This podcast is brought to you by FINIEN, the brand consultancy creating strategic, verbal, and visual brand clarity. A consultancy which I happen to run. You can learn more about FINIEN, and download free white papers to support your own brand launch or rebranding efforts at FINIEN.com. The Hitting the Mark theme music was written and produced by Happiness Won. I will see you next time when we once again will be Hitting the Mark.

Jen Saxton came up with the idea for her business, Tot Squad, while she a student in business school seeking solutions for women trying to achieve the seemingly impossible - work-life balance. Today, her business has grown into an emerging franchise, and could be a great opportunity for women or men looking to be “pioneers” within a new franchise concept. Listen to hear how she got started, how her business has grown, where she’s taking it next, and who could be the ideal franchisees to come along on the ride with her. What We Cover  * Introducing Jen Saxton  * How her business began  * Ways the business has changed over the years  * Building strategic partnerships to enhance her brand  * Jen’s experiences as a female entrepreneur in terms of funding and support  * When and how Jen decided to turn her business into a franchise  * Who would make the ideal Tot Squad franchisee?  * Exciting new business developments for Tot Squad  * Erin’s three questions Resources We Mention  * Tot Squad  * Tot Squad Facebook  * Tot Squad YouTube  * Tot Squad Twitter  * Tot Squad Instagram  * Service Brands International  * Dwyer Group  * Molly Maid  * Mr. Handyman  * Whole Foods  * Buy Buy Baby  * Bugaboo  * Bob Strollers  * McDonald's  * International Franchise Association (IFA)  * NextGen Get Inspired by Jen  * “If you can find a dirty job that nobody else wants to do and do it for them, there is money to be made there.”  * “There was a great Fortune article a couple weeks ago that said women do more with less. We actually generate more revenue per dollar raised than men do on average. So any investors out there listening, invest in women!”  * “I really believe in having a diverse workforce and being able to support people in pursuing their passions and their dreams at all stages of their life. And I think that that builds a better company culture that helps you deliver better customer service.  * Ultimately, happy employees or happy customers come from happy employees. If you have angry, disgruntled employees, you're not going to deliver.”  * “It's all about the people. Surround yourself with people who complement you. Surrounding yourself with a great team is the secret to success.” What Do You Think? We’d love to hear from you! Share your thoughts on Facebook or Twitter, or leave a review on iTunes. Your honest reviews help others discover the series and start their franchise journeys. Let’s Stay Connected  * Franchise Rising Website  * Franchise Rising Facebook  * Franchise Rising Instagram  * Franchise Rising Twitter  * Franchise Rising YouTube   Subscribe to the show to hear more episodes like this!

I’ll be the first to admit that when my good friend announced her pregnancy, I was bummed. There goes our friendship, I thought. No martinis with the mama-to-be for nine months. I bet our post-baby girls’ brunch plans will fizzle because Baby’s sick or doesn’t have a sitter. Her social-media pages will suddenly look like a Buy Buy Baby catalog. Whether the thought of kids brings the word “icky” to mind or you’re one fulfilled mama, we can all agree it takes a dang village to raise a human being. So, today, have a little patience with your pregnant friends as they navigate the most important change in their lives. And it never hurts to offer to be a surrogate martini drinker in the meantime! The post Lynn Perkins: Find a Trusted Babysitter in Your Community appeared first on On The Dot Woman.

Aaron Krause is an accomplished entrepreneur/inventor with 20+ years of experience in patenting and manufacturing industry.  With patented products in major big-box retailers by such industry giants as 3M Company, Mr. Krause prides himself on hard work, dedication, and imagination. Aaron received national attention when he appeared on the ABC show Shark Tank with his invention Scrub Daddy. After successfully pitching the sharks Aaron received a capital infusion from inventor and celebrity mogul Lori Greiner. Since then, Aaron and Lori have sold millions of “the smiling sponges” to well-known retailers including QVC, Bed Bath & Beyond, Wal-Mart, ShopRite, and Buy Buy Baby. Scrub Daddy has exceeded $15 million in retail sales and continues to gain recognition as a household brand. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit here: Aaron Krause Interview. ***  

Angie finds marital bliss under The Golden Arches and scores an Egg McMuffin to boot! Julie counsels an expecting couple having a Buy-Buy-Baby-induced panic attack.  See First Timers live! Tickets to the 5/20, 7 pm show (we are on at 6) here: www.purplepass.com/gundomagic  

On this latest episode we sit down with Mr. Steve Dunn, CEO and Founder of Munchkin Inc, the baby product company carried at Target, Babies Rus, Buy Buy Baby, Amazon and more. Mr. Dunn shares with us the passion that drives him and his company. Aside from being one of the top Baby Product company in the market today, Munchkin has strong corporate social responsibility programs to support the welfare of our planet and creating a more sustainable future for our kids. Learn more about the work Mr Dunn and his company are doing aside from creating amazing baby products that make our life easier as parents.

News 30 new concert dates announced for Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage concert tour. Propworx Star Trek Auction VI, May 30th 2015 12pm PST. Ten Forward: Chris on Twitter: Is there any improvement u can think of that would have made the TOS Enterprise better? One exception: no holodecks! Star Trek in pop culture: Will & Grace, S8, E18. Buy Buy Baby. 2006. George Takei has a cameo. (Clip: 00:41) Episode insight: TOS S1: Charlie X Character insight - Mr. Homn Subspace communications Ken P.