Podcasts about forty winks

In tonight's episode, Lance narrates Gretchen's Forty Winks by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which was published in 1926.Thank you for being part of the Dozing Off community.Sleep well :)

Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs,  who want to create an abundant future for themselves and humanity. Heard by millions in 190 countries.  Do you want to put more money in the bank, create a powerful impact, and enjoy a purposeful life? This is the podcast for you! Join host, JV Crum III, as he goes inside the minds of Millionaire Entrepreneurs and World-Class Business Experts. Today's featured episode... Cameron van den Dungen: How to Tap Into Your Next Level Cameron van den Dungen is the CEO of Sleeptite and a Non-Executive Director of Forty Winks. Over 14yrs, he has traveled the world searching for innovation and technology in the space of sleep science and research, to better understand how the bedroom would evolve as part of the connected home. Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free!  Subscribe in iTunes Download Your Free Money-Making Gift Now... "Born to Make Millions" Hypnotic Audio - Click Here Now! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps others find our podcast. Thanks so much! Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts." Conscious Millionaire Network has over 3,000 episodes and millions of listeners in 190 countries. Join us as a regular listener to get money-making secrets on how you can grow your business and profits faster!

Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs,  who want to create an abundant future for themselves and humanity. Heard by millions in 190 countries.  Do you want to put more money in the bank, create a powerful impact, and enjoy a purposeful life? This is the podcast for you! Join host, JV Crum III, as he goes inside the minds of Millionaire Entrepreneurs and World-Class Business Experts. Today's featured episode... Cameron van den Dungen: How to Tap Into Your Next Level Cameron van den Dungen is the CEO of Sleeptite and a Non-Executive Director of Forty Winks. Over 14yrs, he has traveled the world searching for innovation and technology in the space of sleep science and research, to better understand how the bedroom would evolve as part of the connected home. Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free!  Subscribe in iTunes Download Your Free Money-Making Gift Now... "Born to Make Millions" Hypnotic Audio - Click Here Now! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps others find our podcast. Thanks so much! Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts." Conscious Millionaire Network has over 3,000 episodes and millions of listeners in 190 countries. Join us as a regular listener to get money-making secrets on how you can grow your business and profits faster!

Sleep might be the one thing that can make or break your day before it is even started.  Get a good night's sleep, and it sets you up for a good day ahead.  Have a poor night of sleep, and chances are you'll be cranky, unfocused, and unproductive.  That's why the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare system has a group of folks dedicated to making sure Veterans can get a great night of sleep through diagnosing sleep disorders and then prescribing a course of action, whether it is medication or something like a CPAP machine.   On this episode of The 9 Line, we speak with Dr. Susan Bannick-Mohrland about some of the issues that keep Veterans from having a good night's sleep, how we diagnose those issues, and talk about the nationwide shortage of CPAP machines and how we're filling the gap in the meantime.

Sleep is sometimes the first thing that gets sacrificed. But how does it impact you and what are some solutions that are working for you. Leah and Kamna discuss their current sleep situation as well as how it used to be. While discussing how it can be better in the future, they set their call to actions for next week. What is your Call To Action?

Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs,  who want to create an abundant future for themselves and humanity. Heard by millions in 190 countries.  Do you want to put more money in the bank, create a powerful impact, and enjoy a purposeful life? This is the podcast for you! Join host, JV Crum III, as he goes inside the minds of Millionaire Entrepreneurs and World-Class Business Experts. Today's featured episode... Cameron van den Dungen: How to Tap Into Your Next Level Cameron van den Dungen is the CEO of Sleeptite and a Non-Executive Director of Forty Winks. Over 14yrs, he has traveled the world searching for innovation and technology in the space of sleep science and research, to better understand how the bedroom would evolve as part of the connected home. Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free!  Subscribe in iTunes Download Your Free Money-Making Gift Now... "Born to Make Millions" Hypnotic Audio - Click Here Now! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps others find our podcast. Thanks so much! Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts." Conscious Millionaire Network has over 3,000 episodes and millions of listeners in 190 countries. Join us as a regular listener to get money-making secrets on how you can grow your business and profits faster!

Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs,  who want to create an abundant future for themselves and humanity. Heard by millions in 190 countries.  Do you want to put more money in the bank, create a powerful impact, and enjoy a purposeful life? This is the podcast for you! Join host, JV Crum III, as he goes inside the minds of Millionaire Entrepreneurs and World-Class Business Experts. Today's featured episode... Cameron van den Dungen: How to Tap Into Your Next Level Cameron van den Dungen is the CEO of Sleeptite and a Non-Executive Director of Forty Winks. Over 14yrs, he has traveled the world searching for innovation and technology in the space of sleep science and research, to better understand how the bedroom would evolve as part of the connected home. Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free!  Subscribe in iTunes Download Your Free Money-Making Gift Now... "Born to Make Millions" Hypnotic Audio - Click Here Now! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps others find our podcast. Thanks so much! Inc Magazine "Top 13 Business Podcasts." Conscious Millionaire Network has over 3,000 episodes and millions of listeners in 190 countries. Join us as a regular listener to get money-making secrets on how you can grow your business and profits faster!

Millions of people have trouble getting enough sleep and are looking for solutions. Dove award winning pianist and All Heart podcast host Paul Cardall, who's experienced insomnia as a result of past medical challenges, explains the process of sleep and how music is helping people achieve the REM stage. That final and most important stage of fulfilling a deep sleep happens less and less as we age. Paul talks about his SLEEP project featuring 3 songs he composed during the pandemic to help him enjoy better sleep. He's making this personal tool available to fans so they can wake up refreshed and in a good mood.  This is the 42nd episode of All Heart with Paul Cardall.LISTEN TO SLEEP Why should you listen to this music before going to bed? Music can aid sleep by helping you feel relaxed and at ease. With streaming apps and portable speakers, it's easier than ever to take advantage of the power of music wherever you go. Given music's accessibility and potential sleep benefits, it might be a good time to try adding it to your nightly routine. We've known for years that music has the ability to enhance our moods and help us relax. This is because music affects different areas of the brain, and stimulates feel-good chemicals. SLEEP is created with certain frequencies that are known to trigger the sleep process in the brain, while relaxing the body. All Heart by Paul Cardall is sponsored by The Broken MiracleWatch on Youtube ABOUT PAUL CARDALLSteinway & Sons has endorsed him as one of the world's finest pianists. Dove Award-winning musician, composer, and producer,  His music is frequently categorized as Classical, Christian and New Age. With 11 No. 1 Billboard albums, 30 million monthly listeners and 3 million subscribed fans on social media. Paul s music has been streamed on platforms worldwide 3 billion times, which makes him one of the most listened to artists of our time.Paul was born with essentially half a heart and before his first day was finished, surgeons had cut into his infant body to save his life. He would spend virtually all of his life in and out of hospitals and recovering from surgeries. He received a heart transplant in 2009. Living with congenital heart disease has helped Paul understand the trauma imposed, particularly on a young person and their families. Paul has made it his life's mission to create and share piano music that is healing both physically and emotionally.Two of the many projects Paul's involved with include partnering with the The Ryan Seacrest Foundation to donate keyboards to children's hospitals nationwide. Paul and his wife, Kristina, who is from Cleveland, Ohio and a former Wall-street Analyst, established scholarships for students affected by medical bills associated with congenital heart disease because he believes in getting an education regardless of terminal diagnosis. Paul served as an executive board member of the Saving tiny Hearts Society, which seeds grass roots money for federal grant research in the field of congenital heart disease. In 2011, Utah State Board of Regents awarded Paul Cardall with an honorary doctorate.Paul has collaborated with Grammy winning artists CeCe Winans and Rachel Yamagata. He released a soundtrack album with a handful of artists for the The Broken Miracle, the No. 1 best-selling Amazon novel by J.D. Netto inspired by Paul's life living with only half a heart. Collaborations include songs and performances with David Archuleta, Tyler Glenn (Neon Trees), Ty Herndon, Thompson Square, Matt Hammitt and many others. In 1999, Paul founded Stone Angel Music, a record label, whose catalogue consists of Billboard charting albums by cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, guitarist Ryan Tilby, pianist Jason Lyle Black and David Tolk, Ryan Stewart, and various artist projects with a handful of former American Idol contests like Ashley Hess, Jordon Moyes, and Kenzie Hall. In 2018, Anthem Entertainment Group, one of today's most powerful publishers, acquired Paul's catalogue along with the albums he produced for Stone Angel Music, in one of the biggest instrumental acquisitions of the music industry's history. Anthem also owns music made popular by Tim McGraw, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, the Canadian trio Rush, and countless others.American Songwriter Magazine invited Cardall is also the host of a successful podcast, All Heart with Paul Cardall, and a YouTube series All Heart Adventures, featuring Cardall in various "bucket list" scenarios--living his life to the fullest, with gratitude and appreciation.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulCardallMusicTwitter: https://twitter.com/paulcardallInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulcardall/

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Name: Cameron van den DungenCurrent title: CEOCurrent organisation: Sleeptite Pty LtdCameron van den Dungen is the CEO of Sleeptite and a Non-Executive Director of Forty Winks. For more than a decade, Cameron has travelled the world searching for innovation and technology in the space of sleep science and research. The basis for the search was to determine ‘what was next' for the sleep industry, and how the bedroom would evolve as part of the connected home. Cameron uncovered gaps in the quality of the data collected by existing sensors, as well as a lack of research and understanding around how to measure ‘a good night's sleep'. This led Cameron to create Sleeptite, an aged care focused health tech company designed to innovate in the space of health and sleep.Resources mentioned in this episode:Free Download of The Leadership Survival Guide (10 World-Class Leaders Reveal Their Secrets)The Leadership Conversations PodcastThe Jonno White Leadership PodcastThe Leadership Question of the Day PodcastClarity Website7 Questions on Leadership SeriesWe'd Love To Interview YOU In Our 7 Questions On Leadership Series!Subscribe To Clarity's Mailing ListJonno White's eBook Step Up or Step OutJonno White's Book Step Up or Step Out (Amazon)

Like last week's Eighty Percent Rule, the mitzvah of (and latest research on) a good night's sleep is something worth hearing about even if you think you already know it.

Books are great. Of course they are. But the business side of running a bookshop has been a wild ride, and like all businesses, we have been impacted by a pandemic in ways we couldn't have imagined. In 2019 I was a Guest on a podcast called "Keeping Shop: A Brick and Mortar Podcast" hosted by Rachel Wentworth. We had such a fun conversation, and I decided it was time to rekindle this connection. During what Rachel calls "the before time", we talked about customer connections and serving your people well. Now that we are in a pandemic, our conversation is still about our customers, but also about how to adjust your business model to serve your people well when the world is wonkypants. Rachel and her business partner, Meredith, have adopted new ideas, re-prioritized and took some risks that are still centred on the same "why the heck not?" POV. I hope this convo inspires you and encourages you to SUPPORT LOCAL because these small businesses are the core of a thriving community - support them to keep them. Today's episode has been brought to you by FORTY WINKS. If you are in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area, shop for intimate wear at Forty Winks. "if you have boobs you want to put in something safe and cozy, visit Forty Winks!" (not endorsed by Forty Winks, just shared because I want to support them)   Books Discussed: Disappearing Earth Circe Daisy Jones and the Six   Podcasts Discussed: Retail For the Rest of Us Being Boss Here Lies Me     Our bookstore offers audiobooks which you can listen to on your iPhone, Android device, or PC. These audiobooks are available through our partner, Libro.fm, and all sales support our store. Choose to support indie bookstores with your audiobooks - it MATTERS.   Let's get social - follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co If you are in the Edmonton area, come and see our beautiful new store! For updates on all the bookish events at the bookstore, and an online database of our marvelous books visit Daisy Chain Book Co.  Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen.

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The perfect spot for a snooze on a windy beach is the leeside of a shingle berm. Sheltered from the onshore breeze, you can't see over to the sea, but you can hear it, with all its wholesome sound. You can feel it too. The vast gravitational swell, the ever alternating push and tow. It's why the sea changes the rules of everything. Even time. Just below the crest of the berm, the roar of the breakers is quelled. Cushioned into comforting rumbles, topped with white swishes. Basking in this safe and soporific place, there's no need for words. No need to think, plan, or worry. For this little bit of timeless time, it's just you, the berm, and the sea.   Families crunch by over the shingle, their voices lost in wind. Time passes. A loose shell tinkles. Towards the end, water from the advancing breakers can be heard trickling through the berm. A propeller plane gently flies over. It's heading west, towards Eastbourne.    This is a sleep safe episode. There are no loud or unexpected noises. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Shingle beaches form steep ridges called berms. They show the lines of the high tide and the storm tides.   Explore more soothing episodes from beside the sea.

In this episode we nibble on a Fitzgerald comedy so light it could be meringue. Granted, the storyline of a harried husband who slips his wife a Mickey Finn of a sleeping potion so he can finish an important advertising campaign is probably today more of a wake-up call than the high-concept rib-tickler audiences in 1924 read it as. We explore how "Gretchen's Forty Winks" fit into the March 15 issue of the Saturday Evening Post where it appeared alongside forgotten fiction with titles like "Bumbums in Boxes." Such fluffy disposable short stories, we suggest, are akin to the innocuous sitcoms of our youth. We also reveal how the story parodies the 1920s' work/life balance movement, with antagonist George Tompkins embodying some of the sillier self-fulfillment initiatives of the times while protagonist Roger Halsey preaches a Calvin Coolidge-like gospel of productivity. We also delve into how Gretchen's flirtation with George reflects Fitzgerald's own anxieties about his wife's friendships with other men. Finally we trace the curious afterlife the story enjoyed in storytelling clubs and amateur theatricals. While no one will mistake the Halsey family's adventures in rapid-eye movement for great art, Fitzgerald did choose it to close his third story collection, All the Sad Young Men, and it received surprisingly high marks from reviewers. At the end of the day "Gretchen's Forty Winks," we insist, is far from a snooze---instead, it's a real sleeper!

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Epic Aldi opening story, a quick word about a mattress at Forty Winks, a Bill Gates/COVID riff.♫ 043 - Aldi, Forty Winks, =RAND()

How do you go from a blank canvas in a 35-year old organisation with traditional views about learning, on a low budget as a solo learning practitioner to being recognised in the Learning Elite worldwide top 50 in less than 18 months?  Debbie Key discusses how she has created engaging learning that absolutely fits the needs at Forty Winks.  She brings the story to life through the example of the Forty Winks Bed Match technology and the role of the Learning League superheroes. Host:  Michelle Ockers Guest: Debbie Key  Resources:  Forty Winks https://www.fortywinks.com.au/ Learning Elite Program Awards 2020  https://learningelite.clomedia.com/ Talent Learning Management System https://www.talentlms.com/ Learning League Screen Shot https://bit.ly/2LwGHMS Another great example of marketing for learning– Learning Uncut Episode 23: Creating a Rock Star Brand – Alexandra Lederer https://bit.ly/3dUOjoB  More Episodes & Info: More episodes: https://learninguncut.libsyn.com About the Learning Uncut podcast: https://michelleockers.com/learninguncut/

Just a little check-in now that life is totally, 100%, unbelievably different. Most of our spaces are closed and we're all treading water, waiting for this nightmare to end. This show is a glimpse into where we at Forty Winks stand with the PPP, what's making us money, and where my head's at as I navigate this. Enjoy....?

Today I’m excited to release my chat with Lisa Mullan, owner and co-founder of Uwila Warrior in Boston, MA. Lisa’s company is leading the charge against uncomfortable underwear; we’ve carried her line at Forty Winks since close to the beginning and our customers come back for it over and over again.  In fact, we have one customer who just wrote and ordered: “every medium you have in that incredible thong.” She was referring to this thong which is in fact, “incredible” if you’re in the market (restocking soon, btw). Lisa and I talked before coronavirus hit, but there is so much in our chat that’s applicable to what we’re facing right now. I am struck by Lisa’s dedication to creating (and re-creating) the best possible product for her clients and by her decision to focus on steady growth even if it takes a while. She mentions the “long game” a couple of times throughout our chat and even then before I knew we’d have to shutter our store, this struck me as incredibly smart. It’s pretty much the mantra of every brick and mortar business owner; our shops and spaces are rarely an overnight success, right? These are long-term investments for us. Smart brick and mortar bosses don’t open thinking that we’re going to roll in dough immediately, we open because we want to create a space and a community that lasts for a long time. Now more than ever, it’s important to keep our focus on the long game.  What are we doing now to ensure that our businesses will be nimble enough to withstand this game-changer? How are we connecting with our customers, both established and new that will bring them back when our doors open again? As we navigate this pandemic as small business owners, as our brains are overloaded with loan applications, unemployment claims, past-due bills, and landlord drama, let’s encourage each other to focus on what matters most, creating beautiful connective customer experiences that will last way past this tightest of situations. I’d love to hear how you’re playing the long game. Write to me. And enjoy the show.

Today I have the pleasure of releasing my chat with Ashley Borchard owner of Cobbygoose in Alpena, Michigan. Cobbygoose is a paint your own pottery, canvas and/or wood studio that also specializes in classes, workshops, and events. Brick and mortar business ownership is Ashley’s dream and this is evident in the community she’s created around her space. Ashley’s road to business ownership is a rough one and she shares her story generously with us. She also shares the downside of buying an established business and offers tips for getting through this process in a graceful, productive way. We talk about the continuous roller coaster of learning on the job and why she looks back at her first months in business with a little bit of embarrassment. She talks about mistake-making and why we need to absorb those mistakes as learning tools. Right now, I’m writing this from my couch, mid-day, on a day that I should be at Forty Winks. Instead, I’m practicing social distancing in an effort to combat a global pandemic. WTF, right? I know most of you are doing this exact same thing and probably feeling all kinds of feelings about it. I know I am (more on this later). Anyway, Ashley and I talk about laying the groundwork for growth even when you’re not sure when and how the growth will happen. Even when you’re not sure your business is going to look the same ever again. Even when you’re terrified, sad and angry. We’ve got to lay that groundwork and move our energy towards preparing for bigger success when the storm has passed. Me personally, I’m giving myself a couple of days to get used to this and then I’m going to tackle some ideas that are going to up-level Winks when we open our doors again. I’m feeling inspired by this conversation for reasons I could never have imagined when I recorded it a few weeks ago. I hope you enjoy it and I hope you’re all okay. xoxo

Hi Trev, This week, Ben has a tight sphincter. Naomi gets acquainted with a friendly bug man. We give some pedestrian resentments, a lady asks Ben to giver her his pants, and Naomi goes deep on Married at First Sight. All the best, The Resentment List.   Email: theresentmentlist@gmail.com Insta/FB: @theresentmentlist Twitter: @resentmentlist

Today I have the pleasure of releasing my conversation with Xenia Viray of Myths of Creation in Brooklyn, NY. Xenia’s path to the brick and mortar life is a winding one, marked with serendipitous twists and connections that turned into something more. Xenia and I also talk about using our businesses as an excuse to continue being workaholics, the role of a spiritual practice in weathering burnout and what exactly is human design. We dive deep into money stories and why attracting the abundance we want starts with acknowledging our self-worth (I’m working on it!!!). We talk about how society often undervalues the things that are intuitive to us, the traits that many small business owners naturally possess. Things like connecting, building community and selling genuinely are skills often dismissed as “soft.” In reality, these skills are hugely powerful. They exist through intuition and within spaces that defy traditional success markers. Let’s not forget that the skills that come naturally to us, that we didn’t necessarily have to “work for” are important and often the path to successful business ownership. I got off this call with Xenia feeling a lot of feelings. She is wise and approachable and she challenged me to think deeper about certain things surrounding life and business. I think you’ll feel the same way after listening. Enjoy the show. More from Xenia: www.mythsofcreation.com Instagram: @shopmyths I’ll be back on April 9th with a conversation with my business partner Meredith. It’ll be our nine year anniversary at Forty Winks and we’ll be reflecting it all. I hope you’ll listen. And I hope that if you’re liking Keeping Shop, you’ll consider sharing it with a friend. I’m grateful for your support always.

If you have listened to my solo episode, you'll know that one of the intentions I have this year for the podcast is to interview more creatives outside of Cleveland. So that is what this week's episode is. I am joined by Rachel Wentworth, Co-Founder of the lingerie shop, Forty Winks, and host of Keeping Shop Podcast. I discovered Rachel through her podcast a few months ago. On Keeping Shop, she interviews a wide array of brick and mortar shop owners. It's a really inspiring podcast to listen so I urge you to check it out when you're done listening to this episode. In our conversation we talk about: -Rachel's inspiration to let go and how she got through a period of burnout. -How being an older sibling prepared her to be a good leader in her business. -What it is like having a business partner. -The importance of having a business plan. -What she went through to open a brick and mortar and advice she has for others looking to do the same. -How body positivity plays a role in curating the items for the store. -Why she started a podcast. And so much more! -In the beginning of the episode we mention a book by Marlee Grace titled, "How to Not Always Be Working." You can find the book here. Listen to Marlee's episode of the Let It Out Podcast. Some of my favorite episodes of the Keeping Shop Podcast: -Episode 56: Lacey Prpic Hedtke of The Future (The Future is a shop, artist's residency and magical library) -Episode 52: Sarah Gottesdiener of Modern Women and visualmagic (Sarah is a tarot reader and author of the Many Moons Workbooks) -Episode 49: Sarah Van Dyke of Revel Craft Bar (Revel Craft Bar is literally what it sounds like-a bar where you can hang out and do crafts. Amazing right!?) Here's how you can connect with Rachel: -Visit Forty Winks when you're visiting Cambridge Massachusetts (Or if you live in Boston and haven't gone yet, get there now!) -Listen to Keeping Shop -Follow Forty Winks on Instagram -Follow Keeping Shop on Instagram -Keeping Shop Website -Forty Winks Website Connect with me: -Instagram -Website -Check out my podcast coaching and podcast producing services here. -E-mail me at museroompodcast@gmail.com If this podcast brings you value, please consider leaving a review. Thank you for your support!

Today I’m speaking with Kristina Burkey of Calliope Paperie in both Natick and Somerville, Ma. One of my listeners clued me into Calliope and I sort of freaked when I saw her bright and pink and lovely shop on Instagram. Kristina sells beautiful cards, stationery and all kinds of accessories for fun and meaningful correspondence. She sells cards with all sorts of sentiments attached; from the simple Happy Birthday to a more complicated Infertility Sucks, Kristina is constantly finding ways to connect us to each other through cards. Kristina shares her road to business ownership and offers tips for every step of the process. From selling her wares at public markets to rocking a successful pop-up shop to finally telling her boss she was leaving her 9-5, she gives best practices for navigating the sometimes terrifying process of starting up. We chat about the intoxicating process of finding and signing on the space of your dreams and I get all nostalgic about finally finding a home for Forty Winks. Kristina has a super engaging presence on social and she shares the keys behind her success (always respond) on the ‘gram. We commiserate about exhaustion as brick and mortar businesses owners and why “peopling” all day can really bring out the introversion in a person. We talk about selling lots of small ticket items and actually making money, and Kristina offers some really sage advice for learning what your audience wants. This is a great show and I can’t wait to hear what you think. Thanks for listening. Follow Kristina on Instagram at @calliopepaperie

How did you sleep last night? Rick had a rough one and Kate, as usual, slept well. In this episode, Kate and Rick cover how sleep (or lack thereof) affects your weight, health and well-being. Do you delay sleep? Does your partner’s sleeping affect yours? Have you considered how sleep deprivation affects your doctor’s capabilities? Well, Kate and Rick have and it’s not pretty. Do you know what the record for the longest period without sleep is? Kate and Rick also hear that better sleep makes you more likely to be wealthier and happy, but they are not buying it.

Today I have the pleasure of releasing my chat with Emily Thompson co-host of the Being Boss podcast and the owner of Almanac Supply Co. Almanac is a beautifully curated online space that aims to help people live more intentionally with the seasons through hand-poured candles, crystals and seasonally appropriate goodness. Not only does she sell online, but Emily and her business partner Holly, pop-up on select weekends at various spaces around Chattanooga. I've been wanting to have this type of business owner on the show for while; someone that makes and sells in various spaces so Emily was a natural choice, if a little bit of a long shot given how busy this woman is (wow). A couple of standouts from this chat...Emily and I talk about finding a business bestie AND finding a business partner. What struck me most is just how similar these two endeavors really are. Emily offers two criteria for finding a business bestie and upon reflecting on our chat, I have to say that her guidelines apply to finding a business partner too. In fact, it's perhaps the most succinct advice for finding a partner (or a bestie) that I've heard on the show, so yeah, it stuck with me. The other resonating point was our chat about side gigs and how they contribute to the overall health of our main hustle. Emily pulls out the big guns by encouraging us to see passion projects as a way of ensuring that we stay creatively fulfilled and better able to show up as the boss of our business. Emily loves Being Boss, just like I love Forty Winks, but we agree that being responsible for other endeavors allows us to bring renewed creativity and energy to our companies. There is so much good in this chat. Emily shares her thoughts on social media, email marketing and why she'll (probably) never offer a discount. She shares what grounds her throughout the process of running multiple businesses and why being an entrepreneur can be a spiritual practice. I hope you all get as much out of this conversation as I did. Enjoy the show. Areas of focus: -Why her success at Being Boss is so dependent on her pursuing other ventures. -Finding a business bestie. Or a business partner. -Tips for effective and money-making pop-up shops. -Establishing boundaries in business partnerships. -Keeping your ear to the ground about retail space (and not jumping at the first thing that comes your way). -How to manage more than one business. -The best ways to offer discounts. -Spirituality and its role in our businesses. -Why it takes a really special person to start a brick and mortar. -Why being super familiar with your numbers doesn't have to be daunting (but is so necessary). Find more from Emily at www.almanacsupplyco.com and on the Being Boss podcast via your favorite podcast player. And I've got big news, folks. I booked an Airbnb for the first Keeping Shop retreat. It's a dreamy space in upstate New York and I'll be heading there the weekend of November 9th. I'm so excited to share details with you all as I work them through. For those of interested in jumping on board early on (space is limited), please shoot me an email (keepingshop@gmail.com). As always thank you for listening and thanks for building this community with me.

Today I'm speaking with Kristen Lambert owner of the amazing knitting company, The Third Piece. Formally exclusively sold via their website, pop-up shops and wholesale options, The Third Piece opened it's first brick and mortar at the beginning of November. Kristen's business isn't a baby though. As you'll hear in today's episode, The Third Piece wound a long and sometimes frustrating road to where it is today and Kristen offers a refreshing and honest take on the process of seeing a business through many iterations. Kristen takes us through changing from the pop-up/wholesale model to the brick and mortar model and why this gave her a chance to get clear on her plans and desires for the business she really wanted to build. We talk about the power of this pop-up hustle as an early part of any business and why nothing can replace the instant feedback that you get from face-to-face interactions with customers. We go into the details of creating an experience for your clients, alternatives for finding funding when the banks won't give you any and why we business owners need to learn to ask for (and accept!) help.  We also address mentorship and why sometimes you really just need a coach. This hit home for me as it's something  I've been wanting to explore for Forty Winks as of late. Meredith and I are in the midst of so many changes in our business and personal lives and I've really been struggling with where to go with our business. Side note: if anyone knows of a great coach, please send them our way. I would greatly appreciate. This is a really bomb show; it's full of wisdom and tangible take-aways for wholesaling, ethical production, pop-ups, getting clear on why, financial alternatives, asking for help etc. etc. Let me know what you think! We talk about: -Making the wholesale process work as an exclusively handmade business.  -Finding and sourcing a community to get the pieces made in a timely fashion especially when you have huge orders coming in.  -Maintaining and creating opportunities for local people as a key and fundamental part of your business.  -Learning how to be more prepared for production hurdles while still finding ways to  scale the business back to make it run lean. -Determining price points based on keeping product locally handmade and the transparency behind the labor process and the materials used.  -Testing your idea through pop-up shops and the confidence that comes from this type of structure.  -The fear that your business will stop growing if you don't say yes to everything! -The liberating feeling that is relinquishing some of your responsibilities and seeing that your business can flourish and exist on it's own.  -Why getting everyone else's opinion on your business puts you and your needs on the back burner. Hiring a leadership coach and how that can help get you clarity on what you want to do.   -How knitting or creating in general can take you out from behind your phone and computer (and all the stress that comes from that!). -Deciding to open a physical space and why you need to think about what you're going to offer to get the customer through the door.  -Reaching out for help especially as a female business owner. Find more about The Third Piece: 631 Tremont Street Boston MA https://thirdpiece.com/ Facebook: @thethirdpiece Instagram: @thirdpiece_ This is my last show (tear!) until mid-February or so. I'm so grateful to you all for the community we're building. If you miss Keeping Shop over this short hiatus I encourage you to go back and listen to my back catalog. Every one of my guests has something unique and meaningful to offer. Check 'em out!  Thank you again for listening and for being part of this whole brick and mortar movement. I'll speak to you in February (and a couple times via email before that! ).

Today's guest, Rachel Wentworth, is an amazing, down to earth, business woman with the type of savvy that others envy. Rachel is a Maine native turned Boston resident. She's the co-owner of Forty Winks, an award winning brick and mortar lingerie and bra shop in Harvard Square.About a year ago she started a podcast called Keeping Shop which aims to provide value and community to other brick and mortar business owners across the country. Her podcast is one of my favorites, and is an incredibly helpful resource for all things brick and mortar AND business - i highly recommend it.Rachel and I discuss:Business planning and brainstorming. Time management (working on it in my own businesses right now) Customer relationships and building a strong community around both Keeping Shop and Forty WinksThe importance of brick and mortar businesses to achieving healthy communities.

Today I'm speaking with Valerie Sarron, photographer and the owner of VS Photography, a recently opened brick and mortar studio space. Valerie and Forty Winks collaborated and after working with her, I knew wanted to reach out to her for the podcast. Not only is Val well spoken (always a plus when choosing podcast guests) but I knew that listeners would find value in her measured and consistent approach to moving her business forward. Valerie and I talk about using different social platforms in ways that make sense for your business, why investing in continuing education can be more important that your equipment, her best tips for successful collaborations and why you should never let fear hold you back from trying something. She gives insight into her goals for 2017 and shares some really solid advice on avoiding the comparison traps we can all fall into. Valerie is building her business as a self-taught photographer. Teaching yourself anything takes major dedication and building an actual business from what you are learning requires determination and grit; because, in reality you're the only one that's holding yourself accountable. I admire Valerie's constant movement towards personal development and her willingness to put herself into sometimes uncomfortable situations when she knows they'll take her business to the next level. This is a valuable episode for any brick and mortar business owner, but especially for those among us that are just starting out and might be looking for some tangible steps to take as they start their journey. VS Photography is located at 316 East 2nd St. Studio 107, Boston, MA http://www.vsphotograph.com/ Facebook: @VSPhotograph Instagram: @vsphotography_insta Thanks again for listening! If you have questions for me please do reach out via keepingshop@gmail.com. Don't forget to share, subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Today I'm speaking with Katherine Henry of Katherine Henry Boudoir. Katherine and I have worked together on a couple of collaborations between Forty Winks and her studio, because lingerie and boudoir equals a total no-brainer. I was thrilled when Katherine reached out and suggested herself for a Keeping Shop interview because collaborating with people like Katherine also equals a total no-brainer. One of the things that impresses me most about Katherine is her dedication to her branding and the aesthetics of Katherine Henry Boudoir. If you head over to her site (all info below) you'll see exactly what I mean. Her content direction is clear and it obviously draws a certain type of client to her. Katherine knows what it takes to attract her "dream clients' and her business is stronger and more fulfilling because of this. In addition to her branding strength, Katherine and I talk about how she got started in the boudoir business, how she found her brick and mortar space, and how she juggles being a mom with being a successful business woman. We also talk body image and how the process of a boudoir session becomes an empowering experience for most women. Check out her details below and enjoy this episode! Katherine Henry Boudoir is located at 603 Main Street, Suite 3 Reading, MA http://www.katherinehenryboudoir.com/ Instagram: @kahenry Facebook: @katherinehenryboudoir

Happy New Year! Today is all about a brick and mortar that I hold very near and dear to my heart. My own! That's right, today I'm chatting with my business partner Meredith Amenkhienan to give you the back story on our lingerie shop, Forty Winks. Mer and I talk about our business all the time and we're excited to share one of these chats with you all. In this episode you'll learn our how and why for starting a lingerie store, you'll hear all about our buying practices, and you'll probably learn a little something about the bra fitting process (we kind of nerd out). Additionally we get real about our 2016 numbers and what we're learning from a lean year. I hope you enjoy the show. If you like what you're hearing please considering subscribing, rating and reviewing the show. Also, if you have suggestions for interviewees, please send them my way via the contact form on my site, www.lovekeepingshop.com. Thanks everyone and HAPPY 2017!

Google Adwords for ecommerce can be extremely profitable...or extremely wasteful, it just depends on what you're doing. Check out this episode with Mike Rhodes, one of the world's best Adwords experts, and improve your adwords campaigns or save a sinking ship. Mike Rhodes is the founder of WebSavvy the largest independent AdWords-only agency in Australia. They use data, not guesswork, to grow company profits, and if you qualify for an Adwords Account Audit, Websavvy guarantee a profit increase. Their sister company PPCsavvy offers AdWords training, courses & a lively interactive forum for you to learn more if you want to manage accounts for yourself or for clients. Mike is often asked by Google to talk on their behalf at events & has even consulted to them on improving AdWords! He also co-authored The Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords with Perry Marshall, now in it’s 4th edition having sold over 80,000 copies! Happy clients include the likes of Forty Winks, Mercedes, Clark Rubber & hundreds more. In this episode he'll dive into the specific ways in which you can get more ROI from Google Adwords for ecommerce and how to eliminate the wasted spend.   Topics Discussed: Creating better customer experiences with Google Adwords for ecommerce Using Adwords to improve your SEO How to use TrueView video ads for bigger returns The 10 questions to ask to help you determine the right adwords partner   Links / Resources: WebSavvy's Site PPCsavvy - WebSavvy's Training Site    Subscribe & Review To get more awesome Ecommerce Influence content sent directly to your device and into your ears as they become available, you can easily subscribe by clicking here. Also, ratings and reviews on iTunes (hopefully 5-stars!) help us tremendously a we’re very grateful for them. We do read all of the reviews and we’ll answer your questions or comments on future episodes. C heers, Austin & Chad!   Follow on Twitter: Follow @chadvanags Follow @a_brawn

With Liam now back to university, the two hosts start the show by looking at their new classes and let each other know of recent bizarre happenings, including teachers getting moaned at and a randomer in creative writing.  Conversation continues as Liam complains about people asking to remove pictures from facebook and David comes up with an idea for a new dating site.  The two reminisce on a fight they witnessed on a typical Glasgow night out and David makes a slang statement to the wrong man in College.  The news stories of the week feature a man copying a dog’s toilet habit, an axe wielding maniac and a spam message saving lives.  Both David and Liam test each other’s Geography knowledge (or lack thereof) in a closely contested quiz.  All this week on the We Killed The Radio Star Podcast! We’d like to thank music.mevio.com for providing music for the podcast.  Please check out wekilledtheradiostar.com .The song this week was Forty Winks by Drew Vics!