Podcasts about indie business

You don't need to scale your beauty brand internationally for it to be successful. In fact, keeping it  small is an option. In this episode of Green Beauty Conversations, Lorraine Dallmeier –  Chartered Environmentalist, Biologist, and CEO of Formula Botanica – explores something we don't talk about enough in the beauty industry: the option to not scale.  Listen to this episode and discover why keeping your beauty brand small might be the best decision for you and your business!   Free Resources Free formulation course | Green Beauty Conversations Podcast | Blog | YouTube Socials: Formula Botanica on Instagram | Lorraine Dallmeier on Instagram    

Season 3 finally continues with a truly unique indie business auteur! Xalavier Nelson Jr. runs Strange Scaffold, a game studio that defies convention—achieving repeated success while staying boldly artistic. Listen in to hear Xalavier and Strange Scaffold manage what so few others do.   

Today I'm not actually joined by an indie hacker, but by someone who can help a lot of indies out there. Josh Peleg is the Head of Biz Dev and Mergers and Acquisitions at BlueThrone. Essentially, he knows all about how to sell a business from the buyer's side.In this episode we're going to learn from Josh exactly what you need to know about selling your indie product. How you find an acquirer, what does the process look like and how you can get a deal over the line.I've spoken to some indie hackers who have gone through exits, such as Rob Walling, Ramy Khuffash, Tibo Louis Lucas and more, but not so much from the other side. Let's find out what it takes.Timestamps00:00 Intro00:56 What is BlueThrone02:13 How to find a potential acquirer04:41 How to set up your business to be sold06:33 Acquirer red flags08:31 Acquirer green flags10:04 The type of exits and what to choose13:48 RecommendationsReccosBook - The Master and The MargaritaPodcast - 20VCMy linksTwitterIndie Bites TwitterIndie Bites YouTubeJoin the membershipPersonal Website2 Hour Podcast CoursePodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast)This Indie Life PodcastSponsor - EmailOctopus

Having quit Google in 2018 to bootstrap indie software businesses, Michael is known for writing very transparently about the ups and downs of his journey. After recently selling his hardware business TinyPilot for $600K, Michael returns to the show to chat about the misconceptions about running an indie business, the hardest part of selling a company, and why “hardware is definitely out” for his next move

Ramy Khuffash is the founder of Hovercode, a QR code generator he's working on full time. Previously, Ramy founded Page Flows, a library of inspiration videos for product designers that he sold last November.Timestamps00:00 Intro00:56 Email Octopus Sponsor02:30 Page Flows Acquisition05:03 What did Ramy buy after he sold his company05:56 Starting Hovercode08:05 Finding new business ideas09:32 Growth for Hovercode11:22 Working with a horizontal product12:20 The perfect indie business14:48 Ramy's futureRecommendationsBook: The Mom TestPodcast: Hidden BrainIndie Hacker: Laura Roeder, Amar GhoseMy linksTwitterIndie Bites TwitterIndie Bites YouTubeJoin the membershipPersonal Website2 Hour Podcast CoursePodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast)This Indie Life PodcastSponsor - EmailOctopus

In this episode, I discuss Shopify Collabs, this is part 1 of the series on Shopify CollabsShow Notes and Other Domains:And in the business and the center of venture capital. I am Alex Edmonds. People on the internet call me Supreme Rum Ham. And this is the building in Indie Business podcast recorded in the Indie Business studio. All right. So today I want to talk about Shopify Collapse. So what Shopify Collapse is um is um a app that Shopify has that can help you uh find creators and build an affiliate program. So for a couple of weeks, I've been talking about doing an affiliate program, whether on the podcast or just to myself or to other people. Um And I know about Shopify Collapse. I didn't know that it was um like a way to build an affiliate program. Um So I started checking it out yesterday and I sent a couple invites to people. I haven't gotten any responses back because I sent them out like an hour ago, but I wanna go over it with you guys and uh you know, do a little live, uh check in and do some things live and complain about it because the search part of it sucks. So let's get into it. All right. So you download the app and then you have to find people to um you know, to, to use, to wanna collab with you, right? So you go to find creators. Um and I've sent two invites and now you search for people and they have filters and the filters suck. The filters really need to be better. I, I wanna find someone who's 18 to 25 who's a woman who's in dogs. That's, that's my ideal um affiliate uh for my affiliate program. And you can only search by platform Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, Twitch, Twitter and youtube. Um You could do it by location. So I wanna do us because it just makes paperwork a little easier. Um All right. So us and then it gives you a bunch of options and then, yeah, so let's say I wanna find a Tik Toker who has um you know, just a Tik Toker who tiktoks about dogs. So I'm able to search for a creator. So I just typed in dog. Um And now I have a bunch of tiktokers who um have pictures of dogs and their profile picture, right? So, um it says 25 United States animals, pets travel. One issue I have with um the recruiting function is that it automatically set my um parameters like like it auto set my parameters to health and wellness because I said want a dog is a health and wellness um product. But, you know, maybe I want some sports people, maybe I want some car people. Um Yeah. Um so OK, let's see, Jessica Wang. She has a Tik Tok audience of 300 3 623,000. 623,000. Yes, that is. And she has a picture of, I don't know, this looks like a multi poo. So yep, it's a multi tau. How did I know? Um OK, so we're gonna check out her Instagram and it's loading her Instagram is just a bunch of pictures of her dog, right? So um now that I found the person that I want to um that I want to work with, we have to create like a little package for her. So she is a multi poo, right? So what um we do now is we go to programs and what the programs are, they two tabs, they are tiers and they are gifts and the tiers is what like the parameters that you set for the affiliates. So I have um one tier that's principal dog coloring pages, which is a me a tier that I have where you only get commission on um the principal dog coloring pages section of products or the collection of products. Um you get 40% on any sale and then you get 10% off on any other sale uh because I want to encourage people to sell those products specifically. So um this woman Jess has a multi poo. So um the other section of programs is creating gifts for um for the potential affiliates. So I create a gift of, of whatever dog they have. So um this person has a multi poo, so I'm going to send them a free um multi poo coloring page. Um like that, that product, I'm gonna send her that for free, right? Um So we're, now we're back to the recruiting tab. We see her profile uh female United States um 187 followers on Instagram 623 on 23,000 on um tiktok 267 on youtube. Ok.

Welcome to Episode 99 of the Indie Business Podcast! On this episode, you'll meet Robbin Turner of Violet Botanical Skincare in Los Angeles, CA. One of the first things you might notice about the Violet Botanical brand is the gorgeous violet blue bottles in which each product is  carefully packaged. The bottles are not only beautiful,… The post Let Your Customers Be Your Guide with Robbin Turner of Violet Botanical Skincare – Indie Business Podcast Episode 99 appeared first on Indie Business Network®.

In this episode of "The Wannabe Entrepreneur," we will be exploring a range of topics. I will start by discussing the challenges of buying a new home and the art of gift-giving, sharing my personal experiences. Then, I will delve into the world of influencer marketing and compare working cultures in Portugal and Germany. I will express my frustrations with the bureaucratic process in Portugal and reflect on my entrepreneurial journey. Additionally, I will reveal how my company reached a major milestone of earning over $100k and discuss our future growth plans. I will emphasize the importance of strategic thinking, automation, delegation, and long-term marketing strategies. Finally, I will invite you, the listeners, to join our private community for indie makers. Let's dive in!LinksAndrew TwitterDM me on TwitterJoin The WBE CommunityTry PodSqueezeTiemstampsThe Millennial Dream (00:00:11)Tiago talks about acquiring a home and the excitement of owning a place in the current real estate market.The Frustration of Buying Gifts (00:02:37)Tiago expresses his lack of excitement for receiving expensive gifts and his thoughts on the point of gift exchanges like Secret Santa.Measuring Branding and Influencer Impact (00:05:41)Tiago discusses the challenge of measuring the impact of branding and influencers on a company and shares his experience with tracking user acquisition sources.The frustration with rules and regulations (00:12:00)Tiago discusses the frustration with rules and regulations in Germany and Portugal, and the lack of trust in the government.The challenges of understanding fiscal law (00:13:10)Tiago talks about the frustrations of navigating fiscal law in Portugal and the lack of guidance from accountants.The gray area of interpreting the law (00:15:10)Tiago discusses the ambiguity and interpretation of laws, using the example of setting up a company in Dubai and the varying interpretations of what it means to have a connection to a country.Scaling from 100k to 5 million (00:23:45)Tiago discusses his goal of scaling his business from 100k to 5 million and his plans to automate processes and hire freelancers.Short-term thinking and marketing gap (00:24:43)Tiago reflects on the mistake of short-term thinking and not planning for the gap between cold emailing and other marketing strategies like SEO and brand marketing.Preventing fires and strategic thinking (00:25:45)Tiago emphasizes the importance of preventing fires as an entrepreneur and the need for strategic thinking, including investing in SEO and planning features ahead of time.

Welcome to Episode 98 of the Indie Business Podcast! On this episode, you'll meet Larissa Lewis of Jargon Gist in Pasadena, CA. This episode is chock full of fantastic tips to help you boost your content creation chops. It's also special to me because it's an introduction to the wonderful daughter of IBN's very first… The post No-Stress Content Creation Strategies with Larissa Lewis of Jargon Gist – Indie Business Podcast Episode 98 first appeared on Indie Business Network®. The post No-Stress Content Creation Strategies with Larissa Lewis of Jargon Gist – Indie Business Podcast Episode 98 appeared first on Indie Business Network®.

Welcome to Episode 97 of the Indie Business Podcast! I'm excited to introduce you to Catherine Robinson of Wildwood Aromas in Springfield, Missouri. A self-described introvert, Catherine started her business after she began making aromatherapy products for people who wanted to use essential oil blends to enhance their daily lives but didn't have, a reputable… The post The Introvert Entrepreneur with Catherine Robinson of Wildwood Aromas – Indie Business Podcast Episode 97 first appeared on Indie Business Network®. The post The Introvert Entrepreneur with Catherine Robinson of Wildwood Aromas – Indie Business Podcast Episode 97 appeared first on Indie Business Network®.

Should you build an indie business on top of OpenAI? Absolutely. It's not in OpenAI's interest to build niche solutions that compete with indie hacker startups. It's in their interest to enable them.Today, we dispel a myth about building AI startups.The community is caught up in a strange back-and-forth between “look at all these amazing opportunities” and “don't build, OpenAI is just going to make your startup evaporate.” If you're an indie hacker and you wonder which of these is actually helpful for your journey, I'll try to help clear things up.This episode is sponsored by Acquire.comThe blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/risks-and-rewards-of-building-on-openai/The podcast episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3dacbb27The video: https://youtu.be/kbnjbG2yfj4You'll find my weekly article on my blog: https://thebootstrappedfounder.comPodcast: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcastNewsletter: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/newsletterMy book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.comHere are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid- TweetHunter (for speedy scheduling and writing Tweets): http://tweethunter.io/?via=arvid- HypeFury (for massive Twitter analytics and scheduling): https://hypefury.com/?via=arvid60- AudioPen (for taking voice notes and getting amazing summaries): https://audiopen.ai/?aff=PXErZ- Descript (for word-based video editing, subtitles, and clips): https://www.descript.com/?lmref=3cf39Q- ConvertKit (for email lists, newsletters, even finding sponsors): https://convertkit.com?lmref=bN9CZw

Welcome to Episode 96 of the Indie Business Podcast! On this episode, you'll meet Kimberly Cross of Zhi Bath & Body in Charlotte, North Carolina. From the time she was a child, Kim has been in the beauty industry. She started out as a hair dresser in middle school. Later, after retiring from the military… The post The Joy of Getting Over Yourself with Kimberly Cross of Zhi Bath and Body – Indie Business Podcast Episode 96 first appeared on Indie Business Network®. The post The Joy of Getting Over Yourself with Kimberly Cross of Zhi Bath and Body – Indie Business Podcast Episode 96 appeared first on Indie Business Network®.

In this episode I have a returning guest, someone who is a keystone of the bootstrapping community, it's Justin Jackson, co-founder of Transistor, MegaMaker and more. Today we have an unstructured but very useful chat about building a financial engine for your business. This is a topic that has come up countless times in my indie journey and I think it's something that a lot of indie businesses don't address as early and seriously as they should. There a ton of actionable tips in this conversation about how to manage your finances, building a solid, profitable business and what to do when things aren't going well.Get the extended episode here: https://indiebites.com/membershipTimestamps 00:00 Intro 01:45 James shocked by tax 02:31 Profit first 06:51 Building a financial engine 09:40 Things falling apart with depression 11:00 Desperation affects creativity 11:49 How to build your financial engine Recommendations (from prev ep) Book: Life Profitability Podcast: Software Social Indie Hacker: Derek Sivers Follow Justin Twitter Blog My links Twitter Indie Bites Twitter Indie Bites YouTube Join the membership Personal Website 2 Hour Podcast Course PodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast) This Indie Life Podcast Sponsor - EmailOctopus

Have you ever sponsored a conference to grow your business? In this episode, I, an indie maker, and my co-founder Joao, dive into our experience sponsoring a conference in Berlin for our company, Podsqueeze. We were initially worried about being scammed, but we ended up sealing a sponsorship deal for $700. I chat about the perks of attending such events, like networking and potential client acquisition. However, we also faced challenges, like feeling uncomfortable with aggressive self-promotion. Despite the setbacks, we made valuable connections. Tune in as I reflect on the importance of having an official presence and the value of networking at conferences.LinksJoin The WBE CommunityTry PodSqueezeBuy The Bootstrapper's GuideDM me on TwitterTimetsampsIntroduction to sponsoring a conference (00:01:30)The host explains why he and Joao decided to sponsor a conference in Berlin and the importance of marketing.Finding a conference to sponsor (00:02:48)The host discusses the difficulty of finding affordable conferences to sponsor and how they discovered Pod Fest Berlin.Preparing for the conference (00:09:15)The host talks about their preparations for the conference, including designing t-shirts and getting flyers and banners ready.The organization of the event (00:12:09)The speaker discusses the lack of effort in organizing the event and the disappointment of not having many podcasting-related activities.Meeting other sponsors (00:13:07)The speaker talks about meeting the other sponsors of the conference, including representatives from Prodigy and McKee.Feeling ignored and demotivated (00:17:48)The speaker shares their frustration with being ignored by some podcasters and feeling demotivated after a long day of networking.Distributing the Flyers (00:21:33)The host talks about his experience distributing flyers at the conference and the mixed reactions he received from people.Creating an Official Pod Squeeze Booth (00:22:18)The host describes how they set up a table with their laptop and flyers to create an official booth for Pod Squeeze, which changed the way people perceived them.Exploring Partnerships (00:23:12)The host discusses their efforts to close partnerships with other companies, including discussing a potential API integration with Podigee and exploring a collaboration with Mackie for a giveaway.

Welcome to Episode 95 of the Indie Business Podcast! On this episode, you'll meet Rachel Beyer of Artist Apothecary in Portland, Oregon. For Rachel, art has always been a passion. Her mother and grandmother taught her how to sew, and growing up, she took extra art classes every chance she got. So it's no surprise… The post The Power of Personal Pace with Artist Entrepreneur Rachel Beyer – Indie Business Podcast Episode 95 first appeared on Indie Business Network®. The post The Power of Personal Pace with Artist Entrepreneur Rachel Beyer – Indie Business Podcast Episode 95 appeared first on Indie Business Network®.

Welcome to Episode 94 of the Indie Business Podcast! In this episode, you'll meet Chelsea Selby Randazza of Witch Baby Soap in Cranford, New Jersey. It was nearly a decade ago when, in her kitchen, baby strapped to her chest, Chelsea first started making and selling soap and bath bombs and realized there was a… The post Make More Than Products with Chelsea Selby Randazza of Witch Baby Soap – Indie Business Podcast Episode 94 first appeared on Indie Business Network®. The post Make More Than Products with Chelsea Selby Randazza of Witch Baby Soap – Indie Business Podcast Episode 94 appeared first on Indie Business Network®.

Josh Ho is the founder and CEO of Referral Rock, a SaaS he founded in 2014 doing over $2m a year in revenue. Referral Rock helps businesses to design, launch and manage a customer referral program. Josh has had decades of experience as a founder, pouring his early entrepreneurship energy into a notes app that he ultimately couldn't monetize.Timestamps00:00 - Intro01:24 - Josh's background02:11 - Lessons from a failed startup04:16 - Failed startup to new long term bet05:41 - The idea for Referral Rock06:59 - Pricing a B2C product08:33 - Marketing advice for indie hackers12:24 - Challenges along the way14:01 - Raising15:41 - RecommendationsRecommendations Book - Extreme Entrepreneurship Podcast - Don't Say Content Indie Hacker - Monica Lent Follow Josh Twitter Josh's Substack My links Twitter Indie Bites Twitter Indie Bites YouTube Join the membership Personal Website 2 Hour Podcast Course PodPanda (hire me to edit your podcast) This Indie Life Podcast Sponsor - EmailOctopus

As you know, IBN's proprietary entrepreneurial framework, the Maker Method™, contains four sequential phases you must past through on the road to building a profitable business that makes you happy and successful and can generate income for life. Those phases are: Emerge > Engage > Evolve > Expand. Welcome to Episode 93 of the Indie… The post Life in the Expand Phase with Toushonta Hogan of Scentsational Soaps – Indie Business Podcast Episode 93 first appeared on Indie Business Network®. The post Life in the Expand Phase with Toushonta Hogan of Scentsational Soaps – Indie Business Podcast Episode 93 appeared first on Indie Business Network®.

How can you create a universe big enough for multiple series? How can you co-write successfully? How can you pivot your business model to achieve your creative, financial, and lifestyle goals? Martha Carr talks about these things and more. In the intro, Simon & Schuster is back up for sale [Reuters, Episode 662 with Jane […] The post Co-Writing In A Shared Universe And Changing Indie Business Models With Martha Carr first appeared on The Creative Penn.

When it comes to selling a small indie business, defensibility is a key factor that potential buyers will consider. A unique moat, or competitive advantage, lets your business stands out from the competition and is seen as a valuable acquisition. Many small founders sell their businesses because they want to get rid of them, and that attracts bargain hunters. It's easy to negotiate a founder down when they feel pressure to sell a business that's not very stable or profitable in the first place.Being able to show that potential competitors have to climb a rather sizeable barrier to entry into your market will net you a significant premium when it's valuation time. The absence of such a moat around your entrepreneurial castle will push down the price you can ask for. While buyers will still acquire profitable businesses without an oversized advantage, it's a good idea to consider how you can set up a moat around your business. It will make things much easier.- Build a Defensible Indie Business- Find your Following, my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course- Zero to Sold & The Embedded Entrepreneur, my books on entrepreneurshipThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube.

There is a huge difference between building a product, a business, and a company. It's a progression from one to the other, usually involving making significant changes in your life. Requirements change, and so does our lifestyle to make our dreams possible.Ideally, we have a master plan on how to get there.But in reality, we have to pay bills, take care of our family, and deal with the often unexpected hardships of life.And while everyone's situation is unique, many entrepreneurs have found ways to finance their business-building journeys and make ends meet. That's what we'll be talking about today.- Paying the Bills With Your First Indie Business- Find your Following, my Twitter course — now with Find your Following Essentials, the 7-day Twitter crash course- Zero to Sold & The Embedded Entrepreneur, my books on entrepreneurshipThis episode is sponsored by MicroAcquire. You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube.

#beyondlisbon 'Beyond Lisbon' blogger Cátia Lima is back talking with us about the tradition of São Martinho in Portugal (celebrated Friday 11th November), about Portuguese Christmas basics, and the importance of buying from small businesses.Join us as we return to our community-contributed roots - revolving around a love of Portugal - with the GuMPer news desk, all-points weather, community input from all angles and throughout our upbeat and cheerful 90 daily minute get-together.Cátia's mission is to show us that Portugal is more than Lisbon! AND now to help us the explore the trans-corporate, indie scene here."Portugal is small in size but big in history!" she says. "We have a rich culture and landscapes way beyond sun, sea and sand – this diversity has amazed me since I was a kid going on vacation with my parents.""Perhaps Portugal is part of your travel plans or maybe you find yourself daydreaming of making the move to this corner of Europe. Either way there's a world of information to explore, which includes Portuguese language and all the little big quirks that can be expected when visiting or living in the country. Shall we explore them together?" is her invitation.https://beyondlisbon.wordpress.com/#IndiePortugalThursday---10 ways to support, develop and contribute to the Good Morning Portugal! community - www.goodmorningportugal.com - with your time, talent or treasure...1. Tune in and share your love of Portugal every weekday on the breakfast show2. Send in your messages, pics and videos to the studio on WhatsApp (00 351) 913 590 3033. Subscribe and share our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/GoodMorningPortugal - help us get to 1K subscribers for monetisation and membership4. Sign up for our weekly newsletter - https://sites.google.com/view/carlmunson/postcard-from-portugal5. Send your community and cheerful news for inclusion in our news section - https://sites.google.com/view/carlmunson/gmp-news-desk6. Get your meetup or social on our Portugal Meetup listings page - www.portugalmeetups.com7. Support the people, organisations and businesses in our independent GuMPer Store - https://sites.google.com/view/carlmunson/the-gumperverse/gumperstore8. Join us as a guest on the show, sharing your love of Portugal and/or telling us about your self, project or business. Maybe even become a regular co-host?9. Become a supporter-member choosing one of our many membership levels from 9 euros monthly or make a one-off donation of any size - https://ko-fi.com/gmp - which will help us to grow and serve the community better10. Write me - carl@goodmorningportugal.com - with more ideas about how you'd like to see the GMP! community grow and how we can do it together for the good of all of us, Portugal, and the world!PS (11) Looking for Expats Portugal? Click through here - https://expatsportugal.com/?wpam_id=27Signing up with Streamyard helps us (-: https://streamyard.com/pal/4668289695875072

How do you pivot and bounce back from business stumbles? That's what Nicky Elliott and I talk about today as she opens up about her journey creating Wilder Ones, a beautiful clothing brand she started just 18 months ago.  Nicky is 'evangelical about branding' and she generously shares her branding journey, why she doesn't regret any mistakes she's made along the way and what's next for Wilder Ones.  If you're a business owner worried to make a move in case you fail, this episode will make you laugh, give you courage and inspire you to try. Find Wilder Ones on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wilder.ones/ Visit Wilder Ones website: https://wilderones.co.uk/

Can you believe The Speaking Up Podcast has reached 100 episodes?!  I am so grateful to all of you for listening and sharing this show, as we continue to help leaders, entrepreneurs, and individuals around the world to level up their careers. Thanks to you, we have reached the top 3% globally of all podcasts. The Speaking Up podcast also ranked #1 in the top Listener Charts on #Goodpods in Indie Careers, Careers and the Indie Business charts.  So, in this special anniversary episode, I'm sharing some of the best bits from the podcast so far, including:  How to beat imposter syndrome.  Dealing with toxicity in the workplace.  Using empathy as a superpower.  If this is the first time you have heard the podcast, do go back and check out some of the previous episode, and remember to follow & subscribe on whatever app you get your podcasts from.  Please also remember to leave a review, because this really helps others find us and benefit from the podcast too.  Now here's to the next 100!  E x    Here are the highlights from this episode:  (01:32) Ep 087: Empathy is a Superpower to Use at Work  (05:22) Ep 003: How to Beat Imposter Syndrome  (11:33) Ep 011: Body Awareness and Why It Matters  (14:31) Ep 009: Are You Surrounded by Toxic People?  (20:21) Ep 024: Stop Being Intimidated, Assertiveness is NOT a Dirty Word     Connect with Elizabeth:   Web: https://www.elizabethkoraca.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethkoraca/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethkoraca/    Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespeakinguppodcast/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethKoraca/   Twitter: Elizabeth Koraca (@ElizabethKoraca) / Twitter   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGl8fu0OF8KEFHKz312rl9Q  

Kirill quit his job to follow an Indie career and for the past 3 years, he and his business went through the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukrainian invasion, two tremendous challenges that he has been able to overcome and grow his business to $5K MRR.Help UkraineAbout KirillTwitterImpulse.devAbout this PodcastBuy The Bootstrappers GuideJoin the WBE SpaceIndie LotteryMerch StoreDM me on TwitterBackground MusicDowntown Glow by Ghostrifter & DevyzedCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ 

Thomas is the co-founder of EmailOctopus, a SaaS makings millions in revenue. But his career path started at 16 when he moved to India for three months to learn how to build cricket bats. Listen to his fascinating life story that involves an alternative education and building an extremely successful company.About ThomasTwitterEmail OctopusAbout this PodcastBuy The Bootstrappers GuideJoin the WBE SpaceIndie LotteryMerch StoreDM me on TwitterBackground MusicDowntown Glow by Ghostrifter & DevyzedCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ 

This week, I speak with lawyer-turned-Indie Business Network founder, Donna Maria. In this episode, we talk about creating a clear life vision, building a lifestyle business, growing an audience, and leveraging that audience for business success. Donna Maria is an author, award-winning home-based business advocate, and Certified Entrepreneur Mentor. Her personal story will inspire you to build your own lifestyle business. If you enjoy this episode, please leave a five-star rating and review, and subscribe! Doing so helps me reach more listeners with the important message that we all deserve lives that are beyond better. Mentioned in this episode: Life Visioning Guide: https://stacyennis.com/lifevisionguide Indie Business Network: https://indiebusinessnetwork.com/ Lifestyle CEO: https://lifestyleceo.com/ Connect with me at stacyennis.com. Follow me on Instagram @stacyennis, on Facebook @stacyenniscreative, and on LinkedIn. To submit a question, email hello@stacyennis.com or visit http://stacyennis.com/contact and fill out the form on the page.

According to a 2020 report from the American Psychiatric Association*, 46.6 million Americans (nearly 1 in 5 adults!) live with a mental health condition, depression in particular, and suicide rates are rising. Welcome to Episode 92 of the Indie Business Podcast, where we shine a spotlight on one woman's mental health challenges, and how the… The post Overcoming Mental Health Challenges Through Entrepreneurship with Lauren Vanscoy of Essence One – Indie Business Podcast Episode 92 appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 91 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Tiana Coats of Winding Wick Candles, in Garland, Texas. Once upon a time, Tiana considered her position as a pharmacy technician to be her dream job. She eventually grew weary of doing the same thing every day, and began daydreaming… The post Grow Your Business by Solving People's Problems with Tiana Coats of Winding Wick Candles – Indie Business Podcast Episode 91 appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 90 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Jennifer Watt of Jenny the Hemp Goddess, in Armada, Michigan. Jenny's story perfectly illustrates the fact that a supportive spouse or partner is key to business success. Several years ago, Jenny and her family moved to a 10-acre farm and… The post A Supportive Spouse or Partner is Key to Business Success with Jennifer Watt of Jenny the Hemp Goddess – Indie Business Podcast Episode 90 appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 89 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Lakisha McMillian of Simply Unique, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Not only is Lakisha leading her business, but she also works full-time and is earning her master's degree. You'll enjoy learning about how Lakisha organizes her time for maximum efficiency using… The post Lakisha McMillian of Simply Unique [Indie Stories: Episode 89: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 88 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Brittany Hogan of Nefertem Holistic Skincare, in Park Forest, Illinois. For Nefertem co-founders Brittany and her husband, Andre, business is about so much more than money. The brand name itself borrows from Nefertem, the god of beautification in the ancient… The post Brittany Hogan of Nefertem Holistic Skincare [Indie Stories: Episode 88: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 87 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Rhonda Walters of RareGlo, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Rhonda has been in the beauty business for over 40 years. She is a cosmetologist, a hair stylist, a salon owner, and a cosmetics formulator. And a mom and a long distance runner.… The post Rhonda Walters of RareGlo [Indie Stories: Episode 87: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 86 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Christie Krasteva of CEVARI, in Charlotte, North Carolina. A self-described “nature girl,” Christie grew up surrounded by all types of entrepreneurs including farmers, auto body shop owners, construction engineers, charter boat owners, horticulturists and more. Having been exposed to entrepreneurship… The post Christie Krasteva of CEVARI [Indie Stories: Episode 86: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 85 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Christine Mineart of Sent Nudes, in Oakland, California. Shortly before the pandemic lockdowns, Christine and her friends decided to create a day centered around making their own perfumes and then visiting a local perfume museum. They ordered all of the… The post Christine Mineart of Sent Nudes [Indie Stories: Episode 85: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Join QCity Metro as we host business coach and consultant Donna Maria, who lays out the five phases of entrepreneurship and how to navigate them with. Donna Maria is the founder and CEO of the Indie Business Network, the host of the Indie Business Podcast. Through over two decades of leading Indie Business, Donna Maria has been recognized as one of the most trusted voices for Makers and Creative Entrepreneurs. Her coaching and consulting enterprise trains thousands of new and evolving entrepreneurs every day.

Welcome to Episode 84 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Patty Liu of Free Flow Botanicals, in Santa Cruz, California. As an educated herbalist and product formulator, Patty believes in offering a product line that helps people tend to their bodies from the inside out. In addition to a line… The post Patty Liu of Free Flow Botanicals [Indie Stories: Episode 84: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 83 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Sara Jennetten of Blank Mason, in Park Ridge, Illinois. With a newly proposed lease in her hand, Sara literally started her business the month the pandemic hit. She made an impressively quick pivot to the Internet and has not looked… The post Sara Jennetten of Blank Mason [Indie Stories: Episode 83: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 82 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Nadja Renise of FEMMENOIRE, in Alpharetta, Georgia. Nadja's personal business story begins with the low self esteem she once felt, especially where her hair was concerned. Not only did a stylist leave her with a style that can only be… The post Nadja Renise of FEMMENOIRE [Indie Stories: Episode 82: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 81 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Ayanna Jackson of Arbria Creations, in San Leandro, California. While Ayanna has a full-time job, which she enjoys, she has always had the itch to have a business of her own. As she encouraged her daughters to pursue their dreams,… The post Ayanna Jackson of Arbria Creations [Indie Stories: Episode 81: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 80 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Mindy Cheng of Fyve Beauty, in Cupertino, California. In numerology, the number “five” represents humanity, and Mindy's Fyve beauty brand uses five ingredients in every product, “for all of humanity.” Mindy started her business in 2011 after creating a simple… The post Mindy Cheng of Fyve, Inc. [Indie Stories: Episode 80: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 79 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Patricia Nizalowski of Green Valley Herbal, in Grand Junction, Colorado. Patricia is a massage therapist and health and wellness coach who purchased her business based more on her enthusiasm for the brand and less on on traditional business and financial… The post Patricia Nizalowski of Green Valley Herbal [Indie Stories: Episode 79: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Renee is a nimble results-driven communications and marketing professional with more than 10 years of experience in performing arts, entertainment and new media. She is a creative storyteller well versed in virtual community management and cultural marketing, with specific attention to tone, messaging and outcomes. As a Queens, New York native and a graduate of New York University’s McGhee School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) in Digital Media and Communications, and Tisch School of the Arts in Producing. She was also an inaugural Edward I. Koch Fellow for the Historic House Trust New York’s Lewis H. Latimer House. Renee has also guest lectured at NYU’s Graduate Museum Studies division. Currently, Renee serves as the Chair of Communications Committee for the Universal Hip Hop Museum. As an influencer it has always been her passion to shape conversations via her work in not for profits whose missions have included children, HIV/AIDS awareness, persons with disabilities and the arts. Adept at utilizing community engagement to amplify the positive impact of technology on a changing multicultural landscape, her goal is to have a positive impact on communities and culture ultimately with the goal of lifting, inspiring and empowering them. Her love of the arts was shaped during her formative years at a time when the arts were funded in NYC’s public schools and as a graduate of the Professional Children’s School founded in 1914, whose credo is ‘to support the arts and to celebrate the mind.” 

Welcome to Episode 78 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Isabel Alvarez of Albisa Candles, in Los Angeles, California. Isabel makes candles that are reminiscent of her Cuban heritage. After the pandemic, Isabel hopes to hire outside help, but for now, it's truly a family business at Albisa, with Isabel… The post Isabel Alvarez of Albisa Candles [Indie Stories: Episode 78: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Welcome to Episode 77 of the Indie Business Podcast! Today's Indie Story introduces you to Laura Luther of Olive My Skin, in Oxford, Connecticut. Laura first owned the Southbury Soap & Candle bath and body business business nearly 20 years ago. After closing down following a challenging divorce, Laura launched Olive My Skin in 2012, and… The post Laura Luther of Olive My Skin [Indie Stories: Episode 77: Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business™.

Now more than ever independent artists thirst for an opportunity to be heard. Indie Review Radio is the catalyst to do just that. Each week the show will feature the best and greatest in the world of independent musicians artists and seasoned industry professionals. The show will include new music by indies, the latest in industry trends by seasoned industry professionals and a wealth of information for independent artists that are looking for what's next in their careers.

Hey wonderful people! For our first episode, we have got Millie on from Millie Sparkles- a liverpool-based fashion designer. We talk al things fast fashion, small business and disco divas- thanks for coming on mill!

Nestled in the heart of the Historic Village of Stone Mountain you’ll find Sweet Potato Café. The ambiance is just as delightful as the meals and every bite is a perfect blend of seasoning and love. Since 2011 Chef has been crafting her unique, soul fusion, farm to table meals. The fresh vegetables are often times straight from her charming on-site garden. Customers are more than intrigued by it all, they are smitten and often come back for their favorites which include; Fried Green Tomatoes, the fantastic fish on Fried Fish Fridays or the infamous Sunday Brunch.Its popularity and exquisite cuisine have not gone unnoticed. Sweet Potato Café has been awarded the prestigious “100 Plates Locals Love” distinction by Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Tourism Division (GDEcD) for its Fried Green Tomatoes. It was the first restaurant in Stone Mountain to be recognized by Atlanta Eats, as well as highlighted on its website. In addition, Sweet Potato Café has been featured in the AJC as a top five OTP restaurant for its Sunday brunch. Although Chef Karen hails from a family of chefs, it was actually preparing meals for her children that she fell head over heels in love with cooking. So much so, that she went on to receive her culinary training from Atlanta Technical College. Which was followed by five years of perfecting and honing her craft while operating a successful catering business. Chef Karen is a Georgia Grown member and over the years has provided cooking demonstrations at Grady Memorial Hospital for its diabetic patients. She joined First Lady Michelle Obama’s Chefs Move to Schools initiative, working with the Drew Charter School in Atlanta, and volunteered at Project Open Hands. She has also partnered with Atlanta Area Schools for the deaf, providing needed skills to students needed to work in a restaurant environment. 

After a short break we're back with Season Two and for this batch of episodes we'll record/edit/publish as we go to share up-to-the-moment stories from Indie Biz owners and industry experts responding to Covid-19. The intention is to share positive experiences that are real, relatable and useful during this surreal and turbulent time. I'm delighted to launch this season with Rosie Johnson who is single-handedly lifting the spirits of so many of us over on Instagram with her insightful, personal and uplifting posts. In today's episode Rosie shares how she is currently running her business, home-educating her children and being in the moment with her career and family choices. ...After leaving a 15 year teaching career, Rosie opted for the much more stable and well- remunerated profession of freelance illustrator in 2016. As well as creating illustrations for her prints, products and for businesses such as The Blurt Foundation, she has written several pantomimes and has 3 manuscripts which she hopes to turn into proper children’s books soon. She is a Just a Card team member and a big fan of the Indie Business community. Find Rosie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosiejohnsonillustratesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosiejohnsonillustrationWebsite: http://www.rosiejohnsonillustrates.comIndie Roller: https://www.indieroller.com 

Welcome to Episode 71 of the Indie Business Podcast, all about how to make your business support your life! If you’ve listened to even just a few of our interviews with amazing Makers and Creative Entrepreneurs, you’ve surely noticed that most of them have one powerful personal entrepreneurial purpose in common. Here it is: they […] The post Make Your Business Support Your Life: Indie Business Podcast: Episode 71 appeared first on Indie Business Network.