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Imagine transitioning from a comfortable job to launching your own creative business. That's something our guest, Amy Small, creator of Knit Collage, navigated with grace and success. Hear about her inspiring journey as she stepped into the entrepreneurial world, starting from selling yarns to launching innovative knit-alongs and creating an engaging membership. Amy's unique creations have not only found a home on her website, but also made their way to yarn stores and the fashion brand, Free People.Balancing passion, career, and self-care? Not an easy task, but Amy has some insightful strategies up her sleeve! She shares how she manages to juggle her business, exercise routine, and family, emphasizing the importance of setting boundaries and ensuring personal wellbeing. We also tap into the art of leveraging strengths and delegating tasks. Amy's experience in managing a small team, keeping each person in their zone of genius, is a lesson every aspiring entrepreneur ought to learn.Amy's transformative experience with Jeff Walker's book 'Launch' had a profound impact on her creative process. She brings us into her world, sharing how she reverse-engineered her business and the valuable lessons she learned. We explore product launch strategies, the importance of business coaching, and the power of networking. And as we wrap up, Amy shares her key takeaways from business growth, underlining the importance of the Profit First system and knowing your margins. Tune in for an episode brimming with real-world entrepreneurial insights, straight from Amy Small's journey with Knit Collage.Learn more about PLF here. Venturing into Fashion TechExploring the convergence of fashion tech, entrepreneurship, and fashion business. Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
In this episode, we are talking with Amy Small, founder of Knit Collage, a business that specializes in unqiue handspun yarns, knitting and crochet patterns and crafting in community, about her journey from a traditional business, selling physical products in stores, to taking her niche to the online space. She is sharing how being authentic in her branding and having the right mindset of abundance and not fearing the unpredictability of launches helped her to grow her business. Find the full show notes here: https://onlinemarketingpodcast.com/launch-interview-series-attracting-your-perfect-clients-while-staying-authentic-with-amy-small
Today on the show I have Betz White. Betz creates, patterns, curated kits and online classes. Betz is the author of three top-selling sewing and crafting books and has been featured on the Martha Stewart Show and in a variety of magazines such as Country Living, Where Women Create and Vogue Patterns. Show notes here.
I'm getting back into the swing of recording every 10th episode as a solo episode. In this session, I share a little bit about what's in store for 2023 personally and for Knit Collage. Then I dive into the inner voice training I'm doing right now and tell you all what it's about...warning a little woo woo and out there but if that kind of thing resonates with you, please listen. We'll be back to regularly scheduled programing next week :) Show notes here.
Today my guest is a good friend and wonderful businesswoman, Amy Small, the owner of Knit Collage. Amy Small is a business owner, hand spinner, yarn lover, obsessive knitter, and podcaster. Along with making things, she's passionate about creative small businesses and yoga! At the heart of her business, Knit Collage is the idea that making things makes us better. This might look like more creativity and confidence or more patience and peace in your day-to-day life. In a nutshell, it's not just about the yarn - it's about finding something that helps you and makes you feel like your most authentic, best self! There are many lessons and so much inspiration to take by listening to Amy's journey. How she built her business, the challenges she faced, and how she overcame them. Listen to Amy's journey and be inspired. Enjoy! Here is a glance at the episode (00:42) Amy Introduction (06:18) How Amy Started Her Business (17:17) The Challenges (23:45) The Breakthrough (32:00) Amy's Favorite Quote (35:26) How to connect with Amy and learn how to knit. Links mentioned in the Podcast. Learn to Knit with Knit Collage Knit Collage Instagram Knit Collage Twitter Knit Collage Facebook Knit Collage Pinterest
On today's episode of the Craft Industry Alliance podcast, we're talking about building a yarn business with my guest Amy Small. Amy is a business owner, hand spinner, yarn lover, obsessive knitter, and podcaster. Along with making things, she's passionate about creative small businesses and yoga! At the heart of her business, Knit Collage is the idea that making things makes us better. This might look like more creativity and confidence or patience and peace in your daily life. In a nutshell, it's not just about the yarn - it's about finding something that helps you and makes you feel like your most authentic, best self! +++++ This episode is sponsored by Cooperative Press. Cooperative Press has been publishing exciting knitting books by talented independent authors for over a decade. Founder Shannon Okey got tired of trying to figure out why she earned next to nothing on every book she wrote for other publishers, so she changed the rules of the game. Cooperative Press authors earn a significantly higher royalty AND get greater creative freedom to produce the kinds of books knitters want to read… not just another garter stitch scarf book. Find them at cooperativepress.com! Use the code ABBY for 20% off. +++++ To get the full show notes for this episode visit Craft Industry Alliance where you can learn more about becoming a member of our supportive trade association. Strengthen your creative business, stay up to date on industry news, and build connections with forward-thinking craft professionals. Join today.
Amy Small of Knit Collage speaks with me today as part of June's Community Project. We talk about her own journey, what she sees other business owners struggling with, and a fab lineup of book recommendations! Books mentioned: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks The E-Myth by Michael Gerber Launch by Jeff Walker You are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter by Joe Dispenza
This week's episode is all about the spring make-along and I share a little behind the scenes into what is going on here at Knit Collage, including my new found love of MOUNTAINS! To see all the available designs, kits and details, click the link here.
Amy Small runs a 7 figure creative business, Knit Collage, sharing the joy & creative fulfilment of knitting & creating community knitalongs. In this powerful episode Amy shares with me how she had to learn how to become financially literate after an upbringing where the money was “a man's job”, a belief that led her to hit business rock bottom when she found herself $90,000 in debt in Year 5 of her business. Slowly working her way back up, in 2020 Amy celebrated crossing the seven figure mark with Knit Collage, and has brought joy, connection & creative fulfilment to thousands of people through her business. In this episode she shares the shifts she had to make in her thinking and what changed in her business, to create this epic turnaround. We actually recorded this interview just 2 weeks after she gave birth to her third child, and Amy will be sharing how she balances motherhood and running a successful business and growing team, as well as the big decision she made that helped her turn her business around. You will love Amy's energy, sense of fun and philosophy to embrace your authentic self and your imperfections. Oh, and we'll even dive into what knitting can teach us about life! I know you are going to love this conversation! Connect with Amy: Link to Amy's Free Video Tutorial to Knit a Bonfire Shawl: https://knit-collage.lpages.co/bonfire-shawl-class/ Visit The Knit Collage Website: www.knitcollage.com Follow Amy on Instagram: @knitcollage Connect with Polly: Instagram: @polly_alexandre Facebook: @pollyalexandreltd Website: www.pollyalexandre.com
In Episode 18, Amy Small of Knit Collage, shares her journey from working on the corporate end of a fashion company to pivoting hard and taking a leap of faith to create her own yarn business. Hosted by Cindy Bokser of Niroma Studio. Instagram: @knitcollage Web: https://knitcollage.com/ Video: https://niromastudio.com/pages/the-fiber-artist-podcast More on Niroma Studio here: https://niromastudio.com
Hi friends! Someone this is episode 100 of this podcast. I can hardly believe it. In this episode I talk about what this podcast means to me and how I plan to take it to a whole new place with (I hope!) your support. Then I take some time to let you know where I stand (and where my business Knit Collage) stands on the huge conversation happening right now in the knitting work around race, diversity and inclusion. Show notes here.
This week on the show an audio clip interview with Knit Collage's Amy Small about her work to build sustainable employment for the co-op of women in India who spin her company's beautiful yarns. Show Notes: vickiehowell.com/craftish NOTE: This audio was recorded for a feature in Vickie's upcoming book "The Knit Vibe" (pre-order on Amazon), so the format's a little different
In today's show, I dive into what has been going on behind the scenes here at Knit Collage for the last few weeks. These events have led me to a change in how I think about goal setting and plans for 2019. I hope you enjoy!
The sun is shining and we're more relaxed than a loose gauge linen hand knit. Summer is a great time to enjoy the outside with your latest WIP in tow, so why not pop this episode of Pomcast on to accompany you. We've got a chat with Amy Small of Knit Collage, notes on sunny London, and news of our Autumn and Winter knits - gotta be ready for when the weather changes. Pom on! Thanks to Scheepjes for sponsoring this episode. www.pompommag.com
Today on the show my sister Jessie and I dive into transitions. We get into my big transition into this new house and how it hasn't all been rainbows along the way. We also go into the transition she went through this fall from teacher to working with me at Knit Collage, something she knew very little about. Click here for show notes.
Hey there! Welcome to episode 36 of the Collage Creative Podcast, hosted by myself Amy Small. This podcast is a weekly interview show dedicated to uncovering the stories, motivations and practices of women and men who are living life on their own terms through work they love. Today on the show I have my baby sister Jessie Small Hicks. She shares the a story about taking a job that just wasn’t right for her. She was more stressed than she’d ever been and the health reprecussins were serious. From that experience a lot of good has happened, she is better at coping with stress and she shares what she does with us. The best thing to come out of (selfishly!) is of course her working with me at Knit Collage. Show notes:https://knitcollage.com/blogs/podcast/36
You might not know that for every 10th episode, I do a little something different around here. Last time I had my sister on which was a lot of fun- she talked to us about community as I geared up for my knitalong. In the 10th episode I spoke about things I had learned from my guests to far. Today is just going to be me and it will be a little mini one. I thought this would be a fun opportunity to dive into what’s really going on here at Knit Collage and things I’ve been wrestling for the past month or so and I want to get your opinion on what direction to take with the podcast next – so stay tuned for that! Show notes: https://knitcollage.com/blogs/podcast/30
elise chats with shop owner Amy Small about starting and running her business, Knit Collage. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast/shownotes137
Amy Small, owner and creative muse behind Knit Collage, a handspun yarn company in Boston MA, chats with Business of Craft about fear and lessons learned from failures. She will also discuss her recently launched podcast called College Creative, inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert’s idea of “creative living”.
Sponsor: NorthCoast Knittery is a favorite in Humbolt county, with it’s charming storefront in Eureka California. NorthCoast Knittery opened it’s doors in 2008, with the hope to create a unique gathering place for fiber folk and help expand the local fiber community. It’s a wonderful spot to meet friends and work on projects as you enjoy a cup of tea. They offer a variety of classes and workshops, helping enhance your skill levels and each Thursday at 6pm they host a Sip & Knit social evening. This month NorthCoast Knittery is hosting the “Knitting in the Redwoods” retreat. Four nights of relaxation, stories, delicious farm to table meals, great company and the peaceful surroundings of the Klamath river and Redwood National Park. The retreat takes place at the historic Requa Inn, and each day will bring a new workshop and special treat showcasing the incredible area. Make sure to visit NorthCoast Knittery in person when in Eureka and online at northcoastknittery.com for a full selection of beautiful yarns including Knit Collage yarns. You can also find them on Instagram @northcoastknittery Fiber folk: From kitchen sink sweaters to yarns, and from living abroad to settling into motherhood, Amy Small of Knit Collage […]