Podcast appearances and mentions of sarah shaw consulting

On Mother Daughter Connections™ today, I continue with a series of Mom Chats™ episodes with M.O.M.s (a.k.a. "Mothers Of Multiples"), fashion entrepreneur, business coach, & Founder & CEO, Sarah Shaw of Sarah Shaw Consulting.   Sarah and I discuss … Her early childhood and the impact of Sarah having powerhouse grandmothers in her life and lineage How she balances life as a business owner & a mother of TWIN teenage daughters Her definition of Fashion and its impact on mother-daughter relationships…   … and LOTS more!! __________________________________ To Connect with Sarah… On her Website: www.SarahShawConsulting.com   On Social Media… Instagram: @SarahShawConsulting Facebook: @SarahShawConsulting Free FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/growthfordesigners   To Get Sarah's FREE DOWNLOADS: https://sarahshawconsulting.com/celebrity-access-blueprint/ https://sarahshawconsulting.com/buyers/   Let's Stay Connected :)   Dr. Michelle Deering   ©Dr. Michelle Deering | All rights reserved.

A successful business starts with an idea and the ability to execute the essence of that idea. Celebrity designer and CEO of Sarah Shaw Consulting, Sarah Shaw is an experienced business owner who has propelled numerous businesses and products into celebrity hands. Sarah sits with Timothy Bush to do what she does best; teach you how to turn your product ideas from concepts to reality. Sarah shares how she went from a struggling handbag designer who made every mistake in the book to running three multimillion-dollar product lines all through her grit and passion. Listen in and learn more as Sarah shares her secret on making your product a celebrity favorite.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the On The Shelf community today:Ontheshelfnow.comOn The Shelf Now Facebook GroupOn the Shelf Now FacebookOn The Shelf Now TwitterOn the Shelf Now Instagram

Imagine a famous celebrity showing up on Instagram, sharing how much they love your product or service. With so much noise online, finding ways to grab attention without expensive Facebook Ads is priceless marketing juice! But where do you get started? How do you find the right influencer to boost up your name brand recognition? On Amplify Your Success Podcast episode 266, fashion designer Sarah Shaw joins me to talk about how to land celebrities and influencers who can get more eyes on your products. Join the Amplify Your Authority Facebook Group to learn more strategies to stop being a best-kept secret and stand out as an industry go-to authority. Key Takeaways [5:06] Credibility is more important than ever, and celebrities can provide that “borrowed” trust in the market. [6:46] How to find the right celebrities and influencers to promote your products. [11:10] Why it pays to be good with your follow up. [13:54] The difference between celebrity endorsement and influencer marketing (and what to vett an influencer for to make sure it's a good fit.) [20:10] How to leverage an Amazon store with your promotional campaign. [22:24] The best way to leverage celebrity endorsements if you have a service. [27:54] Sarah's surprising “bold move” that propelled her business into 6 figures quickly.   About the Guest Sarah Shaw is a fashion entrepreneur, product designer and business coach. With her 20 years of experience - and 6 companies under her belt - Sarah has built a treasure trove of secrets for launching your line, getting your products into stores and boutiques, getting your products to A-List celebrities, and getting massive publicity in order to grow her companies quickly. Sarah's products have been in over 1,200 stores and boutiques across the country, including Anthropologie, Nordstrom, Barney's, Henri Bendel, Fred Segal, Neiman Marcus, Saks 5th Avenue and Bloomingdales. She's also appeared in the pages of almost every major fashion and lifestyle magazine, including InStyle, People, US Weekly, Lucky, ELLE, WWD, Marie Claire and the O-List. She's been on tv shows like Access Hollywood, Extra and the E! network. And she's been interviewed for Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com and American Express' OPEN Forum. Sarah is the Founder & CEO of Sarah Shaw Consulting, where she teaches product designers and fashion entrepreneurs how to launch, market and sell their products into boutiques, get media placements and gift celebrities.   Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Get Access to Sarah's FREE Resource: Celebrity Access Blueprint Get Access to my 7 Step Plan to Get Booked, Get Leads and Get 5 Figure Clients when you join my Amplify Your Authority FB Group.

CEO Pulse Podcast EP 60 with Sarah Shaw Sarah's products have been in over 1,200 stores and boutiques across the country, including Anthropologie, Nordstrom, Barney's, Henri Bendel, Fred Segal, Neiman Marcus, Saks 5th Avenue and Bloomingdales. She's also appeared in the pages of almost every major fashion and lifestyle magazine, including InStyle, People, US Weekly, Lucky, ELLE, WWD, Marie Claire and the O-List. She's been on tv shows like Access Hollywood, Extra and the E! network. And she's been interviewed for Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com and American Express' OPEN Forum. Sarah is the Founder & CEO of Sarah Shaw Consulting, where she teaches product designers and fashion entrepreneurs how to launch, market and sell their products into boutiques, get media placements and gift celebrities. Let's get right on to it and take a deep dive into her full process of how she makes things like this happen!   CEO Pulse. The Real, The Raw & The Mind of Entrepreneurship This is your backstage pass into the stories, strategies, and psychology of top-performing entrepreneurs. L.E.S.S Business, More Profits Lean | Effective | Strategic | Simple Full Access Links: https://linktr.ee/Rafaelcortez Follow, Subscribe, Like & Share! #ceopulse,#lessbusinessmoreprofits,#business,#startups,#entrepreneurs,#entrepreneurship,#levelup,#lifebydesign STAY FOCUSED, YOU GOT THIS!

Sarah Shaw, entrepreneur, designer and CEO of Entreprenette, aka Sarah Shaw Consulting. Having started her career in the movie industry, Sarah's launched 3 fashion and accessory companies, personally landed over 60 world famous celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie and Oprah. She now helps entrepreneurs, particularly entreprenettes, specialised in helping solve practical and pragmatic problems, and helping them to reach out to celebrities to get their products and services recognised... We discuss her approach, why and how female entrepreneurs can be different from their male counterparts. We look at some of her secret sauces and what it takes to work with influencers and celebrities.  If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

What happens when your product unexpectedly lands in the hands of a Hollywood costume pro who happens to be working on the sets of a film destined to become the next big thing. Ask this week's guest on the Spirit of 608 podcast, whose fashion business career spans decades and six different companies — some of which she ran at the same time. A multi-hyphenate creative and serial entrepreneur, Sarah Shaw lets us in on her journey from her early days in Los Angeles as an almost accidental handbag designer who went on to see her products in featured in major news outlets, in A-list films and in celebrity coverage of all kinds. Today a business coach who works with brands to help them reach new audiences and grow, Shaw is both inspiring and full of advice for entrepreneurs out there today navigating the fashion and accessories landscape. Featured in this episode: Sarah Shaw Instagram: @sarahshawconsulting Linkedin: Sarah Shaw Meet Sarah Shaw: Sarah is the Founder & CEO of Sarah Shaw Consulting, where she teaches product designers and fashion entrepreneurs how to launch, market and sell their products into boutiques, get media placements and gift celebrities. Sarah Shaw is a fashion entrepreneur, product designer and business coach. With her 20 years of experience - and 6 companies under her belt - Sarah has built a treasure trove of secrets for launching fashion lines, getting products into stores and boutiques, getting products to A-List celebrities, and getting massive publicity in order to grow her companies quickly. Sarah's products have been in over 1,200 stores and boutiques across the country, including Anthropologie, Nordstrom, Barney's, Henri Bendel, Fred Segal, Neiman Marcus, Saks 5th Avenue and Bloomingdales. She's also appeared in the pages of almost every major fashion and lifestyle magazine, including InStyle, People, US Weekly, Lucky, ELLE, WWD, Marie Claire and the O-List. She's been on TV shows like Access Hollywood, Extra and the E! network. Her handbags were in the movies Legally Blonde, America's Sweetheart and Ocean's 11. And she's been interviewed for Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, INC, and American Express' OPEN Forum. You can learn more about Sarah and her company at www.sarahshawconsulting.com

About This Episode: Sarah Shaw is a fashion entrepreneur, product designer and business coach. With her 20 years of experience - and 6 companies under her belt - Sarah has built a treasure trove of secrets for launching your line, getting your products into stores and boutiques, getting your products to A-List celebrities, and getting massive publicity in order to grow her companies quickly. Sarah's products have been in over 1,200 stores and boutiques across the country, including Anthropologie, Nordstrom, Barney's, Henri Bendel, Fred Segal, Neiman Marcus, Saks 5th Avenue and Bloomingdales. She's also appeared in the pages of almost every major fashion and lifestyle magazine, including InStyle, People, US Weekly, Lucky, ELLE, WWD, Marie Claire and the O-List. She's been on tv shows like Access Hollywood, Extra and the E! network. And she's been interviewed for Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com and American Express' OPEN Forum. Sarah is the Founder & CEO of Sarah Shaw Consulting, where she teaches product designers and fashion entrepreneurs how to launch, market and sell their products into boutiques, get media placements and gift celebrities. Find out more about Sarah at: Sarah's website - https://sarahshawconsulting.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SarahShawConsulting Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahshawconsulting Check out our YouTube Channel: Jeremyryanslatebiz Make Extraordinary a reality: jeremyryanslate.com/extraordinary See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/891 Sponsors: Gusto: This episode is sponsored by Gusto. Run your payroll the easy way, the same way we do at Command Your Brand. You'll get a. $100 Amazon Gift Card just for running your first payroll! http://www.jeremyryanslate.com/gusto Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy" by Andy Ngo, about building real wealth. www.jeremyryanslate.com/book  

About This Episode: Sarah Shaw is a fashion entrepreneur, product designer and business coach. With her 20 years of experience - and 6 companies under her belt - Sarah has built a treasure trove of secrets for launching your line, getting your products into stores and boutiques, getting your products to A-List celebrities, and getting massive publicity in order to grow her companies quickly. Sarah's products have been in over 1,200 stores and boutiques across the country, including Anthropologie, Nordstrom, Barney's, Henri Bendel, Fred Segal, Neiman Marcus, Saks 5th Avenue and Bloomingdales. She's also appeared in the pages of almost every major fashion and lifestyle magazine, including InStyle, People, US Weekly, Lucky, ELLE, WWD, Marie Claire and the O-List. She's been on tv shows like Access Hollywood, Extra and the E! network. And she's been interviewed for Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com and American Express' OPEN Forum. Sarah is the Founder & CEO of Sarah Shaw Consulting, where she teaches product designers and fashion entrepreneurs how to launch, market and sell their products into boutiques, get media placements and gift celebrities. Find out more about Sarah at: Sarah's website - https://sarahshawconsulting.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SarahShawConsulting Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahshawconsulting Check out our YouTube Channel: Jeremyryanslatebiz Make Extraordinary a reality: jeremyryanslate.com/extraordinary See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/891 Sponsors: Gusto: This episode is sponsored by Gusto. Run your payroll the easy way, the same way we do at Command Your Brand. You'll get a. $100 Amazon Gift Card just for running your first payroll! http://www.jeremyryanslate.com/gusto Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy" by Andy Ngo, about building real wealth. www.jeremyryanslate.com/book  

#69: Sarah Shaw is an expert at celebrity influencer marketing, and the owner of Sarah Shaw Consulting. She's worked with Jennifer Anniston, Oprah, and more. Today, Sarah explains how to land celebrity backing for your products and services.If you have a product but don't know how to sell it, Sarah Shaw has the solution to that problem.https://sarahshawconsulting.com/sarah@sarahshawconsulting.comBook a call with me! mark@marksavantmedia.com

“Sometimes the secret to your life is hidden within unsolicited advice.” – Sarah Shaw, Founder and CEO, Sarah Shaw Consulting ++++++++++ Listen to the podcast or watch the interview videos on YouTube:  Sarah Shaw, CEO Sarah Shaw Consulting (full discussion) Marketing Products During and After COVID (highlight video) Benefit From Unexpected Opportunities and Advice (highlight video) Subscribe to the Founders and Startups YouTube Channel to see future videos as they're released!  ++++++++++ This podcast was recorded on May 8, 2020 while quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Have you ever seen the product you’d dreamed about developing in stores and on TV and thought, “Why didn’t I do that?” The reason is, most likely, that you didn’t have the information and connections to do it. Celebrity designer Sarah Shaw, CEO of Sarah Shaw Consulting and product launching expert, shares how she created six businesses and now helps others position themselves for success.   A fourth-generation entrepreneur, Sarah’s original career plan was to be a French-English translator. However, she discovered that she loved costume design and working in the film business. This eventually led to her current business working with entrepreneur designers who create products sold online and in retail stores.  Key takeaways:  A growth area for Sarah’s clients is offering drop-shipping for online stores where the product owner fulfills the order and sends it directly to the customer. This eliminates the retailer having to invest in inventory and manage shipping logistics. Department stories and retail chains such as Neiman Marcus, J. Crew, Nordstrom’s, are trying to liquidate inventory, some are declaring bankruptcy and others are permanently closing stores. When an item is sold on Amazon, the product owner does not get the contact information for future marketing purposes. Some boutiques didn’t have an online presence prior to COVID-19. They are now creating online stores and are creating online stores. Sarah recommend sending items to magazine editors and to celebrities to generate mentions. This tends to be more cost-effective than Facebook ads. Sarah is working with showrooms to develop online platforms for selling products. The opportunity to distribute products to celebrities stopped for several weeks due to COVID. Celebrity gatekeepers are now open to accepting new products. Opportunities to sell and promote products: Promote directly to past clients by developing your own email list Find out if your credit card processor captured an email with each transaction Experiment with Facebook ads Establish partnerships with boutiques and offer to drop-ship Create your own e-commerce platform She started her businesses because someone challenged her to do so. Sarah created her first business in 1994 which involved brokering deals between a clothing designer/manufacturer and theatrical productions such as movies and operas. She was first introduced to the manufacturer while outfitting Danny DeVito for a movie. She next helped a friend who was creating costumes for an opera. This was followed by helping a friend who was outfitting actors for Forrest Gump. Sarah and the costume creator split the profits for these opportunities and created outfits for movies such as Matrix Reloaded, Oceans 11, Out of Sight, The Postman, Windtalkers and others. Sarah’s second business also involved movies. For about 15 years she purchased and outfitted semi-trailer trucks to be used by actors as wardrobe trailers while movies were being filmed. During this time she also had a full-time job. If you have good credit and need to invest in your business, research using credit cards with zero percent balance transfer offers. Sarah’s third business was designing and manufacturing handbags. She quite her full-time job after getting her first big order from Anthropologie. Her handbags were in over 1,200 stores, were carried by celebrities and frequently featured in movies and magazines. After 9/11 her investors pulled out and in 2002 she closed the business. Sarah’s fourth business was a local website where she sold products for people who didn’t have an online store. Her fifth business involved designing, manufacturing and selling a closet organizer for handbags. It was in over 400 stores. She also licensed the patent to a closet organizing company. In 2009, Sarah began consulting to help others achieve success using the knowledge that she had gained through her many ventures. She invested $25,000 in working with a sales coach / consultant to help develop her business.  +++++ Learn more about Sarah Shaw’s work at sarahshawconsulting.com Sarah Shaw Consulting on: YouTube | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook +++++ How would it feel to elevate your business while creating a more fulfilling life? If you’d like to discuss possibilities, send me a note at Lisa (at) EverBetterU.com. Learn more about working with me, Lisa Conners Vogt, at EverBetterU.com. Here's what a recent client said: "Lisa offers a holistic approach to coaching business owners. Her unique approach allowed me to articulate goals involving my employees, investors, family, community, customers and myself. She draws out the entire spectrum of the entrepreneur's objectives and brings them into a manageable and livable perspective." +++++ Special Thanks To: + Josh at Podcastguymedia.com for his patient editing and guidance.  + Darko at darkokriznik.com for his stellar video editing and graphic design.

Sarah Shaw is the founder of Sarah Shaw Consulting & host of Get A Street Smart MBA With Sarah Shaw. Learn how Sarah captured the heart of celebrities and sold handbags in over 1200 boutiques and major department stores throughout the US in an age before the internet. Follow along her journey in this episode as she uncovers how she started 6 successful passion businesses all on her own.

Sarah Shaw Consulting's CEO, Sarah Shaw is our guest on Episode 95 of the Invention Stories Podcast. Sarah helps inventors and/or entreprenuers get their clothing or accessories into boutiques, celebrity hands and into magazines to increase sales and visibility. Whether you have an idea for an invention, have a product, or have sales and want more... We invite you to listen to this Episode 95 of the Invention Stories Podcast...Our Interview with Sarah Shaw Part 2.

Sarah Shaw Consulting's CEO, Sarah Shaw is our guest on Episode 95 of the Invention Stories Podcast. Sarah helps inventors and/or entreprenuers get their clothing or accessories into boutiques, celebrity hands and into magazines to increase sales and visibility. Whether you have an idea for an invention, have a product, or have sales and want... The post Episode 95…Our Interview with Sarah Shaw Part 2 appeared first on Invention Stories.

The theme for this show is “Women Building Businesses.” My first guest will be Sarah Shaw, CEO, Sarah Shaw Consulting. Ms. Shaw is the leading expert on successfully launching products--through promotion by A-list celebrities in addition to the media and traditional marketing strategies. My next guest is Tina Corner, Founder, LXCouncil, Inc. Ms. Corner has more than 20 years of senior executive experience at both start-ups and billion-dollar corporations and putting the right leaders together.This show is broadcast live on Monday's at 2PM ET on W4WN Radio – The Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Lisa and Brittany interview Sarah Shaw about her path to success, how she gets her clients products into the hands of celebrities and her consultation service Celebrity Confidential. Use coupon code Lisaa at www.sarahshawconsulting.com/celebrityconfidential for $100 off Celebrity Confidential.

Sarah Shaw, Founder of Sarah Shaw Consulting and Entreprenette, speaks about her incredible journey of becoming a designer and the thrills of starting and owning a business. Find Sarah: https://sarahshawconsulting.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/entreprenette/ https://www.facebook.com/SarahShawConsulting https://www.instagram.com/sarahshawconsulting/ https://twitter.com/asksarahshaw https://www.pinterest.com/entreprenette/ Awesome Women Entrepreneurs:  https://awesomewomen.org/

Sarah Shaw is a fashion entrepreneur, product designer and business coach. Her specialty is helping clients get products into the hands of celebrities to get more sales and media exposure. Sarah works 1:1 with clients to achieve their goals. She also offers a plethora of DIY programs that teach you pretty much everything she knows. With 20 years of experience and six companies under her belt, Sarah has amassed a treasure trove of secrets for launching product lines, putting products into stores and boutiques, and generating massive publicity in order to grow new companies quickly. Sarah’s products have been in over 1,200 stores and boutiques across the country, including Anthropologie, Nordstrom, Barney’s, Henri Bendel, Fred Segal, Neiman Marcus, Saks 5th Avenue and Bloomingdales. Sarah has appeared in the pages of almost every major fashion and lifestyle magazine, including InStyle, People, US Weekly, Lucky, ELLE, WWD, Marie Claire and the O-List. She’s been on TV shows like Access Hollywood, Extra and the E! network and she’s been interviewed for Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com and American Express’s OPEN Forum. In her spare time, Sarah hangs out with her 10 year-old twin girls… and hopes they’ll inspire her next great idea.

Sarah Shaw is an entrepreneur, innovator and designer. From her two decades worth of experience in both Hollywood and fashion, Sarah has built a treasure trove of secrets for connecting with influencers and getting publicity in order to grow her companies quickly. She's appeared in the pages of InStyle, Oprah, People, Lucky, ELLE, WWD, and Marie Claire magazines, appeared on Extra and E! Entertainment, and has be interviewed for Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com and American Express' OPEN Forum. Sarah is now the Founder & CEO of Sarah Shaw Consulting, where she teaches online entrepreneurs of all stripes how launch, market and sell their products and services. Sarah's newest program will show you how to connect with influencers, get the publicity you've always dreamed of and use it to get massive exposure grow quickly grow your business. Celebrity Confidential: Get Celebrities to Promote Your Business (use coupon code ROBERTP to claim your 50% discount)

What makes someone a SERIAL entrepreneur? How about starting six businesses over the span of 20 years that have gone on to generate many, many millions of dollars? That's our guest Sarah Shaw. From working as a costume supervisor on Hollywood sets to launching several fashion-driven companies endorsed by top magazines and celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon and Cameron Diaz, she comes to So Money with many fascinating stories of launching businesses, sometimes on the fly. And also the challenges. What happens when all your investors pull out of your company at the same time? Ask Sarah. It happened to her in 2002, forcing her to start over. In the process he lost the trademark to her own name! Today, Sarah runs Sarah Shaw Consulting where she helps clients successfully create and launch their products. She's also the host of Street Smart MBA, where she talks with successful entrepreneurs about all the hard won lessons they’ve learned on the mean streets of the business world including Venus Williams, Barbara Corcoran and the host of The Profit on CNBC, Marcus Lemonis. To learn more visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

  Sarah Shaw is a normal woman — Colorado single mom of two — who has spent her career dressing, collaborating and selling fabulous handbags to the most famous people in the world. Her secret? "I never take no for an answer."  Career highlights, that you'll hear about in this Like a Mother episode: Worked in the film biz after college for 11 years as a costume supervisor. Started two costume companies, that did huge manufacturing jobs for the movies like "Wind Talkers," "Matrix 2&3," "Out of Sight," "The Postman."  In 1997 started handbag company Sarah Shaw Handbags, available in Nordstrom, Sak’s 5th Ave, Barney’s NY, Bergdorf Goodman, Anthropologie, Fred Segal and 1200 other boutiques across the United States, that grew to a multiple 8 figure business thanks to press in magazines like ELLE, INStyle, “O” List, Marie Claire, and being on Access Hollywood, and getting products to celebs like Jennifer Aniston, Oprah, Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts, Sarah Jessica Parker, Hallee Berry and 70 others, and getting her bags in the movies Oceans' 11, Legally Blonde, & America’s Sweethearts, and on TV shows Friends & Will and Grace.  2003 I patented a closet organizer for handbags. Had an online company selling it and other brands that didn't have online stores. Got into People magazine 2 years in a row by getting products to Jennifer Aniston and sold 2000 units each time. Made lots of money.  2006 I launched my own company "Simply Sarah" (alone at last) and in 2 years did $500K from my garage with my one patented product in 12 colors. I finally had it down! Today, with Sarah Shaw Consulting, she teaches women how to grow brands quickly and make millions. Her new Podcast, Get a Street Smart MBA, has featured Venus Williams, Daymond John, Barbara Corcoran, Marcus Lemonis, Rebecca Minkoff, Authors Ryan Blair and James Alutcher, Bill Blass designer Chris Benz, Erin Flett and Sarah Buscho...and many more (including me!).     

Sarah Shaw is the CEO of Sarah Shaw Consulting. She started her career as a costume designer for Hollywood movies, went on to build several businesses and sold millions of dollars' worth of products including the Sarah Shaw Handbag which got a lot of press, TV and movie placements. The bag is sold in over 1,200 stores and over 70 of the world's most famous celebrities have worn or carried her products. Within a year Sarah Shaw Handbags could be found on the pages of InStyle, Oprah, People, Lucky and Marie Claire magazines.  Sarah provides private one-on-one coaching packages that give entrepreneurs the overall know-how to create and launch a product as well strategies she used to grow her own million-dollar company. One of her special areas of coaching is teaching clients how to get their products into the hands of celebrities and then leveraging their celebrity clientele for press and sales. He experience in production and entertainment has lent itself to unique approaches to packaging, marketing, distribution and public relations.  Sarah also founded Entreprenette, a company through which she coaches female entrepreneurs through the process of taking their fashion, home, lifestyle or accessory product ideas from concept to reality.  Period in full-time business  Sarah started her first company in 1994 but has been in full-time self-employment since 1998.  Core revenue streams  Sarah's current business is Sarah Shaw Consulting through which she works with entrepreneurs to help them launch their product-based companies. She works with them for 6+ months in building their businesses.  Starting the consulting business  Sarah started Sarah Shaw Consulting in 2009.  Starting out in business  After college, Sarah started working in the film business doing costumes for movies. She never thought of entrepreneurship back then. In 1994, she started a clothing company that made clothes for movies. She partnered with a fashion designer and manufacturer who produced the clothes for her.  Her second business was buying wardrobe trailers and renting them to the film business. She later got the idea for a handbag in 1997. She made the bags, sold them, and they took off very well in the market. The handbag was taken up by 20 to 30 stores, and in 1998 she got a big order from Anthropologie, which drove her to quit her job as a costume designer.  Role of a costume designer in Hollywood  Sarah says costumes are the visual aspect of a movie and are therefore very critical in developing a character in the audience's eye. She was a costume supervisor working under costume designers and some of her roles included managing the budgets and making sure all the costumes were on set when needed. She also performed a lot of other tasks and worked a minimum of 12 hours a day.  Take away from the costume supervisor job  The costume supervisor job enabled her to discover her tenacity and willingness to succeed. She learnt how to manage budgets, how not to take no for an answer, and how to put her vision to paper in the best way possible. All that helped her as she started her entrepreneurial journey.  Starting the handbag company and growing it  When she was first creating the handbags, she used to create rough designs and create samples. She consulted her former business partner in the previous clothing company she had, and he connected her to the people who eventually helped her get the first order from Anthropologie.  She had initially contracted a family that sewed the bags for her but she later started using a factory she knew to do the sewing in mass. At that point, she had a small office where she managed all the operations from. She eventually got orders from Nordstrom stores and other boutiques across the US.   Sarah did a lot of cold calling and sometimes mailed out her printed catalogue to get new buyers. Later on, she started sending out the handbag to celebrities. When the celebrities were photographed...

This week’s Ever Better Podcast is a journal episode that features discussions with three women who play a behind the scenes role in movies and television shows. Each of them uses their talents, skills, and experience to make a difference to the people that they work with. And as you’ll hear, each one has a very positive influence on the communities they are involved with. These women are Tasia Valenza, my guest on Episode 014, Lori Hart, from Episode 030, and Sarah Shaw, from Episode 037.   TASIA VALENZA   Tasia ValenzaTasia is one of the most successful voice over artists in the country and calls herself “a recovering actress.” If you watched All My Children in the 80s, you’ll know Tasia from one of her earliest roles as the Emmy nominated actress who played the beautiful and manipulative Dottie Thornton.   If you watch Disney’s animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, you’ll know her as the wise Jedi Shaak Ti. She also does voice overs for the Hallmark Channel, and plays Femme Fatale, Poison Ivy in the Arkham Trilogy video games.   Tasia also uses her voice in ways that most people are not aware of. She literally donates her voice to Vocal ID and is passionate about helping others to speak most effectively in a range of interactions. She gives talks and workshops about what she calls “Giving Great Voice.”   Through her work with Vocal ID, Tasia literally donated her voice to people who speak through computerized voices – think - Stephen Hawking. So, there are actually people out in the world who are communicating using Tasia’s donated voice. If this is something that interests you, Vocal ID is always looking for more voices.   LORI HART Lori HartLori Hart is a beauty specialist who uses non-invasive procedures to help women and men transform from the inside out. Early in her career, she did makeup for Playboy photo shoots. Many of the models she worked with were having plastic surgery, and she decided to do it too! She went in for liposuction, expecting a minor procedure that would leave her thinner and happier. Instead, she woke up with unexpected scars and digestive issues that have worsened over the years. That left her with the mission to use her talents to make the most of each person’s natural beauty. She’s worked with Laura Dern, Charlize Theron, Marielle Hemingway and Timothy Dalton to name a few. So, when you see a women or man of a certain age on the red carpet, who looks natural and glowing, chances are, that person knows Lori Hart.   Lori explained to me that she no longer works on movie sets. Actors visit her to get their makeup and bring it to the set. Listen to the podcast to hear what happened when Donald Sutherland paid her a visit…   SARAH SHAW Sarah ShawSarah Shaw, my guest on episode 38, began her entrepreneurial career by making handbags at her home. She was working as a costume supervisor in Hollywood and wanted to create something using her own design. She built a multi-million dollar business designing and selling handbags that have been owned by Live Tyler, Julia Roberts, and Kristin Davis. But after the events of 9-11 she lost everything. Her investors pulled out and she lost the company, including the right to use her own name on future products.   But Sarah never gave up. She says “When in doubt, take the next step.” Sarah’s next step was to design and patent a closet organizer for handbags. Running the company out of her garage, she sold over $500,000 in the first two years. She then founded Sarah Shaw Consulting to work with entrepreneurs to help position and sell their products. Sarah and her team help with product development, public relations, celebrity endorsements, and building sales. She specializes in getting her client’s products to some of the biggest names in Hollywood, such as Betty White, Allison Janney, Lynda Carter, and Madonna. This is a win-win situation for the business owners who want their products to be seen, and the celebrities who appreciate a beautiful or clever item.   So, next time you watch tv or a movie, check out the outfits, and the items strategically placed on a table. Sarah Shaw just may be the hidden element behind these product placements.   I was introduced to Sarah through my 4th podcast guest, Connie Inukai. Connie is a retired professor turned inventor who has been working with Sarah to market her product, the Tip n’ Split. And that’s where Madonna and Lynda Carter come in…   CLOSING   I hope you enjoyed hearing from Tasia, Lori, and Sarah – three remarkable women whose stories I’m proud to highlight, since so many of their contributions are behind the scenes! Here is a challenge for today…As you go throughout the rest of your day take a look around and think about all the people and the activity involved in making your life easier.   If you’d like to share your thoughts about this or other podcast episodes, please send me a note at Lisa@EverBetterU.com.

Sarah Shaw works with entrepreneurs to help get their products into the hands of celebrities, in the media, and out into the public. Sarah is connected to Ever Better through a previous podcast guest, the amazing Connie Inukai, who is working with Sarah to market her Tip n’ Split, a device created for use in restaurants. Connie is a retired professor turned inventor who is thoroughly embracing her second act! Thanks to Sarah, the Tip n' Split is now owned by  Madonna, Betty White, and Lynda Carter and will soon be featured in 2016 holiday gift guides. Sarah began her career as a costume supervisor in Hollywood, before stepping out of her comfort zone and becoming a designer for the stars. She built a multi-million dollar business designing and selling handbags that have been owned by Liv Tyler, Julia Roberts, and Kristin Davis. But after the events of 9-11 she lost it all. Her investors pulled out and she lost the company, including the right to use her own name on future products. But Sarah never gave up. She says “When in doubt, take the next step.” Sarah’s next step was to design and patent a closet organizer for handbags.  Running the company out of her garage, she sold over $500,000 in the first two years. She then founded Sarah Shaw Consulting to work with entrepreneurs to help position and sell their products. Sarah and her team help with product development, store placements, public relations, celebrity endorsements, and building sales. She specializes in getting her client's products to some of the biggest names in Hollywood, such as Betty White, Allison Janney, Lynda Carter, and Madonna.   Listen to the podcast to hear Sarah discuss: Creating her first handbag and overcoming her fear of showing it in public The events that transpired when Sarah carried her handbag for the first time A chance encounter with a department store buyer, giving her the courage to continue on her journey of starting her own business The friend who gave her the kick in pants that she needed to get started Making handbags at her dining room table Growing her company over that million dollar mark Selling her products in over 1,200 boutiques and most department stores, including Saks, Neiman’s, and Barney's The main reasons people are afraid to share their product ideas: Fear of someone stealing or copying the design Fear of rejection Getting her bags into the hands of celebrities Liv Tyler shown in Style Magazine and Kristin Davis in US Weekly with one of her handbags Handbag placements in movies, Legally Blonde and America's Sweethearts and with Julia Roberts in Ocean's Eleven  Making a comeback after losing her company and the rights to her name The support and encouragement she received from her father to continue with her career Carrying on family tradition as a 4th generation entrepreneur Her grandfather was a factor who lent money in exchange for a fee, a common practice in the fashion industry Both her grandmothers working in the fashion industry with celebrity clients Creating and patenting a closet organizer for handbags Being encouraged to teach others to create and market products Learning from other people all the time including coaches, mentors, assistants, web designers, graphics designer, everyone on your team Working with inventor, Connie Inukai, the fourth Ever Better podcast guest. You can listen to her here! Studying the marketing practices of large companies and emulating what they do well, in your own voice Working with a diverse group of other clients, such as: Stiletto Coffee Afropolitian Boutique Store Cheeky n' Charming Vertere Skin Care Say Hello to the World Launching an affiliate program to help market Sarah Shaw Consulting’s DIY programs Quotes from Sarah: “When in doubt, take the next step!” “I want to teach my children that when you get money you need to spread it around, whether it’s donating a portion to a charity, or sharing it through a celebration.” “When you don’t know how to do something, you can choose to stay stuck and stay where you are, or you can choose to take that next little step, even it that step is only a millimeter.” “I’d love to encourage everyone that if they have a dream they should follow it.” “Sometimes meeting somebody and asking how to get started, or how something works, or what the first step is, can really change your life and make it a life that you really love.” Contact Sarah: SarahShawConsulting.com   Contact Lisa: Lisa@EverBetterU.com