023 – Sian Reekie, The Hettie Trading Co. – My Manufacturing Journey

I'm delighted to welcome long-standing Make it British member Sian Reekie of The Hettie Trading Company to this podcast. Sian is a chemist by trade, but has set up a lifestyle business making accessories for both humans and dogs which she runs with other members of her family.In this interview Sian talks about her experience as someone who set up a UK-made brand without any previous experience in the manufacturing industry. She has some great advice for anyone else thinking of doing the same, including what the biggest challenge was when launching a British-made product business.More about Hettie:The Hettie Trading Co Stay in TouchBritish Brand Accelerator - Find out how you can work with me to build your British-made brandMake it British websiteJoin Make it British - become a member of our community and promote your business in our directory or UK-made brands and manufacturersMake it British on InstagramMake it British on YouTube - subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch many of the podcast episodes as videos.