46 | Creating a Safer Dog Harness with Marilyn Pianelli of Headlight Harness

On this episode, we're diving into some product development and manufacturing talk. Do you have a dog product somewhere in your imagination that you'd like to make a reality? This interview will help you figure out how to do that. We also talk about the importance of being available for your customers - whether that's by DM, email or phone - communication is an important part of entrepreneurship! This February I'm asking you to share how much you love this podcast by leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. At the end of the month, I'll pick one reviewer to win a $50 gift card to the Wear Wag Repeat Shop! To leave a review, just open the Podcast app on your phone (it's a purple icon), search for Wear Wag Repeat, click on the photo of me and Lucy, then scroll down towards the bottom where you'll find reviews. I promise it only takes a few minutes. I'll love you for it and you could win a fabulous prize! (00:00) Intro(00:29) Participate in the February contest - leave a review and one lucky winner will get a $50 gift card(02:18) Introducing Marilyn Pianelli of Headlight Harness(07:20) Learn what Marilyn's husband suggest be their first product(11:08) Hear Marilyn's process of creating a product and getting it to market(12:23) How to find great manufacturers(16:15) How Marilyn got the word out on social media about the harnesses(20:38) Get to know Marilyn's dog, Mo(22:42) Find out some productivity tips(27:52) Where to find Marilyn Pianelli of Headlight Harness The rest of the shownotes are at wearwagrepeat.com/podcast.