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Products X People
by Mary Sue
Whether you're a maker, a brand, subscription box or boutique Products X People podcast is here to give you the tools, mindset shifts and; habits too grow an abundant brand that fills your cup rather than burning you out.Come say hello over on IG: @dejavufoundry @studiomarysue Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thefoundrypodcast/support
Episodes
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What Are Your Best Sellers? The Secret to More Consistent Sales is in Best Sellers- Join the FREE Challenge!
Listen, I know how emotional it can be to buy for your boutique or to create a product YOU love, but it doesn't land with your customers. Rather than pushing a boulder up the hill, its important to take the emotional response out when looking at numbers- it doesn't make sense to take up floor or...
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How I Develop Products- From Inspiration to Prototype
This past week I returned from a road trip to Austin Texas to make a special delivery to my brother and SIL- a dog! Since I do a lot of wholesale business to Texas, I knew that I wanted to create a product inspired by Texas for all of my customers there ( shout out to you!) but I just didn't have...
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Permission to Pivot: Why We Changed Our Name from The Foundry to Products X People
When you're growing your brand, whether that is as a boutique, a product, a subscription box...its easy to feel discouraged by larger, more established players who seem to have it all dialed in. Well, this episode is proof that a lot happens BTS that is not documented, and as someone who values...
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1 Way to add MORE profit into your boutique or brand
Ready to start your week with some major inspiration? Inspiration that can lead to MORE PROFIT? Ummm....yes please! What if you had the ability to sell a product that cost you dollars, yet allowed you a 3, 5, 7X mark up (or more)? I'm pretty sure you'd say "MARY STOP IT RIGHT HECKIN NOW AND...
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#1 Thing Makers & Brands Need to Think About BEFORE Starting Wholesale
If you're a fellow product maker or brand who has been doing the retail thing well for a while and are thinking about wholesale- this episode is for you! As a former award-winning boutique owner, I am sharing my unique perspective as both a wholesale product brand AND retailer plus the #1 thing I...
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How to Use the New Moon to Manifest for Your Boutique
In all of my 20 years of business, I went through everything under the sun to help grow it. Even when I followed something someone else was doing, I never seemed to get the same results. Why?! Isn't that the way to do it? To follow the footsteps of someone who is successful in our field? Well…
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Life Post 'Rona: Does Adding Recurring Revenue Streams for Your Boutique or Biz Make Sense? (HINT: Yes, It Does!)
Wow, its a year since the ‘Rona came around and completely turned the world upside down. Isn’t it crazy how quickly yet painfully slow the past year has gone? For my businesses, 2020 was supposed to be the year we really rolled out working on doing farm events, building up our farm as far as…
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Your Burning Boutique Visual Merchandising Questions ANSWERED!
If you are a brick and mortar boutique owner, pull up a chair because I have some juicy, actionable tips for you to think about and try out in your space. With a degree in Merchandising Management, nearly 10 years as a home/ lifestyle/ design retailer and nearly a decade in creative...
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How do boutiques find brands? How should brands and makers approach boutiques? Your biggest questions
Are you a brand or a product maker and have always wondered how boutiques go about choosing new merchandise or products to bring into their store? Or maybe you’ve wanted to get your wholesale product into brick and mortar but have no idea how to go about doing it? Well, in my 9 years of…
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I finally took my own advice I've been preaching.... How living on purpose in the pandemic shifted so much for me.
2020 has been a sh*t show for most of us, hasn't it? Before the pandemic hit and changed everything for us, I was constantly wrapped up in MAKING the details happen. Worrying over how it would play out, when it would play out, and what exactly -step by step- it would look and feel like. I had no...
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The secret way to make money…even in your sleep
Wow, ok that grabbed your attention, didn't it? By now, you may know that this time last year I closed my boutique, had no income coming in, and 6 months later had a fully operational membership site that still has all of the original members in it! Its like Christmas every day! Going from the up...
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Covid-19 & Creativity in the Corona Era: How This Pandemic is Shaping the Future.
What a wild, weird and uncertain time we are living in. I am so thankful I closed my boutique last year and am no longer a retailer with the weight of a physical location. I can't imagine the stress of having all that overhead looming over you at this time. Because I have been there (granted,...
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Ditching Grad School for Circus & Aerial Arts? Tera McBlaine on Life Up in the Air & Being a Life-Long Student
If you've ever seen people hanging from the ceiling from fabric, seemingly defying gravity or marveled at the skillful grace of a trapeze artist or seen someone making gorgeous, bendy shapes inside a hanging metal hoop...well, that my friend is aerial. Chances are you have heard of it by now as...
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Leaping Before Looking: Michelle Elise of 27 Houses on How Failure is Not an Option for Her
Woohoo! To mark the 1 year anniversary of The Foundry podcast, I am interviewing Michelle Elise of 27 Houses; an interior design studio and retail boutique in the cute downtown of Grayslake, IL. Its the perfect interview for this occasion because Michelle gets down to how she left her full time...
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Can you be a successful business owner if you are an introvert?
In an extroverted world, can an introvert not only compete, but excel in business? Or are they doomed to be "shy, socially awkward and people repellent" forever? In today's episode I examine the common myths associated with being an introvert and uncover the secret super powers that lurk just...
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If a psychic and a business coach had a baby- my honest review of Emily Aaron's Business Made Simple course
Ya'll into a little woo woo or what? If you're feeling stuck in your business and have tried all the course, listen to all the podcasts and have put in the hard work of following the funnels but you're still stuck... Oh baby, today is for you. Earlier this year I took Emily Aaron's Business Made...
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Rethinking Black Friday Sales and What to Offer Instead of Discounts
Its hard to escape the onslaught of Black Friday sales slapping you across the face, and if you're a business owner, Etsy shop, boutique owner you may be thinking "Well EVERYONE is offering a sale or discount, I should probably do that, too" But, should you? Is that strategy in alignment for you?...
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Becoming a Bespoke Brand Pt:1: Branding for Beginners & Why You Need to NAIL It
Have you ever seen a brand- personal or business- who just has a look and feel that is so tight? You know exactly what they do, they make you feel a certain way and you wish you could take a little of that magic and apply it to your own Etsy shop, online store, or boutique? Now, I am no expert…
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Hate Winter? Take the Nordic Approach to Dealing with Winter and Other Things That Make Us Say "UGHHH"
The snow came early this year, unseasonably so- we had only 4 months of "warm" and a lot of us are feeling bummed the F out over enduring another 6 months of dark, cold and wet. But, we don't have to. What if instead of bonding over bitching, we bonded over beauty? What if we found things to be...
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Struggling with defining your business? This is how I got mine nailed down- HINT: its not what you think!
This episode came from Soulful Boss Babe group member Rebekah. She asked: "How did you come up with the idea to build your business around?" This question is so awesome because there are so many layers to how this business came to be. There were MANY false starts before it. Many "failed"...
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Ever felt like you were made for MORE? Yeah? Girl, you're not alone.
MORE. I want MORE...but what? How? I have no idea. Yes, that is something that I hear so often from the women around me. They feel this something inside and are not sure what it is, but they are constantly asking "This is it? This can't be all I am here to do, right?" First off, you're not alone,...
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4 Things I Learned from My Dog- Simple Life Lessons From Adopting a Rescue Dog from Death Row
Fellow dog lovers, this episode is for you! You know how amazing dogs are and how beautifully they see life, well I took my top 4 lessons that I learned from adopting Finley 7 years ago. They are so simple but so easy to implement a little bit more every single day. Why? Because dogs know how to...
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Toxic Sadness- What to Do When You Can't Stop Comparing Your Life to Someone Else's
Hey gurl. If you're tired of feeling like good things are constantly happening to everyone BUT you, this episode is for you! For years I was wrapped up in what I call Toxic Sadness... and endless cycle of constant complaining, constant disappointment, constant annoyance. Then, one day I got sick…
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You Little Badass!! How Embracing a Pivot Can Lead to a Break Through!
WHOA... Have you ever felt the need to make a massive change or pivot in life or in your business? Yeah, me too. I thought I had pivoted enough this year but the desire to change the name and focus of my business just kept coming up. And the timing couldn't be "worse", but when the universe says...
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Are You In Living In Alignment? What the Heck Does That Even Mean?
Are you living your life in alignment or....? Sometimes a better place to start is knowing what it can look and feel like if you're NOT in alignment, if you're NOT living authentically and life just feels heavy. I share some insight on what living out of alignment for years felt like for me in...
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Is CBD a Magical Potion or Serious Snake Oil?
Unless you've been hanging out in your hobbit hole, you've probably heard about CBD, the "magical" hemp oil that everyone is talking about. It seems like for any ailment, CBD is a cure- but, is that really true? If you've never tried it, but are curious if its right for you, here is my first-hand...
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Mastering Mindset When Life is in a Rainy Season- How NOT to Lose Your Sh*t
Its a literal rainy season here at Foundry Farm, has been since the start of April. All of our projects have been rained out, we haven't planted a thing, the grass is waist high, full of ticks and we're on the brink of shaving our heads and becoming Bug People. But, we're looking for that silver...
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Why I Closed My Boutique, New Focus on Slow, Intentional Living and Morning Rituals
The Foundry podcast is back! I recently closed my boutique of nearly a decade- while it was somewhat bittersweet, it was a very necessary change. If you're feeling like life is whizzing by and you're constantly missing out on actually LIVING, this is the episode for you. I talk about how waking…
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What I Learned About Intuition When My Car Was Broken Into
Its been a while, guys! The reason why I haven't uploaded any new episodes is because my car was broken into and everything important I own was stolen. Major bummer. BUT... it also taught me about how important my intuition is- even when it told me to take my stuff (which I normally would), there...
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The Dangers of Discounting Yourself- How Slashing Prices and Offering Sales are NOT the Gold Standard
What's up, friend! If you're in business, chances are that you have been tempted to offer discounts or sales, especially when things are slower than you'd like. In this episode we talk about why that is not the best strategy and how it could be detrimental to your brand in the long run. Law of...
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Struggling to Find Your Voice? My #1 Question You Should be Asking Yourself Right Now
Are you struggling to find your voice? Feel like you are lost in a sea of "competition" and that the market is "flooded" already? If you are feeling lost, struggling to find words to say, things to post about, THIS episode is for you! We dig into my #1 question every entrepreneur should be asking...
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I HATE "Hustle"!
Are you referring to your business as a hustle? Its time to stop all that noise, friend! In this episode we discuss how referring to our side work/ business as a "hustle" is a mindset hurdle that keeps us playing small, feeling burned out and might lead to us closing up shop. By shifting your...
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One of my FAVE Actionable Tips for Growing Your Business and Shifting Your Mindset
People always want to know what the one trick is to up-leveling themselves and their business QUICKLY. And why wouldn’t we?! We want to get to the good stuff- we don’t want to wait at the bus stop for the struggle bus express... We want the good stuff. We want the gold! And normally this would be…
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YOU Are My Why: A Sneak Peak Into My New Course "Girl Gang Collective" That is Going to Kick Fear in the Booty and Jump Start Your 2019
The girl gang collective course is launching soon (hint: Feb. 14th- Valentine's Day!) But its not about me, its about you. Its you who allowed me to get over myself and have the balls to put myself out there, as a major introvert who prefers to live life behind the scenes, this is a HUGE deal.…
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How to Make Bank When You're a Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur
Have 1,001 things that interest you but not sure how to compile it into your business? Well, this is the episode for you! We talk about the long-game strategy needed to reach your dream customers and ultimately add all of the things you love under the umbrella that is your business. It can be…
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Full Moon Eclipse: Releasing All of the BS From 2018, Resetting Money Mindset, And Playing With FIRE!
The first full moon of 2019 comes with an eclipse- this is the PERFECT time to reflect on what you don't want to carry with you into the new year. We talk about letting go of old thoughts, ideas, stories that are no longer serving us so we can fully show up as the coolest version of ourselves in...
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Naked and Afraid in Iceland
Showering naked in front of strangers was never on my radar as something this introvert wanted to do, but if I wanted to swim in one of Reykjavik's relaxing geothermal pools, well, its time to strip. Fear of doing something wrong, looking stupid or judgement from others keeps us from doing all of...
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The Foundry- From Beard Oil and Smudge Sprays to Buying a Farm
How we told fear and anxiety to take a back seat, leading us from creating beard oil and smudge sprays to buying a farm and offering business coaching to female entrepreneurs.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Whether you're a maker, a brand, subscription box or boutique Products X People podcast is here to give you the tools, mindset shifts and; habits too grow an abundant brand that fills your cup rather than burning you out.Come say hello over on IG: @dejavufoundry @studiomarysue Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thefoundrypodcast/support
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Mary Sue
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Whether you're a maker, a brand, subscription box or boutique Products X People podcast is here to give you the tools, mindset shifts and; habits too grow an abundant brand that fills your cup rather than burning you out.Come say hello over on IG: @dejavufoundry @studiomarysue Support this podcast:...
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