All Episodes

Episode 65: Before You Build a Prototype, Listen to This

Episode 64: The Mid-Year CEO Check-In: What's Working, What's Not, and What's Next

Episode 63: Packaging That Sells: What Every Founder Gets Wrong

Episode 62: What Actually Happens on a China Sourcing Trip

Episode 61: How to Actually Get Your Product Into Retail

Episode 60: Pivot or Distraction? How to Know the Difference

Episode 59: 10X Is Easier Than 2X (Here’s Why You’re Doing It Wrong)

Episode 58: The Real Reason Brands Choose China

Episode 57: What is a Minimum Viable Product and Why You’re Building the Wrong Version First

Episode 56: The Cost of Indecision: How Hesitation Is Draining Your Business

Episode 55: Why Your Costs Keep Going Up (And What To Do About It)

Episode 54: How to Nail Your First Bulk Manufacturing Order (Without Losing Money)

Episode 53: From Concept to Production: How We Help Founders Launch Products

Episode 52: The 3 Rooms That Can Change Your Business and Your Life

Episode 51: When to Pick Up the Phone with Your Manufacturer

Episode 50: Build a Brand or License Your Idea? The Decision Framework

Episode 49: When to Push Back on Factory Pricing (And When Not To)

Episode 48: 10 Books That Completely Changed How We Build & Scale Businesses

Episode 47: How to Name Your Product Business

Episode 46: The Inventory Strategy That Saves Founders $10K+

Episode 45: Why Factories “Get It Wrong” (and How to Speak Their Language)

Episode 44: Inside SOURCING: How Founders Find the Right Factory Faster

Episode 43: This One Shift Can Change Your Entire Supply Chain

Episode 42: When Good Products Go Bad: $20K Quality Issues That Tank Your Brand

Episode 41: From Finding Our People to Building a Movement: Our Year in Review & What’s Next

Episode 40: Product Sourcing Q&A: Real Questions Every Founder Should Be Asking

Episode 39: Are You Really Ready to Launch That Apparel Line? What Founders Get Wrong (and How to Fix It) with Amanda Rango

Episode 38: Free Shipping Strategy: When It Helps—and When It Hurts Your Product Business

Episode 37: Product vs Packaging

Episode 36: Think Bigger: What Happens When You Get in the Right Room

Episode 35: Go Big or Go Home

Episode 34: Show Me the Money: Funding Options for Product Founders

Episode 33: Scaling Smarter with Samantha Gold: How Offshore Teams Transform Product Businesses

Episode 32: Lab Dips & Custom Colors

Episode 31: How We Built Our Own Brands: Behind the Scenes of Earnest HomeHow We Built Our Own Brands: Behind the Scenes of Earnest Home

Episode 30: IP Law - what you need to know!

Episode 29: It’s here! Your fast-track to sourcing confidence

Episode 28: Style Trends We’re Loving: What’s Inspiring Us in Product Design Right Now

Episode 27: Carlyn Bushman: On Turning Passion into Profit

Episode 26: How We Built Our Own Brands: Behind the Scenes of Piper & Mint

Episode 25: What We Wish More Product Founders Knew: Myths, Mindset Shifts, and Lessons from the Trenches

Episode 24: Fashion Industry Confessions: Real Stories of Sourcing Fails, Factory Drama, and Travel Gone Wrong

Episode 23: Live from Las Vegas: The Sourcing Gals Take the Stage

Episode 22: How to Vet a Factory Without Flying Overseas

Episode 21: Would You Rather: Product Founder Edition — The Fun Side of Sourcing Scenarios

Episode 20: How to Launch a Product Without Burning Through Cash

Episode 19: When to Walk Away from a Product Idea

Episode 18: Speak It Into Reality - Why Saying Your Product Idea Out Loud Changes Everything

Episode 17: Back That Math Up - Margin Math You Need to Know to Be Profitable

Episode 16: Why There’s Never Been a Better Time to Launch a Product

Episode 15: Where in the World? How to Source the Right Product at the Right Price

Episode 14: How Long Does It Take to Launch a Product? Understanding Real Product Timelines

Episode 13: Get Your Product (Actually) Made with Smarter Sourcing

Episode 12: Plot Twist: When Life Changes Shift Your Path

Episode 11: Let’s Talk Numbers: What It Really Costs to Make a Product

Episode 10: Who’s Your Match? Factory, Maker, Agent, or Mill?

Episode 9: MOQ Drama: When your dream factory wants more units than you can stomach.

Episode 8: The Woo-Woo We Swear By

Episode 7: Minimums, Margins & MOQ—WTF Does It All Mean?

Episode 6: Start Small, Scale Smart: Why Less Is More in the Beginning

Episode 5: Tariffs & Duties — What They Really Mean for Your Product Business

Episode 4: How to Stay Cool (as an Elder Millennial): Navigating Trends in a Fast-Paced Environment

Episode 3: I Have a Great Idea...Now What?! Your First Steps in Product Development

Episode 2: Not Sourcerers… Well, Kind Of! WTF is Product Sourcing Anyway—and Why Would It Be Helpful to My Business?

Episode 1: A Fitch Path Friendship: Forged Between a Moose and a Maniac

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