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The Sourcing Gals — 59 episodes

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Episode 58: The Real Reason Brands Choose China

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Episode 47: How to Name Your Product Business

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Episode 37: Product vs Packaging

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

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Episode 35: Go Big or Go Home

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

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

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Episode 32: Lab Dips & Custom Colors

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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

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

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

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

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Episode 27: Carlyn Bushman: On Turning Passion into Profit

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

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

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

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

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Episode 22: How to Vet a Factory Without Flying Overseas

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

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

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Episode 19: When to Walk Away from a Product Idea

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Episode 8: The Woo-Woo We Swear By

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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