Episode 99 – SHOP TALK with Meg Sutton of Belle & Union


Meg Sutton of Belle & Union is chatting with us today about how she started her business and created her own supply chains to have her products made in the USA. We also chat about how Meg started in wholesale and what made her decide to open a Brick and Mortar shop. This episode is full of wisdom about knowing your products value, knowing your numbers and staying true to your brand.

 

About Meg:

Meg Sutton is the boss lady and doodler behind Belle & Union, a company that sells letterpress printed cards, art prints, southern-inspired wrappings, and hand-crafted artisan goods brimming with vintage wit and wisdom that tote a bit of a foodie twist – all 100% made in the USA. Meg started the business in 2012 after falling in love with letterpress while working in a boutique shop.

 

Belle & Union launched their first brick and mortar store in San Antonio, Texas, in July 2018. The shop houses the working studio as well as offers creative workshops across a variety of subject matters. Meg values encouraging people to slow down and enjoy the sweet moments in life, gathered ’round a table filled with smiles and laughter.

 

When she’s not doodling or coming up with Belle & Union’s next great product, you can find her sipping chai tea, chasing her pup with her husband, and curling up with a good book.

 

Belle & Union’s products have been featured in Country Living, Rachael Ray, Southern Weddings, Southern Living, Southern Lady, and Oh So Beautiful Paper. Meg has been interviewed on KENS 5 in San Antonio, Texas Lifestyle Magazine, Proof to Product podcast, and more.

 

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Episode 98 – Educating Your Audience About Value


Does your audience know the value of your product? Well they should and it’s up to you to share it! Today on the show, we are talking about why educating your audience about value is important and how to do it.

 

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Episode 95 – Five Ways to Maximize Every Holiday Sale

 

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Episode 97 – SHOP TALK with Sarah Hartley of Holl & Lane Magazine


Today’s shop talk is all about selling a unique product. We are chatting with Sarah from Holl & Lane Magazine all about the indie magazine publishing world, the process for producing a magazine and why it’s important to connect with your customers on a personal level when selling your product.

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About Sarah:

Sarah Hartley is the creator and editor in chief of Holl & Lane Magazine, a magazine dedicated to showcasing real life from real women.  Searching for a magazine that featured honest life in a beautiful way, that would give women a voice and a platform, Sarah set out to create that magazine.  She publishes stories on infertility, miscarriage, mental health, body image, self-care, love and loss, and so much more. She wants to show women that they are not alone.  She is also a wife to Brandon, a mom to Henry and Harrison, and lives near Pittsburgh, PA. In her (minimal) spare time, she loves to read, have dance parties with her son, and enjoy a beer with her husband at the end of a long week.

 

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Episode 96 – Working with a Printer with Christine Walsh


Have you wanted to work with a printer but been overwhelmed? Well, today we are chatting with Christine Walsh, a printer, to talk about some common mistakes and misconceptions designers have when working with a printer. Christine also gives us some great tips to make our time with a printer successful and not at all scary!

 

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About Christine:

Christine was born and raised in upstate NY and moved to Maryland to finish college and ended up staying, getting married and having children. Although she attended one year of art school, her background is IT management and worked with legislators in Annapolis at the General Assembly. Her husband was the attorney for the then owner of Alpha Graphics and she wanted to retire but didn’t want to let go of her long time employees of over 25 years so with his suggestion to her was to put in an offer to buy the business 12 years ago and she accepted. Christine learned the “Alpha way” from the employees and now teaches that way to her current employees. She employs mostly artists from the renown and local Maryland Institute College of Art as it takes a special person with artistic and color skills to create and fabricate her custom work.  She has 7 employees, including herself and will be expanding in the next month or so to include some part time employees for production. Her company is located in the historic Woodberry area of Baltimore, Maryland. Christine is also the founder of Bmore Cake & Whiskey, a women only networking event she and her partner, Stephanie Bradshaw put on every quarter.

 

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Website | Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter | Linkedin | Phone: 410.727.1400

 

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Episode 95 – 5 Ways to Maximize Every Holiday Sale


The holidays are upon us shop owners and it’s time to make some plans! Today, we are chatting about how to maximize your holiday sales and the simple, yet important things you can do to turn your holiday customers into repeat shoppers! We even chat about how to automate some of these things to make life easier as you get busier. Be sure to jump in the Facebook group and let us know what your plans are for the holidays!

 

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Episode 94 – Hobby to Legit with Erin Shebish of With Wit and Wisdom


Erin Shebish of With Wit & Wisdom is on the show today to chat about how we know when to take our hobby to a business. Many of our businesses started as hobbies, but how do we know when it’s time to level up? Let’s dive in!

 

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About Erin:

Erin Shebish is a certified success mindset coach for budding online business owners. She takes great pride in equipping ambitious women with the confidence and know how to reach their version of success. When she’s not working, you can often find her home with her husband and 3 sons in Lititz, PA. She loves reading, sweet tea, and cats. Her husband and sons will confirm that she’s also a workaholic that sometimes talks in her sleep about making videos.

 

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