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Retail For The Rest Of Us: A Podcast For Indie Retailers Who Want To Make Sales, Build Community and Grow Their Shops
Feel Good Retail
Join indie retail hypewoman and founder of Feel Good Retail, Janine Mulone, to discuss the highs, lows, and how-tos of running an independent retail business. In each episode Janine and her guests share exclusive insights to inspire small brands to express their creativity, make money without giving up their vision, and build community. Say goodbye to forcing advice meant for much bigger businesses to fit your unique shop, goals and budget. Whether you're a brick and mortar shop owner, an eC ...
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Do the words âbusiness strategyâ make you feel overwhelmed, undereducated, or like ânobody puts this baby in a cornerâ? Me too. But also ⊠I really love strategy at the same time. đ„ž So in todayâs episode, Iâm sharing how I approach retail problems in our signature feel-good ways. Tune in to hear: Why every business needs a unique strategy A few recâŠ
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Welcome back, retail besties! Weâre kicking off season six by sharing three retail rituals youâll want to add to your calendar ASAP. Tune in to hear: Why rituals are better than tasks The three dates we want you to get on your GCal How to prioritize data, strategy, AND self-care Want exact agendas & extra motivation to complete the rituals? đȘ Join âŠ
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Support for sustaining your indie retail business and a seasonal reminder that the work you do is anything but small. đȘ Join The Here & Now đ§ Get our free 2023 low-key holiday planner here đž feelgoodretail.com đ± @feelgoodretail âïž hiii@feelgoodretail.comVon Feel Good Retail
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An incomplete guide to running your shop as an emotional being. Get our free 2023 low-key holiday planner here đž feelgoodretail.com đ± @feelgoodretail âïž hiii@feelgoodretail.comVon Feel Good Retail
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In this episode, we travel to the past - quite literally - to find answers for the future. By taking the time (an hour, tops) to review previous seasons, you'll be amazed at how few decisions you have to make going into this year. The goal is to improve, not re-invent besties! Get our free 2023 low-key holiday planner here Download the Holiday ReviâŠ
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Smooth sailing for your season with these simple tactics. Plan your finish line celebration Set an intention Formalize a goal Use the past as your planner Spill the beans Write a permission slip Create a place for "not now" ideas + observations Set an end of day ritual Get our low-key holiday planner Join our Holiday Planning Power Hour on October âŠ
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Because you can't do everything all at once, despite the urge. In this episode, we cover: Balancing our priorities and mono-tasking What "sustainable growth" means in your own words Redefining business planning Finding inspiration in natural cycles âš Get our free 2023 Holiday Planner here âš đž feelgoodretail.com đ± @feelgoodretail âïž hiii@feelgoodretâŠ
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Meet Phoebe Sherman, the founder, designer, podcast host + funny video maker over at Girl Gang Craft - a community for creatives. GGC is a multifaceted community with a podcast, apparel line, classes + courses, a membership and craft fairs in Oakland, CA, Salem, MA and Providence, RI. Our chat covers: Tips for your first market or pop-up What it loâŠ
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Can Retail Leave Social Media? Today, I tackle that question with my friend, collaborator and brilliant business baddie Amelia Hruby in a conversation originally hosted on her podcast, Off The Grid. Tune in to hear Amelia and I discuss how social media has rapidly shifted for retailers and why chasing the algorithm might be the worst sales strategyâŠ
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aka "ideas to grow your biz without hating it" ;) a mid-season interlude đž feelgoodretail.com đ± @feelgoodretail âïž hiii@feelgoodretail.comVon Feel Good Retail
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Meet Erin Myles, founder of Brave Daughters - an intentional jewelry brand. Erin and Brave Daughters have experienced some major growth over the past few years, going from a pop-up model to multiple retail locations, a website overhaul and the expansion of their line. We talk a lot about what that has looked and felt like, as both a business owner âŠ
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The Indie Advice Column is back and today we're covering one of the most frequently asked questions - "WTF is going on with Instagram?" If you resent how many times you refresh your feed, find yourself seriously struggling with low engagement or have ever called IG a "necessary evil" this episode is for you. We cover: The emotional impact InstagramâŠ
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Indie Sellers Unite with Mattie Boyd of The Indie Sellers Guild
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What would it look like for small businesses to join forces and demand better conditions and systems from the tech companies they've come to rely on? If you've ever complained about high fees, low standards or greedy CEOs, this is the episode for you. The Indie Sellers Guild is a grassroots, non-profit organization created to promote equitable and âŠ
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Welcome to our brand spankin' new series, the Indie Advice Column, where Janine dives deep answering your retail questions. We're kicking off the series with a question that has taken many shapes over the years, all boiling down to "how can I make my online shop less... basic?" Some of you have IRL experiences that feel robust and vibrant, and worrâŠ
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Happy almost-Summer, retail besties! đ Weâre kicking off a new season of Retail for the Rest of Us, and Iâm so excited to be back in your earbuds. In this episode, I share the big question Iâve been grappling with lately â what is enough? And I tell you about my new vision for Feel Good Retail and indie retailers everywhereâŠincluding why this podcaâŠ
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Meet Jennie Lennick, founder of Jenny Lemons - a vibrant accessory and colorful lifestyle brand based in San Francisco. Jennie is proof that artists make great strategists and our conversation was a potent reminder that focus can radically transform your business. Our chat covers: how her traditional art background led her to open a retail businessâŠ
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Hey hey, retail besties. This week Iâm talking about making changes, and Iâm sharing one of Feel Good Retailâs guiding principles â Form Follows Function. Join me in releasing customer expectations and centering yourself in your businesses (for once). So we can reevaluate whatâs working and make changes with confidence. đ Get the free Indie Retail âŠ
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Alright, bestie. After a few weeks of strategy, today weâre talking about feelings. Join me in breaking down the myths that hold too many indie retailers back â including the false idea that youâre âbotheringâ your clients, or that making sales = selling out, or that paid ads are the only way to grow. None of thatâs true! So letâs talk about it. AnâŠ
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This week on the pod, weâre talking about making assumptions â you know those pesky things that make an a** out of you, me and your shop strategy? Tune in for some gentle reminders that youâre actually great at your job. Then join me to learn the three magic numbers that will simplify your analytics and help you do less better. And donât forget to âŠ
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This week Iâm unpacking the #1 way we block our own success AKA Doing Too Much. Tune in to learn why I tell 90% of Feel Good Retail clients that thereâs too much going on in their business. Then join me in learning to focus on biz fundamentals and plug our energy leaks with three do-less ways to kick off your shopâs spring strategy. And donât forgeâŠ
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Happy Spring, retail besties! đž Janine, here. Remember me? In this episode, Iâm coming to you voice-memo style to once again get vulnerable about where Iâm at with my business. The good news is that I donât want to quit my business any more! And the even-better news is that you get to help shape the next phase of Feel Good Retail and Retail for theâŠ
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Indie retail besties, let's be real...our businesses are not going to thrive (or even survive, frankly) if we burn ourselves out. So ask yourself 'can I sustain this pace indefinitely?' Tune in for my take on what sustainability means for small businesses, how we can work more like nature, and why working on your shop (versus in the shop) will helpâŠ
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Hey retail besties đ To kick off the New Year, Iâm sharing one of my favorite intuitive practices for indie retailers â the Feel Good Retail soul statement meditation. I use this meditation to help business owners come back to the motivation they had when they started their business, so they can make empowered, visionary decisions for the future SoâŠ
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Your Shop Is Essential â A Pep Talk to Survive the Dreaded Question âHow's That Little Business Of Yours Going?"
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This weekâs episode is for everyone whoâs bracing themselves for the dreaded holiday gathering question â "how's that little business of yours going?" ... or worse âwhen are you gonna get a real job?â So triggering, isnât it?! Because you know that running your business is hard work. I know that running your business is hard work. But too many peopâŠ
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Two months ago, I returned to the pod to share that Iâd been thinking about quitting my business. And I told you about the 25 things Iâm quitting instead of quitting my business. Checking email in bed. Skipping lunch. Creating for the algorithm. I was kicking them to the curb! But did IâŠ? In todayâs episode, Iâm back with an update on how all my quâŠ
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The year is starting to come to a close, and here at Feel Good Retail that means the reflection has started! So this week Iâm sharing the three biggest lessons Iâve learned in 2022 includingâ I donât need more ideas (but I do need more follow through) Follow the feedback! Comparison is the death of creativity Whether youâre counting down the days uâŠ
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This time of year the pressure starts to build. So instead of offering another thing to think/do/implement, this week Iâm checking in to help us recenter. Tune in so we can: Take a deep breath together Remember to stop comparing ourselves to other retailers/business owners/influencers/high school frenemies online Release urgency & focus on whatâs râŠ
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In the world of retail, weâre taught that running a sale is always a good idea - because more transactions = more money = good. But is that really true? And do we have to run promotions at the holidays or any other time? Hereâs what I think: promotions are a tool, not a necessity. Tune in to this episode for: A permission slip to have a sale-free hâŠ
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Itâs been a long year, besties. And I donât know about you, but Iâm exhaustedâŠjust in time for the busiest season in retail. So if your inner monologue feels like any (or all) of these emojis đŹđ”âđ«đ©đŽ, tune in for the seasonal support youâll need to: Grant yourself permission to push things to 2023 Surrender to this time of year Put your business on âŠ
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Every holiday season has itâs own unique flavor that effects everything from your decisions as a business owner to your customersâ approach to shopping. This season that flavor seems to be recession⊠Yikes. đ
But itâs ok! Who knows more about making big magic with a small budget than indie retailers?! Litttttterally NO ONE. Tune in for our take on âŠ
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How do you get back to business when youâre so tired/burned out/exhausted you want to close up shop foreverâŠ? Well, last week I shared everything Iâm quitting instead of my business. So this week Iâm checking in with what actually feels good in my work. And sharing how all our choices (retail and otherwise) can be more aligned. Tune in to hear me uâŠ
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This week, we're discussing what to say to customers when you're clienteling.Von Baraka Dorsey
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Hey babe. Can we all agree that itâs been a tough year for small business owners? In this episode, I share a few big behind-the-scenes changes at Feel Good Retail and come clean about something I was struggling with all summer â wanting to quit my business. Tune in to hear how I came back from the brink of burning it all down. And keep listening foâŠ
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This week we discuss the difference between talent and skills.Von Baraka Dorsey
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This week we discuss the importance of knowing the landmarks in your sales process.Von Baraka Dorsey
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This week, we discuss how to maintain focus on your primary mission: to make the saleVon Baraka Dorsey
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This week is motivation from Dr. Eric Thomas and Art Williams.Von Baraka Dorsey
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When we are confronted with things that make us uncomfortable, we typically do whatever we can to avoid the pain. I thought about this as I completed my storeâs training for how to handle active shooter emergencies.Von Baraka Dorsey
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This week, we provide advice to both new salespeople and veteran warriors.Von Baraka Dorsey
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Season opener! This week we open up the mailbag and read some of your listener email. More info available at https://retailsalesmotivation.comVon Baraka Dorsey
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Welcome back to our special miniseries all about community! This month, weâve been talking about how connections, customers, clients & community can transform your retail business. This week weâre wrapping up the series with an episode about your community must-haves. Think values, systems, automations & activations. Hereâs your new top five: Your âŠ
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How to turn your casual connections into your retail ride-or-dies [Community Mini-Series #3]
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Ready to dive deeper into the relationship cycle?! This week Janine becomes your tour guide through the four phases of the cycle, taking us into how-to of turning your casual connections into ride-or-die community members that sell your shop/products for you. If youâre just landing here, go back two episodes to get the scoop on what this series is âŠ
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Step By Step â How the relationship cycle can transform your retail business [Community Mini-series #2]
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Welcome back to our special miniseries all about community! Tune in every Wednesday in June and Janine will walk you through how connections, customers, clients & community can transform your retail business. This week weâre talking about the relationship cycle. Thatâs how people go from connection to customer to client to community, supporting youâŠ
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This is our last episode of the season! Thank you for listening. This has been an amazing start to an enlightening journey. I hope you have found our podcast entertaining and enlightening.Season 2 will begin on August 1, 2022. I'm looking forward to exciting topics and guests. Please continue sending your questions and comments. They will help crafâŠ
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Weâve said it before & weâll say it again â the most effective way to grow your retail business is to focus on relationships. So this month on the pod, weâve made you a special miniseries all about community! Tune in every Wednesday in June and Janine will walk you through how connections, customers, clients & community can transform your retail buâŠ
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Janine Explains It All â Shopkeep Q&A on Shopkeep Q&A on Etsy fees, inventory budgets, email marketing, mental health, hiring & more
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This week, weâre wrapping up our series on resources with a shopkeep Q&A! You don't want to miss this extra juicy episode where Janine answers your questions about money, marketing & mental health. Spoiler alert! Here are the questions we answerâ What do I do about these Etsy fees?! How the hell do I figure out my open-to-buy? Where do I start whenâŠ
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In this week's episode, we discuss how our cautious or gung ho personalities impact our ability to get to the next level.Book Recommendations (if you use our links, it supports the show):No Thanks, I'm Just Looking: Sales Techniques for Turning Shoppers into Buyers by Harry J. Friedman (https://amzn.to/3LDbR1N)Wisdom Shared: 568 Stirring Quotes to âŠ
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This week, we're getting some much-needed motivation from Les Brown.Book Recommendations (if you use our links, it supports the show):You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win by Les Brown (https://amzn.to/3vbXo6U)Wisdom Shared: 568 Stirring Quotes to Get You Moving Towards Your Dreams by Baraka Dorsey (https://amzn.to/3jzlX89)My Little âŠ
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Be Your Own Samantha Jones â PR Advice for Indie Retailers ft. Nora Wolf of Wolf Craft + Wolf PR
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Have you ever wondered if one good piece of press could make your shop successful forever? Thatâs the magic of public relations! (Sort of.) This week, we have Nora Wolf of Wolf PR and Wolf Craft on the podcast to give us the rundown about what PR can do for small businesses...and what it canât. In this episode we cover: What PR is and isnât (especiâŠ
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This week we're talking with Andrea Waltz, co-founder of Courage Crafters, Inc. and co-author of the books Go for No! and Unlocking the Secrets of Retail Magic. She shares some tremendous advice for both sales professionals and managers.Book Recommendations (if you use our links, it supports the show):Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How YoâŠ
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