There are so many reasons to love December, but my favorite facet of this month is the opportunity to look back reflectively at the going-on’s of the past twelve months. As a business owner, I’m so often focused on what’s dead ahead of me, that I need a reminder to pause and look backwards-…
Announcing A BIG Win For One of Our Favorite Brands!
I’m doing-cartwheels-excited to share that our friend, Stacia Guzzo of Handcrafted Honey Bee is headed to NYC for Etsy’s “Open Call” event. Stacia was selected as one of 30 makers (out of 5,000+ entries!) in this nationwide competition and she’s in the Big Apple prepping as I type this. I’m particularly thrilled for Stacia…
Event Recap: The 2015 HSCG Conference
Melissa and I are back from a busy week in Indianapolis and I wanted to share some of the fun with you! For the second consecutive year, I was invited to present at the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetic Guild’s annual conference. We spent five solid days meeting LBU alumni, answering questions + supporting new brands,…
Beauty brands: Are You Tracking The New Personal Care Products Safety Act?
Oh, the irony… Last night, I was sitting with a table full of LBU graduates (hi, gang!) at the fancy awards dinner on the final night of the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetics Guild annual conference. I’d spent the last four days teaching, networking and supporting my fellow beauty makers and this was our final…
There’s an exciting new way to enjoy LBU!
Have you met my beloved LBU? It’s a pretty amazing program for makers of all stripes, designed to infuse emerging creative brands with savvy business strategy. It’s my pride and joy and I’ve invested more than 3,000 hours into making it the go-to how-to-wholesale program. I’ve had the great pleasure of graduating more than 120…