I’m a lucky girl: each month, I get to play with some of the coolest emerging creative brands on the planet in my LBU Alumni Coaching Community. It’s an eclectic mix of stationery, apothecary, apparel, and gift companies and we work together every single day to forge a network of support, answer questions and…
Meet the Maker – Carina Envoldsen-Harris of Polka & Bloom
Today in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re getting to know Carina Envoldsen-Harris, the creative genius and business maven behind contemporary folk embroidery brand Polka & Bloom! LBC: What inspired you to take your leap as an entrepreneur? Carina: The company I worked for went bust in late 2008 and I found myself without…
A Sneak Peek Inside My Press Kit
We recently finished up a fun little project here at Lucky Break + I wanted to share it with you, too. It’s so important that we, as entrepreneurs, put ourselves “out there.” That effort can take many incarnations: engaging on social media, appearing at retail shows + wholesale trade shows, reaching out to PR…
Meet the Maker – Beth Lawrence of Freshie & Zero
This week in our Meet the Maker series, we’re getting to know Beth Lawrence, the hardworking, risk-taking, Nashville-loving jewelry artist and business maven behind Freshie & Zero! LBC: What inspired you to take your leap as an entrepreneur? Beth: I initially started making jewelry at the ripe old age of 10! I would go door-to-door…
The Difference Between a Distributor and a Sales Rep
I often see two concepts confused with one another + I thought it might be helpful to explore these two avenues of getting your product out into the world on a larger scale. Are you game? Hope so! Distributors are companies that purchase products + house them temporarily in their own facilities, before…