Makers Business Tribe Podcast

In this week's episode, I have the honor to have a conversation with a really special tribe member who I'm just in deep awe with in how she has been building & growing her vegan, skincare business, juggling life as a single mum and expressing herself through the art of music as a pianist. Please meet Krishna - mumma to a beautiful daughter & Founder of Mylk & Butter Co. Mylk & Butt...

In this week's episode I got inspired by Jenna Kutcher's famous book & phrase 'How are you, really?' and am going on a personal reflection journey to find out 'Why is life hard right now'? For quite a few month now I've been feeling just a that little bit off. Not terrible but maybe more like a 7 or 8 out of 10. Unusual for me, as when I am in my element and working with the Tribe and seeing t...

Whether you are a solopreneur or leading a small team in your business. Chances are you are - like me - juggling many hats and more often than not thoughts of 'what if I drop that ball' or 'have already dropped a ball' and haven't even realised? Or you just feel utterly overwhelmed with the sheer amount of tasks & deadlines you constantly need to attend to. In this episode, I am talking about...

In today's episode, I am going to unpack for you the key opportunities a distributor can create for your business to move product out of your warehouse and into shelves. Let's face it, unless you are able to afford a big sales team that can travel across the country & beyond for you, you'll be quite limited by your own to get your products into retail shelves. Throw kids, family and life, ther...

Getting 100s of eyes on your products and potentially big sales deals is the big promise & dream picture painted of every trade show. But to get your products in front of big buyers is neither a cheap nor easy feat. Stall fees cost several thousands of dollars Your Story, Presentation & Pitch needs to be on point & requires a good quarter to prepare And once the show is over, the real...

In this week's episode, I am having a conversation with Justin Snyder, from of Forest Super Foods. Founded in 2011, Forest Super Foods has since grown into an 8-figure business and is widely known for its superb product quality as well as its dedication to excellence in all areas of business. From the ingredients they source, to its manufacturing practices all the way to how they look after their...

If you've been thinking about getting into Retail but have no idea where to even start, this is your episode! In this week's episode, I am walking you through - step-by-step on what you need to think through design set up research and practice ... so that you can start reaching out to potential stockists with confidence and get your products into their store.   To get access to the complete worksh...

In this week's episode we are getting tactical and I am breaking down for you the 6x key steps to take EVERY TIME you onboard a new stockist to make sure your brand is set up for success and sells like hotcakes. 6-step summary: Product Position & shelf display Staff Training & Sales pitch support Customer education materials Samples, testers, in store demo / opportunity to try the product...

In this Episode I am breaking down one of the biggest challenges any product-based business owner faces when trying to launch their product Online. Not Getting Sales/ Not getting Traction. Instead we end up banging our heads against the wall, spending months and months of energy, time and money trying to get through. To be seen, to be trusted, to be recognised and ultimately to be favoured and cho...

In this week's episode, I am super stoked to have a conversation with our MBT Email Marketing Partner Angus Cowan from MKTGemails.com on all things email marketing.  Hand to heart, chances are you've seen a few posts on your socials or heard from someone somewhere that you should do email marketing. And you might have even been entertaining the idea for a while, but can I make a guess? For some re...

In this week's episode, I invite you to get a pen and paper ready & follow me along whilst I am talking you through the exact steps our Tribe members have just taken to plan out their key steps to Maximise their Christmas Sales This Year. I know it can feel pretty far away, but Stockist buying season starts in as early as August. So the time is NOW to plan out: Your Offer Your Partnerships &am...

In this week's episode, I have the honour to chat to 2x of our Tribe members & founders of 'Canna Oils', an incredible wellness product made from cloves. It not only helped Chris turn from not being able to get out of bed by himself in the morning, to live life again to the fullest - pain free but also made a massive difference in Julie's life and her ability to stay calm in the storms of life...

In this week's episode, I am having a conversation with our MBT Strategist Hayleah to pick her brains on to the heck do you get your stockists to place orders like clockwork AND increase the order size.   In a nutshell, this is what she said: STEP 1: Building releationships starts from day 1 and genuine curiosity about their business is key STEP 2: Don't wait until they call you for a re-order, se...

Please be aware, this Podcast is for your Information only & does not include any legal advice. In this week's episode, I have the absolute pleasure to have a chat with our MBT Partner Davina Jones - The Mum Lawyer and got gifted 60 minutes of her invaluable time to have 'That Legal Conversation I Wished I Had BEFORE I Turned My Side Hustle Into a FT Business'. Because if I did, I would have b...

In this week's episode, I am taking a look at how to easily take a step back from your business and take a vantage point so you have it easy to identify: Where to focus on next to create more growth What challenges might need addressing to get you unstuck Which costs you need to get a grip on to make sure you are not burning your hard earned money   To make assessing your business even easier for...

In this episode, we are taking a look at your Wholesale/ Retail / Stockist / Distributor Sales Channel and break down the key causes that could be holding you back from hitting your channel revenue goals. And we'll be playing through how you can: Take a vantage point Self diagnose And take focussed action to solve the problem   Here is your self-diagnose check list: What is your Business Revenue G...

So you have set up some great partnerships with retailers, they've stocked your product, but when you check in with them to see how sales are going, they tell you the product hasn't moved much yet. AWWW!! Well you could just leave this for the retailer to solve OR, do your own little assessment so you can work together as a team, find out the issues and get it fixed turn this relationship into a w...

In today's episode, I am delving deep into the topic of Consignment - aka 'Handing over your product for free and getting paid once the stockist has sold your product' . Quite a few of our Tribe members have been either been approached by stockists or been toying with the idea of offering their products for consigment first in the hopes to get a foot in the door and once sales grow, switch over to...

In today's episode I am chatting to one of my most trusted advisors when it comes to growing my business, my Accountant, Richard Dawson from Paterson & Dawson Accounting. Richard has not only helped me avoid some pretty costly mistakes but most importantly helped me greatly to set up my business right from the start. So I have minimal admin, always know where my business is at and be rest assu...

In this week's episode I have the honour to chat with our MBT Partner & Founder of Ads Haus - a strategic ads consultancy - Tenai, to break down for you: When to start considering online advertising for your product business What you need to set up and build our BEFORE you can start running ads effectively (not many people tell you this!!) What specifically you can use ads for apart from drivi...

In todays episode I am catching up with our MBT brand strategist partner & Founder of NP creative - Nat Palmer & help you debunk & shed some light on:   - The power of a well thought out and customer aligned brand - The different elements of a well thought out brand - The actual ground work required to define & create a brand that is not only unique and different but really connect...

In this week's episode, I am having a conversation with Wholesale Expert & MBT partner Hayleah Barnard from HeyHayleah. Together we not only delve deep into our joint passion for Wholesale but most importantly unpack for you our 3x biggest reasons why we truly believe that when you have a product ready to reach the masses - starting with getting your product stocked in brick and mortar retail...

In this episode of the Makers Business Tribe podcast, I get to interview Tala Chisholm, a mechanical engineer by trade turned expert in AI and chatbots. Tala shares with us how she got into AI and chatbots and how much of a difference specifically chatbots can make when it comes to serving your customers, getting them the answers they need ASAP & guide customers through the buying process to p...

In this episode, we discusses the highly underestimated power of product branding and packaging to increase your profits. I am getting super tactical & share with you an example of two coffee brands with similar taste but different packaging, and how the one with better branding can charge a higher price and therefore - even if they sell the same amount - end up with a much higher profit. To d...

In this episode, I am sharing witth you the five most common mistakes that product-based business owners make when they first start off and some simple & actionable tips on how you can avoid them - and ultimately scale your business much faster. Chapters 01:25 Mistake #1: Not designing the business with the dream life in mind 09:17 Mistake #2: Not considering what they don't like doing 16:24 M...