Bring Your Product Idea to Life

Today I'm talking to Dalia Hawley from Dalia Botanique. Dalia sells her own botanical beauty products, so she formulates all of her and makes all of her products herself. Dalia’s products are aimed for people who like spending a lot of time outdoors who love gardening and want a minimal skin care routine that's still going to really look after their skin, but not at a really high price. We had a r...

Today I'm speaking with Claire Grant from OriOrso . OriOrso is a colorful unisex baby brand created to make parents lives easier for clever design without compromising on style. The hero product is the jogger socks, so printed jogging bottoms with non-slip socks attached into the hem to keep socks on all day long. And any of you who have babies or have had babies will know how difficult that can b...

Today I want to go back to the beginning and talk about how to come up with product ideas that will sell. This is one of the first episodes I recorded, and most listened to, and I thought now was a good time to rerecord and update it. Here are my top 3 suggestions for how to come up with product ideas that will sell.  Listen in to hear me share: An introduction to the topic (00:21) A problem...

This episode is all about trade shows: which ones to exhibit at, how to put a stand together, what you need to take, what you should be prepping, and how to make the most of the opportunities there. Who better to have on the podcast to talk us through all things trade shows than Therese Ørtenblad? Therese is the founder of Small Business Collaborative , and works with product-based business founde...

My guest on the podcast this week is Demi Pendakis. Demi created his business Find Your Glow (FYG) in 2020 through the covid pandemic, an affordable luxury, sustainable home fragrance brand producing scented candles, diffusers, washes & lotions. In the 2 years they’ve been trading they have won the prestigious 2022 Home Fragrance Gift of the Year Award for their Memories Collection. I met Demi...

Today on the podcast I'm speaking with Elizabeth Rees, the founder of Eliza Eliza.  Eliza Eliza is a bag and accessories brand based in Cardiff, Wales, aiming to empower you to start conversations about the causes you care about. The hashtag Elizabeth uses for her business is Carry Your Cause.  We spoke about the causes that Elizabeth supports through her business, how she does that, how...

Have you ever wondered what a trade show is like? This week I am sharing my experiences at the Top Drawer Trade Show, one of the premier retail trade shows in the UK, a 3 day event at Olympia in London. I share what the experience was like as a visitor, which booths stood out to me and why, and why you might consider attending a trade show yourself.  Listen in to hear me share: An introductio...

Today on the podcast I'm speaking to Laura Gillett. Laura is the founder of Stomperz, a children's shoe brand specialising in wide fitting shoes in fun, affordable styles, which have just launched.  Laura and I talked about what it takes to come up with an idea, and then implement an idea for a product. The focus is on the early stages of starting up a business, and how Laura managed this alo...

Today’s podcast is one I have today's episode is one I've been wanting to record for a while, because today we are talking about TikTok and specifically how to sell your products on TikTok. So I've been looking around for a while for an expert that could talk to us about this. Enter Anna Frapwell.  Anna is the founder of Neon Digital Clicks a digital agency supporting e-commerce baby, kids an...

In this bonus episode I share a bit about my group product creation programme, which opens for registration today.  Listen in to me share: What my group product creation programme is (00:35) Who it is for (03:09) Talking through some of your concerns and queries (06:05) How you can contact me to find out more (10:54) USEFUL RESOURCES: Find out more about the course LET’S CONNECT Join my free...

Today on the podcast, I'm talking to Holly Watson. Holly is the co-founder of the Zero Cafe and Emporium, a plastic free cafe in community space in the heart of Tunbridge Wells. The Ethical Emporium provides an opportunity to offer local independent designers, makers, and brands to showcase their sustainable artists and wears all under one roof. Along with co-founder and best friend Charlotte Bowy...

Did you know you can create a product to sell in 10 weeks? When I started out it took me a lot longer. I had no idea what I was doing, went down various rabbit holes on Youtube and wasted a lot of time and money. Fast forward to my subsequent products when I knew what I was doing, and I had a checklist; well the whole process was a lot more efficient, and I was making money from the product a lot...

Today my guest on the podcast is Siena Dexter. Siena is the Director of Brand Strategy and Associate Partner at Smashbrand, where she helps Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands win on shelf through quantified consumer metrics. Siena’s main interest is in Behavioural Economics and quantifiable ways to predict human behaviour - which happens to be exactly what Smashbrand does best.  We talked a...

Today on the podcast I'm talking to Ciara Westhead from Pico. Pico brings sustainability to all occasions with a current focus on children's events. Ciara sells sustainable partyware, and we had a really great conversation about why she chose to start a business selling these products, some of the issues around sourcing them, and other ways you can make a party sustainable. Pico is a young company...

Today on the podcast I'm talking to Tas from Very Craftea. Tas exists to help all people create moments, to feel comforted and included by creating the best products accessible to everyone without compromise. Tas sells two separate product lines in her business, organic teas and craft kits, hence Very Craftea.  We spoke about Tas’s inspiration for setting up her business, building relationshi...

Are you an Amazon seller? This episode is for you. Much as we would all love to sit back and watch the sales roll in, we know that there is a little bit more to it. In this episode I am sharing my top tips of things that you could do over the summer when it is a little bit quieter to make the most of your seller central account setting. It’s a short episode this week, full of actionable tips. As e...

Today my guest on the podcast is Angela Chick. Angela is an illustrator and designer with a love for colour and kindness. She creates unique gifts and greeting cards for people who care about other people.  I first heard about Angela in a post by Holly Tucker, where she was talking about the fact that Paperchase owes Angela £22,000. I didn't even know that Paperchase had gone into administrat...

Today my guest on the podcast is Nicole Higgins. Nicole has worked as a buyer and head of buying for over 18 years for retailers such as Primark, M&S,  Debenhams and George at Asda, gaining experience in buying, product development, strategy and leadership and global sourcing. In 2020 she established the Buyer and Retail Coach to help small businesses start and scale their product busines...

Today on the podcast I am talking to Chloe Hannay, founder of Willow & Bert Interiors. Chloe is an interior designer and soft furnishings consultant who also creates bespoke beautiful handcrafted curtains, blinds, cushions, and other soft furnishings, which are always finished with a Willow and Bert signature flourish. I absolutely love talking to Chloe. She's the first guest I've had on who o...

EPISODE NOTES This week on the podcast my focus is packaging, and how you present the products that you are going to sell. It’s an episode packed full of practical advice, that takes you through all the different things to consider when putting together the packaging for your product. Firstly I share why good packaging matters, and how you can use it to elevate and market your brand.  Then we...

Nadia Hussain is the founder of Hair Loving who create hair products for all stages of life.  Hair Loving specialise in promoting hair growth and health from childhood to postpartum and menopause. EPISODE NOTES **Please remember to rate and review the podcast - it really helps others to find it.** Today on the podcast I am talking to Nadia Hussain from Hair Loving. Hair Loving produced hair p...

Catherine Erdly is the founder of the Resilient Retail Club, and helps product businesses start, grow and scale profitable businesses that last. In this podcast Catherine shares her top tips for how you can prepare to sell your products this Christmas. EPISODE NOTES **Please remember to rate and review the podcast - it really helps others to find it.** Today on the podcast I'm re-releasing a conve...

Jade Tinkler is an award-winning portrait photographer, who specialises in helping women to be seen, celebrated and empowered - particularly those over the age of 40. She helps women to realise that they are photogenic, through creating beautiful portraits that they love and are proud of.  Jade also helps female business owners and entrepreneurs to stand out from the crowd whilst looking (and...

EPISODE NOTES **Please remember to rate and review the podcast - it really helps others to find it.** Today’s episode is all about pricing, in particular how to work out the price for your product. There is a plethora of information online about how to work out your product price, from working out manufacturing costs, packaging costs, and then adding profit on top of it. My advice is different. I...

EPISODE NOTES **Please remember to rate and review the podcast - it really helps others to find it.** Today on the podcast I’m talking to Laurence Quinnell from Leonora Haircare. I actually have two businesses on the podcast in the next couple of weeks who sell hair products. The reason for this is they make similar products, but their stories and way they have produced their hair products are rea...