Consider the Wildflowers

Melissa Oholendt found her passion for interior design in her youth; buying shelter magazines with her allowance from picking strawberries in the backyard and painting her bedroom that perfect shade of navy blue. However, after beginning her interior design college education in 2001, that passion came to a standstill after a conversation with her college professor about the realities of the interi...

Katie Williams, owner of Mississippi Stitches, took up sewing while she was in nursing school. She started a small side business, but quickly realized it wasn’t sustainable on top of her studies believing she couldn’t charge enough for each pillow to make a sustainable income. So Katie set sewing aside and worked as a pediatric nurse for 10 years. When she bought her first house, it inspired her t...

Natalie’s story began when she dropped out of college. Feeling lost and searching for a purpose, she ordered a jewelry-making kit on Amazon and stamped words of encouragement on each piece as a reminder to herself to keep going. Never believing she could pursue a creative career full time, Natalie eventually went back to college while also running an Etsy shop on the side. Although she loved her s...

Brittany’s original plan after college was to climb the corporate ladder. When she bought her first candle-making kit online, she never planned to turn it into a business. But when her corporate job led to burnout, she started looking at alternative careers. Brittany decided to make a bold move – she quit her job and went all in on candle-making. In her first year, Brittany made $16,000 in revenue...

Katie Gatti Tassin, better known as Money with Katie, is the face and voice behind one of the top personal finance media brands for women. Her mission is to close the gender wealth gap by creating content about money that women actually want to consume. In this conversation, Katie shares how she took her blog from a side hustle to a million-dollar business in just a few short years, the hidden str...

Running a product shop comes with its own learning curves from purchasing inventory to managing cash flow. In this episode Rachel Heckmann owner of the Rachel Allene Shop joins us to discuss her own ups and downs in learning to navigate online shop ownership. It was such a joy to hear Rachel’s story and we covered a lot of ground in this conversation: from quitting her day job without a plan to st...

Bonnie Christine always knew she would own a business one day – she just wasn’t sure what kind of business she wanted to run. Not until she started working in her mom’s quilt shop. Bonnie is an internationally renowned Surface Pattern Designer, entrepreneur, and award-winning online educator. She’s been creating delicate and ethereal artwork for brands around the world since 2009. In this intervie...

If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing your business featured in major media outlets like Forbes or NBC, that dream may be closer than you think! Dr. Tiffany Eurich is a communications strategist and educator for passion-driven entrepreneurs. A former professor and TV personality, she’s helped her clients land features in places like Real Simple and Better Homes and Gardens – and now she’s sharing how y...

Did you know the global number of podcast listeners is expected to reach over 504 million this year?  More and more small business owners are jumping on the podcast bandwagon (myself included!) but our latest guest has been at this since 2018 – and she’s got so many great insights to share. Rachel Awtrey is a mom of two, lifestyle blogger, and host of the Real Talk with Rachel Awtrey podcast. In t...

Life as a small business owner is anything but predictable. Clients come and go, markets shift, seasons of life happen, and plans change. Olivia Herrick is a graphic designer and owner of Olivia Herrick Design, specializing in logo, golf, print, and packaging design. In this interview, she shares how staying open to change allowed her to grow in unexpected ways and why choosing to keep her small b...

With an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed, the Bible is the bestselling book of all time…yet over thousands of years, there have been surprisingly few cover variations. Enter Hosanna Revival: a paper goods company that designs beautiful, artistic Bible covers and other faith-based products. I sat down with founder Katie Guiliano to hear where this idea came from and how she’s grown t...

Every so often, you come across a product and instantly know it will be a new staple in your life. The annual prayer journal from Val Marie Paper is one of those products for me. Every year, it’s at the top of my holiday wish list! That’s why I was so excited to sit down with founder Valerie Woerner. Since 2013, Val Marie Paper has sold nearly 100,000 journals and collected an overflowing folder o...

When Chloe Mackintosh was growing up in Reno, Nevada, she never imagined living in the country. But halfway through college, her boyfriend (now husband) moved to a cattle ranch in northern California and after graduating, she decided to follow him. It sounds like the beginning of a Hallmark movie: a city girl moves to a ranch in a town of only 99 people. Today’s guest shares how she went from city...

This year we celebrated one decade in business! I cannot believe it’s been 10 years since I pressed “publish” on our very first website announcing the official start of Skidmore Consulting! For our final podcast episode of 2024, I wanted to pop in solo show style and share Ten Unexpected Lessons learned in the past decade of business. A slight twist on the traditional “10 Lessons Learned in 10 Yea...

Annie Jones is the owner of The Bookshelf, an independent indie bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia. The store has been a local staple in the southern town for almost 40 years, while Annie is celebrating the 10th anniversary of taking over ownership of the store. In this episode, Annie shares how she took over ownership of a 30-year old established business through sweat equity, the trials and tribu...

After marrying her high school sweetheart turned Air Force husband, Monica realized that the military community was ripe with entrepreneurs, but there was no central place to shop for their products and services – so she created one! Monica’s lack of experience in the tech space hasn’t held her back from building a successful e-commerce marketplace. Her story is a powerful reminder that with hard...

There’s no doubt that starting your business takes courage, but what about all the steps that come after that? Sticking with your craft even when it’s hard, leaving the comfort of a steady paycheck, trusting your vision when everyone on the Internet is trying to give you advice…all of that takes serious confidence! In this episode, I sat down with artist Sarah Jane Tart to talk about leaving her d...

What do you do when you’ve built a successful business, working with clients you love and making a great income...but something still feels like it’s missing? Michelle Boyd found herself in that position a few years ago. She spent years building her wedding photography business, only to find that when she finally “made it”, she had a new dream inside of her. If you’re in the middle of a transition...

From teaching children to starting a non-profit and launching a small business development program, Jessica Hotz has always had one goal in life: to elevate people. ​​Jessica is the co-founder of Elevate, a social enterprise focused on empowering families through small business development and expanding the reach of the gospel through high-quality leather goods. In this episode, ​​Jessica shares a...

Transition periods are never easy. Whether you’re moving from side hustle to full-time, growing a team, or streamlining your operations, change can be hard – but it can also be incredibly rewarding. Megan Gonzalez is an expert at navigating transitions. From wedding stationery to branding and photo styling, to consulting work, a full-time corporate role, and back to working with small businesses…s...

What began as a bespoke wedding gift service has now grown into a multi-million dollar business in the gifting industry hitting the Inc 5000 list in 2022.  Veteran-owned, women-led, and 100% bootstrapped— a true rags to riches story. With an eye for curating beautiful goods to supporting other small businesses and now leading a team of 75+ “teakettes”, today on the show we have someone I believe w...

How a news story on a chupacabra in Picayune, MS (featured on SNL) led this entrepreneur to building a full-service media agency. This week's podcast episode is one you can't miss. Emily Moore is the Founder of Moore Media Group , a marketing agency in Jackson, Mississippi. Passionate about the power of storytelling, she and her team help their clients through public relations, advertisi...

From quitting her job and starting a motherhood photography business to taking over her father’s farm, moving cross country, and starting over with a completely new client base – Alex Smith, photographer behind love daphne mae photography, is no stranger to leaps of faith. Our conversation today was the reminder I needed to continually seek the life I want to live, and make sure my business is sup...

Every entrepreneur has experienced the panic that comes with a slow sales month. After 10 years in business, our latest podcast guest has learned to deal with the ebbs and flows to make the most out of every season. Evelyn Henson is a watercolor artist based in Charlotte, North Carolina. She creates whimsical art designed to brighten people’s homes and bring them a little sunshine. Catching the ey...

As a designer and stylist, Katherine helps small business owners simplify their wardrobe and gain back their confidence. In this episode, she shares how she designed her career around spending time with family, what it was like building a business with five kids at home, and why she chose to leave behind her lifelong dream of designing custom wedding dresses to pursue something new. WILDFLOWER SHO...