The Ponyverse with Hellen & Lil Megs

Hellen and Lil' Megs break down the decision to take a little break from the podcast, life with two store locations, and other Pony content that may be on the horizon.

Eliza Dutcher, founder of @eeestrology and @gemini.yoga.clt and our Astro bestie joins the Ponyverse to read Lil Megs and Hellen's astrology charts, talk about past lives, and what astrological sign would Hot Topic be?

Hellen and Lil' Megs discuss the week leading up to the grand opening of the new store, head bonks, and how Harry Styles and a new tattoo can replace therapy.

This week we welcome Janet Moffitt, the founder and CEO of Janet's Junk Vintage and..Hellen's mom to the Ponyverse!!! Lil Megs fan girls over Janet's career of appraising top secret government antiques and Hellen learns that the "stuff" business is in her blood. Janet talks about her creative influence on Hellen's life and what it was like being one of Thrift Pony's f...

On this weeks episode, we interview our top consignor (who we ended up hiring) - thrift queen Mindy Zimmerman! Mindy talks how fashion has evolved through the decades, what she looks for when thrifting clothes and furniture, and how Jon Bon Jovi was the style inspo of the 80's.

Season 2 episode 1 : Hellen doesn't believe in heterosexual love anymore, Lil Megs explains how addiction to fan fiction feels, and how Punxsutawney Phil helps sell booty shorts.

On today's episode we do a Grammys recap, talk about some of our favorite shows at the moment, Megan discusses her current fan fiction obsession, and reminisce on 3 years of Thrift Pony!!

On this week's episode we talk about little meg's recent Vegas trip, getting scammed by a time share, and Hellen talks about getting haters and being okay with that. *apologies for the crappy quality our mic broke :/*

On this weeks episode Megan freaks out about Harry Styles going on tour. We FINALLLY got our building permit so we started building fitting rooms at the new store and we're hiring :) Hellen reviews some fun facts from our 2025 sales data. This is kind of a junkisode where we talk about a bunch of random things and start to go insane cuz we've been in the same room for too long. Enjoy!

In this weeks episode we talk about our plan for training our pricing team at Thrift Pony as we scale to our second store, including some interesting findings from 2025 sales and inventory data. Then we talk about 2016 and our favorite fashion trends and what we were up to!

HAPPY NEW YEARRRRRR!!! On this weeks episode we talk about everything that happened in 2025 for Thrift Pony and in our personal lives and make predictions for 2026! Enjoy :)

this weeks episode is a bit of a junkisode - we talk about how working retail can make you kinda hate the Holiday season, recap Hellen's trip to Minnesota, Megan shares some funny stories about her dad, our favorite rappers, and more!

on this weeks episode we get very...existential. we talk about how to mentally cope when sales are low and how to see it as the universe telling you to really lock in. Hellen recounts a thrift experience in Minnesota and then we talk about Grandmas & what happens after you die! enjoy!

In this episode we are joined by Adair Kennedy, the Chief Creative Officer of Vestique! We discuss her 10+ year journey at the local boutique, the evolution of social media marketing (including their Tik Tok strategy of posting 5+ times per day), and their growth from 2 stores when she started to 12 and a huge e-commerce presence today. She shares challenges faced by small businesses in the fashio...

Welcome to our first recording in the new store! Apologies for the echo - still figuring out the acoustics over here. Hellen shares some big news :) and we talk about Dancing with the Stars & Secret Lives of Mormon wives along with some musical theater ideas we have for Thrift Pony!!

On this weeks episode, we are (half) recording from the NEW STORE!!!! we got the keys and started taking consignment appointments over there this week. we talk about more of Hellen's facebook marketplace adventures and a really cool consignment appointment that Megan went through. the episode concludes with our thoughts on being considered "nice" and why it kind of sucks. hope you enjoy!

in this weeks episode we talk about the presence of ICE in Charlotte and how the community has come together to support immigrants. we remember a very iconic pony, Hellen's grandma, and discuss a fun potential business idea. for the next week Thrift Pony will be donating 25% of sales to Carolina Migrant Network, an organization that supports immigrants in Charlotte. all donations through the n...

On this week's episode we are a little delirious because it's the end of the day. We talk about our recent store switch up, Holiday season planning, and some recent celebrity encounters at Thrift Pony. Hope u enjoy <3

On this weeks episode we talk about fashion trends when we were in middle school while wearing uggs and sipping frappechinos which was very nostalgic. Hellen talks about doing a consignment house call full of 2007 Abercrombie sassy tees and Megan talks about her tumblr phase.

This week OG pony Emma Way joins us on the Ponyverse to take us through her journey as editor of Charlotte Magazine at 22 to one of Charlotte Agenda's first few employees to being acquired by Axios and some of her favorite stories she's covered along the way (including one on the Charlotte swinger scene). We also talk about her emotional surprise wedding, burning man, favorite Charlotte music venu...

This weeks episode is a mixed bag of sorts. We both share personal updates, including our time at the Billie Eilish concert, Hellen's journey of buying a house(!!!!!!), and navigating the challenges of doing that while self employed. We discuss the importance of work-life balance, the dynamics of team pony, and reflections on relationships and community. The conversation also touches on creative p...

Today we are joined by OG pony Bri!!!!! We talk about her full time job as an allocation planner for a major shoe company, streetwear and fashion trends, the origin story of adidas and puma, KPOP, and more!

Today we talk about how we price clothing at thrift pony and how that compares to other resale stores like Plato's Closet, Buffalo exchange, and others. Why thrift store prices are going up, and how curated vintage resellers get their inventory!

This weeks episode we talk about the impact of vampire culture on the economy and the changes of fashion trends based on global events and how Twilight may have even started the recession. Lynsea gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/lynseas-road-to-recovery/cl/s?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp13_t1-amp17_tb&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_US&attribut...

Today we are joined by OG pony Erin Infelice! We discuss the time she went to jail, having a chaotic career journey, the joys of quitting, and more. Recommended for anyone who's feeling a little lost or just wants a good laugh :)