The Product Boss with Jacqueline Snyder

Today, we’re interviewing some incredible product bosses who are handmade business makers and owners. Half the members in our community are makers, so we know that showcasing their success is something that can really inspire you to level up your business and your profits.  We’re joined by Sarah Waggoner, Emily Gallardo, and Mindy Keegan – three of our Multi-Stream Machine students who’ve see...

You have an incredible business, but if you’re relying on one platform or one main stream of revenue, you may find yourself in trouble in the future because we never know what the future will bring! What would you do if your main stream of revenue no longer existed? Or if the platform you rely on went down? Let's discuss how you can protect your business when you don't have control of the platform...

In this episode, we are bringing you the replay of Day 1 of our LIVE Best Seller Secrets Challenge. Today was all about Discovering Your Untapped Opportunities and writing down your 3 best sellers! Every day at 12 pm EST this week, we are going to teach you (for free) what to do to grow your business with ease and profit and HOW to lean into best sellers to put more money into your pocket as a pro...

For the first time ever, we're so excited to announce our exclusive private podcast for the Best Seller Secrets Challenge! It's a VIP audio experience, so you can take the free 5-day challenge into your earbuds. It's only available for a limited time, so you'll be able to binge as we'll be dropping episodes during the Challenge straight from our LIVE trainings to the private podcast feed, along wi...

This is the thorn in the side of so many small business owners: how do you get customers to find you? A big business can grow quickly and easily because they have a budget to back up whatever they’re doing. But what about small businesses? There are several strategies you can use to boost your visibility at any level, so let’s discuss them. Trying to promote and market your business can be dauntin...

There are a few things that come up again and again when we talk to makers. These mental roadblocks don’t serve any real purpose – they just get in the way! That’s why we’re dedicating this episode to taking some of them apart, explaining why you should stop listening to the nagging voices of doubt in your head, and why you’re a true product boss! A lot of you are makers because you’re creatives a...

It’s really easy to feel like you’re stuck on a hamster wheel. You’re busy – really busy. It’s not like you’re not working hard. You’re moving and doing all the things, but when you stop and look at your progress, it doesn’t seem like you’re actually getting anywhere. We all feel like this at some point after starting a business. It’s completely normal.  You just need to learn how to get off...

In this Small Biz Founder episodes, we’re highlighting the amazing work of Jenny Tse and her business, Sipping Streams Tea Company. She’s a certified tea specialist and Sipping Streams has won multiple prizes (including 1st place) at the North American Tea Championships. But how did she get there and how does she and her partner keep everything running? Jenny was born in Hong Kong and raised in Al...

We tend to hear the same limitations over and over, specifically from our makers, which is why in today's episode, we want to make sure that you are thinking about things in a way that will benefit you and serve your business. Oftentimes we see this idea of the starving artist mentality in the maker community, either "you don't want to charge too much for something" or "maybe you don't find that t...

We know time is finite. It’s one of the scariest things people think about when they start leveling up their businesses. “How will I find time for the other important things in my life?” We’re here to give you a secret. (You can use money to buy your time back!) A fear of success is completely normal and it’s something we’ve been talking a lot about on The Product Boss lately. There’s a reason for...

Chances are, reaching $100k with your business is a lot more realistic than you think. You just need to start running things like a $100k business! Easier said than done, though, right? That’s why we’re laying out these five simple steps that can turn your business dreams into reality. The first step is simple: can you identify the product that works best in your lineup? The second is a little bit...

The second Friday of every year is National Quitters’ Day. Why? Because it’s the day that, statistically, most people give up on their new year’s resolutions. Why is it so difficult to make the changes we really want in life? We know the obvious answers, but have you ever considered that maybe you’re scared of change – of success? Let’s really dive into what that means and what you can do about it...

We often expect our customers to hit that “checkout” button without being prompted or convinced to do so. But that isn’t how people behave. They buy on desire, needs, and wants, and, as a product-based business owner, it's your responsibility to share with them the benefits that your products will bring to their life. Here’s how you can set yourself up for success with customers who are ready to b...

Our female founder this week is Suzanne Godbold of Three Best Bakery and one of our Masterminders. She opened her bakery business just three months before the pandemic hit and pivoted her approach to secure a six-figure 2020!  Suzanne decided to take the leap and turn her baking passion into a profession. Her products were flying off the shelves and tasted delicious, but she lacked the system...

Welcome to 2022 – we made it! Now, it’s time to take stock of where our businesses are and map out where we want to take them over the next year. That’s why we’re bringing you The Product Boss’s Guide to Your Best Year Yet. To prepare, we spend this episode exploring how you can step into the role of boss in your business, now matter who you are or how you feel about being a leader.  You migh...

Our female founder this week is Erin Port, the Founder of Simple Purposeful Living, and one of our Masterminders. She took her engaged readers as a blogger, and her informed background as a teacher, and created a product that would give her audience value. Erin represents another inspiring story of someone reformatting their own personal journey into easy-to-apply lessons that people can take and...

Happy new year! We’re really, really, really excited for the year ahead (knock on wood). We want this to be a very big year for your business, which is why now is the time to make sure you don’t have all our eggs in one basket, and that you’re prepared for anything that 2022 might throw at you. The best thing you can do to level up, and take your business further than ever before, is to make sure...

We believe it’s good to reintroduce yourself regularly, and often – especially when you’ve grown or evolved since your last introduction. So here we go again: we’re Jacqueline and Minna, nice to meet you! We kicked off the Product Boss podcast back in January of 2018. We all know a lot has changed since last week, let alone in the last four years. The same certainly applies to us as we’ve written...

If you’re like us and you’ve lost track of time through the pandemic, now is as good a time as any to reground and reset yourself to have your best year yet. 2021 has been a devastating year in many ways, but in purely business terms, some of you have seen some amazing profits. Either way, it’s time to start thinking about the new year ahead. Human beings need to reset and recalibrate every now an...

In this episode, we are bringing back Kevlyn Walsh, founder of Festive Gal, who you may remember from episode 155 of our Pivot & Sell series back in May of 2020. We have had the honor of working with Kevlyn, for almost a year now, in our Mastermind program and she is going to share with us where her business is at now (hint: it's multiple six figures!) At the start of her journey, Kevlyn was a...

Marcel Schwantes is an international speaker, executive coach, and syndicated columnist attracting more than 1.5 million readers per month to his thought leadership pieces. His work has been featured in Inc., Time, Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, CNBC, and more global media outlets. He’s also the host of the wildly-popular podcast Love In Action, born out of Marcel’s belief that strong lea...

Happy holidays! We’re excited to be re-airing one of our favorite episodes of the Female Founders series to, once again, highlight the amazing work of Ann Williams of Yearly Co. Hear the amazing story of how she went from making jewelry in her garage to running a successful brick-and-mortar shop – just the kind of inspirational story that’s perfect for this time of year. Ann is someone we’d known...

So, you’ve started your business and things are going well. What are the income milestones you should look out for, now? And how can you leverage your success into further growth? In this follow-up to episode #298, “Stages of a Product Business on the Way to $100k,” we tell you exactly how. What about salary – when should you expect that to kick in? Have you considered how things like scaling and...

Ep. 320: Today we are delivering to your earbuds a special episode from one of our favorite super-successful handmade businesses, Susan Gordon Pottery. So many makers wonder how to create their dream lives while following their passions. In this episode, Susan Gordon, the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Susan Gordon Pottery shares about being in the top one percent of Etsy to opening a brick...

With the holiday season in full swing, we thought we'd explore the one big thing that all successful people seem to do: consciously choose who they surround themselves with. You probably hear this advice a lot, but what does it actually mean?  This goes for almost anything in life, but if you have a goal, it helps to be surrounded by people who share it with you. Think about how much help it...