Megan Hodges's guest appearances

Megan Hodges

The Fort - An Entrepreneurship Podcast

Empower Business DFW Podcast

Goran Krndija

James Beshara

Moses Kagan

Steve Robinson

Robin Sharma

Brad Hargreaves

Ayesha Selden

Ryan Miller

Austin Rief

Brent Beshore

Beth Azor

Matteo Franceschetti

Jilliene Helman

Craig Fuller

Chris Bloomstran

OwlTail

Our guest this week is Megan Hodges, the Founder at The Dowry. Listen in as she shares the stepping stones of her career that led her to entrepreneurship and starting a business of her own.  Megan Hodges contact information. Website - https://www.thedowry.co/ Website - https://www.meganhodges.org/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thedowryregistry Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dowry Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/thedowryregistry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thedowryregistry Twitter - https://twitter.com/dowryregistry 

Our guest this week is Megan Hodges, the Founder at The Dowry. Listen in as she shares the stepping stones of her career that led her to entrepreneurship and starting a business of her own.  Megan Hodges contact information. Website - <a href="https://www.thedowry.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thedowry.co/</a> Website - <a href="https://www.meganhodges.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.meganhodges.org/</a> Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thedowryregistry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/thedowryregistry</a> Linkedin - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dowry/?fbclid=IwAR0fxyW-Vnn3UvMbt0lN8-wqVWXye2-zMXfrg45ayTc5NBVP6v1WahX1Xz4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dowry</a> Pinterest - <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/thedowryregistry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com/thedowryregistry</a> Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedowryregistry/?fbclid=IwAR2KlsYVeYnH3d7pvOn0Q1uxVzaoX5aW4iRJH9D4LkwvFq7GbCtEnPAcOPs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thedowryregistry</a> Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/dowryregistry?fbclid=IwAR2-GDJqNliRByb3Rw5C9eNfYaFmtXpIWXBNTEeN-yNCS5F9PwjMx51dpF4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/dowryregistry</a>

Stepping Stones are key featuring Megan Hodges

On today's episode, Chris interviews Megan Hodges, founder of The Dowry - an ethically-minded wedding gift registry and curated artisan marketplace. They discuss Megan's journey as a business owner, the transition of skills from a corporate career to a start up company, the mission behind The Dowry, and Megan's experience in digital marketing. Enjoy!  Follow Chris on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris  Learn more about Chris Powers and Fort Capital: www.FortCapitalLP.com Visit The Dowry: www.TheDowry.co Contact Megan: megan@meganhodges.org Megan's Favorite Book:  Soft Selling in a Hard World (01:47) — Megan’s Career Before Founding The Dowry (07:22) — What was the inefficiency you addressed at your previous job? Do you think there are many employees who notice inefficiencies at big companies but never say anything? (09:56) — Why have you gravitated toward marketing and sales? (12:52) — Was there a moment when the lightbulb went off to start The Dowry? (18:36) — The Dowry and Its Mission (23:52) — When did you officially launch The Dowry? (28:52) — Are people spending more on gifts since they are not spending money on weddings (due to COVID)? (30:20) — What was the process of building out The Dowry website? (33:56) — How has the process of finding artisans evolved? (38:34) — Do you remember the first artisan who finally said "yes"? (40:00) — How do you find artisans? (43:19) — What does your criteria for finding artisans look like? (45:51) — Do most artisans sell their goods on other platforms as well? (47:46) — Are the majority of people buying gifts actually invited to the wedding? (51:36) — How did you pivot to raise capital in March when COVID hit? (56:32) —  When do you think weddings will start to take place again? What do you see a year from today? (1:00:07) — Who taught you digitally market? (1:05:30) — What is a naming convention? (1:07:39) — What is the best way to reach your customer? (1:10:43) — What does digital marketing look like for your company specifically? (1:13:35) — How do you feel about Amazon? (1:16:30) — How big is your target market? (1:18:29) — What advice would you give to a potential entrepreneur? (1:20:20) — Do you have a morning routine? (1:20:51) — What is the best advice you have ever received? (1:21:50) — What is the best book you have ever read? (1:23:14) — How can people contact you?  The FORT with Chris Powers is produced by Straight Up Podcasts

On today's episode, Chris interviews Megan Hodges, founder of The Dowry - an ethically-minded wedding gift registry and curated artisan marketplace. They discuss Megan's journey as a business owner, the transition of skills from a corporate career to a start up company, the mission behind The Dowry, and Megan's experience in digital marketing. Enjoy! Follow Chris on Twitter: <a href="http://www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris</a> Learn more about Chris Powers and Fort Capital: <a href="http://www.FortCapitalLP.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.FortCapitalLP.com</a> Visit The Dowry: <a href="http://www.TheDowry.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheDowry.co</a> Contact Megan: <a href="mailto:megan@meganhodges.org">megan@meganhodges.org</a> Megan's Favorite Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Selling-Hard-World-Persuasion/dp/0762404019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Soft Selling in a Hard World</a> (01:47) — Megan’s Career Before Founding The Dowry (07:22) — What was the inefficiency you addressed at your previous job? Do you think there are many employees who notice inefficiencies at big companies but never say anything? (09:56) — Why have you gravitated toward marketing and sales? (12:52) — Was there a moment when the lightbulb went off to start The Dowry? (18:36) — The Dowry and Its Mission (23:52) — When did you officially launch The Dowry? (28:52) — Are people spending more on gifts since they are not spending money on weddings (due to COVID)? (30:20) — What was the process of building out The Dowry website? (33:56) — How has the process of finding artisans evolved? (38:34) — Do you remember the first artisan who finally said "yes"? (40:00) — How do you find artisans? (43:19) — What does your criteria for finding artisans look like? (45:51) — Do most artisans sell their goods on other platforms as well? (47:46) — Are the majority of people buying gifts actually invited to the wedding? (51:36) — How did you pivot to raise capital in March when COVID hit? (56:32) —  When do you think weddings will start to take place again? What do you see a year from today? (1:00:07) — Who taught you digitally market? (1:05:30) — What is a naming convention? (1:07:39) — What is the best way to reach your customer? (1:10:43) — What does digital marketing look like for your company specifically? (1:13:35) — How do you feel about Amazon? (1:16:30) — How big is your target market? (1:18:29) — What advice would you give to a potential entrepreneur? (1:20:20) — Do you have a morning routine? (1:20:51) — What is the best advice you have ever received? (1:21:50) — What is the best book you have ever read? (1:23:14) — How can people contact you? The FORT with Chris Powers is produced by <a href="http://www.straightuppodcasts.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Straight Up Podcasts</a>

#70: Megan Hodges - Founder of The Dowry