Danielle Nagel's guest appearances

Danielle Nagel

Drunk on Lettering

Proof to Product

Real Estate Investing For Women

Dazey LA

Kiwi Schloffel

Gia Graham

Michele PW

Christina Stembel

Hal Elrod

Nicole Walters

Lee Kearney

Alissa Daire Nelson

Gary Boomershine

Phil Capron

Diane Gardner

Doug Marshall

Matt Aitchison

Kelly Resendez

OwlTail

Being a product based business owner takes a lot of creativity on all fronts- in your designs, in operations, your marketing and how your reach people and tell your story. Now there are so many different platforms and technologies it can be hard to know where to start or which platform to choose. On today’s Proof to Product episode with Dani Nagel, the founder of Dazey LA, we sit down to talk about the importance of finding platforms that work best for your creativity and that start your kind of conversation.  Dani founded Dazey LA as a fashion brand focused on empowering women through conversation and community. She intentionally built a business that supports her personal values. Each design is hand drawn by Dani and then manufactured to order in Los Angeles, California.  On today's episode, Dani and I talk about how her corporate and startup experience shaped her business perspective. We discuss sustainability, community building, and how Dani built Dazey LA from the ground up. Dani talks about how transparency and showing behind the scenes processes of her marketing and product development has helped her business. And we dive into Dazey LA's ambassador program, which tools they use, how they structure it, and how it has helped them build the retail side of their business.    ON TODAY’S EPISODE:   The spirit and inspiration behind Dazey  LA How Dani uses her clothing designs to start a conversation Making the switch from corporate life to full-time freelance  What Danielle learned working for a start-up company How Dazey grew out of Dani’s studio apartment  Using Instagram to tell the real Dazey LA story  Coping with copy-cats and look-alikes  Dazey’s daily marketing tactics Why Danielle decided to start an ambassador program  How the ambassador program took off  The size of the Dazey  team today   Dazey’s make to order model and zero-waste goals Advice for new product designers and what’s up next for Dani &amp; Dazey   KEY TAKE-AWAYS:   “Every step of the way with Dazey, I've just been very intentional about aligning my messaging and my values along with my brand and my aesthetic. And somehow it worked out.” - Danielle Nagel “I really try to design things that I want to wear, and I want to promote. I just follow what feels right to me. I try to stay true to myself in everything that I do.”  - Danielle Nagel   “So through Instagram Story I just started to transparently share the highs and lows of running a business, the fun behind the scenes, and all the nitty gritty I remember wishing I could see when I was working for these corporate companies.” - Danielle Nagel   “When we're just starting out, we want to look bigger than we are because we want to be taken seriously, and we want people to purchase our products. But then it gets to a point to where maybe we want people to know we're small and nimble.”  - Katie Hunt   “At the end of the day, I feel like my art stands on its own, and my messaging and branding is really strong. I know that the sharing transparently has been what has helped my business grow.” - Danielle Nagel   “At my corporate job I was always trying to push the rules, always getting in trouble. So it's really fun having control of my own brand and be able to say, "Screw it, I'm going to share everything. I'm going to share designs before they're released. I'm going to share how I made them."  - Danielle Nagel   “When I started Proof to Product, I felt like if we all get together and share what we know all of us will thrive. All of us will grow stronger together. And now, we've got this great amazing community.” - Katie Hunt   “We use our platform as a space to create conversation, and we really want that to be a back and forth conversation. We design along with our audiences. I ask their opinions.” - Danielle Nagel   “I'm okay with sacrificing crazy profit margins to be able to have a company that aligns with my values, and create something our community really cares about, that’s a great conversation starter.” - Danielle Nagel   “I'm always chasing what's next and what's new. So whenever I get to refresh the brand it's so exciting for me.”   - Danielle Nagel   LINKS Website: http://www.dazeyla.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dazeyla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dazey_la/ https://www.refersion.com/   SUBSCRIBE To subscribe on iOS, go to the  iTunes page and subscribe to Proof to Product. On Android, you can listen using your favorite podcast app.  WRITE A REVIEW Writing a review on  iTunes will help other product based business owners find Proof to Product as they are working to up level, scale, and build profitable and sustainable companies. FOLLOW PROOF TO PRODUCT Follow Proof to Product on Instagram for the latest updates. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST If you'd like to receive more information about our upcoming episodes of Proof to Product including show notes and information about our guests, head over to www.prooftoproduct.com and sign up for our email list.   SHARE Be sure to share Proof to Product with all of the product based business owners that you know!    ABOUT PROOF TO PRODUCT: Proof to Product is hosted by Katie Hunt. Since 2011, Proof to Product has worked with thousands of product based businesses to help them up level, scale, and build profitable sustainable companies. You can find our show notes and additional resources at ProofToProduct.com. If you like what you heard today, please head over to  Apple Podcast to leave a five star review and subscribe. Thanks so much for listening. We'll be back next week with a new episode!

Being a product based business owner takes a lot of creativity on all fronts- in your designs, in operations, your marketing and how your reach people and tell your story. Now there are so many different platforms and technologies it can be hard to know where to start or which platform to choose. On today’s Proof to Product episode with Dani Nagel, the founder of <a href="http://www.dazeyla.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dazey LA</a>, we sit down to talk about the importance of finding platforms that work best for your creativity and that start your kind of conversation.  Dani founded Dazey LA as a fashion brand focused on empowering women through conversation and community. She intentionally built a business that supports her personal values. Each design is hand drawn by Dani and then manufactured to order in Los Angeles, California.  On today's episode, Dani and I talk about how her corporate and startup experience shaped her business perspective. We discuss sustainability, community building, and how Dani built Dazey LA from the ground up. Dani talks about how transparency and showing behind the scenes processes of her marketing and product development has helped her business. And we dive into Dazey LA's ambassador program, which tools they use, how they structure it, and how it has helped them build the retail side of their business.  ON TODAY’S EPISODE:  <ul> <li>The spirit and inspiration behind Dazey  LA</li> <li>How Dani uses her clothing designs to start a conversation</li> <li>Making the switch from corporate life to full-time freelance </li> <li>What Danielle learned working for a start-up company</li> <li>How Dazey grew out of Dani’s studio apartment </li> <li>Using Instagram to tell the real Dazey LA story </li> <li>Coping with copy-cats and look-alikes </li> <li>Dazey’s daily marketing tactics</li> <li>Why Danielle decided to start an ambassador program </li> <li>How the ambassador program took off </li> <li>The size of the Dazey  team today  </li> <li>Dazey’s make to order model and zero-waste goals</li> <li>Advice for new product designers and what’s up next for Dani &amp; Dazey </li> </ul> KEY TAKE-AWAYS:   “Every step of the way with Dazey, I've just been very intentional about aligning my messaging and my values along with my brand and my aesthetic. And somehow it worked out.” - Danielle Nagel “I really try to design things that I want to wear, and I want to promote. I just follow what feels right to me. I try to stay true to myself in everything that I do.”  - Danielle Nagel “So through Instagram Story I just started to transparently share the highs and lows of running a business, the fun behind the scenes, and all the nitty gritty I remember wishing I could see when I was working for these corporate companies.” - Danielle Nagel “When we're just starting out, we want to look bigger than we are because we want to be taken seriously, and we want people to purchase our products. But then it gets to a point to where maybe we want people to know we're small and nimble.”  - Katie Hunt “At the end of the day, I feel like my art stands on its own, and my messaging and branding is really strong. I know that the sharing transparently has been what has helped my business grow.” - Danielle Nagel “At my corporate job I was always trying to push the rules, always getting in trouble. So it's really fun having control of my own brand and be able to say, "Screw it, I'm going to share everything. I'm going to share designs before they're released. I'm going to share how I made them."  - Danielle Nagel “When I started Proof to Product, I felt like if we all get together and share what we know all of us will thrive. All of us will grow stronger together. And now, we've got this great amazing community.” - Katie Hunt “We use our platform as a space to create conversation, and we really want that to be a back and forth conversation. We design along with our audiences. I ask their opinions.” - Danielle Nagel “I'm okay with sacrificing crazy profit margins to be able to have a company that aligns with my values, and create something our community really cares about, that’s a great conversation starter.” - Danielle Nagel “I'm always chasing what's next and what's new. So whenever I get to refresh the brand it's so exciting for me.”   - Danielle Nagel LINKS Website: <a href="http://www.dazeyla.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.dazeyla.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dazeyla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/dazeyla</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dazey_la/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dazey_la/</a> <a href="https://www.refersion.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.refersion.com/</a>   SUBSCRIBE To subscribe on iOS, go to the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/proof-to-product/id1226904668?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes page</a> and subscribe to Proof to Product. On Android, you can listen using your favorite podcast app.  WRITE A REVIEW Writing a review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/proof-to-product/id1226904668?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> will help other product based business owners find Proof to Product as they are working to up level, scale, and build profitable and sustainable companies. FOLLOW PROOF TO PRODUCT Follow Proof to Product on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/prooftoproduct/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> for the latest updates. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST If you'd like to receive more information about our upcoming episodes of Proof to Product including show notes and information about our guests, head over to <a href="http://www.prooftoproduct.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prooftoproduct.com</a> and sign up for our email list.   SHARE Be sure to share Proof to Product with all of the product based business owners that you know!  ABOUT PROOF TO PRODUCT: Proof to Product is hosted by Katie Hunt. Since 2011, Proof to Product has worked with thousands of product based businesses to help them up level, scale, and build profitable sustainable companies. You can find our show notes and additional resources at <a href="http://prooftoproduct.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ProofToProduct.com</a>. If you like what you heard today, please head over to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/proof-to-product/id1226904668?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Apple Podcast</a> to leave a five star review and subscribe. Thanks so much for listening. We'll be back next week with a new episode!

128 | Utilizing an Ambassador Program with Danielle Nagel, Dazey LA

Dani is a self-taught illustrator, graphic designer, and photographer. She graduated at age 19 with a degree in fashion design, but as a lover of both art and fashion she combined these two passions to make a career in apparel graphics. For over 6 years before Dazey, she worked designing for notable brands like Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Nordstrom and more. During that time she realized her true goal was to have full creative freedom with a labor of her own. After years of daydream and doubt, she took the leap and started Dazey LA. She draws every tee by hand and does all the photgraphy. In this episode, we talk about:  You can reach Dani on IG at Dazy_Desert_House. Get 10% off anything you purchase on Dani's site DazyLA.com if you use code: blissfulinvestor To see this program in video on Roku go to RealEstateInvesting4Women.com To watch the EXTRA portion of this show go to RealEstateInvestingForWomenExtra.com ------------------------------------------------------ Learn how to create a consistent income stream by only working 5 hours a month the Blissful Investor Way. Grab my FREE guide at http://www.BlissfulInvestor.com

Dani is a self-taught illustrator, graphic designer, and photographer. She graduated at age 19 with a degree in fashion design, but as a lover of both art and fashion she combined these two passions to make a career in apparel graphics. For over 6 years before Dazey, she worked designing for notable brands like Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Nordstrom and more. During that time she realized her true goal was to have full creative freedom with a labor of her own. After years of daydream and doubt, she took the leap and started Dazey LA. She draws every tee by hand and does all the photgraphy. In this episode, we talk about: You can reach Dani on IG at Dazy_Desert_House. Get 10% off anything you purchase on Dani's site <a href="http://DazyLA.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DazyLA.com</a> if you use code: blissfulinvestor To see this program in video on Roku go to <a href="RealEstateInvesting4Women.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RealEstateInvesting4Women.com</a> To watch the EXTRA portion of this show go to <a href="RealEstateInvestingForWomenExtra.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RealEstateInvestingForWomenExtra.com</a> ------------------------------------------------------ Learn how to create a consistent income stream by only working 5 hours a month the Blissful Investor Way. Grab my FREE guide at <a href="http://www.BlissfulInvestor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.BlissfulInvestor.com</a>

How Making Your First Home Your “Second Home” Pays Big with Danielle Nagel

Dani is in the house!!!! Home girl is a Jill of all trades. She runs the clothing line Dazey LA, out of... you guessed it... LA! She also runs a coworking space, travels a shit ton, does speaking engagements, photography, the whole shabang. On top of ALL of that she is a swiss cheese lover and latte drinker. We get deep about all of the above and what it's like to be a female entrepreneur. She's inspiring and we love her!

Episode 105 - Danielle Nagel aka Dazey LA