Darrin Stern's guest appearances

Darrin Stern

NHPA’s Taking Care of Business

Creative Shop Talk with Wendy Batten

Craft Industry Alliance

Creative Retail Talks with Clint O'Rear

Dan Harris

Scott Wright

Abby Glassenberg

John Hartmann

Stacy Mitchell

Scott Reynolds

Georganne Bender

Marc Hamer

Jake Smith

John Venhuizen

Matt Woods

Fred Miller

Kathy Cano-Murillo

Melissa Wood

Garry Ridge

OwlTail

Show Notes  It’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day duties of running your business within the four walls of your shop.  In this episode, my guest Darrin Stern and I will shine a light on the value and benefits of attending trade shows.   Darrin is the Show Director of the h+h americas trade show, a brand extension of a long-running show h+h Cologne in Germany. h+h americas unites makers and wholesalers of all crafting industries: a one-stop source for everything one would need as a professional maker, a retail shop owner, an e-commerce shop owner, and/or an educator.    The Value and Benefits of Trade Shows   The Human Element: When sourcing materials, it is our nature to want to see and feel things before purchasing. We benefit from hearing about the products and their stories through human interactions. We want to truly understand how it will impact our bottom line.    “Digital is a great way to source items to begin exploration, but when you're looking at a wholesale level, it's less of an impulse buy and it's more of a business decision.” - Darrin Stern    The One Stop Shop: You can save so much time and money by attending trade shows when so many quality vendors and educators are under one roof.   Building Relationships: Spending time and listening to equally passionate people talk about their craft/product is a valuable way to make business connections.  Specifically, at h+h americas, there are multiple opportunities and components of education that make this trade show unique.  There are daily keynote speakers, fireside chats, masterclasses, business courses, retailer meet-ups, and demonstrations.   Connection with Like-minded People: You’ll have the opportunity to see/hear stories from others that are all part of this passion industry whose jobs aren’t over at 5pm. These valuable conversations are where the magic happens.   You don’t know what you don’t know: You have to leave your bubble to grow!     Join Darrin Stern (and me!) at the h+h americas trade show if you are in the creative or craft business.  Here are the details: h+h americas trade show Donald E. Stephens Convention &amp; Conference Center in Rosemont Chicago, IL Dates: June 21-23, 2023 (Masterclasses start on June 20) https://www.hh-americas.com/ Tickets on sale: March 15, 2023, use promo code CST23 to get free access to the exhibit floor Full show notes here  https://wendybatten.com/146-2/

Show Notes  It’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day duties of running your business within the four walls of your shop.  In this episode, my guest Darrin Stern and I will shine a light on the value and benefits of attending trade shows. Darrin is the Show Director of the h+h americas trade show, a brand extension of a long-running show h+h Cologne in Germany. h+h americas unites makers and wholesalers of all crafting industries: a one-stop source for everything one would need as a professional maker, a retail shop owner, an e-commerce shop owner, and/or an educator.  The Value and Benefits of Trade Shows <ol> <li> The Human Element: When sourcing materials, it is our nature to want to see and feel things before purchasing. We benefit from hearing about the products and their stories through human interactions. We want to truly understand how it will impact our bottom line.  </li> </ol> “Digital is a great way to source items to begin exploration, but when you're looking at a wholesale level, it's less of an impulse buy and it's more of a business decision.” - Darrin Stern  <ol> <li> The One Stop Shop: You can save so much time and money by attending trade shows when so many quality vendors and educators are under one roof. </li> <li> Building Relationships: Spending time and listening to equally passionate people talk about their craft/product is a valuable way to make business connections.  Specifically, at h+h americas, there are multiple opportunities and components of education that make this trade show unique.  There are daily keynote speakers, fireside chats, masterclasses, business courses, retailer meet-ups, and demonstrations. </li> <li> Connection with Like-minded People: You’ll have the opportunity to see/hear stories from others that are all part of this passion industry whose jobs aren’t over at 5pm. These valuable conversations are where the magic happens. </li> <li> You don’t know what you don’t know: You have to leave your bubble to grow! </li> </ol> Join Darrin Stern (and me!) at the h+h americas trade show if you are in the creative or craft business.  Here are the details: h+h americas trade show Donald E. Stephens Convention &amp; Conference Center in Rosemont Chicago, IL Dates: June 21-23, 2023 (Masterclasses start on June 20) <a href="https://www.hh-americas.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hh-americas.com/</a> Tickets on sale: March 15, 2023, use promo code CST23 to get free access to the exhibit floor Full show notes here  <a href="https://wendybatten.com/146-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wendybatten.com/146-2/</a>

146. Why Industry Trade Shows are Valuable for You and Your Retail Business with Darrin Stern

If you make a living in the fiber arts, whether it's a side gig, full-time gig, small store, mega store or multinational store, h+h americas 2022 is the place to be. h+h americas will become the U.S. based sister event of the German h+h cologne, the world’s leading trade fair for the handicrafts industry.  Starting in 2022, h+h americas will take place every June in the Chicagoland area.  h+h americas June 22 - 24, 2022 hh-americas.com Chicago, Illinois Donald E. Stephens Convention &amp; Conference Center in Rosemont The event is open to anyone who makes a living in fiber arts, no matter what background or industry sector. h+h americas is an all-inclusive industry event uniting all types of handicrafts. Become part of h+h americas by exhibiting, taking classes, sourcing for new products or participating in our event program.  ___  𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡h+h Americas Show Directorp: +1-773-326-9925c: +1-773-727-0337d.stern@koelnmessenafta.com    𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗢’𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗥,  president and owner of Creative Sales Consulting, has worked in the Retail industry since 2000. Clint and his team connect suppliers &amp; retailers in the creative arts industries for stronger relationships and strategic sales growth, in order to bring joy to consumers through artistic creative and decorative products.  For more insightful conversations with leaders in the Arts &amp; Crafts Retail industry visit CreativeRetailTalks.com. If you'd like to be a guest on the podcast, reach out to Clint O’Rear at Clint@CreativeRetailTalks.com. ___ Music: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

If you make a living in the fiber arts, whether it's a side gig, full-time gig, small store, mega store or multinational store, h+h americas 2022 is the place to be. h+h americas will become the U.S. based sister event of the German h+h cologne, the world’s leading trade fair for the handicrafts industry.  Starting in 2022, h+h americas will take place every June in the Chicagoland area. <a href="https://www.hh-americas.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"></a> h+h americas June 22 - 24, 2022 <a href="https://www.hh-americas.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">hh-americas.com</a> Chicago, Illinois Donald E. Stephens Convention &amp; Conference Center in Rosemont The event is open to anyone who makes a living in fiber arts, no matter what background or industry sector. h+h americas is an all-inclusive industry event uniting all types of handicrafts. Become part of h+h americas by exhibiting, taking classes, sourcing for new products or participating in our event program.  ___ 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡h+h Americas Show Directorp: +1-773-326-9925c: +1-773-727-0337<a href="mailto:d.stern@koelnmessenafta.com">d.stern@koelnmessenafta.com</a> 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗢’𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗥,  president and owner of <a href="https://www.creativesales.biz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Sales Consulting</a>, has worked in the Retail industry since 2000. Clint and his team connect suppliers &amp; retailers in the creative arts industries for stronger relationships and strategic sales growth, in order to bring joy to consumers through artistic creative and decorative products.  For more insightful conversations with leaders in the Arts &amp; Crafts Retail industry visit <a href="http://creativeretailtalks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CreativeRetailTalks.com</a>. If you'd like to be a guest on the podcast, reach out to Clint O’Rear at <a href="mailto:Clint@CreativeRetailTalks.com">Clint@CreativeRetailTalks.com</a>. ___ Music: "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>

h+h americas and Darrin Stern

Today, we talk to Darrin Stern from Koelnmesse Inc., which produces the International Hardware Fair and the SPOGA/GAFA lawn and garden show. Both these global events are going full-steam ahead for 2021 and Darrin will share how they plan on doing this safely and why North American attendees and exhibitors should make these shows part of their New Year's plans.

Today, we talk to Darrin Stern from Koelnmesse Inc., which produces the International Hardware Fair and the SPOGA/GAFA lawn and garden show. Both these global events are going full-steam ahead for 2021 and Darrin will share how they plan on doing this safely and why North American attendees and exhibitors should make these shows part of their New Year's plans.

Episode 28 - Darrin Stern