Meadowbrooke Gourds's guest appearances

Meadowbrooke Gourds

Gift Biz Unwrapped

The Agency Hour Podcast

Ben Bear

Nicole Walters

Kevin Jordan

Jason Treu

Julie Berninger

John Lee Dumas

Susan RoAne

Viveka von Rosen

Kate Ahl

Natalie Eckdahl

Josh Elledge

Carol Cox

Elizabeth Benton

Steve Dotto

Jennifer Allwood

OwlTail

Ben has spent the last thirty years helping to start and grow a company called Meadowbrooke Gourds. They now have twenty full-time employees dedicated to growing, designing, crafting and marketing gourd decor designs, each one intended to create smiles and make homes a little bit warmer.  They sell about half their gourds wholesale to customers located in every state. The other half are sold online, at their store, and through the many classes and community events that they host at their farm.  Ben attributes their success to many things, but none more important than constantly trying to be just a little bit better every year and in every area of the business.  At this point, Ben is starting to step back and let the next generation of leaders take them forward. Ben believes it will be beyond anything he could have even dreamed when he crafted that first gourd in his garage many years ago. BUSINESS BUILDING INSIGHTS  Pay attention and acknowledge all your success - big and small. Watch the reactions of your customers. Find people who can tell you whether what you've created is good or bad. Create something that people haven’t seen before. That's the way to have products that sell themselves. Focus on one thing when you’re starting a business. Don’t try to do everything. Bring on employees so you can focus on the things only you can do. Get people to "experience" your product and also create meaningful experiences and connections with customers. Don't try to mimic somebody else but compete with yourself instead. Focus on what you can adjust and improve. Watch people’s smiles and enjoyment more than the monetary gain. In the craft market, people want to be surprised each time they come to your store. You can be really good but if you aren’t different and better the next time they visit, you will lose customers.  CONTACT LINKS Website Facebook Instagram Pinterest YouTube Join Our FREE Gift Biz Breeze Facebook Community Become a Member of Gift Biz Breeze  If you found value in this podcast, make sure to subscribe so you automatically get the next episode downloaded for your convenience. Also, if you'd like to do me a huge favor, please leave a review. That helps other creators like you find the show and build their businesses too.  Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify  Thank so much! Sue

Ben has spent the last thirty years helping to start and grow a company called Meadowbrooke Gourds. They now have twenty full-time employees dedicated to growing, designing, crafting and marketing gourd decor designs, each one intended to create smiles and make homes a little bit warmer. They sell about half their gourds wholesale to customers located in every state. The other half are sold online, at their store, and through the many classes and community events that they host at their farm. Ben attributes their success to many things, but none more important than constantly trying to be just a little bit better every year and in every area of the business. At this point, Ben is starting to step back and let the next generation of leaders take them forward. Ben believes it will be beyond anything he could have even dreamed when he crafted that first gourd in his garage many years ago. <h2>BUSINESS BUILDING INSIGHTS</h2> <ul> <li>Pay attention and acknowledge all your success - big and small.</li> <li>Watch the reactions of your customers. Find people who can tell you whether what you've created is good or bad.</li> <li>Create something that people haven’t seen before. That's the way to have products that sell themselves.</li> <li>Focus on one thing when you’re starting a business. Don’t try to do everything.</li> <li>Bring on employees so you can focus on the things only you can do.</li> <li>Get people to "experience" your product and also create meaningful experiences and connections with customers.</li> <li>Don't try to mimic somebody else but compete with yourself instead. Focus on what you can adjust and improve.</li> <li>Watch people’s smiles and enjoyment more than the monetary gain.</li> <li>In the craft market, people want to be surprised each time they come to your store. You can be really good but if you aren’t different and better the next time they visit, you will lose customers.</li> </ul> <h2>CONTACT LINKS</h2> <a href="https://mbgourds.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mbgourds" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mbgourds/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/mbgourds/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1S4gWChqKv2DrJywrOK5w" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> <h2>Join Our FREE Gift Biz Breeze Facebook Community</h2> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/GiftBizBreeze" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Become a Member of Gift Biz Breeze</a> If you found value in this podcast, make sure to subscribe so you automatically get the next episode downloaded for your convenience. Also, if you'd like to do me a huge favor, please leave a review. That helps other creators like you find the show and build their businesses too. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gift-biz-unwrapped/id986323267" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5naWZ0Yml6dW53cmFwcGVkLmNvbS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Q=&amp;inf_contact_key=f00b9b282a6156da6dc2e642eb167c2f680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/380HmeoVquMHRzOepaoF0s" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> Thank so much! Sue

258 – Lots to Learn from this “Gourd-geous” Biz with Ben Bear of Meadowbrooke Gourds

In today's episode Emily, Shannon, &amp; Levi sit down with the owner of Meadowbrooke Gourds, Ben Bear. Ben talks about why he owns a business and how he's done so for over 25 years. The group also talks about the failures they've had as business owners themselves. More about Meadowbrooke Gourds : https://mbgourds.com/More about Pixel &amp; Hammer: http://www.pixelandhammer.com

In today's episode Emily, Shannon, &amp; Levi sit down with the owner of Meadowbrooke Gourds, Ben Bear. Ben talks about why he owns a business and how he's done so for over 25 years. The group also talks about the failures they've had as business owners themselves. More about Meadowbrooke Gourds : <a href="https://mbgourds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mbgourds.com/</a> More about Pixel &amp; Hammer: <a href="http://www.pixelandhammer.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pixelandhammer.com</a>

Owning A Business For 25 Years - Ben Bear, Owner of Meadowbrooke Gourds - Episode 13

In today's episode Levi &amp; Emily sit down to talk with our special guest Ashley Bear Warehime. Ashley has many hats at Meadowbrooke Gourds, a hand crafted gourd company from Carlisle PA. We talk about what it takes to craft a gourd, marketing, and more. To learn more about Meadowbrooke, visit their website here: https://mbgourds.com/ To find out more about Pixel &amp; Hammer please visit our website and social media pages: Listen on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pixel…ast/id1278473866 Listen on SoundCloud: @pixel-and-hammer-podcast Listen on Overcast.fm: overcast.fm/itunes1278473866/pixel-hammer-podcast Listen on Acast: www.acast.com/pixelhammerpodcast Listen on Stitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/pixel-hamm…podcast?refid=stpr Listen on PlayerFM: player.fm/series/pixel-hammer-podcast Listen on GooglePlay: play.google.com/music/m/Idp5irfsm…l__Hammer_Podcast Website: www.pixelandhammer.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/pixelhammer/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/pixelandhammer/ © 2018 Pixel &amp; Hammer. All rights reserved.

In today's episode Levi &amp; Emily sit down to talk with our special guest Ashley Bear Warehime. Ashley has many hats at Meadowbrooke Gourds, a hand crafted gourd company from Carlisle PA. We talk about what it takes to craft a gourd, marketing, and more. To learn more about Meadowbrooke, visit their website here: <a href="https://mbgourds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mbgourds.com/</a> To find out more about Pixel &amp; Hammer please visit our website and social media pages: Listen on iTunes: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pixel…ast/id1278473866" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pixel…ast/id1278473866</a> Listen on SoundCloud: @pixel-and-hammer-podcast Listen on <a href="http://Overcast.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast.fm</a>: <a href="http://overcast.fm/itunes1278473866/pixel-hammer-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">overcast.fm/itunes1278473866/pixel-hammer-podcast</a> Listen on Acast: <a href="http://www.acast.com/pixelhammerpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.acast.com/pixelhammerpodcast</a> Listen on Stitcher: <a href="http://stitcher.com/podcast/pixel-hamm…podcast?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stitcher.com/podcast/pixel-hamm…podcast?refid=stpr</a> Listen on PlayerFM: <a href="http://player.fm/series/pixel-hammer-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">player.fm/series/pixel-hammer-podcast</a> Listen on GooglePlay: <a href="http://play.google.com/music/m/Idp5irfsm…l__Hammer_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">play.google.com/music/m/Idp5irfsm…l__Hammer_Podcast</a> Website: <a href="http://www.pixelandhammer.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pixelandhammer.com/</a> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pixelhammer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/pixelhammer/</a> Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/pixelandhammer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/pixelandhammer/</a> © 2018 Pixel &amp; Hammer. All rights reserved.