Steve Bivans's guest appearances

Steve Bivans

Evolvepreneur Podcast Show

Create with Jonathan Baldie

Creative Mastery

The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses

Jennifer Lopez

Dean Graziosi

David Wood

Eric Sorensen

Fred Schebesta

Andrew Henderson

Brad Hart

Jim Miller

Aaron Levy

Davide Vigano

Jeremy Davis

Lauren Kress

Ron Carucci

Jill Brennan

Divya Parekh

OwlTail

You know those kettle corn vendors you see at fairs that pump out mass quantities of popcorn, and make it live on-site? That’s what Payshee Felt and Steve Bivans now do (except in a not-so-generic way) in St. Paul, MN with their popcorn business, Payshee’s Popcorn. But they didn’t start that way. They actually used their cottage food law to prepackage dozens of bags of homemade popcorn for their local farmers market each week. And they did that from home for two years before they were ready to make the leap to some pretty-pricey equipment for popping tons of popcorn live at events. They have gone from making just a few hundred dollars each weekend, to now selling over $5k of popcorn in a weekend! Initially, Payshee romanticized her vision for the business, imagining herself custom-flavoring each bag for a customer in real-time, and serving it from a Cretors wagon. That idealistic vision not only delayed their business, but also cost them a pretty-penny before they realized that they should just keep it simple and start from home. What You’ll Learn What they did when their popcorn machine broke at the worst possible timeWhat equipment you will need for a popcorn businessThe importance of starting as soon as possibleWhy you should start an email list for your loyal fansWhy kettle corn is difficult to do as a cottage food businessGreat resources to learn how to sell kettle cornHow to increase demand for your products by adding scarcity to themHow to price popcorn, and why you should offer a 2-for-$10 dealThe problem with pricing your products too lowWhat types of popcorn packaging to useWhy you need to find creative names for your productsHow to stand out at marketsA creative and inexpensive way to turn kids into loyal fansWhy you should never ask someone if they want a sampleHow to make $5k in 3 days from selling popcornWhy you should use multiple sources of income in your businessWhy you should treat the vendors at your local market as familyHow to deal with low moments in your business Resources Payshee’s Popcorn Website (Facebook / Instagram) Learn Popcorn How We Did Popcorn Under The Cottage Food Law, by Steve BivansVideo showing their popcorn equipmentNever Quit – Curse And Keep On, by Steve BivansGreg Sweet Kettle Corn VideosBen Wilson Food Vending TrainingsPurple Cow, by Seth Godin Popcorn Equipment Whirley PopCountertop Popcorn Machines (or on KaTom)Kettle Corn MachinesCaramel KettleFood Bags on WebstaurantStorePoly Bag, LLC (kettle corn tube bags)PrintRunner (labels &amp; name tags) Cottage Food Law in Minnesota Intro To Email Marketing for Cottage Food Businesses Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/44

You know those kettle corn vendors you see at fairs that pump out mass quantities of popcorn, and make it live on-site? That’s what Payshee Felt and Steve Bivans now do (except in a not-so-generic way) in St. Paul, MN with their popcorn business, Payshee’s Popcorn. But they didn’t start that way. They actually used their cottage food law to prepackage dozens of bags of homemade popcorn for their local farmers market each week. And they did that from home for two years before they were ready to make the leap to some pretty-pricey equipment for popping tons of popcorn live at events. They have gone from making just a few hundred dollars each weekend, to now selling over $5k of popcorn in a weekend! Initially, Payshee romanticized her vision for the business, imagining herself custom-flavoring each bag for a customer in real-time, and serving it from a Cretors wagon. That idealistic vision not only delayed their business, but also cost them a pretty-penny before they realized that they should just keep it simple and start from home. <h2>What You’ll Learn</h2> <ul><li>What they did when their popcorn machine broke at the worst possible time</li><li>What equipment you will need for a popcorn business</li><li>The importance of starting as soon as possible</li><li>Why you should start an email list for your loyal fans</li><li>Why kettle corn is difficult to do as a cottage food business</li><li>Great resources to learn how to sell kettle corn</li><li>How to increase demand for your products by adding scarcity to them</li><li>How to price popcorn, and why you should offer a 2-for-$10 deal</li><li>The problem with pricing your products too low</li><li>What types of popcorn packaging to use</li><li>Why you need to find creative names for your products</li><li>How to stand out at markets</li><li>A creative and inexpensive way to turn kids into loyal fans</li><li>Why you should never ask someone if they want a sample</li><li>How to make $5k in 3 days from selling popcorn</li><li>Why you should use multiple sources of income in your business</li><li>Why you should treat the vendors at your local market as family</li><li>How to deal with low moments in your business</li></ul> <h2>Resources</h2> <a href="https://paysheespopcorn.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Payshee’s Popcorn Website</a> (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/paysheespopcorn/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paysheespopcorn/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>) Learn Popcorn <ul><li><a href="https://learnhotdogs.com/how-we-did-popcorn-under-the-cottage-food-laws/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">How We Did Popcorn Under The Cottage Food Law</a>, by Steve Bivans</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwzZRij0_Z0" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Video showing their popcorn equipment</a></li><li><a href="https://learnhotdogs.com/never-quit-curse-and-keep-on/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Never Quit – Curse And Keep On</a>, by Steve Bivans</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/gregorywsweet/videos" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Greg Sweet Kettle Corn Videos</a></li><li><a href="https://learnhotdogs.com/hot-dog-vendor-training/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Wilson Food Vending Trainings</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08J9FDPQP/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=forrager-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B08J9FDPQP&amp;linkId=db596381be54eaf870179048f7f3c7bb" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Purple Cow</a>, by Seth Godin</li></ul> Popcorn Equipment <ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=forrager-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=ba149d866cc2023001f75c8447583afb&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;index=kitchen&amp;keywords=whirley%20pop" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Whirley Pop</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=forrager-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=ff6244302007633200cbc9ecae26ea4e&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;index=kitchen&amp;keywords=popcorn%20machine" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Countertop Popcorn Machines</a> (or <a href="https://www.katom.com/cat/popcorn-popper-machines.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">on KaTom</a>)</li><li><a href="https://kettlecornmachine.com/kettle-corn-machines/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kettle Corn Machines</a></li><li><a href="https://www.katom.com/231-2057.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Caramel Kettle</a></li><li><a href="https://redirect.viglink.com?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.webstaurantstore.com%2F283%2Fconcession-food-bags.html&amp;key=873d71a3098abe909370912b2970e662" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Food Bags</a> on WebstaurantStore</li><li><a href="https://www.polybagllc.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Poly Bag, LLC</a> (kettle corn tube bags)</li><li><a href="https://www.printrunner.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PrintRunner</a> (labels &amp; name tags)</li></ul> <a href="https://forrager.com/law/minnesota/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Cottage Food Law in Minnesota</a> <a href="https://forrager.com/learn/email-marketing/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Intro To Email Marketing for Cottage Food Businesses</a> Get full show notes and transcript here: <a href="https://forrager.com/podcast/44" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://forrager.com/podcast/44</a>

No Stopping, Keep Popping with Payshee Felt & Steve Bivans

In this episode I discuss fiction writing with Steve Bivans, an author who has published books across many different genres. Steve and I had a lot to say about every stage of the fiction writing process from start end. If you’re thinking of writing a novel, or if you’re stuck with writer’s block and need some tips, then there’s a huge amount of value for you to extract from this discussion.Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevebivansSteve's Amazon page: http://author.to/SteveBivansBuy Anno Draconis: https://geni.us/1T1kP7Follow Jon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonbaldieJon's first writing craft book, The 24 Laws of Storytelling: https://geni.us/Storytelling

In this episode I discuss fiction writing with Steve Bivans, an author who has published books across many different genres. Steve and I had a lot to say about every stage of the fiction writing process from start end. If you’re thinking of writing a novel, or if you’re stuck with writer’s block and need some tips, then there’s a huge amount of value for you to extract from this discussion.Steve on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/stevebivans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/stevebivans</a>Steve's Amazon page: <a href="http://author.to/SteveBivans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://author.to/SteveBivans</a>Buy Anno Draconis: <a href="https://geni.us/1T1kP7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://geni.us/1T1kP7</a>Follow Jon on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jonbaldie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jonbaldie</a> Jon's first writing craft book, The 24 Laws of Storytelling: <a href="https://geni.us/Storytelling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://geni.us/Storytelling</a>

Steve Bivans — Researching, Drafting, and Editing a Novel

Welcome to The Evolveprenuer Podcast Channel! John North interviews Steve Bivans about Steve is a FearLess Life and Self-Publishing Coach, Author of two books, Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth, and a #1 Amazon Best Seller: The End of Fear Itself. He has a master’s degree in medieval history, is an expert on Viking Warfare and Culture, Tolkien’s Middle Earth, the roasting and BBQing of meats, throwing kick-ass parties, and disrupting the status quo.  

Welcome to The Evolveprenuer Podcast Channel! John North interviews Steve Bivans about Steve is a FearLess Life and Self-Publishing Coach, Author of two books, Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth, and a #1 Amazon Best Seller: The End of Fear Itself. He has a master’s degree in medieval history, is an expert on Viking Warfare and Culture, Tolkien’s Middle Earth, the roasting and BBQing of meats, throwing kick-ass parties, and disrupting the status quo.

EP09: [Steve Bivans] The End of Fear Itself