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Your Handmade Business

Your Handmade Business is a podcast for makers about the big picture of your business brought to you by the Academy of Handmade—helping you to do what you love and love what you do. Each episode we ta... Read more

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Episode 55: Predictions Predictions

Episode 55: Predictions Predictions

Sharon and Isaac revisit the five predictions they made for 2018 to see how accurate they were, and make three predictio... Read more

27 Dec 2018

49mins

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Episode 54: Getting Personal - Francesca Berrini’s Customer Insights

Episode 54: Getting Personal - Francesca Berrini’s Customer Insights

Isaac heads down the rabbit hole with Francesca Berrini of Unusual Cards and examines her 16 years in business along wit... Read more

27 Dec 2018

51mins

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Episode 53: Letting Go - Sierra Bailey Finds Freedom in Closing Manic Trout

Episode 53: Letting Go - Sierra Bailey Finds Freedom in Closing Manic Trout

Is a maker business forever? Isaac speaks to Sierra Bailey, former owner of Manic Trout, about the decision to shut down... Read more

18 Dec 2018

39mins

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Episode 51: Assert Yourself - D'Shawn Russell's Tenacity and Focus

Episode 51: Assert Yourself - D'Shawn Russell's Tenacity and Focus

Isaac interviews Southern Elegance Candle Company owner D’Shawn Russell about the rapid growth she’s experienced in her ... Read more

6 Dec 2018

35mins

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Episode 52: Selling is Service

Episode 52: Selling is Service

Why is selling all about service, and how can we apply that to maker business? Sharon and Isaac dive into an old cheesy ... Read more

4 Dec 2018

24mins

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Episode 50: 5 Tips for Avoiding Craft Show Missed Connections

Episode 50: 5 Tips for Avoiding Craft Show Missed Connections

Sharon and Isaac dive into five ways that you might be letting great opportunities sneak by under your nose while you’re... Read more

27 Nov 2018

25mins

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Episode 49: Sarah Meranda’s Happy Hustle

Episode 49: Sarah Meranda’s Happy Hustle

What kind of hustler are you? Isaac interviews Sarah Meranda, metalsmith mastermind behind Magpie Mouse Studios, about h... Read more

20 Nov 2018

31mins

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Episode 48: A Swift Kick in the Holiday Pants

Episode 48: A Swift Kick in the Holiday Pants

Sharon and Isaac offer a swift kick in the holiday pants to help make sure you’re thinking about the right important thi... Read more

16 Nov 2018

19mins

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Episode 47: Making It? Robert Mahar on Hustling After the Spotlight

Episode 47: Making It? Robert Mahar on Hustling After the Spotlight

Isaac interviews artist/maker/designer Robert Mahar with a peek into what it was like to be on NBC’s “Making It”, what h... Read more

13 Nov 2018

50mins

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Episode 46: 5 Tips for Getting Holiday Press

Episode 46: 5 Tips for Getting Holiday Press

Sharon offers 5 tips on getting holiday press that you just might be able to apply today to get in on something last-min... Read more

9 Nov 2018

18mins

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