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The Maker's Playbook

A podcast where we talk all about what it's really like to make a living from the things you make. Featuring candid interviews with other ceramicists and makers, as well as helpful business tips to ma... Read more

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Ep 411: In-Person Markets as Customer Research with Yvonne Rausch

Ep 411: In-Person Markets as Customer Research with Yvonne Rausch

A lot of the time, we think about the benefits of in-person markets solely related to the sales we do on the specific da... Read more

12 Aug 2023

1hr 18mins

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Ep 410: Farmers Markets vs. Art Fairs

Ep 410: Farmers Markets vs. Art Fairs

In this 3rd installment of "The Launch" series, I'm comparing the dynamics between small markets and multi-day art fairs... Read more

4 Aug 2023

39mins

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Ep 409: Battling Scarcity with Tzipporah Schvarcz

Ep 409: Battling Scarcity with Tzipporah Schvarcz

Most of the time, when I talk with other makers about taking the leap to go full time, we talk about the logistical thin... Read more

21 Jul 2023

1hr 18mins

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Ep 408: The 4-Day Work Week with Julie Cloutier

Ep 408: The 4-Day Work Week with Julie Cloutier

A 4 day work week… it’s the thing of dreams. And, according to many many studies I’ve read about in many books, actually... Read more

14 Jul 2023

53mins

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Ep 407: The Launch - Reflecting on Our First Market

Ep 407: The Launch - Reflecting on Our First Market

Episode 2 of the special The Launch series! This week I reflect on our first in-person market experience - just 6 short ... Read more

7 Jul 2023

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Ep 406: Introducing The Launch (a real-time series on starting our ceramics business)

Ep 406: Introducing The Launch (a real-time series on starting our ceramics business)

Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall while someone else starts a ceramics business? From the very beginning? Wel... Read more

23 Jun 2023

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Ep: 405 - The Efficiency of Commissions with Micah Schedler

Ep: 405 - The Efficiency of Commissions with Micah Schedler

Commissions… I feel like it’s a four letter word when I talk to some potters. You see them physically tense up and take ... Read more

16 Jun 2023

1hr 5mins

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Ep: 404 - Using Your Background knowledge with Larissa Warren of Rat Bag Studios

Ep: 404 - Using Your Background knowledge with Larissa Warren of Rat Bag Studios

Do you feel like the time you spent in a previous career (or a current one) is just pulling you away from moving forward... Read more

11 Jun 2023

1hr 19mins

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Ep: 403 - Being a Part of a Lineage with Gloria Han

Ep: 403 - Being a Part of a Lineage with Gloria Han

My chat this week with Gloria Han opens up so many bit and important conversations (spoiler: this means, there’s going t... Read more

26 May 2023

1hr 12mins

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Ep: 402 - The Business of Clay (Part Two!)

Ep: 402 - The Business of Clay (Part Two!)

When I sat down with Paul Blais of the Potter's Cast and a packed room of fellow makers at NCECA, we hit upon a lot of b... Read more

21 May 2023

34mins

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