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Being in her 44th year of business, Jo has been through and seen a lot — she shares hard truths about her business journey and the rough road it can be. She started with a simple retail store creating beautiful, curated magazines that rank extremely well among the highest honored and ranked in both subscriptions and on newsstands.
In this episode, we’ll discuss how Jo knew that the creative business life was for her and all of the ups and downs that come along with it. She’s built and fostered an amazing community of loyal customers (including me!), surrounded herself with trustworthy people, and shown strength and confidence in everything she does.This is an episode you do NOT want to miss!
“Wherever you are on your journey… Take Notes. Keep Notes. Take lots of pictures and travel safely.” - Jo Packham
A Special Giveaway just for you!
One of the Creative Shop Talk’s lucky listeners will receive a FREE subscription to Jo’s What Women Create magazine!
To enter:
Watch for the IG CONTEST post with the contest details here on my IG page:
https://www.instagram.com/wendybatten.biz/
Not on IG? Or want an extra chance to win?
Just send me an email [email protected] with the Subject Line: What I create
Tell me a quick story about your shop and we’ll enter you in the contest!
Good luck!
Full show notes at https://wendybatten.com/106/
By Wendy Batten, Creative Retail Mentor4.8
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Being in her 44th year of business, Jo has been through and seen a lot — she shares hard truths about her business journey and the rough road it can be. She started with a simple retail store creating beautiful, curated magazines that rank extremely well among the highest honored and ranked in both subscriptions and on newsstands.
In this episode, we’ll discuss how Jo knew that the creative business life was for her and all of the ups and downs that come along with it. She’s built and fostered an amazing community of loyal customers (including me!), surrounded herself with trustworthy people, and shown strength and confidence in everything she does.This is an episode you do NOT want to miss!
“Wherever you are on your journey… Take Notes. Keep Notes. Take lots of pictures and travel safely.” - Jo Packham
A Special Giveaway just for you!
One of the Creative Shop Talk’s lucky listeners will receive a FREE subscription to Jo’s What Women Create magazine!
To enter:
Watch for the IG CONTEST post with the contest details here on my IG page:
https://www.instagram.com/wendybatten.biz/
Not on IG? Or want an extra chance to win?
Just send me an email [email protected] with the Subject Line: What I create
Tell me a quick story about your shop and we’ll enter you in the contest!
Good luck!
Full show notes at https://wendybatten.com/106/

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