Imagine starting a business because you just wanted to make yourself the perfect wallet... and then looking back 6 years later to discover that you've got 12 employees, 2 children, and over a million dollars in revenue?

 That's the position that my guest today - Ryan Popov - finds himself in - and as he stated himself in the podcast, he never dreamt he'd be where he is today when he was perfecting that wallet for himself 6 years ago.

His business has been incredibly successful in a relatively short timeframe, and in this episode he shares:

how (and why) his business has grown so quickly;

how he and his wife (who is equal partner) balance work and family;

the differences between selling on Etsy and on his own website;

how he and his wife took the leap from being employed to full-time self-employment;

the marketing strategies that have worked for him, and much more.

 I had so much fun chatting to Ryan for this episode - he's clearly passionate about his craft, and about his business, and I hope you enjoy listening to his story as much as I did!