Wendy and Malinda are friends who have been business partners since childhood. From event and wedding coordinators to furniture flipping in the early days, they are now melding the two passions together. Their individual strengths complement each other so beautifully and allow them to work together through the pivots and shifts they've had to make throughout the pandemic. It hasn't always been easy, but they've still found amazing success. Wendy and Malinda have found silver linings during these times, too. One of those is the creation of an EXPERIENCE bucket (a new revenue stream). They were able to take a group of customers and travel from Southern California to Roundtop, Texas to an antique market! Brilliant! Learn how Wendy and Malinda turned themselves into true CEO's of their business. Their focus on planning, community outreach, their creative ideas, and the confidence to follow through with those ideas have propelled their business forward! Be confident and clear with your brand! Full show notes at <a href= "https://wendybatten.com/episode-91/">https://wendybatten.com/episode-91/</a>

Wendy and Malinda are friends who have been business partners since childhood. From event and wedding coordinators to furniture flipping in the early days, they are now melding the two passions together. Their individual strengths complement each other so beautifully and allow them to work together through the pivots and shifts they've had to make throughout the pandemic. It hasn't always been easy, but they've still found amazing success. Wendy and Malinda have found silver linings during these times, too. One of those is the creation of an EXPERIENCE bucket (a new revenue stream). They were able to take a group of customers and travel from Southern California to Roundtop, Texas to an antique market! Brilliant! Learn how Wendy and Malinda turned themselves into true CEO's of their business. Their focus on planning, community outreach, their creative ideas, and the confidence to follow through with those ideas have propelled their business forward! Be confident and clear with your brand! Full show notes at https://wendybatten.com/episode-91/

Wendy and Malinda are friends who have been business partners since childhood. From event and wedding coordinators to furniture flipping in the early days, they are now melding the two passions together. Their individual strengths complement each other so beautifully and allow them to work together through the pivots and shifts they've had to make throughout the pandemic. It hasn't always been easy, but they've still found amazing success. Wendy and Malinda have found silver linings during these times, too. One of those is the creation of an EXPERIENCE bucket (a new revenue stream). They were able to take a group of customers and travel from Southern California to Roundtop, Texas to an antique market! Brilliant! Learn how Wendy and Malinda turned themselves into true CEO's of their business. Their focus on planning, community outreach, their creative ideas, and the confidence to follow through with those ideas have propelled their business forward! Be confident and clear with your brand! Full show notes at <a href="https://wendybatten.com/episode-91/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://wendybatten.com/episode-91/</a>

91. The CEO Confessions with Retailers Wendy and Malinda

How do I attract more customers to my store? How do I get more sales? How do I book out my shop's events and workshops? How do I do retail marketing and social media for my store? 
 
These are the questions that creative retail business owners ask Wendy Batten, creative retail coach and mentor. Wendy works with creative shop owners all over the world and with industry leaders. Her speciality is working with creative retailers to get control over their brick and mortars to avoid burnout and overwhelm while achieving more success and profits. 
 
In Creative Shop Talk, Wendy digs into the problems and solutions that "accidental shopkeepers" and hobbyists turned retail business owners face. Wendy dives deep in mindset and best practices for retailers with masterclass trainings, business strategies, expert guests and industry insiders, and more. Each episode is designed to help busy and passionate creative shop owners take action, work through their overwhelm and get focused on strategic business areas.
 
Thinking about opening your own creative retail shop? Ready to stop playing shopkeeper and "winging" the business stuff? Looking for more foot traffic? Want to turn your brick and mortar into a viable business? Want predictable profits? Want to take the next step to run your store and not let it run you? Turn to Wendy Batten to take the proven steps to achieving your dream store, living your creative life and helping your amazing customers.

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How do I attract more customers to my store? How do I get more sales? How do I book out my shop's events and workshops? How do I do retail marketing and social media for my store? These are the questions that creative retail business owners ask Wendy Batten, creative retail coach and mentor. Wendy works with creative shop owners all over the world and with industry leaders. Her speciality is working with creative retailers to get control over their brick and mortars to avoid burnout and overwhelm while achieving more success and profits. In Creative Shop Talk, Wendy digs into the problems and solutions that "accidental shopkeepers" and hobbyists turned retail business owners face. Wendy dives deep in mindset and best practices for retailers with masterclass trainings, business strategies, expert guests and industry insiders, and more. Each episode is designed to help busy and passionate creative shop owners take action, work through their overwhelm and get focused on strategic business areas. Thinking about opening your own creative retail shop? Ready to stop playing shopkeeper and "winging" the business stuff? Looking for more foot traffic? Want to turn your brick and mortar into a viable business? Want predictable profits? Want to take the next step to run your store and not let it run you? Turn to Wendy Batten to take the proven steps to achieving your dream store, living your creative life and helping your amazing customers.

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