Last week, The Empowered Marketer went to a very special event: the Maker’s Mixer in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Unlike big ecommerce events we’ve attended in the past, this was an intimate event with some really exciting brands all based in the New England area. In this special episode, we talk to the owners and marketers at niche brands like Grain Surfboards and Tributary Brewing that grew from their basements and backyards into full-fledged businesses.