It's Part of the Process

In homage to one of Delilah's favorite podcasts, Filmspotting, the ladies decide to do their own episode on the top films and TV shows about business. Maybe you can learn valuable lessons just by vegging out with Netflix after all!

This is part two of a two-part series. For the show notes, visit www.dearhanmadelife.com.

In homage to one of Delilah's favorite podcasts, Filmspotting, the ladies decide to do their own episode on the top films and TV shows about business. Maybe you can learn valuable lessons just by vegging out with Netflix after all!

This is part one of a two-part series. For the show notes, visit www.dearhanmadelife.com.

Do you dream of having a retail store? In this episode, Delilah and Nicole chat with their friend Beth Giles of Salvage Life and share their stories, tips and experiences in running a brick and mortar business.

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Promotion is a crucial part of your business - but is selling part of your personality? Maybe you need to have someone do the selling or you. In this episode, Delilah and Nicole talk to author/editor/teacher an now consulting producer, Gustavo Arellano, about his experience with agents and what is required to get your name out there.

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When you run your own business, it seems to seep into every part of your life. Delilah and Nicole talk with designer and full-time podcaster Mark Brickey of Adventures in Design about how their businesses influence their personal lives in both good and bad ways. Sometimes we all have to remember that stepping away from the desk is the best thing for us.

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Delilah and Nicole went to Portland at the beginning of the year for a mastermind retreat hosted by their friend, author, speaker, business connoisseur and all around rad human, Kari Chapin - author of The Handmade Marketplace and Grow Your Handmade Business. It was an eye-opening experience. In this episode, they talk to Kari about what exactly a mastermind group is, personal experiences from the retreat, and how to create a mastermind group from scratch.

Patchwork Show is Dear Handmade Life's maker and artisan food festival that takes place at multiple locations throughout California in the spring and fall. Every show brings different problems and experiences, but after many years of festivals Delilah and Nicole hit their stride and find time to reflect and visit with vendors and attendees.

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Most people dream of a job where they are paid to travel and explore different cities and countries, but in reality it's not all sidewalk cafes and poolside cocktails. Speaker, maker, and scrapbooker Amy Tangerine practically lives on the road for her career. She tells Delilah and Nicole about how she manages to do it while staying sane and enjoying the journey.

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Rejection is not one of our favorite feelings but it's a part of life. Life and business coach, Tiffany Han, talks with Delilah and Nicole about why we should be happy for it, and how to embrace it through her 100 Rejection Letters project. The girls swap stories about times someone said "no" and find the bright side of taking risks.

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Taco Maria is a food truck turned brick-and-mortar in Costa Mesa, Calif., and in less than two years they've become home to one of LA Time's Pultizer Prize winning food critic's, Jonathan Gold's, top 10 dishes. Then, chef Carlos Salgado was named one of Food & Wine's Best Chefs of 2015. Delilah and Nicole chat with Carlos about what it took to turn his food truck into one of the best restaurants in Southern California.