In today's episode, I chatted to Alexandra Rabbitte and Carling Liski, the co-founders of Prairie Swim, a luxury swimwear brand with consciously designed and comfortable swimwear which is based in Toronto.

Topics Discussed:

• Alexandra and Carling share their stories, and how they co-founded Prairie Swim
• How to build and manage a business while in a full time career
• Partnering with friends in business successfully
• Influencer marketing and how to build long-term relationships with influencers
• Launching during a pandemic
• What impact events have on establishing a new brand
• Pivoting your business and changing your business model
• When to outsource tasks in your business
• The key to keeping the momentum going in your business
• How to prevent burnout and overwhelm

LINKS MENTIONED

Podcasts: How I Built This with Guy Raz

Books: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Instagram: @prairieswim

Website: www.prairieswim.com/

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Do you feel ready to take your jewelry business to the next level? The Jewelry Business Academy is the most expansive container for jewelry business owners who want to accelerate their growth and exponentially leap into the next level. This is high-level individualized support with Robyn, with an emphasis on building solid foundations in your business and scaling with a simplified strategy and streamlined systems. DM the words "PODCAST ACADEMY" to @robynclarkcoaching on Instagram and get a very special discount for podcast listeners only.

In today's show, I'm doing a solo-sode talking about a hot topic for jewelry business owners - how do you stand out in the over-saturated jewelry industry?

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Do you feel ready to take your jewelry business to the next level? The Jewelry Business Academy is the most expansive container for jewelry business owners who want to accelerate their growth and want to be consistent and intentional in your business. This is high-level individualized support with Robyn, with an emphasis on building solid foundations in your business and scaling with a simplified strategy and streamlined systems. DM the words "PODCAST ACADEMY" to @robynclarkcoaching on Instagram and get a very special discount for podcast listeners only.

In today's show, I'm talking to Kim Fitzpatrick, the Founder of Legacy by Kim, an Online Health and Wellness Leadership Coach, and the Co-Host of The Fitzlife Unfiltered Podcast. Kim's purpose and mission in this life is to help other people live their best version of their lives, and to help them understand that as our lives unfold before us, we are all walking eachother home. TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Kim shares her story and how it inspired her to launch her business
• The transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship
• Burnout and hustle culture
• Purpose and Passion
• Focusing on Impact and Income
• Building community through Instagram
• The importance of human connection
• Psychological flexibility in entrepreneurship

LINKS MENTIONED

Books: Be. - A No-Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself by Jessica Zweig

Business Instagram: @ legacybykim

Personal Instagram: @ kim_m_fitzpatrick

Website: https://legacybykim.com/

Podcast: The Fitzlife Unfiltered Podcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.p.fitzpatrick

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Do you feel ready to take your jewelry business to the next level? The Jewelry Business Academy is the most expansive container for jewelry business owners who want to accelerate their growth and exponentially leap into the next level. This is high-level individualized support with Robyn, with an emphasis on building solid foundations in your business and scaling with a simplified strategy and streamlined systems. DM the words "PODCAST ACADEMY" to @robynclarkcoaching on Instagram and get a very special discount for podcast listeners only.

In today's episode, we chat to sisters, best-friends and business partners Alora May and Veronica May who are the founders of Sam and Lance, a gift-box company based in Toronto which has redefined the milestones we celebrate as women.

Over the years, Alora and Veronica have learnt to pivot in their business when needed. They walk us through the changes their business went through at the beginning of the pandemic, and they share their advice for business owners facing a similar situation and the importance of looking at the data before making any changes.

Alora and Veronica launched unique gift boxes a few years ago which redefined the milestones we celebrate as women, such as women launching their own businesses, running a marathon, moving your own place, going through breakups - and we talk about the importance of celebrating all the milestones that you, and the women in your life have achieved.

Veronica and Alora are sisters, who live on opposite sides of the world. They share the key to their successful business partnership, and their advice for business owners looking to partner with family members in their business.

Over the years, Sam and Lance has been featured in many publications including Forbes, Fashion, Notable Life, and Elle and Alora and Veronica share their favorite features, how they came about, and the surprising impact of large publications vs. smaller micro-influencer blogs on their business.

Veronica and Alora have experienced many highlights over the years, and they share how The Birds Papaya (Sarah Nicole Landry) shared their gift boxes when they launched, and the positive impact this had on their business.

We chat about IG and Facebook ads, and the challenges that they face as a small business keeping up with all the algorithm changes. We talk about the importance of celebrating the little wins in your business, learning to surrender to what is happening and giving yourself a break when you need it, and how being a part of a community will help ignite your spark and support you on your entrepreneurial journey.

Alora and Veronica share their experience of meeting their customers at pop-ups, and how important it is for customers to hear the real stories of the makers in order to connect with their brand. We chat about the importance of owning your story and sharing it authentically with your customers, and the impact this will have on your business.

We talk about the importance of listening to your body and finding a routine that works for you so you can really thrive in your business and life, and Alora and Veronica share their very different daily routines which help them thrive. We chat about imposter syndrome, the importance of showing up authentically, the biggest lessons they've learnt in their years of business and so much more.

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RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Books: Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller

Instagram: @sam.and.lance

Website: www.samandlance.com

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This episode is brought to you by the Jewelry Business Academy, where we empower and support you to build and scale your jewelry business with ease and simplicity. You can learn more by visiting us on Instagram, or by sending us an email [email protected]

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In today's show, we chat to Kelly Foss and Lauren Morley, the hosts of the Millennial Minimalists Podcast. Kelly and Lauren are two Canadian millennials and minimalists on a mission to live more with less, and together they help their listeners simplify their lives and live with greater intention.

Kelly and Lauren share their definition of minimalism, and their advice for anyone looking to start incorporating minimalism into their home and work space. Over the years they have worked with many clients and transformed their lives, and they share how impactful a minimalist lifestyle can be, and how much more clarity, focus, creativity and energy so many people who adopt this lifestyle gain.

Over the years Lauren and Kelly have developed their own methods for being intentional with each area of your space, and they share some of their methods with us. They have also developed a range of products including the Closet Kit, which helps people maintain a simple and functional wardrobe for a lifetime, and they share more about this during our conversation.

They share the story behind starting their business Master Simplicity, and the methods they have developed to simply help people declutter and organize their things, and why it is so important to take time to reflect on your lifestyle needs before diving in.

We chat about the benefits of incorporating the principles of minimalism in your business, and the new-found focus, mental clarity, time, and productivity you'll experience when you adopt these principles.

The average household has over 300,000 items and we talk about the difficulty of purging possessions which no longer serve you, and Lauren and Kelly share their advice on what questions to ask yourself about each item and how to get started.

They share the importance of consistency when adopting a minimalist lifestyle, and the best way to stay on-top of it. We also talk about the habits that you need to change to make this lifestyle easier to adopt.

Kelly and Lauren share their Bullet Journal process which helps them stay focused each day, and how it can impact your life. They also talk about the importance of creating space in your day, how to prioritize yourself as an entrepreneur, how to prevent burnout, and so much more.

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RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Books:

Essentialism - The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeowan

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris by Jennifer L. Scott

Podcast: Millennial Minimalists

Instagram: @millennialminimalists

Facebook: @millennialminimalists

Website: mastersimplicity.com

Closet Kit: mastersimplicity.com/closetkit

Email: [email protected]

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This episode is brought to you by the Jewelry Business Academy, where we empower and support you to build and scale your jewelry business with ease and simplicity. You can learn more by visiting us on Instagram, or by sending us an email [email protected]

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In today's episode, we chat to Kim Smiley, the founder and designer behind Kim Smiley Jewelry. Kim's business model is based on empowering women with fair trade wages and employing artisans in Toronto, and she shares more about this during our conversation. Kim Smiley Jewelry has been featured on many news outlets including Breakfast Television, CBC, Global News, Upworthy, Elle, Shopify, City News, and so many more, and Kim shares her actionable steps to getting your business featured on these media outlets, and the importance of having a brand story.

Over the years Kim has worked with some incredibly well known stylist influencers such as Kim Appelt and Jessica Mulroney. Kim shares her advice on reaching out to influencers and the impact it has had on her business.

Kim opened her first brick and mortar store in Toronto in 2020 and she shares why she decided to open a physical store, and her advice for business owners looking to do the same. Kim openly shares one of the biggest challenges in her entrepreneurial journey, when their store was closed for 230 days when the pandemic hit, and how it forced her to become innovative and the importance of persevering when things get challenging.

Kim has an abundance mindset, and shares how working with other designers can enrich your brand. She often opens up her store for other designers and loves sharing her space with them, and walks us through why and how you can work with her.

Kim is driven by empathy, and over the years has weaved empathy into her jewelry. She shares how you can integrate your values into your jewelry brand and the importance of doing it authentically.

Over the years, Kim has built an incredible team around her, and she shares her advice for jewelry business owners looking to do the same. Kim partnered with a Harvard MBA Graduate in her business and she shares the impact this has had. We chat about why most businesses fail on the backend, and the importance of thinking strategically when hiring employees and knowing whether you should be hiring on the front end or back end of the business.

Kim has experienced many incredible highlights over the 14 years of her entrepreneurial journey, and she shares some of these with us. We also talk about the inevitable challenges all entrepreneurs face, and Kim openly shares her biggest challenge to date and her advice for business owners facing the same thing.

We chat about imposter syndrome, being a highly sensitive creative, why it's so important to cultivate an innate confidence within yourself, the importance of staying focused on your why and so much more.

We talk about all of this and so much more!

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RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Books:

Get Smarter: Life and Business Lessons by Seamore Schulich

Instagram:

@kimsmiley

Website:

https://www.kimsmiley.com/

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This episode is brought to you by the Jewelry Business Academy, where we empower and support you to build and scale your jewelry business with ease and simplicity. You can learn more by visiting us on Instagram, or by sending us an email [email protected]

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In today's episode, we chat to Anna Lozano, a multi-faceted, impact-driven entrepreneur who is the Co-Founder of Love Powered Co., an affirmation company, and has recently become a coach to founders. Anna's entrepreneurial journey started in Network Marketing, and she shares her story with us and how she dived into entrepreneurship, and at the same time went on a deep personal development journey.

Anna shares how she moved from the corporate world into entrepreneurship, and what drove her to do so. We talk about the importance of energy and numbers when making the decision to take your business full time, and the basics you need to be looking at before going full time.

Anna talks about masculine and feminine energy in business, and the importance of embodying these energies and enjoy the process of building your business. Anna is a big believer in energetics, and she shares how the energy you're putting out into the world magnetizes the results driven to back towards you, and how it can impact your business at all stages of growth.

Anna shares how influencer marketing is a core marketing strategy for Love Powered Co. She has worked with a lot of influencers over the years including Jillian Harris, Jessica Alba, Sarah Nicole Laundry (also known as thebirdspapaya), Sheena Melwani, and so many more. We chat about the importance of networking and building and nurturing authentic relationships with influencers, and Anna shares her actionable tips and advice for small business owners wanting to work with both micro and macro influencers.

Love Powered Co have been featured in many media outlets over the years including the Marilyn Denis Show, Today's Parent, CTV, Breakfast Television, Thrive Global, and The Huffington Post, as well as many podcasts. Anna shares the different ways of approaching media outlets, and the importance of creating a powerful story which goes alongside your brand.

We talk about the importance of being bold in business, and overcoming perfectionism, and Anna shares some inspiring stories from their journey of building Love Powered Co.

Anna is a huge supporter of outsourcing and delegating tasks in your business and she shares her advice for small business owners looking to do the same, and the importance of creating systems in your business, and so much more.

We talk about all of this and so much more!

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RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Books:

The Science of Getting Rich: Attracting Financial Success through Creative Thought by Wallace D. Wattles

Rise Sister Rise: A guide to Unleashing the Wise, Wild Woman Within

By Rebecca Campbell

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/_annalozano/

https://www.instagram.com/lovepoweredco/

Website:

www.lovepoweredco.com

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This episode is brought to you by the Jewelry Business Academy, where we empower and support you to build and scale your jewelry business with ease and simplicity. You can learn more by visiting us on Instagram, or by sending us an email [email protected]

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In today's show, we chat to Marina Billinghurst, the founder of Art of Marina, an art and fashion brand. Marina is an artist who paints for her own mental health, for therapy, and for creative expression. With over 20 years of experience in the fashion industry, Marina has an abundance of experience within the industry which she shares during our chat. Marina shares the importance of knowing your purpose and what really fuels your soul before taking the steps to move into your creative business full time, and how to trust your intuition and have the courage to step forth if it's something you're really committed to.

Marina shares how a car accident fast tracked her entrepreneurship journey, and how she looked at her life in a different light after the accident and how to trust the timing of your life.

Marina talks about how the heart of your business is you, your story, your purpose and your mission, and how important it is to show up as your most authentic self on social media, and in life and how it will positively impact your business.

During Marina's healing process from her accident, she shares openly how challenging it was when she didn't have her creative energy flowing through her veins everyday, and how meditation impacted her and inspired her to use art as a release ceremony to let go. She ended up writing a book and shares more about the journey of creating this book during our conversation.

Marina has built a really tight-knit Instagram community over the years and she shares how she has done this, and why she is trying to connect on a deeper level with her community outside of Instagram, and what platforms she is using to do this.

Marina does a lot of Instagram lives where she paints with her community in real-time, and she shares why going live gives your community the opportunity to see your most authentic self, and her advice for entrepreneurs looking to do the same.

When in person-markets were canceled at the beginning of the pandemic, Marina shares how she showed up on Instagram Live and how positively these online markets impacted her business.

Art of Marina is involved in a collaboration with Roche Wines, and Marina shares how this incredible opportunity opened up, how she has learnt to surrender to the creation process, and how it has impacted her business.

Marina shares how influencers have organically influenced her business and helped her gain more followers, and we chat about the do's and don'ts of influencer marketing.

Art of Marina has been featured on many media outlets including the Marilyn Dennis Show, and Marina shares why it's important to take any opportunity you get to share your brand and get in front of people.

Like all entrepreneurs, Marina has experienced her fair share of challenges throughout her entrepreneurial journey, and she shares her techniques which she practices daily to overcome feelings of doubt or imposter syndrome and navigate challenging times in the best way possible.

We talk about all of this and so much more!

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RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Book:

You Are A Badass: How to stop doubting yourself and start living an awesome life

- Jen Sincero

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/artofmarina/

Website:

https://artofmarina.shop/

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Want to work 1:1 with Robyn? Now accepting for 2022. Book your free consultation call here: https://calendly.com/robynclarkcoaching/grow-scale-your-jewelry-business?month=2021-12

This episode is brought to you by the Jewelry Business Academy, where we empower and support you to build and scale your jewelry business with ease and simplicity. You can learn more by visiting us on Instagram, or by sending us an email [email protected]

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In today's show, we chat to Rachel Lambo from Sade Baron, a body-care company her and her mother Sade launched in 2016. Rachel shares her entrepreneurial journey and how she's always looked for the opportunity in failure, and the importance of finding a mentor and asking for help as you build and scale your business. Rachel has launched several businesses throughout her entrepreneurial journey and she shares how these experiences shaped her as an entrepreneur. Rachel and her mother Sade are business partners, and she shares the importance of setting boundaries and treating business partners who are family members as equals who can openly voice their opinion. Rachel introduces us to the third relationship you experience when you go into business with family, and how this strengthens your relationship with family members. Sade Baron has been featured in many publications including the New York Times, Elle, Today's Parent, Refinery 29, Toronto Life, Medium, Huffington Post and Goop, and Rachel shares the importance of getting exposure for your brand and her strategy for choosing the best PR agency for your brand.

Sade Baron have their products in some incredible stores including The Detox Market and Health Hut and Rachel shares the importance of managing the relationships with your retailers, and how she provides them with as much support as possible. She also shares the importance of finding out their pain points in order for you to help them overcome them.

Maintaining your mental health as an entrepreneur is one of the biggest yet least talked about challenges all business owners face, and Rachel shares her advice for entrepreneurs on how to prioritize your mental health as you build your business.

Rachel shares how she handles rejection and negative comments, the importance of recognizing what feedback is insightful vs. not, and how to use it to improve your business.

Rachel has done many in-person events and pop-ups and she shares how getting this real-time feedback from customers and increased visibility has positively impacted her business and why she recommends all entrepreneurs take advantage of the free market research you gain from these events.

We talk about burnout as entrepreneurs, and Rachel shares the importance of taking time for yourself and why your business is only as good as you are.

We chat about the importance of taking risks, Rachel's experience with imposter syndrome, and Rachel shares how it's important to know your weaknesses and strengths so you can really maximize your value as an entrepreneur and so you can enrich people's lives in whatever you do.

Rachel shares her incredible morning routine, the importance of accountability and surrounding yourself with like-minded entrepreneurs, and so much more.

If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot and share it to Instagram and tag us @robynclarkcoaching and I'll share your comments and takeaways on my stories!

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RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Book:

Atomic Habits by James Clear

https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

Podcast:

How I Built This with Guy Raz

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/sadebaron/

Website:

www.sadebaron.com

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Want to work 1:1 with Robyn? Now accepting for 2022. Book your free consultation call here: https://calendly.com/robynclarkcoaching/grow-scale-your-jewelry-business?month=2021-12

This episode is brought to you by the Jewelry Business Academy, where we empower and support you to build and scale your jewelry business with ease and simplicity. You can learn more by visiting us on Instagram, or by sending us an email [email protected]

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In today's episode, we chat to Jessica Fried, the founder of Dainty Diamond. Jessica shares how she transitioned through different jobs before finding her passion in jewelry, an industry her family has been involved in for over 30 years. Jessica has successfully scaled her business using TikTok and Reels, with many of her videos going viral and has reels with over 1.6M views. We deep dive into this in today's episode and Jessica shares her advice for creating reels and TikToks which will gain traction, and why she doesn't share her reels to her Instagram feed.

Jessica shares her strategy for creating content on TikTok vs. Instagram, and why there is such a difference in the type of content for each platform, and the importance of having a clean aesthetic for all your video content. We also chat about the importance of embracing being a small business owner, and showing up authentically online.

Jessica shares her tips for batch creating content, the importance of showing up on social media with the right energy and her advice for growing your online community.

Jessica has her jewelry in stores across Canada including The Bay, and she walks us through her process of finding the right retailers and her advice for listeners looking to do the same.

We chat about the challenges of holding yourself accountable and being self motivated as an entrepreneur, the benefits of affiliate programs in scaling your business, and why small business owners should embrace being the face of their brand.

Jessica shares the importance of networking and connecting with like-minded people when building your business, how she handles imposter syndrome, and so much more.

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RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Book:

Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One by Emily Heyward

https://www.amazon.ca/Obsessed-Building-Brand-People-Love/dp/0593084314

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daintydiamondd/

https://www.instagram.com/jessfried/

Website:

https://www.daintydiamond.co/

Discount Code: JBA15 for 15% off

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Want to work 1:1 with Robyn? Now accepting for 2022. Book your free consultation call here: https://calendly.com/robynclarkcoaching/grow-scale-your-jewelry-business?month=2021-12

This episode is brought to you by the Jewelry Business Academy, where we empower and support you to build and scale your jewelry business with ease and simplicity. You can learn more by visiting us on Instagram, or by sending us an email [email protected]

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