In this Checkout episode, Kelly Walker and Julie Benhammo of KLIPSTA share the brands they admire, the tech they swear by, and their biggest online shopping fails. Kelly opens up about her midnight Instagram shopping fail, while Julie confesses to accidentally ordering 250 Sharpies instead of one. They shout out the brands doing eCommerce right—July, Who is Elijah and Bed Threads—and reveal the game-changing tools behind KLIPSTA, including Shopify for tracking and ProfitPeak for maximising profitability. Plus, they get candid about the reality of juggling a fast-growing business with kids.

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Paris born Julie Benhammo worked in NYC for over 15 years where she led business development and wholesale strategy for brands like Versace and Diane von Furstenberg. After moving to Sydney, she became the General Manager of KLIPSTA, bringing over 15 years of global fashion and luxury expertise to the fast-growing accessories brand. Laser focused on scaling KLIPSTA globally, driving growth, partnerships, and expansion into 12 countries, she is passionate about connecting products with the right markets. She does all this while wrangling two little ones and occasionally enduring The Wiggles on repeat.

Kelly Walker is the founder and CEO of KLIPSTA, a solutions focused accessories brand. Starting the business in 2020 she has grown it to a multi-million dollar company with stockists in 12 countries. She is absolutely obsessed with solving everyday problems and making life easier. Kelly arrived from the UK as a 14 year old, obtained a degree in psychology and worked in IT and recruitment before taking time off to have her 3 kids. Now wrangling a global business and 3 teenagers, Kelly is passionate about product development and showing other women that it’s never too late to start a business you love.

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