Kickstart Your Week

Stone Tippett, co-owner of Ruff Draft, joins Toucan Talks for episode five! Ruff Draft is Wilmington’s first dog park bar. While it’s a fairly new business, only being open for eight months, it’s quickly become a favorite among Wilmington dog owners. 

After noticing a market for more dog friendly spots, Stone and his co-owner and recent podcast guest, Sam Steger, dived into the logistics of making their dream a reality. In this episode, Stone shares insights about opening his first business, along with what he’s learned along the way. 

Of course, we had some fun too. Tune in to learn more about Stone’s entrepreneurial journey! 

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Kickstart Your Week is brought to you by Kickstart Collective and recorded at Kickstart Studios, Wilmington’s video podcast and content studio for creators, business owners, and brands. Whether you’re launching a podcast, recording interviews, or creating social content, we make it easy to show up, record, and walk away with professional content you’re proud of.

Have a great week—and get this one done by Friday. If this episode helped, follow or subscribe, share it with a business owner friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

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Becca McAbee, owner of Booty Lab, joins us on Toucan Talks this week! Booty Lab is a boutique strength training gym for women Wilmington, NC. 

In this episode, Becca shares her knowledge and experience on finding her niche and target client. She shares what it was like shutting down a successful fitness studio to follow her passion and narrow down her target client. The risk was huge, but the reward both personally and professionally was worth it.

Plus, in true Toucan Talks fashion, we have some fun swapping Instagram accounts, getting insight on what’s “trending” in the fitness space, and Becca’s favorite glute exercise. 

If you’ve been wondering about ‘niche-ing down’ or how to define your ideal client,  you don’t want to miss this episode.

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Kickstart Your Week is brought to you by Kickstart Collective and recorded at Kickstart Studios, Wilmington’s video podcast and content studio for creators, business owners, and brands. Whether you’re launching a podcast, recording interviews, or creating social content, we make it easy to show up, record, and walk away with professional content you’re proud of.

Have a great week—and get this one done by Friday. If this episode helped, follow or subscribe, share it with a business owner friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

Meet your hosts and learn more about Kickstart Collective at kickstartcollective.co

Steve Warwick from Maus, Warwick, Matthews, and Co. joins Toucan Talks this week to share his experience of being in business in Wilmington, NC for over 35 years. As a commercial real estate broker and business owner, Steve shares insights for other business owners regarding both real estate and business ownership. Get his advice for longevity in business and what it takes to succeed in the long-run. 

Tune in to this episode of Toucan Talks to hear what the business community in Wilmington looked like 35 years ago and where Steve thinks Wilmington is headed in the next 10 years. 

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Kickstart Your Week is brought to you by Kickstart Collective and recorded at Kickstart Studios, Wilmington’s video podcast and content studio for creators, business owners, and brands. Whether you’re launching a podcast, recording interviews, or creating social content, we make it easy to show up, record, and walk away with professional content you’re proud of.

Have a great week—and get this one done by Friday. If this episode helped, follow or subscribe, share it with a business owner friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

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Sam Steger, owner of Mess Hall in Wilmington, NC, joins Luke on the second episode of Toucan Talks. 

Mess Hall serves up your favorite burgers. Now hear from Sam what inspired Mess Hall, what it is like running a restaurant in Wilmington, and what had led to their success. 

And we should warn you, things get a little weird in this episode.

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Kickstart Your Week is brought to you by Kickstart Collective and recorded at Kickstart Studios, Wilmington’s video podcast and content studio for creators, business owners, and brands. Whether you’re launching a podcast, recording interviews, or creating social content, we make it easy to show up, record, and walk away with professional content you’re proud of.

Have a great week—and get this one done by Friday. If this episode helped, follow or subscribe, share it with a business owner friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

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The Toucan Talks podcast is brought to you by Kickstart Collective.

We kick off our first ever episode of Toucan Talks with Kickstart Collective founder, Laura Tippett, and Kickstart employee, Luke Tippett.

We introduce what Toucan Talks is all about as we play the classic coin drop game to see who is answering a business question and who gets a party question. We share how our marketing agency got to where it is today, what it is like working together, and one of our favorite weeknight recipes. Yes, this episode takes a few unexpected turns.

Tune in every week for a new episode of Toucan Talks.

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Kickstart Your Week is brought to you by Kickstart Collective and recorded at Kickstart Studios, Wilmington’s video podcast and content studio for creators, business owners, and brands. Whether you’re launching a podcast, recording interviews, or creating social content, we make it easy to show up, record, and walk away with professional content you’re proud of.

Have a great week—and get this one done by Friday. If this episode helped, follow or subscribe, share it with a business owner friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

Meet your hosts and learn more about Kickstart Collective at kickstartcollective.co