All the way from Australia 🇦🇺, guest Jacob Miller @thejacobmillershow, has spent 17+ years leading the way in charity retail. He believes thrift shops aren’t just homes of creativity and uniqueness, they’re community hubs that drive impact. Join host Maggie Scivicque@podcastwithmaggie as Jacob shares his global perspective on thrift, his travels as a Churchill Fellow, the power of innovation, and why he calls himself “one lucky flapper” every time he goes thrifting. 

SHOW NOTES:

• What is an “op shop.”
• Keeping the Opportunity in Op Shops.
• All about the Churchill Fellowship.
• Stories from his world travels as an ambassador of thrift and charity retail.
• Brands don’t matter, people are shopping thrift for style and “that Instagram moment!”
• Branding building and creating a thrifting experience online.
• World Op Shop Day is coming up and his report on his travels will be available to read!

From HGTV’s Flea Market Flip to transforming historic homes with heart, storyteller Sarah Trop (@funcycled) brings her creative spark to the Get Thrifty Podcast! Hear how she blends faith, sustainability, and style into spaces that inspire and is working to change the myths surrounding upcycling and repurposing!

SHOW NOTES:

• Changing the myth that repurposing and upcycling is a “cheap way out.”
• Mixing old with the new and bringing history and character to interior design.
• Taking her hobby to the national stage.
• Her experiences on HGTV’s Flea Market Flip and The Rachael Ray Show.
• Telling stories through the vintage pieces she repurposes.
• Say “yes!” sooner to create opportunities to grow your business.

Creativity + Sustainability = Brittany Risk’s passion! From hand-sewing costumes for her Barbies in elementary school to upcycling and thrifting today, Brittany has always embraced color, fun, and freedom of expression. Hear how she found herself through fashion, celebrates being silly, and brings her customers’ visions to life on the latest Get Thrifty Podcast!

SHOW NOTES:

• Finding her artistic passion and HERSELF with reselling, upcycling, vintage, and thrifting!
• Her love of fashion and art began by hand sewing clothes for her Barbies in elementary school! 
• Her love of bright colors and how she celebrates being silly!
• Wearable art and her love of bringing her customers’ fashion visions to life!
• How thrifting helps you find your own personal style. 
• Tips to grow your social community, including why it’s so important to inspire, engage, and be open to change.

Meet The Birch Family sisters, Victoria and Alexandra! From small-town Louisiana to a global audience of 400,000+, these two have captured hearts with their laughter, inclusivity, and message of self-acceptance. On this episode of the Get Thrifty Podcast with host Maggie Scivicque, the sisters share their journey, their passion for thrifting and upcycling, and their work with the Arc of Northeast Colorado on the upcoming Styles Beyond Stereotypes fashion show.

SHOW NOTES:

• Educating their followers about inclusivity, disabilities, Williams Syndrome, and why it’s okay to be different.
• The sisters’ work with the Arc of Northeast Colorado and their upcoming Styles Beyond Stereotypes fashion show in October.
• Styles Beyond Stereotypes is a groundbreaking fashion show that transforms thrifted materials into one-of-a-kind designs, celebrating inclusion, empowerment, and creativity.
• The 20 models in the show will all be wearing outfits designed by the sisters from items found at arc Thrift Stores.
• How they built their social following from the ground up.
• Upcycling and sustainability.

Katie, founder of Middle Child Vintage and The Thrifter’s Club, turned her side hustle into a thriving business and a community that celebrates individuality and mindful shopping. On this week’s Get Thrifty Podcast, she shares how she discovered her calling, built a standout brand, grew her U.S. customer base, and creates buzz around her curated collections and live sales.

SHOW NOTES:

• Finding her true calling to be a vintage reseller.
• How she created her brand image and differentiates herself in the marketplace.
• Tips for listeners to help them differentiate THEIR brands.
• How she is growing her American customer base.
• All about the Thrifter’s Club.
• How she creates her curated collections and builds excitement for her live sales.
• Ideas to help build inventory.

Fashion, thrift, and a dash of Project Runway! Kelly Dempsey (@kellydempseydesigner) joins host Maggie Scivicque on the Get Thrifty Podcast to talk about turning secondhand finds into runway-ready art, wearable “curtain pants,” her upcycled brand Salvage Aura, and how she’s keeping fashion out of landfills.

SHOW NOTES:

• Living out loud, manifesting your dreams, and turning fashion on its head!
• Her upcycled fashion brand, Salvage Aura.
• Her global fashion and shopping app.
• What sparked and still inspires her love of fashion and designing.
• Sustainable shopping in your own closet.
• The story of her big break and the inside scoop on Project Runway!
• Fashion’s environmental impact.
• Sustainable textiles and other unconventional materials.
• Finding, and staying aligned with your vision.
• How she uses her platform to bring awareness and keep items out of landfills. 
• Secondhand is all about changing perceptions and taking something, giving it a second life by turning it into something new.
• Art should be wearable…like her “curtain pants” that were featured on a billboard in Times Square in New York City.

From 90s sales to weekly collabs, Avrey of @poppiesandmarigolds is proof that reselling can be fun and life-changing. Join host Maggie Scivicque @podcastwithmaggie on this episode of the Get thrifty Podcast and hear how Avrey built her biz while raising four kids + chasing nachos.

SHOW NOTES:

• Her favorite virtual secondhand shops!
• How her success in reselling has allowed her to pursue her passion of making a difference in the lives of women and young girls.
• Insights into scheduling, finding your niche, being consistent, and balancing reselling and family life.
• Her advice on leaning into what you love.
• Her Thrift Diaries.

From vintage basketball sneakers to Amazon liquidation treasures, Ray of Nashville Flippers has cracked the code on turning thrifted finds into serious profit. Tune in to this week’s Get Thrifty Podcast for proven reselling tips, YouTube insights, and why thrifting might just be the solution to America’s “stuff problem.”

SHOW NOTES:

• Proven reselling tips that make you money!
• How he started his YouTube Channel.
• Generating income by “doing the work.”
• How he shops Amazon liquidation stores, flea markets, garage sales, and more!
• What’s trending in the flipping game.
• America’s “stuff problem” and how thrifting is the solution.
• Listen in to his podcast, This Week in Reselling! And watch it on YouTube and Spotify!
• Keeping his meet-ups in Nashville affordable and open to everyone!
• All about his just-launched Hobby Nonsense podcast, a weekly dive into the weird, wonderful world of non-sport trading cards and pop culture collectibles.

Emma, the simple environmentalist, is proof that small, everyday choices can lead to big change. From her world travels to her secondhand style finds, she’s making zero-waste living real, approachable, and fun. 

SHOW NOTES:

• Her secondhand inspirations.
• How to simply integrate zero-waste swaps into your life.
• Empowering people to make small changes to live a responsible, sustainable, and eco-intentional lifestyle.
• Tips for shopping secondhand.
• Fighting fear; there is hope for the planet!
• Making thrifting and secondhand your first choice when shopping for clothes, books, housewares, and more!
• Plastics have their place.

Meet Samantha Davis, founder of the Ultimate Secondhand Shopping Experience in NYC, the #1 ranked thrifting tour in the Big Apple! After launching in 2018 via Airbnb Experiences, she’s now leading thousands of visitors through over 300 secondhand stores in the five boroughs and changing how people view secondhand shopping.

In this week’s episode of the Get Thrifty Podcast, Samantha shares her journey from solo tour guide to resale entrepreneur and offers tips from her travels around the globe. 

You can learn more about Samantha's tours by going to vintagebossbabes.com.

SHOW NOTES:

• Believing in the “thrifting gods.”
• Vintage tourism.
• How she got into the reselling biz early on and how it’s evolved over the years.
• Creating thrifting experiences for a global audience through tours of New York City.
• Tales from her thrifting travels around the world.
• Exploring and touring the over 300 secondhand stores in the five boroughs.
• How her “personal shopper” guides help people on the tours find treasures.
• How she customizes her thrifting tours.
• Why Brooklyn is her favorite secondhand shopping spot in the city.