The Product Biz Podcast by Monica Little Coaching

How do you infuse legacy, healing, and empowerment into something as simple—and powerful—as a candle?

In this episode, you’ll hear from Funmi, the founder of Limoké: a lifestyle brand creating candles and affirmation products designed for self-compassion and self-love. Funmi shares the evolution of her business, which began as Candle Lux Co back in college before transforming into Limoké—a soulful rebrand inspired by her grandmother’s name and legacy.

We dive into how affirmations became a tool for healing and rebuilding self-worth, and how Funmi has built her brand around empowering women, especially Black women, to embrace positive self-talk and confidence from within. 

Funmi’s story is an example of what happens when you lead your business with authenticity, purpose, and belief.

If you’ve ever felt called to create deeper meaning behind your products… or you’re craving the confidence to step fully into your brand’s next evolution… this conversation is packed with inspiration, strategy, and soulful truth.

By the end of this episode, you'll learn:
• How Funmi transformed Candle Lux Co into Limoké through a soulful rebrand rooted in legacy and faith
• The power of affirmations and self-talk in shaping confidence and inner healing
• How joining Product Biz Academy helped Funmi niche down, refine her mission, and scale with purpose
• Tips for connecting with your audience through authentic, purpose-driven storytelling
• How live selling helped her boost visibility and sell out inventory
• Funmi’s transition from corporate life to full-time entrepreneurship and the mindset shifts that made it possible

Funmi Agboola is the owner of Limoké, a lifestyle and home goods brand. With a background in marketing and social services, she founded her business at the age of 19. Today, her affirmation-lined candles have reached thousands of customers across the U.S., helping people turn daily routines into moments of self-compassion.

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Follow Funmi on Instagram: @shoplimoke
Check out Funmi's Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/@finelikefunmi?si=TcsozX6jcqguf-ap
Visit Limoké's website at https://shoplimoke.com/ 

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE
Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com
Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching
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In this episode, Kimberly from KBella Crafts reveals how she went from just 35 Etsy sales over 5 years… to over 135 sales in a period of five months, shipping to 19 U.S. states and the U.K., and more than doubling her revenue in 2025 compared to 2024—all through rebranding, smart systems, and embracing a true CEO mindset.

If you’re ready to be inspired to dream bigger with your business, this episode is for you. Kimberly shares:

• How a personal tragedy sparked the creation of KBella Crafts
• The power of faith, love, and service in connecting with customers emotionally
• Etsy strategies that took her business from local Miami pop-ups only to international sales
• Why showing up like a CEO, even on slow days, transforms your business
• How professional branding, packaging, and consistency led to her growth
• The role of community support and mindset in scaling 

KBella Crafts was born from heartbreak and loss, with a mission rooted in Love, Service, Charity, and the powerful message of HOPE. Kimberly's goal is to bring meaning to gift-giving by creating personalized keepsakes that help keep joyful moments and loved ones close to heart.

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Follow Kimberly on Instagram @kbella_crafts
Visit KBella Crafts' website at https://kbellacrafts.net

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE
Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com
Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching
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So many product-based business owners wonder: Are grants really worth pursuing? How do I find them? And what actually makes a grant application successful? In this episode, you'll learn from Tanisha, a grant expert with years of experience in higher education, nonprofit administration, and grant management. She helps small business owners understand the grant process so they can access free money to fuel their growth.

What you'll learn in this module:

- What a grant really is (and why it’s different from a loan)
- How to find grants—from federal and state opportunities to private organizations
- Examples of real grants that small business owners have applied for 
- The grant application process—what you’ll need ready and how to build your “grant backpack”
- Why being specific and unique in your business niche makes you stand out in grant applications
- Common mistakes to avoid, especially around budgeting and justifying how funds will be used
- Best practices to increase your chances of success, including how to ask for feedback when you don’t win

Tanisha Elder-Kirk is an experienced professional specializing in strategic grant management and proposal development. With a Master’s in Public Administration, she has successfully led initiatives to secure multi-million-dollar grants and coached faculty, staff, and business owners on crafting competitive proposals. Her expertise includes developing actionable strategies for grant success, managing comprehensive budgets, and mentoring teams to ensure compliance and maximize funding opportunities for growth. Tanisha has a passion for empowering organizations with the knowledge and tools they need to thrive while navigating the complex grant landscape.

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Email Tanisha at [email protected]

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE
Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com
Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching
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Tune in to the PBA alumni who prove to you that you CAN grow your online sales even if you are working part time, full time, stay at home mom, wife, are brand new to business, have been in business for a while, and more.

These are real small business owners that joined PBA at all different levels of business and with different levels of responsibilities in life… and they’ve used Product Biz Academy to grow their business even further, no matter what stage they were at or what responsibilities they are obligated to outside of their business. 

It’s one of the clearest demonstrations of what this program is actually built to do.

It’s not about needing to work for your business full time or needing to be at a certain “stage” before you join.

It’s about clarity, leverage, and strategies that WORK to support a way of doing business that is simpler AND more successful.

Here’s who you’ll meet today:

Kimberly, owner of @fitmamafoods who hit her first 5-figure online sales month within WEEKS of enrolling in PBA... while being a busy homeschool mom to twins who compete in elite-level sports

Nancy, owner of @brighterdaypigments who joined PBA and got her products into ANTHROPOLOGIE!

Kimberly, owner of @kbella_crafts who DOUBLED her online sales within the first 30 days of joining PBAwhile being a busy mom

Chelsea, owner of @familyscreationsllc who secured a retail partnership that's bringing in $4000 per MONTH after joining PBA... while being a mom and being new to business in a very niche product category

Catalina, owner of @heliconiaboutique who got her products into 10 stores and became reinvigorated with her business again after joining PBA... while being in a very saturated market 

Join this  conversation with people who once stood where you are now, wondering if this could really work for them.

Spoiler alert... It does.

We'll start this Final live training with a BONUS 5th ingredients to growing your online sales that you can literally walk away with and start to implement today.

Then, we'll dive into Q&A on the topics below so you walk away with clarity on where to focus your time and energy that will actually lead to results in your business (pulled straight from your questions in the live training + pop-up group that haven't been answered yet):

• Website traffic → How to drive consistent visitors without relying only on social media
• Conversions → What to do if people visit your site but don’t buy
• Sales growth → Best strategies for increasing online + Etsy sales
• Social media → How to grow your following and attract the right audience (even if you’re an introvert)s
• Email marketing → How to start, what to send, and how to collect emails beyond family + friends
• Wholesale → Getting into new stores and encouraging repeat orders
• Ads → When to use them, and how to make them cost effective
• And more.

Your last chance to enroll in Product Biz Academy for just $97 is here: www.monicalittlecoaching.com/97

This is it.

It's the final countdown!

Today is your LAST chance to join me inside Product Biz Academy and we're going down with a celebration that you get to be part of.

First, we're celebrating that you can now enroll in PBA for just $97 so you can finally sell more of your products online by becoming a magnetic online brand. (I close the doors at 11:59pm PT - TONIGHT!). I don't want finance to be a barrier to ANYONE joining us, so this is the lowest investment that PBA will EVER be so that you don't have to wait until "someday, one-day" and instead can join us NOW and make more money in your business starting today.

Second, we're bringing back ALL of the INSANE bonuses from this week when you enroll before doors close at midnight tonight. These bonuses have been so juicy, that everyone who missed them has been kicking themselves. So... I decided to bring them ALL back and give you:

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS to Facebooks Ads for Product Biz Owners: grow your email list, grow your Instagram followers, AND grow your online sales using easy-to-implement Facebook ads that DON'T break the bank and are SPECIFICALLY for product businesses. ($997 value)

INSTANT access to 40+ ways to make sales TODAY to know exactly how to make more money NOW! ($197 value)

AND a FREE ticket to PBA LIVE, a transformational 2-day in person event in Scottsdale, Arizonathat happens ONCE per year for Product Biz Academy members ONLY. ($997 value)

Did I mention that you get LIFETIME access to the Product Biz Academy program content (which includes NEW updates as they become available) and LIFETIME access to the Private Members Only Community so you have support for the long run?

One investment gives you support throughout the entirety of your business.

Not to mention... you can join Product Biz Academy for just $97 today! Yes, you heard that right! And with the content, resources, community, bonuses, and support you get inside PBA, being able to cover the investment and make even MORE money on top of that is an absolute no-brainer.

When you enroll in PBA, you’ll have everything you need to build a magnetic online brand with consistent sales that's actually growing and thriving. This is the LAST course/program you will have to sign up for... because you will have everything you need right here. 

The best part? All of this is yours when you enroll for $97 before midnight tonight when you click here.

Doors close at midnight TONIGHT! (September 11, 2025 PDT)

How would you rate how supportive your family, friends, or spouse are with your small business?

Gulp. 

So, like, if you had to rate it on a scale of 1–10 (10 is SUPPORTIVE AF... and 1 is...well...not very supportive at all)

How would you answer?

Here’s a hint:

If you don’t know, just take a peek at your bank account.

The amount of support you receive from others is directly reflected in the progress you see in business. (Sad but true.)

And as you can guess, it’s pretty hard to grow a business (aka make more money) when you’re on a lonely island, doing it all on your own, without people around you who get it or encourage you or support you to dream even bigger. 

Finding the right community of supportive and caring individuals is challenging. (And FYI, talking with small business owners at a market who constantly complain is NOT “community.”)

But... finding the RIGHT, support community will change how you view yourself and how you view business… which impacts how you show up and the results that you see.

AND I’m gonna show you a shortcut to finding YOUR community.

 Introducing…

PBA LIVE: A 2-day in person event in Scottsdale, Arizona that happens only once a year and for Product Biz Academy members ONLY.

This isn’t one of those awkward networking events where you hope and pray you’ll find something in common with the person standing next to you before you make an awkward exit to try and find someone else to talk to, and before you know it you’re leaving even LESS motivated than you arrived because you STILL haven’t found “YOUR PEOPLE”.

No. This is a 2-day in person event for PBA Members ONLY. So that you get a chance to meet the people you see on PBA Zoom calls, the people you interact with in the PBA Members Only Community, and the people you’ve gotten to know and support online… with a chance to connect even further in person.

But this isn’t a 2-day networking opportunity. It’s much more.

PBA Live is a one-of-a-kind event to help you grow your business in ways that will drastically change the trajectory of your business.

You'll walk away inspired, motivated, with a new level of confidence, ready to take action with so much more clarity in your business... and with new business best friends from the PBA community that you finally get to meet in person.

Our 2 days together will install an entirely new program of money, abundance, and success into your life.

And here’s the best part...

I want to give you a ticket to PBA LIVE (a $997 value), absolutely FREE!

This is my gift to you TODAY (and today only) when you say YES to yourself and your future by joining us inside Product Biz Academy before Midnight Pacific TONIGHT.

Our next PBA LIVE transformational event is in Scottsdale, Arizona in March 2026 (which is right around the corner if you want to believe it or not). And if for some reason you can’t make it to the March 2026 PBA LIVE, your FREE ticket when you enroll in PBA today will be applicable for the following year’s event. I’ve got you covered because I DON’T want you to miss this life changing event.

AND, you can’t get a ticket to PBA LIVE ANY other way… and for years I have had random small business owners ask me if they can buy a ticket to attend this event and I always tell them that it’s exclusive for PBA members ONLY… so don’t sleep on this. This bonus disappears at 11:59pm Pacific TONIGHT!

Enroll in PBA now at https://www.monicalittlecoaching.com/promo

Your Product Promise is the one sentence differentiator that makes your business stand out from all the competitors selling something similar.

Your Product Promise is the clarity that answers:

Why should someone choose YOUR product over everyone else’s?

When you nail this, it’s like flipping a switch. Suddenly your messaging, your marketing, and actually connecting with people online become so much simpler… because your customers finally understand what makes you unique.

During this workshop, you’ll: Discover how to create your Product Promise Workshop it live with me so you can feel confident in it Walk away confident that you know what will set your business apart

And we may just even have a custom built AI bot that I created that will help you create your own product promise... how cool is that?!

This is the foundation your business needs to actually get noticed in crowded marketplaces and turn browsers into buyers... that most small business owners never took the time to figure out. Which is why they stay stuck, wondering why they can't get any traction online. But you're going to get a leg up by joining us today:

This is your chance to stop blending in... and start standing out.

Access the Product Promise Generator AI bot available through Thursday at midnight: www.monicalittlecoaching.com/promise

Enroll in Product Biz Academy at 50% off before this promotion ends Thursday at midnight: www.monicalittlecoaching.com/promo

This year, when you join Product Biz Academy 2025, you’re not only getting a program on how to create a magnetic online brand, how to stand out against competitors, how to attract more online customers and how to grow your online sales…

TODAY ONLY, you’re ALSO getting a list of the 40 simplest and most impactful ways that you can make sales TODAY.

This list contains 40 different and simple action items so that you can take ONE action each day to make money NOW.

So while you’ve maybe been stuck, spinning your wheels, wondering what to do or what to say to get new online sales…

Inside Product Biz Academy, you get access to how to make #salestoday and *BOOM* with just ONE action item from this list you're making money NOW.

Listen to hear what was possible for NEW Product Biz Academy members in the FIRST 30 days since they joined the program when they used the 40 ways to make #salestoday BONUS.

And here’s the thing: 

This list of how to make INSTANT sales in your business is exclusive to PBA members.

It’s not available anywhere else.

It’s not sold separately.

And it’s ONLY available when you enroll in Product Biz Academy TODAY, before midnight Pacific.

So if you’ve ever struggled with:

- How to promote your products so new customers buy

- How to get your audience EXCITED about what your selling

- How to get easy, repeat orders

- How to make sales that are SIMPLE and brings in money NOW

That ends now.

That’s what you get when you join PBA 2025: a complete comprehensive program for LONG term success PLUS 40 ways to make INSTANT sales today…

This is what your business has been needing.

But ACT FAST! Enroll in Product Biz Academy TONIGHT before midnight Pacific because this BONUS disappears at midnight at www.monicalittlecoaching.com/promo

LIVE TRAINING: How to create a THRIVING product business WITHOUT relying on markets

You’re about to learn how to DOUBLE the amount you make at markets with ONLINE orders that DON’T require you to work every single weekend.

With a plan that’s broken down into 3 ingredients that anyone can follow to grow their online sales. These are the exact ingredients I created that allowed me to grow my skincare business to $250K organically in 3 years.

And it’s the exact ingredients my students follow in my program, Product Biz Academy, to see their OWN $10,000 online sales months and $15,000 online sales months.

This training will show you how to:

Go from 5 online orders a month... to 50+ online orders per WEEK

Replace in-person market income ENTIRELY with online sales that DON’T require working every weekend.

Reach an outside audience online, get them interested and over to your website, AND have them actually BUY

Available until THIS Thursday at midnight only. Watch the video replay here: www.monicalittlecoaching.com/training

Doors are open to PBA until this Thursday. Enroll at www.monicalittlecoaching.com/promo