273 – How to Get your Product Made Overseas with Brian Miller of Easy China Warehouse
Originally from Trumbull, CT, Brian has been living in China for the past 10 years. He previously worked for one of the largest Chinese government owned manufacturers managing their North American Export operations. Now Brian runs a 3rd party logistics warehouse in Shenzhen China. The company provides 3rd party logistics and shipping for Amazon FBA…
261 – Know Who You Are and Stay in Your Lane with Julia of Birnn Chocolates of Vermont
Julia and her husband, Mel are the fourth-generation owners of Birnn Chocolates of Vermont. Julia’s great-grandfather started making confections in 1915 in New Jersey and in 1991 her father and uncle moved the business to Vermont. Julia and Mel are humbled by the opportunity to continue crafting truffles using her family’s 100-year-old recipes. The couple…
259 – Running a Business Doesn’t have to Make you NUTS! with Kim Decher of Skips Candies
Kim is a second-generation chocolatier. Her son Colton, now 11, was only 1 year old when he suffered an anaphylactic reaction to some peanut butter. This immediately provoked a feeling of fear no parent should ever have to experience. In learning about cross contamination and the severity of a Peanut & Tree Nut allergy, Kim…
257 – Intentionally Creating a Customer Experience Matters with Laura Jennings of Knack
After a career as a senior executive at Microsoft and then as a venture capitalist, Laura decided to build an ecommerce business around celebrating the customer as a creative force. Every gift they send out at Knack is made to order, whether it’s one gift or thousands. Each gift on the website is easily customizable…
168 – Inventory Woes and Resolution with Layne Booth
Layne’s business, The Project Booth, focuses on the inventory and ordering mayhem that becomes a struggle for many product-based businesses. Layne grew up as a math nerd, graduated college with two engineering degrees and went straight into manufacturing. She spent over a decade in the supply chain world. But as her family started to grow,…