Wholesale: A Makers Perspective
Friends, meet Charisse. Charisse and I met years ago at an ETSY Team Captains Summit in Toronto. We instantly bonded over our being moms, makers, and our strong desire to go and hide in our hotel rooms away from crowds (we went for coffee instead in a quiet cafe and talked for hours).
Charisse runs Pixel Paper Hearts; a successful humour-filled stationary business. Her work is inspired by ‘real life’ and features her own lettering and artwork (and humour!) She wholesales her work in 44 stores across Canada.
In this episode we chat about why working from home is so great (*normally* so many hours alone!), lessons learned from moving into wholesale (thank-you Emily Arbour), and how to keep the orders rolling in. We dig into why it’s important to just start (even if you don’t feel ‘ready!’), and how wholesale can really help grow your business.
In this episode we cover:
How to figure out what kinds of shops your products would be best suited in
How wholesaling can become a great revenue stream for your business
If you are considering moving into wholesale, check out episode one of the podcast. Emily Arbour goes into detail everything that a shop owner is looking for when you begin to wholesale your work. I also recommend checking out her course on this topic (it has been getting rave reviews!)
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Mentioned in this episode:
Emily Arbour of Cheerfully Made