Let's Talk Shop with Leona Thrift-Ola

To kick off season two of Let’s Talk Shop I’m talking to the inspirational Leona Thrift-Ola from Indie Roller. Leona has built several businesses and in today's episode we are talking about Lady Luck Rules, the jewellery brand that she set up in the early 2000s and at it’s peak was stocked in 240 stores all over the world. Leona has so much experience running an indie business, she also ran a shop and a subscription box and travelled up and down the country sharing her knowledge and it was so great to find out more about her business journey.

Leona is a supporter of indie businesses and runs a brilliant membership group for makers, creatives and small business owners and is just coming to the end of a successful Kickstarter campaign.

In this episode we talk about:

-Selling to shops and what it’s like to see your products in a retailer for the first time.

-Why wholesale was such an important part of growing her business at that time.

-The key to a successful tradeshow.

-Why flexibility is key.

-How creating a starter pack of her jewellery changed how her buyers bought from her.

-What’s important when building a relationship with a retailer.

-Stepping out of your comfort zone.

-The importance of self-care and mindset when running your own business.

-What’s the first thing to do if you want to start to wholesale.

-Making connections and marketing.

 

Leona’s Kickstarter campaign is closing at 5am on the 31^st October. For a chance to WIN YOUR COPY, share where you are tuning in and tag me at @small_business_collaborative on Instagram by mid-day on the 30^th October. For an extra chance, write a review over on iTunes/apple podcast and send me a screenshot.

 

Connect with Leona

https://indieroller.com

https://www.instagram.com/indie_roller/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheIndieRollercoaster/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/indieroller/the-indie-roller-annual-membership-in-2020

 

Links mentioned in this episode

Zabby Allen https://www.instagram.com/zabbyallen/

https://zabbyallen.com/

The procrastination Paper https://www.instagram.com/theprocrastinationpaper/

 

ONLINE WHOLESALE COURSE BUNDLE

http://bit.ly/wholesale-bundle

 

Connect with me

Website: https://www.smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/small_business_collaborative/

Work with me 1:1: https://www.smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/one-to-one-mentoring

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