Ep. 1 What To Expect From The Savvy Shopkeeper Podcast

One of my values for Savvy Shopkeeper is to empower shopkeepers—especially women—to pay themselves. Sometimes, that means kicking fear to the curb and raising prices in our stores. There are a few common excuses I’ve heard women store owners use to justify keeping their prices too low. Often, women want to help and be good…

Julie had always loved to craft as a hobby. After the loss of her newborn son, Julie needed something to do with her hands—and from there, her business bloomed. Now, with 25 years of retail business ownership under her belt, Julie’s business is blooming once again. Attending the 2021 Savvy Shopkeeper Retreat changed Julie’s perspective…

Humans have thousands of thoughts per day. I’m not sure which number is valid, but I’ve heard anywhere from 6,000 to 60,000 thoughts run through our minds each day!  Either way, it’s a ridiculous number of thoughts for us to deal with. It’s no wonder we often feel overwhelmed, experience foggy brain syndrome, and sometimes…

Usually, I publish a new podcast episode and show notes each Thursday. But with Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Small Business Saturday, I didn’t want to interrupt your day with family and friends or take time away from a busy shopping weekend for retailers.  Instead, we’re publishing this on Cyber Monday. I hope this is a…

In this episode, I went straight to the best resources. You! This is all about successes. Categorized themes of things that worked best for our shopkeepers in 2019. Let’s get inspired and learn from each other! Links to articles or resources mentioned in Episode #13: Savvy Shopkeeper newsletter Instagram page @savvyshopkeeper A special thank you…

As shopkeepers, it’s easy to get caught up in running our business. We chug along, push forward, and hustle to make it work. But that often comes at a high cost—our emotional health.  Our emotional health and our mindset are crucial to our work as shopkeepers. Without them, it’s challenging to succeed. Over the past…