Ep. 137 Find the Joy With Julie Wurr of Heart ‘N Home

I’m excited to bring you a new intermittent series called Shopkeeper Guest Interviews. Many talented store owners in our Master Shopkeepers and Shopkeeper’s Lab groups have different experiences, knowledge, and perspectives than me—and I want to share their ideas with you.  Today’s guests are Dani and Tim Martin. They’re the owners of The Cotton Shed…

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…

The Savvy Shopkeeper community recently participated in our annual survey. I asked shopkeepers about their business models, their revenue numbers, the support they’re looking for, and their feedback on all things Savvy Shopkeeper. I learned so much from the survey results, and I’m excited to share what I’ve learned with you. Business Models 73% of…

Finding a planner that meets the needs of independent retailers has been a struggle for far too long. I’ve heard countless shopkeepers tell me that they’ve tried planners only to find out they don’t offer what they need…and then the planner ends up in the garbage, with both money and paper wasted.  I get it….

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said, “just grab a good old pen and paper” on the podcast. But in 2022, I went all digital with my notes—and I haven’t looked back! I feel just as strongly or even stronger about switching from paper to digital note taking in 2023. I can’t express how…

Every time you see another article about supply chain issues in the retail industry, do you cringe a little bit? It happened to me the other day. A two-minute segment came up about this topic on the nightly news, and I thought, “do I really want to watch this or listen to this again?” One…