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A Maker Journey from Side Hustle to Professional
Hello! we are a trio of friends who are hoping to help others on their journeys from hobbyist to professional Small business While we are not experts, between us we have a wealth of knowledge on selling, marketing, goal setting, planning and growing your craft. We are all crafters/makers ourselves at different stages of the same journey. We hope you enjoy it and welcome any feedback
Mission Statement
To share our journeys, including any learning moments, from hobbyist to professional in our respective crafts. To inspire others to take similar steps and conquer fears that may be holding them back. To hold each other accountable so that we push forward in our respective goals.
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Tony Rouleau and Building a Machinist Business
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May 04, 2026 |
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Manage Ambitions
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Stickers, Goodies and Extra Stuff
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Making the best of what you got
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Motivation for Selling
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Public Speaking and Demonstrations
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Changing Markets
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Lessons Learned
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: What We’re Working Towards
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Travels and Other Adventures
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Keeping Crafts Alive
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Let them say no
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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How to Recover from Absolute Failures
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Forging Luck
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Do you even ship, bro?
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Shop Comforts
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Momentum
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Enjoy the Win
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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The Ketchup Catchup
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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End of Season 4
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May 05, 2025 |
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Jess Jones and Make it at Market
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Snobbery
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Feedback and Criticism
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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When to Retire (not the podcast)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Boosting with AI
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Milestones
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Back to the Shoppe
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Evaluation
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Measures of Success
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Purposeful Marketing
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Teach or not to Teach
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Product Development
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Andy Birkey … Still Weird
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Wholesale or No Sale
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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The Name You Choose
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Season Summary
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Talk to Them (Customers)
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May 27, 2024 |
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Time to play
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May 20, 2024 |
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Business Maintenance
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May 13, 2024 |
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Social Media Content
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May 06, 2024 |
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Diversification
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Barriers (Climbing the Wall)
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Goal Setting
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Analyse your Shoppe
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Prepare you Shoppe
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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How to market your Shoppe
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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What’s your Shoppe
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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When to set up Shoppe
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Introduction to the podcast
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Aug 14, 2023 |