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A boutique owner is standing in her stock room right now. She is looking at empty shelf space and making a list of what to reorder for the holiday season. Your brand is either on that list or it isn’t. Most makers think holiday reorders happen in November or December. They happen earlier. By the […]

Holiday reorders laid out in a store

Most sales advice tells you to follow up more, know your numbers, and take better product photos. That advice is fine, and you have probably heard all of it. It leaves out the small human moves that decide whether a buyer says yes, but what it doesn’t tell you is how to sell without feeling […]

At a market after learning how to sell without feeling pushy

Three years ago on September 29th, I walked away from my corporate job to become a full-time entrepreneur. After having spent more than 17 years in sales, I knew how to hit a number. However, I did not know what to do when the number depended entirely on me. Leaving a corporate job to start […]

Lessons Andee Hart learned when leaving corporate to start a business