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Aug. 27, 2025

HITTING RESET AND FINDING YOUR VOICE

In this episode I’m bringing you behind the scenes of what life and business have looked like lately — from the whirlwind of travel and shows, to returning home, resetting, and preparing for an exciting fourth quarter. I open up about lessons learned, new projects, and the power of trusting…

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Aug. 15, 2025

From Garage to Boutique- My Journey as a Small Business Owner

#TheRetailWhorePodcast #RetailBusiness #WholesaleBusiness #ShopLocal #SmallBusinessOwner #RetailSuccess #EntrepreneurLife #BusinessGrowth #SupportLocal #DoItAfraid #PodcastInterview 🔔SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theretailwhorepodcast Follow my social media accounts: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theretailwhorpodcast/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theretailwhorepodcast/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@retailwh.repod

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Aug. 13, 2025

Curating a Unique Maker-Driven Store in Pine Mountain, Georgia

Episode 208 From a small idea to 300+ products and 170 stores! 🛒✨ Today, I’m sharing my chat with Gauge Bailey about building a retail + wholesale business from the ground up. 🎙 What’s inside: • How Gauge and his wife grew their business from a hobby to 300+ products…

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Aug. 13, 2025

TAKING RISKS AND CRAFTING SUCCESS WITH GAUGE BAILEY

Gauge and his wife opened their business just over two years ago with a simple idea: support local makers and small businesses while crafting a few products of their own. That 'few' quickly turned into more… a lot more. Today, they make and sell over 300 different items—everything from all-natural…

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Aug. 8, 2025

Vintage Bag Storytelling- A Retro-Inspired Mini-Movie #retaillife #VintageBag #DebraSzidon

#CassBags #PodcastEpisode #WomenWhoCreate #LeatherGoods #DesignWithPurpose #TheRetailWhorPodcast #RetailPodcast #ShopLocal #EntrepreneurJourney #TheRetailWhorePodcast #PodcastEpisode #WomenInBusiness #FeelGoodGoods #SupportLocal #NewEpisode #RetailReimagined #RetailLife #RetailPodcast #RetailStories #StoriesAndLessons #PodcastsOfIG #PodcastsOfInstagram #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessAdvice #RetailAdvice 🔔SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theretailwhorepodcast Follow my social media accounts: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theretailwhorpodcast/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theretailwhorepodcast/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@retailwh.repod

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Aug. 6, 2025

Inspiration Sources for Collections and Interiors #CassBags #DebraSzidon

#CassBags #PodcastEpisode #WomenWhoCreate #LeatherGoods #DesignWithPurpose #TheRetailWhorPodcast #RetailPodcast #ShopLocal #EntrepreneurJourney #TheRetailWhorePodcast #PodcastEpisode #WomenInBusiness #FeelGoodGoods #SupportLocal #NewEpisode #RetailReimagined #RetailLife #RetailPodcast #RetailStories #StoriesAndLessons #PodcastsOfIG #PodcastsOfInstagram #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessAdvice #RetailAdvice 🔔SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theretailwhorepodcast Follow my social media accounts: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theretailwhorpodcast/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theretailwhorepodcast/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@retailwh.repod

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Aug. 6, 2025

THE ART OF CRAFTING CASS WITH DEBRA SZIDON

Cass is a luxury line of leather goods designed and made in California by Debra Szidon. A Jersey girl who now calls California home, Debra blends East Coast sophistication with West Coast ease in every design she creates—from leather handbags to interior spaces and botanical elements. The idea for Cass…

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July 16, 2025

CREATING CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY THROUGH RETAIL WITH MEGHAN

Meghan Wagner is the owner of The Go Girl Shoppe, a unique retail store located in Mebane, NC. She began her entrepreneurial journey in 2012 with a mobile shop on wheels, offering a curated selection of home décor and gifts. In 2014, she opened a brick-and-mortar location in Raleigh, NC,…

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July 3, 2025

Discussing Bike Sales, Merchandising Displays, and Upcoming Pride Windows

🏳️‍🌈 Linnaea’s store isn’t just beautiful—it’s full of meaning too! From statement tables to a pride window competition, every display has a story. ✨ Oh—and yes, there’s always a Christiania bike merchandised front and center 🚲 💬 Watch the full story now & don’t forget to subscribe! #RetailDisplay #StoreDesign #VisualMerchandising…

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July 2, 2025

Finding Inspiration Through Outdoor Adventures and Travels #retaillife

🎙️ Today’s episode is here — and it’s a beautiful one! Linnaea shares how she went from seasonal hire at 16 to owning and evolving one of Santa Cruz’s most beloved shops, Artisans & Agency. ❤️ ✨ What’s inside: • How she transformed the store while honoring its roots •…

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July 2, 2025

BUILDING A LEGACY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH LINNAEA

Linnaea is the passionate owner of a beloved Santa Cruz institution that has evolved into a creative hub for American-made art, design, and feel-good goods. She first joined the store as a 16-year-old seasonal hire in 1993 and, 16 years later, celebrated her anniversary by buying the business. Since then,…

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June 20, 2025

Successful Social Media Strategies for Brand Promotion- Showcasing a Day in the Life and Employee

#TheRetailWhorePodcast #HiringTips #RetailHiring #RecruitSmarter #EmployerBrand #HiringHelp #RetailTeamBuilding #RetailLife #RetailPodcast #RetailStories #StoriesAndLessons #PodcastsOfIG #PodcastsOfInstagram #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessAdvice #RetailAdvice 🔔SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theretailwhorepodcast Follow my social media accounts: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theretailwhorpodcast/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theretailwhorepodcast/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@retailwh.repod

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June 18, 2025

Avoiding Pitfalls in the Hiring Process #podcast #hiringtips

🎙️ NEW episode is live with hiring pro Andrea Hoffer! If hiring feels hard, you’re not alone. Andrea and I break down how to attract the right people—and what most retailers get wrong when building a team. ✨ What’s Inside: ✔️ How to write job posts that actually work ✔️…

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June 18, 2025

HIRING SMARTER, NOT HARDER WITH ANDREA HOFFER

Andrea Hoffer is an experienced Talent Acquisition & Management strategist and entrepreneur, passionate about building exceptional teams. As the founder of aha! Talent Experts, she has helped businesses across the country improve recruitment processes, align hiring with company culture, and develop employer brands that attract top talent. With over 30…

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June 5, 2025

Navigating the Company's Educational Offerings

Want to know where top retail training really happens? 🧠✨ Bob Negen breaks it down—Retail Brilliance isn’t just a course... it’s the whole platform! 🔥 🎧 Catch the full convo now! #RetailWhorePodcast #BobNegen #RetailBrilliance #RetailTips #RetailTraining #YouTubeShorts #IndependentRetailer #RetailSuccess #RetailPodcast #ShopLocal #RetailLife #RetailPodcast #RetailStories #StoriesAndLessons #RetailLife #PodcastsOfIG #PodcastsOfInstagram #RetailMerchandising #RetailDesign…

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June 4, 2025

Feedback on Entrepreneurship Book 'The Gap and the Gain'

🎧 New episode is LIVE with retail powerhouse Bob Negen! We dive into the real stuff—tariffs, sales teams, and what it takes to thrive in today’s retail world. 💥 ✨ What’s inside: — How to handle rising tariffs without losing profit — Smart ways to train a top-performing sales team…

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June 4, 2025

THRIVING IN UNCERTAINTY WITH BOB NEGEN

Bob Negen is a retail powerhouse, co-founder of WhizBang! Retail Training, and creator of Retail Brilliance, a cutting-edge educational platform for independent retailers. With a storied past as a kite shop owner and over two decades helping retailers master everything from sales to strategy, Bob joins Michelle for a deep,…

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May 30, 2025

From Retail Roots to Corporate Trend Forecasting

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May 29, 2025

SIGNAGE, SALES, AND DISPLAY STRATEGIES - SHELF TALK WITH CO-HOST SUSAN ESAYIAN!

Susan and Michelle are back with another action-packed episode of Shelf Talk! In this conversation, they kick things off with a quick catch-up and get into what it’s like working alongside their husbands, including a juicy business conversation about a car wash. They dive into plans to collaborate with sponsors…

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May 28, 2025

I’m talking with Steven Henke from DAP Health

🎧 Today’s episode is live! I’m talking with Steven Henke from DAP Health about how Revivals Stores help connect people to life-changing healthcare—through thrift! We chat about his journey from Target to Palm Springs, how he curates each store, and the wildest donations he’s seen. 💬 What’s inside: 🛋️ Curating…

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May 28, 2025

LEADING A RETAIL REVIVAL WITH STEVEN HENKE

Steven Henke is the Chief of Brand Marketing at DAP Health. DAP Health (DAP) is an advocacy-based health center in Palm Springs, CA, serving over 8,000 patients, offering medical and mental healthcare, STI testing and treatment, dentistry, pharmacy, and lab. A variety of wraparound services enable patients to experience optimal…

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May 22, 2025

Thriving Small Business Community in Our Local Town

Yesterday’s episode with Sara Vaskov & Bailey Weaver of @handsgalleryslo is a love letter to local retail. 💛 They share how their downtown SLO community — mostly women-owned small businesses — chooses collaboration over competition ✨ Inside the episode: — Building an award-winning store — Smart buying & merchandising tips…

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May 21, 2025

Collaborative Store Management and Delegation

🎙️ New episode out now with the amazing Sara & Bailey from Hands Gallery in SLO! They share how they turned their gift shop into an award-winning retail gem — and how they manage it all as a powerhouse mother-daughter team. 💫 👇 What’s Inside: 1.How they split store duties…

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May 21, 2025

ALL HANDS ON DECK WITH SARA VASKOV AND BAILEY WEAVER

Sara Vaskov has been in the San Luis Obispo retail scene for over two decades. She began working at Hands Gallery 22 years ago and became the owner in 2016, leading the shop through years of growth and evolution. Beyond running a thriving small business, Sara is deeply involved in…

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