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Karen Hoekstra started K'pure Naturals in her kitchen in 2016 when she found a need to create natural products for herself and her four small children. The business started by "accident" and is now found in over 300 stores across Canada!
Karen discusses how she started her wellness brand by accident! The learnings of being a boss and all the little things that come with starting a product based business.
WE TALKED ABOUT:03:50 - Always being an Entrepreneur06:03 - Discovering her son had high levels of aluminum and plastic in his system10:17 - How Karen accidentally started K'pure Naturals13:00 - Karen's first product, lip balm17:50 - The power of social media20:52 - Balancing motherhood, the fitness studio and K'pure23:02 - Building her staff24:24 - K'pure's growth spurt26:05 - Karen's business learnings32:01 - The crazy thing that happened when covid hit36:44 - People's appetite for wellness products41:57 - The K'pure vision44:37 - The support from her online community46:44 - The approach to getting Karen's team involved with the business48:25 - Karen's learnings as a leader49:55 - Having the humility to grow50:14 - Favorite K'pure Naturals productsMORE ABOUT KAREN HERE:
Website: https://kpurenaturals.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpurenaturals/
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HOUSE OF BOHN:
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Website: www.houseofbohn.com
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Jillian Harris is a mother, fiancé, storyteller, and quintessential busy-bee who pours her heart and soul into every endeavour. She is the Founder of Jillian Harris Design and The Jilly Academy, Co-Author of Fraiche Food Full Hearts and Co-Founder of The Jilly Box. Jillian is passionate about love, family, philanthropy, advocacy, fashion, food, decor and much more.
In this episode, Karin and Jillian reminisce on their days in design school together, Jillian recalls the birth of her blog, her many business ventures and her outlook on company culture.
WE TALKED ABOUT:03:30 -- Life after "The Bachelorette"13:10 -- How the blog started18:08 -- Creating her own opportunities22:55 -- Post mortem24:13 -- Importance of company structure 25:51 -- Jillian flexing on Jilly Box and JHD27:59 -- The Jilly Box story35:14 -- Culture at JHD 42:19 -- Not-so-rapid, rapid fire questionsMORE ABOUT JILLIAN HERE:
Website: https://jillianharris.com/#/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jillian.harris
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HOUSE OF BOHN:
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Website: www.houseofbohn.com
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Positioning himself as an "arms dealer for the creative revolution", Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance. He is the author of six books (The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, Louder Than Words, Herding Tigers, The Motivation Code, Daily Creative) which have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, and passion for work. This episode delivers numerous takeaways as Karin and Todd dive into "Herding Tigers"; discussing how to lead creative, talented people, the difference between doing the work and leading the work, and helping your team balance stability and challenge. WE TALKED ABOUT:03:30 -- Todd's journey into writing about Creativity and Leadership10:09 -- The birth of "Herding Tigers" 12:26 -- Balancing Stability and Challenge20:38 -- Leading the work23:52 -- The story told 5,000 times27:59 -- High challenge, low stability30:45 -- Recognizing too much challenge or too much stability34:15 -- Connecting with your team36:00 -- Leadership role37:35 -- Transition from maker to manager43:35 -- Most valuable thing leaders can bring47:21 -- Dynamic shifts during role transitions54:03 -- Todd Henry's podcast
MORE ABOUT TODD HERE:
Website: https://www.toddhenry.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toddhenry/
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For a list of Todd Henry's books, check out https://www.toddhenry.com/books/
KARIN BOHN:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarinBohn
Website: www.karinbohn.com
HOUSE OF BOHN:
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Website: www.houseofbohn.com
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Danielle is the founder of the Business Babes Collective, a global community for female entrepreneurs. She is a community builder, collaboration expert, business strategist and with over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience in multiple industries, (including sales for High-End Electronics, Health & Wellness, Weddings, Conferences & Digital Marketing), Danielle loves teaching women to create strategic and profitable collaborations, as well as building a strong foundation and systems to be able to scale their businesses without having to work around the clock.
Danielle is a familiar face in Vancouver's event space, hosting many events and gathering like-minded entrepreneurs to help achieve their goals. In this episode, Danielle shares the power of community, how community is an asset to your business, and defeating imposter syndrome at the early stages of her entrepreneurial journey.
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4:30 – The Business Babes Collective’s origin story
8:55 – On starting small
11:20 – The power of community
13:47 – Danielle on her Marketing Strategy
14:35 – How to maximize on your connections
17:05 – Cultivating depth in community relationships
18:28 – Pivoting her in-person, events-based business in 2020
21:29 – Community being an excellent support system
23:07 – Fostering relationships and taking it a step further
26:00 – Challenges faced during the pandemic
29:23 – Burnout from running a business during the pandemic
32:00 – How the pandemic benefited Danielle’s business structure
34:35 – The amazing response after the pandemic
36:50 – Serving your community
37:45 – Abundance mindset vs scarcity mindset
39:42 – Limiting beliefs and hiding behind community
43:50 – Being “a fish out of water”
45:05 – Pushing back on limiting beliefs
46:46 – The importance of celebrating successes
51:44 – Common fears or challenges among entrepreneurs
55:24 – Being in alignment with yourself
57:43 – Motherhood and entrepreneurship
MORE ABOUT DANIELLE HERE: Website: https://www.businessbabescollective.com/
Business Babes Collective's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/businessbabesco/
Danielle Wiebe's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danilivinglife/
KARIN BOHN:
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Website: www.karinbohn.com
HOUSE OF BOHN: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofbohn/
Website: www.houseofbohn.com
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Kelly Deck’s interior design ideas have gained an international following—through her column in the Globe and Mail, her series on HGTV, and ongoing contributions to Western Living, Canadian House and Home, and Style at Home.
Since launching her firm, Kelly Deck has become a pinnacle design voice on the Pacific North West. In this episode, we talk about what it takes to build an interior design business, leadership, misconceptions about what it means to be an interior designer and how to maintain balance amidst the chaos.
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00:01:31 - Intro00:04:10 - Looking back at Kelly's HGTV show00:08:51 - The hustle mindset00:15:03 - How her parent's creativity influenced her 00:18:03 - Kelly's interior design process & moments of truth00:23:29 - Team structure00:28:16 - "Hire slowly, fire quickly"00:30:56 - That growth mindset00:33:21 - The unique business of interior design00:35:06 - Leadership and office culture00:40:23 - Karin's moment of truth00:46:28 - Kelly on coaching her team00:48:25 - Creative business is one of the toughest business00:49:33 - How having a daughter influenced Kelly's work and style00:53:24 - Kelly's Architectural Digest moment00:56:30 - West Coast North bookMORE ABOUT KELLY HERE:
Website: https://kellydeck.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellydeckdesign/
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KARIN BOHN:
Instagram: http://instagram.com/karinbohn
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarinBohn
Website: www.karinbohn.com
HOUSE OF BOHN:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofbohn/
Website: www.houseofbohn.com
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With this podcast, Karin seeks to serve her audience through a series of interviews with innovators, creators, and entrepreneurs. The show offers practical strategies and support that her listeners can implement in their own businesses, while at the same time addressing blocks and helping to shift mindset so that the audience can reach their highest potential.
