Recent Episodes

April 17, 2024

EP 147: A UNIQUE TAKE ON ANTIQUES WITH NATHAN RAPOSO AND SPENCER HOWA…

This week’s episode is sponsored by Fine Lines, a West Coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gifts, fashion + home lines. In 2023, Nathan Raposo and Spencer Howard of...

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April 10, 2024

EP 146: DON’T SHUT THE FCK UP WITH JASON MAUSSER

This week’s episode is sponsored by @salesproducersinc, a progressive business to business company representing Gift, Lifestyle, Fashion, Personal Care, & Kids lines selling to retail stores with a mission to create long last...

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April 3, 2024

EP 145: TACKLING STORE FLIPS WITH MICHELLE

In my monthly solo shows, I’ll be filling you in on what’s been happening in my world, what projects I’m working on, and updates on any exciting news. I’ll also be talking about industry best practices, and in this episode, I...

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March 27, 2024

EP 144: ALL ABOUT THE NOTED+GIFTED EXPO WITH KATE MURRAY

Kate Murray is the owner of Quick Brown Fox Letterpress, based in the Hudson Valley of New York. Quick Brown Fox makes quirky cards with perfect puns the old-fashioned way: one color at a time, one card at a time, on turn of ...

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March 20, 2024

EP 143: KEEPING RETAIL IN THE FAMILY WITH CLIONA AND LARAGH STANDÚN

This week’s episode is sponsored by @salesproducersinc, a progressive business to business company representing Gift, Lifestyle, Fashion, Personal Care, & Kids lines selling to retail stores with a mission to create long last...

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March 13, 2024

EP 142: WINDOWS MATTER WITH AMY MEADOWS

This episode is sponsored by Patrick & Company, a wholesale sales agency proudly representing nationally and internationally branded companies. Located in the Dallas Market Center, for over 30 years they have been the go-to s...

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March 6, 2024

EP 141: eCommerce Badassery with Jessica Totillo Coster

This week’s episode is sponsored by Fine Lines, a west coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gifts, fashion + home lines. Jessica Totillo Coster is an eCommerce and e...

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Feb. 28, 2024

EP 140: HIGHS AND LOWS OF 2023 WITH MICHELLE

MC Design Academy is designed to be a space where I get to share my expertise with you, where you'll get to learn all about visual merchandising, design, display, retail, and everything in between. Come along as I practice my...

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Feb. 21, 2024

EP 139: DIVING HEADFIRST INTO RETAIL WITH SONIA MCMORAN

This week’s episode is sponsored by @salesproducersinc, a progressive business to business company representing Gift, Lifestyle, Fashion, Personal Care, & Kids lines selling to retail stores with a mission to create long last...

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Feb. 14, 2024

EP138: THE UK SPIN ON MERCHANDISING WITH VERITY DOYLE

This episode is sponsored by Patrick & Company, a wholesale sales agency proudly representing nationally and internationally branded companies. Located in the Dallas Market Center, for over 30 years they have been the go-to s...

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Feb. 7, 2024

EP137: BEING SOBERISH WITH MEHRNUSH SAADAT

This week’s episode is sponsored by Fine Lines, a west coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gifts, fashion + home lines. Mehrnush Saadat started out in retail at the...

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Jan. 31, 2024

EP 136: GET SOCIAL MEDIA SAVVY WITH SUSAN GEORGE

This episode is sponsored by Sales Producers Inc., a progressive business to business company representing gift, lifestyle, fashion, personal care, & kids lines selling to retail stores with a mission to create long lasting, ...

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Jan. 24, 2024

EP 135: SNARKY GREETING CARDS AND F-BOMBS WITH ANDREW FEGLER

This episode is sponsored by MC Design Academy, designed to be a space where I get to share my expertise with you, where you'll get to learn all about visual merchandising, design, display, retail, and everything in between. ...

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Jan. 17, 2024

EP 134: THE QUEEN OF CROWNS AND HER EMPIRE WITH KEVLYN WALSH

This episode is sponsored by MC Design Academy, designed to be a space where I get to share my expertise with you, where you'll get to learn all about visual merchandising, design, display, retail, and everything in between. ...

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Jan. 10, 2024

EP 133: WHERE ART DECO MEETS THE 21ST CENTURY WITH EMMA LEWIS

This episode is sponsored by Fine Lines, a west coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gift, fashion + home lines. Emma Lewis is the owner of Rare Form and The Twentie...

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Jan. 3, 2024

EP 132: FROM BANKING TO BRANDING WITH LINDSAY DUNCAN

This episode is sponsored by Patrick & Company. In 2011, Lindsay Duncan was pregnant with twins and at home on bed rest. She was also recently laid off from her job in banking. These circumstances led Lindsay to create Winter...

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Dec. 27, 2023

EP 131: FROM ACTOR TO CREATIVE STYLING GURU WITH RONALD CARTER

This episode is sponsored by Fine Lines, a west coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gift, fashion + home lines. Ronald Carter likes to think of creative styling as ...

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Dec. 20, 2023

EP 130: GROWING A BUSINESS OF GIFTS GALORE WITH ASHLEY WITHEY

This week’s episode is sponsored by @salesproducersinc , a progressive business to business company representing Gift, Lifestyle, Fashion, Personal Care, & Kids lines selling to retail stores with a mission to create long las...

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Dec. 13, 2023

EP 129: THE DOMINO EFFECT WITH JONATHAN COHEN

This week’s episode is sponsored by Patrick & Company, a wholesale sales agency proudly representing nationally and internationally branded companies. Located in the Dallas Market Center, for over 30 years they have been the ...

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Dec. 6, 2023

EP 128: FINDING THE KEYS TO YOUR SUPERPOWERS WITH RENEE DICK

This week’s episode is sponsored by MC Design Academy. MC Design Academy is designed to be a space where I get to share my expertise with you, where you'll get to learn all about visual merchandising, design, display, retail,...

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Nov. 29, 2023

EP 127: FRAMING UP THE MERCHANDISING VISION WITH MELISSA HESSE

This week’s episode is sponsored by MC Design Academy. MC Design Academy is designed to be a space where I get to share my expertise with you, where you'll get to learn all about visual merchandising, design, display, retail,...

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Nov. 22, 2023

EP 126: ROOTED IN RETAIL WITH CRYSTAL VILKAITIS

This week’s episode is sponsored by Fine Lines, a west coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gifts, fashion + home lines. Crystal Vilkaitis is a world-class social me...

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Nov. 15, 2023

EP 125: BUILDING A MERCHANDISING POWERHOUSE WITH ZENGENIUS

Ready to Zen? Let's go! ZenGenius specializes in providing Visual Merchandising, Creative Direction, and Special Events support to retail brands, businesses, and organizations of all types. Going on 25 years, ZenGenius has be...

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Nov. 8, 2023

EP 124: TRAVERSING THE WORLD OF RETAIL & WHOLESALE WITH MYLES MARKS

Myles Marks is the Chief Creative and Merchandising Officer at DM Merchandising. He attended Georgetown University and then toiled in the LA world for a bit afterwards. Myles has been innovating products within the consumer g...

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