"Hey what's in that tin?" "Ok, give me one please." "Which chocolates are in here? Ok, I'll take one." "WAIT! Add this to the order please!" "OMG when you find these they're usually $100. I'll take it!" Welcome to summer shorts with GOW. Today's topic: Gimme that. I was …
Open & Awkward: Episode 10 – Big Dumb Vacuums
Open & Awkward: Shop Talk with Katie & Amanda Episode 10- Big Dumb Vacuums Imaginary gift certificates What’s this podcast about? Amanda gets herself into 437 initiatives. She says she’s not actually ambitious, she just sees big dumb vacuums. How much emotional labor is …
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Open & Awkward: Episode 9 – LOCAL COLOR
Open & Awkward: Shop Talk with Katie & Amanda Episode 9- LOCAL COLOR LOOK AT THAT What’s this podcast about? Green chilis for everyone! Katie talks about lessons learned from her time in New Mexico, including bathrooms. Can you teach people to be …
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Open & Awkward: Episode 8 – SEROTONIN FOR MONEY
Open & Awkward: Shop Talk with Katie & Amanda Episode 8- SEROTONIN FOR MONEY Create a Garden Wonderland What’s this podcast about? Last in the episode but first in Katie's priority list: Check out the GORGEOUS new book "Garden Wonderland" by Leslie Bennett and Julie Chai. Katie …
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Open & Awkward: Episode 7 – Cringe Mountain
Open & Awkward: Shop Talk with Katie & Amanda Episode 7 - Cringe Mountain Make your art What’s this podcast about? A post-eclipse episode that will still be fun two months later. Katie and Amanda talk about why unscripted social media is important, how Amy Stewart is Katie's …
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Open & Awkward: Episode 6 – Adventureland!
Open & Awkward: Shop Talk with Katie & Amanda Episode 6 - Adventureland! Wired for Novelty What’s this podcast about? Katie shares her Harry Styles origin story. Amanda brings up the Apple Surcharge when boosting posts from the app and why you might or might not want to boost …
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Open & Awkward: Episode 5 – SPACE
Open & Awkward: Shop Talk with Katie & Amanda Episode 5 - SPACE There actually IS crying in business What’s this podcast about? During episode 5 Katie made Amanda cry, but it was a good cry. Katie discussed how she crawled out of her worst year (personally) of business, 2022, …
Moon Units
36 hours in-state and I could see why New Mexico has a reputation for contact with alien life. You're SO HIGH UP (closer for space ships to land). There's NO COVER (lots of room for landing). It's . . . different. There's a musical highway*, for goodness sake. Before jaunting to NM, …
Open & Awkward: Episode 4 – Bog Life
Open & Awkward: Shop Talk with Katie & Amanda Episode 4 - Bog Life Hoist the Sails (to boost your sales!) What’s this podcast about? When you plant magic beans, what do you reap? (That got super existential super fast. Well, what do you expect when Amanda is taking business …
Open & Awkward: Episode 3 – Flop Sweats
Open & Awkward: Shop Talk with Katie & Amanda Episode 3 - Flop Sweats And why things cost $75 What’s this podcast about? This one’s mostly about community: local community, community with other business owners, what it means to be a part of one’s community. It’s nearly …
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