Open & Awkward: Shop Talk with Katie & Amanda
Episode 15- EVERYONE DESERVES JOY
Are you in the fold? You should be!
What’s this podcast about?
Join Amanda Thomsen from Aster Gardens and Katie Elzer Peters of The Garden of Words in another hilariously unpredictable episode of “Open and Awkward Shop Talk.” Katie talks about the importance of having your physical address on your socials and Amanda shares her adventures with antique finds — complete with unexpected surprises. They delve into the frustrations of Facebook, the untapped potential of TikTok, and the evolving landscape of social media marketing.
Highlights:
- Are you a small business using Square? You should be collecting emails!
- Put your PHYSICAL address in your socials and make sure your accounts are set up as BUSINESS accounts.
- Facebook may be broken but TikTok still rocks.
- Ellen Wells listened to our podcast while running a half-marathon!
- Amanda’s resolution of her fake gift certificate.
- Navigating the friend/customer boundary.
- Book Club alert MUST READ! Soil – The story of a black mother’s garden by Camille T. Dungy.
- Let’s live OUTSIDE the pervasive judgement that descends on women who are perceived to take up excessive space in conversation.
- Amanda is not a joiner and Katie discovers dig-less gardening.
- POS – How to know if you need another register.
- Amanda discusses planting anytime and finally investing in outdoor printer paper.
Links:
Amanda’s Sweet Potato Face video
Enshitification is coming for absolutely everything – Financial Times
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden by Camille T. Dungy
Pictures:
Katie’s garden.
Amanda’s beautiful pots when she worked for a firm in Chicago.
The Stuff at the End
The Open & Awkward Podcast is a production of The Garden of Words, LLC. Copyright 2024 Amanda Thomsen and Katie Elzer-Peters. All rights reserved.
