Is your handmade business making sales, but you’ve hit a ceiling? Good news, I’m about to share how to break through! In this episode, we’ll dissect the moment every product-based business owner hits when demand outgrows your personal capacity and you become the bottleneck. I call it the Breaking Point, and it’s exactly where scaling either happens… or stalls.

I’ll show you how to redefine what “handmade” means as you grow, identify what’s keeping your business stuck, and make the shifts needed to scale your physical product business without burning out. If you want to grow your handmade business (whether you make candles, jewelry, pottery, or any other handmade product) to $1M and beyond, it’s time to stop doing more and start building differently.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

00:00 What is the “Breaking Point”?

05:45 Why every product-based business eventually hits a capacity ceiling.

08:00 The revenue levels where structure typically breaks.

12:00 Why what got you here won’t get you to your next level.

17:15 The sand-in-your-hand exercise that shows how control shrinks capacity.

22:00 How a $2M pottery brand still operates as handmade with 20 potters.

25:00 The identity shift from maker to creative director.

26:30 The 2 areas product businesses should consider hiring for first.

28:00 How to decode where you must stay and where you must get out of the way.

34:15 How to identify the one area that breaks when you get busy.

42:30 The 3 decisions to make when you hit your Breaking Point.

45:45 What would change if you stopped carrying it alone?

47:00 How to download the free Do, Delegate, Delete training.

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Have you ever had the thought, “If I change what’s working, I’ll lose everything?” I coached a six-figure product business owner who was afraid that growing her online sales would tank her in-person show revenue. In this episode, I share the exact framework I use with my clients when scarcity shows up disguised as responsibility. I break down the “Then What?” ladder so you can uncover the real fear underneath your pivot. Get ready to trust yourself enough to take the next step.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

00:00 The fear that sounds like strategy but isn’t.

04:15 Why every level of business requires a mindset upgrade.

06:15 How scarcity disguises itself as logic and responsibility.

08:30 How early conditioning impacts your business decisions.

12:15 What are you really afraid will happen if you pivot?

15:15 The difference between certainty and self-trust.

18:45 How to use the “Then What?” ladder to uncover your core fear.

24:30 The 24-hour sales stretch that created instant breakthroughs.

28:30 Is your worst case scenario actually survivable?

33:45 3 self-trust statements to help you move forward.

36:00 The one question that reveals your next level.

39:00 How to get support inside The Product Boss programs.

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Is there a “right way” to handle grief? After losing both of my parents in one year, I learned something that surprised me: grief doesn’t happen when it’s convenient, and strength doesn’t always look like pushing harder. In this episode, I talk about grief, leadership, and what it really looks like to keep showing up in your product business when life is not cooperating. I also break down 4 simple but powerful moves that have helped me navigate grief, hard seasons, burnout, illness, caretaking, and major life transitions without pretending I’m fine or disappearing from my life and work. Here’s what I’ve learned about leading when life gets heavy.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

00:00 What surprised me most after losing my parents.

03:15 How high-capacity women use busyness as a coping mechanism.

09:15 What happens when your nervous system forces a business reset?

13:00 The 4 moves for navigating hard seasons without abandoning yourself.

15:00 Why hard seasons require fewer commitments.

21:30 Why support is not weakness and lone-wolf leadership leads to burnout.

23:00 How businesses survive hard seasons through systems and support.

26:00 What surrender actually means when life feels out of control.

29:15 The shamash metaphor and servant leadership through grief.

31:00 Do you need to be healed to keep living and leading?

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