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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 Entrepreneur
06:03 - Discovering her son had high levels of aluminum and plastic in his system
10:17 - How Karen accidentally started K'pure Naturals
13:00 - Karen's first product, lip balm
17:50 - The power of social media
20:52 - Balancing motherhood, the fitness studio and K'pure
23:02 - Building her staff
24:24 - K'pure's growth spurt
26:05 - Karen's business learnings
32:01 - The crazy thing that happened when covid hit
36:44 - People's appetite for wellness products
41:57 - The K'pure vision
44:37 - The support from her online community
46:44 - The approach to getting Karen's team involved with the business
48:25 - Karen's learnings as a leader
49:55 - Having the humility to grow
50:14 - Favorite K'pure Naturals products
 
MORE ABOUT KAREN HERE: 
Website: https://kpurenaturals.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpurenaturals/
 
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 
 

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 started
18:08 -- Creating her own opportunities
22:55 -- Post mortem
24:13 -- Importance of company structure  
25:51 -- Jillian flexing on Jilly Box and JHD
27:59 -- The Jilly Box story
35:14 --  Culture at JHD 
42:19 -- Not-so-rapid, rapid fire questions
 
 
MORE ABOUT JILLIAN HERE: 
Website: https://jillianharris.com/#/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jillian.harris
 
 
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
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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 
 

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 Leadership
10:09 -- The birth of "Herding Tigers" 
12:26 -- Balancing Stability and Challenge
20:38 -- Leading the work
23:52 -- The story told 5,000 times
27:59 -- High challenge, low stability
30:45 -- Recognizing too much challenge or too much stability
34:15 -- Connecting with your team
36:00 -- Leadership role
37:35 -- Transition from maker to manager
43:35 -- Most valuable thing leaders can bring
47:21 -- Dynamic shifts during role transitions
54:03 -- Todd Henry's podcast
 
MORE ABOUT TODD HERE: 
Website: https://www.toddhenry.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toddhenry/
 
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
For a list of Todd Henry's books, check out https://www.toddhenry.com/books/
 
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 
 

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.   
 
WE TALK ABOUT: 
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:
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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The Karin Bohn Podcast trailer.