Wheel Talk Ryan Durbin & Becca Otis

Ryan & Becca are happy to be joined by Bethany Kramer from Bethany Rose Pottery to answer all of our questions about working on orders with restaurants. Bethany has been working with various local and regional restaurants over nearly the last decade, finding success as she's grown. We're happy to get some answers regarding making orders in large quantities, hiring help, working with chefs/owners, adjusting forms over time, firing cone 10 gas reduction work, balancing family time, and shif...

Ryan & Becca discuss how they think about adjusting their business & finances when sales are harder to come by. We've seen slower sales to start the year online, at shows, and general sentiment around folks having less disposable income. We hope you get some valuable takeaways to get yourself prepared in the case of finances tightening or product being harder to sell.ResourcesWheel Talk #233 - Is paid advertisement worth it? with Will DonovanListener QuestionsOn this episode:- &...

Ryan & Becca go in deep on finding shows early in your selling career. Becca plays interviewer on this one to ask Ryan all about his early shows, what he hopes to get sales-wise these days at a show, and how the progression has evolved year to year. There's also some discussion about where and how to find the shows for you. Thanks for the question Tiffany!ResourcesSign up for Becca's upcoming Nesting Mixing Bowls virtual workshop on Wed, May 15 at 8pm ESTWheel Talk #208 - Optimizing...

Ryan & Becca are back together once again to discuss risk taking in our businesses. What's the most risk we've taken lately, how do we think through risks we're willing to take, how having a support system influences our decisions, and how do we prepare ourselves when something doesn't go right. We hope you enjoy our discussion today.ResourcesSign up for Becca's upcoming Nesting Mixing Bowls virtual workshop on Wed, May 15 at 8pm ESTListener QuestionsOn this episode:- How do y...

Ryan & Becca have the whole crew here today, joined by Heidi Fahrenbacher from Bella Joy Pottery and Isaac Shue from Gallery Mostaza. They talk a lot more about our hot topic as of late: pricing. Heidi continues where we left off last time to ask Ryan about his approach to pricing and digging into Isaac's pricing philosophy.-----Find more about Isaac's business below-----Instagram - @isaacshueisart & @gallery.mostazaGallery Website - https://www.gallerymostaza.com/Isaac's Facebook - h...

Ryan & Becca are proud to share the topic of "Resources for your business" live at the NCECA 2024 clay conference hosted in Richmond, VA. We hope you enjoy the discussion as we share how our friends and peers become some of the best resources for our businesses. Thanks to Ben Carter (Tales of the Red Clay Rambler) and NCECA for co-producing the podcast and graciously inviting us back for the NCECA podcast room. Also, thanks to everyone who came to our talk in-person and asked questions li...