The Ponyverse with Hellen & Lil Megs

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Welcome to The Ponyverse with Hellen & Lil Megs - a chaotic, unfiltered deep dive into the wild world of building a small business from the ground up. We’re pulling back the curtain on what it really takes to run Thrift Pony, chatting with some of our favorite people, and spiraling about fashion, pop culture, and boybands. Think business podcast meets slumber party energy.

  1. 2D AGO

    booty shorts, natural fibers, Heated Rivalry and brand deals

    Season 2 episode 1 : Hellen doesn't believe in heterosexual love anymore, Lil Megs explains how addiction to fan fiction feels, and how Punxsutawney Phil helps sell booty shorts.

    51 min

  2. FEB 6

    grammy's recap, fan fiction, and the KGB

    On today's episode we do a Grammys recap, talk about some of our favorite shows at the moment, Megan discusses her current fan fiction obsession, and reminisce on 3 years of Thrift Pony!!

    40 min

  3. JAN 30

    getting scammed in Vegas and being okay pissing people off

    On this week's episode we talk about little meg's recent Vegas trip, getting scammed by a time share, and Hellen talks about getting haters and being okay with that. *apologies for the crappy quality our mic broke :/*

    41 min

  4. JAN 23

    harry styles world tour and getting our permit!!!!!!!!!

    On this weeks episode Megan freaks out about Harry Styles going on tour. We FINALLLY got our building permit so we started building fitting rooms at the new store and we're hiring :) Hellen reviews some fun facts from our 2025 sales data. This is kind of a junkisode where we talk about a bunch of random things and start to go insane cuz we've been in the same room for too long. Enjoy!

    43 min

  5. JAN 16

    how we're training pricers in 2026 and our and favorite 2016 memories

    In this weeks episode we talk about our plan for training our pricing team at Thrift Pony as we scale to our second store, including some interesting findings from 2025 sales and inventory data. Then we talk about 2016 and our favorite fashion trends and what we were up to!

    41 min

  6. JAN 9

    2025 year in review

    HAPPY NEW YEARRRRRR!!! On this weeks episode we talk about everything that happened in 2025 for Thrift Pony and in our personal lives and make predictions for 2026! Enjoy :)

    49 min

  7. 12/26/2025

    hating christmas, Lena Dunham, and scams

    this weeks episode is a bit of a junkisode - we talk about how working retail can make you kinda hate the Holiday season, recap Hellen's trip to Minnesota, Megan shares some funny stories about her dad, our favorite rappers, and more!

    42 min

  8. 12/19/2025

    how to not spiral when sales are slow & what happens after you die

    on this weeks episode we get very...existential. we talk about how to mentally cope when sales are low and how to see it as the universe telling you to really lock in. Hellen recounts a thrift experience in Minnesota and then we talk about Grandmas & what happens after you die! enjoy!

    41 min
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Welcome to The Ponyverse with Hellen & Lil Megs - a chaotic, unfiltered deep dive into the wild world of building a small business from the ground up. We’re pulling back the curtain on what it really takes to run Thrift Pony, chatting with some of our favorite people, and spiraling about fashion, pop culture, and boybands. Think business podcast meets slumber party energy.

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