S****y Idea Time: a celebration of bold business experiments Tess Ball

In this solo episode, I share the story about how my brand evolved as a small business owner. The thing about branding is...you can plan, prep, and create all the components, but ultimately it's up to your customers to decide what your brand means to them. 
 
🖤  Episode details and video can be found at:
http://shittyideatime.com   
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You can also connect with me on Instagram at @shittyideatime
 

Toshie is the owner and lead artist at wigcraft.vegas, where she makes large-scale foam wigs. She’s currently working through the trials of being a small business owner as this hobby takes on a life of its own. While she has confidence in her “wigcrafting” and creative abilities, she is less comfortable with being an “entrepreneur.” Through it all, she can’t shake the urge to create. She is living in a high-contrast world and constantly contributing to new culture. If it is strange, she will probably be into it.
In this episode, Toshie shares her thoughts on art, magic, and the challenges of entrepreneurship.
Top takeaways:
1️⃣ Following your passion can be self-serving and also be in service of others.
2️⃣ Being visible & creating a brand can feel selfish and highlight identity stuff. That’s normal.
3️⃣ Leave some room in your business plans for magic.
4️⃣ Give yourself permission to enjoy the ride.
 
Episode details and video can be found at:
https://shittyideatime.com/   
Connect with Toshie at:
https://wigcraft.vegas/ https://www.instagram.com/wigcraft.vegas/   
For support & info about starting and growing your small business, join the S****y Idea Time Business Collective (formerly The Small Business Incubator) or find me on Instagram @shittyideatime

In this solo episode I talk about the 4 things my favorite brands all have in common and how you can put it into practice in your own business.
 
Top takeaways:
1️⃣  Be unapologetically different.
2️⃣  Give people something to belong to by making the world a better place.
3️⃣  Infuse your brand values into every piece of your business.
4️⃣  Get comfortable getting visible.
 
My favorite brands:
🍔  Slutty Vegan - https://sluttyveganatl.com/
🌞  Athr Beauty - https://athrbeauty.com/
🐢  Slow AF Run Club - https://members.slowafrunclub.com/
 
🖤  Episode details and video can be found at:
http://shittyideatime.com   
For support & info about starting and growing your small business, join the S****y Idea Time Business Collective (formerly The Small Business Incubator) or find me on Instagram @shittyideatime
 

Before becoming a coach, Nicole B-Z spent over a decade in the music industry. She started a recording studio and record label in Australia, managed bands, and learned about business practices and the needs of creative leaders. Since then, she has become a serial entrepreneur with a passion for helping other small business owners.
In this episode, Nicole looks back on the times she failed but still struck gold. She also talks about her creative process and the steps that she takes when faced with a challenging project. Tune in for some advice on marketing and research.
Episode details and video can be found at:
https://shittyideatime.com/57   
Connect with Nicole at:
https://nicolebz.com/ Mobile number: +1 (720) 704-4865 https://twitter.com/thebzchannel https://www.instagram.com/thebzchannel/ https://www.facebook.com/thebzchannel/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nbzcoaching/ https://discord.com/invite/sZ9Ye3Fefy  
For support & info about starting and growing your small business, join the Shitty Idea Time Business Collective (formerly The Small Business Incubator) or find me on Instagram @shittyideatime

Tracey Warren’s firm belief that community is the key to success in life and business has led her to become the founder and CEO of InSpark Coworking and the driving force behind the “Ignite Your Champions'' movement. She’s also an author and a motivational speaker with a penchant for content creation and supporting women in business. 
In this episode, Tracey shares her thoughts on community building, the power of manifesting, and learning from failure. She also talks about how her coworking space came to be, and we envision a prom-like networking event for entrepreneurs.
Episode details and video can be found at:
http://shittyideatime.com/58 Connect with Tracey at:
https://igniteyourchampions.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thetraceywarren
https://www.instagram.com/igniteyourchampions/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetraceywarren/
 
For support & info about starting and growing your small business, join the Shitty Idea Time Business Collective (formerly The Small Business Incubator) or find me on Instagram @shittyideatime

Nazia Siddiqui has a career in finance but a passion for fashion design so she founded Transcend, a Seattle-based women’s fashion brand focused on art and sustainability. With Transcend, she combines hand-embroidered textiles from South Asia with timeless silhouettes to bring unique, thoughtful and beautiful pieces that women want to wear again and again. In the future, she hopes to scale her business by working with a broad number of artisan groups and communities across the globe.
 
In this episode, she introduces her startup and explains why she decided to focus on hand embroidery and watercolor prints. She also shares her thoughts on sustainability and ethics in relation to her business.
 
Episode details and video can be found at:
http://shittyideatime.com/56  
Connect with Nazia at:
https://weartranscend.com/ https://www.facebook.com/weartranscend https://instagram.com/weartranscend https://twitter.com/weartranscend  
For support & info about starting and growing your small business, join the S****y Idea Time Business Collective (formerly The Small Business Incubator) or find me on Instagram @shittyideatime