Today on the podcast I’m talking with two incredible women with creative businesses. Mimi Tsang, owner of hello shiso My first guest is Mimi Tsang. Mimi is the designer and owner of hello shiso, a company making fun and modern accessories for girls. She is based in Berkeley, CA. Thanks to a mom who had…
Podcast Episode #21: Gale Zucker and Kristin Nicholas
Gale Zucker and Kristin Nicholas. Photo of Kristin Nicholas by Rikki Snyder. In this episode of the While She Naps podcast my guests are Gale Zucker and Kristin Nicholas. Kristin is a knitwear and stitchery designer. She worked as the Creative Director for Classic Elite Yarn in Lowell, Massachusetts for 16 years before venturing out…
Podcast Episode #20: Rachael Gander and Kim Werker
In episode #20 of the podcast my guests are Rachael Gander and Kim Werker. Rachael is a sewist, mom, wife, designer, blogger, and fabric enthusiast who learned to sew alongside her mom, but lost interest in the craft until her early twenties. She has spent the last fifteen years making up for lost time, experimenting…
Podcast Episode #19: Kari Chapin and Blair Stocker
In episode #19 of the While She Naps podcast my guests are two incredible women: Kari Chapin and Blair Stocker. Kari is the author of four books, most notably The Handmade Marketplace. She is a creative business consultant and helps all sorts of creative entrepreneurs level up their businesses through strategic planning, brainstorming and support….
10 (More) Podcasts to Listen to While You’re Crafting
What is a podcast and why should I listen to one? A podcast is an independently made radio show. The word podcast combines “pod” from iPod and “cast” from broadcast. Being independently made means that these are audio programs people are making themselves without depending on network syndication. A podcasts sidesteps the traditional gatekeepers of…
Podcast Episode #18: Meighan O’Toole and Caro Sheridan
In episode #18 of the While She Naps podcast I talk with Meighan O’Toole and Caro Sheridan. I’ve hung out with both Meighan and Caro here in Boston this year, but they haven’t met in person. It was great to introduce them through the show! Meighan and Caro have both created incredible careers for themselves…
Podcast Episode #17: Stefanie Goodwin-Ritter of Stitchcraft Marketing and Stacey Trock
In this episode of the podcast I talk with Stacey Trock and Stefanie Goodwin-Ritter. Stacey Trock is my frequent guest on the show. She designs crochet patterns for adorable and huggable stuffed animals. Her patterns are easy to follow and take the mystery out of crochet. She is also a teacher on Craftsy, and nationally,…
Podcast Episode #16: Meg Freeman and Dorie Schwarz of Kids Clothes Week
In this episode of the While She Naps podcast my guests are Meg Freeman and Dorie Schwarz. Meg and Dorie are sewists and bloggers in their own right, and together they are the women behind Kids Clothes Week, the popular online challenge to sew clothes for your kids 1 hour a day each day for…
Podcast Episode #15: Sonya Philip and 100 Acts of Sewing
In this episode of the podcast I chat one-on-one with artist and maker Sonya Philip. Sonya lives in San Francisco where she knits, felts, and sews. She's a self-taught artist who often works in series. I am really drawn to her most recent project, 100 Acts of Sewing, in which she's made 100 dresses in…
Podcast Episode #14: Tara Swiger and Stacey Trock
My new microphone makes a debut in this episode of the While She Naps podcast (hooray for improved sound quality!). I chat with Tara Swiger and Stacey Trock about marketing tools and strategies for small creative businesses. I met Tara a few months ago when she was in Boston teaching some workshops. We went out…