Episodes
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Episode 92 - I Want a Piece of That Designer's Brain
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Alternate Title: "That's Gross"
In this week's episode, Michelle and Emily discuss the constant internal struggle that a lot of makers have when designing new products: Do I give my customers what they want, or do I tell them what they should want? Should I work to please my customer's every whim, or am I the tastemaker? Spoiler: It's a really tricky combination of both!
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Episode 91 - You Cannot Come To My Party
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
This week, Emily and Michelle react to an article on thecut.com written by Natalie Beach > a ghostwriter for Instagram influencer, Caroline Calloway. Natalie's side of the story reveals that Caroline created a social media persona with the sole purpose of selling a memoir to publishers (and that she bought tens of thousands of social media followers along the way).
But, somewhat ironically, Caroline wasn’t even able to write her own posts, let alone a memoir, which is where Natalie stepped in and their dark friendship began. It’s the kind of story that unfolds in a made-for-Netflix limited series... and theirs is probably already in the works.
read the full article: "I was Caroline Calloway" by Natalie Beach via the Cut.com
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Episode 90 - The Universe Isn't A Thing
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Episode 89 - I'm Gonna Need A Time-Out
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Episode 88 - Get Like Six Baskets
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
In this week's episode, Michelle and Emily investigate the new free shipping strategy implemented on Etsy and how it’s affecting not only Etsy shop owners, but potentially all small businesses with online shops. Since Emily and Michelle no longer operate Etsy shops themselves, they reached out to the Pancake Town and Show of Hands Facebook groups for others' opinions on these new changes.
They also learned a lot about the motivation behind Etsy’s corporate leaders from a really insightful & well-written Vox.com article by Kaitlyn Tiffany.
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Episode 87 - That Street Festival Thing
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
This week, Emily and Michelle attend Renegade Craft Fair’s flagship summer event in Chicago which prompts ranting about one of their favorite topics: Shopping Local! They share their purchases from the show (which means LOTS of shout-outs!) and remind fellow small business owners that they shouldn’t expect their customers to shop small and local if they aren’t also making it a priority themselves.
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Episode 86 - I Feel As If I Know You
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Episode 85 - Snorting Crafts
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Episode 84 - The Spice Rack of the Cocktail World
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Episode 83 - Drunk Business Advice #1
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
In this, the very first Drunk Business Advice episode, Emily and Michelle give Pancake Town listeners their best *intoxicated* answers to questions about business. They (try to) help a jewelry designer & stay-at-home mom with prioritizing her revenue streams, they (attempt to) answer the age old problem of finding a work/life balance, and they (eloquently) share their top financial investments.
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