The Boss Mom Podcast Episode 016: Turning Your Passion Into A Product Based Business With Angelique Warr and Host Dana Malstaff
Angelique has enviable determination. While deciding to make her own favors for her bridal shower, she stumbled into a lucrative soap favor business that has been featured on countless party blogs, in news articles, and on party theme inspiration sites. Angelique’s robust Etsy shop delivers thousands of soap favors a month bringing happiness to kids and adults while making every event that much more special with favors that guest can actually use.
While raising their daughter and managing a thriving business, Angelique also works full time for a law office to support their family while her husband finishes his degree in engineering. Despite only having 24 hours in a day, Angelique juggles three full time jobs (job, store, mom) and is confident that if you dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people; anything is possible.
In this episode, Dana chats with Angelique about how her business got started, the unique niche she's found for herself, and why Angelique thinks bowling is awesome. Let's dive right in! Oh, and before we get started it is important for us to note that Angelique's soaps are all natural and great for kids who might want something fun in the bathtub but can't use traditional bath products due to their sensitive skin. Now, on with the show!
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In this episode you’ll hear about:
- Angelique’s love for hot chocolate instead of coffee.
- Angelique’s Boss Mom story and how her brand got started almost by accident.
- How the recession impacted her business and brand.
- The role Angelique’s husband plays in her business.
- How Angelique balances a full time job, her business and her family.
- The importance of having a tribe to help you run your business.
- How Angeleque streamlines some of the tasks of running a home so she can focus on her business.
- Babies and big kids and their lack of sleep + husbands and their parenting shortcuts.
- The tools and books Angelique uses to run her business.
- Tips and advice from Angelique regarding having a product based business.
- The big fears Angelique is currently working on overcoming.
- Angelique’s big goal for 2016.
- Angelique’s guilty pleasure and why she tries to make time for it.
Recommended reading, products, and information:
- Hot Chocolate Maker- Nostalgia Electrics
- Amazon Prime
- Epantry
- One Thing At A Time: 100 Simple Ways To Live Clutter Free Everyday by Cindy Glovinsky
- Etsy-prenuarship by Jason Mellonack
- Girl Code by Cara Alwill Leyba
- GoDaddy bookeeping service
- Audibile
- For Crying Out Loud Podcast- Lynette Corolla (Adam Corolla’s wife)
- Etsy Conversations Podcast
- Angelia's Boss Mom of the Week Post
Can I quote you on that?
- My business started almost completely by accident. - Angelique
- Word of mouth spread and passion took over. That’s how I got started. - Angelique
- A good entrepreneur sees the spark and fans the flame. -Dana
- My business has replaced my husband’s full time income. He can go to school full time for his degree now. - Angelique
- It all boils down to passion. - Angelique
- Every strong Boss Mom needs to have a tribe. - Angelique
- I don’t think I could run my business without my amazing tribe supporting me. - Angelique
- You can’t really grow a business by yourself. - Dana
- When you have the right support with the right people, it’s amazing. - Dana
- If you want to start a product based business, I think the first step is to research everything you can about it. - Angelique
- Word of mouth is what sells amazing businesses that are product based. Angelique
- When people see a product they absolutely love, they’ll contact you. Angelique
Connect with Angelia:
Website / Etsy Shop / Facebook / Pinterest / Instagram
Connect with Dana:
Did you know that I’ve created an awesome community online just for you? Whether you haven’t started either yet or you are a veteran, the Boss-Moms group is a place of support, collaboration, and motivation. We know that raising a business and a family is tough…and even tougher to do both at the same time. The Boss-Moms Facebook Group is place to talk about challenges without being judged, get true support and great ideas from women who have gone through it.
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