9 Things to Include in Your Factory Quote Request + Tips to Protect Your Idea

Time of Reading: 6 minutesProtect Your Product as You Scale The details you nail with your factory — from specs to protecting your idea — set the foundation for scaling without costly surprises. Getting sourcing right is part of building a business that can grow. If you’re navigating manufacturing and scale, let’s make sure you’re covered. Book a call.

5 Beverage Trends for 2025

Time of Reading: 3 minutesTurn Trends Into Traction Spotting a trend is easy; building a business that rides it profitably is the hard part. The brands that win pair a timely product with a clear pitch and a plan to scale. If you’re building in a fast-moving category, let’s make sure your strategy keeps up. Book a call.

How to Sell Without Getting Ghosted: Turn Silence Into Sales

Time of Reading: 4 minutesStop Getting Ghosted — Start Getting Yeses Silence after a pitch usually isn’t rejection — it’s a buyer who isn’t sure enough to move yet. The fix isn’t chasing harder; it’s giving them a clear reason and an easy next step. That’s the follow-up strategy we build together inside START to SOLD coaching. Ready to … Read more

How Branding Creates Profit, Stops Competitors, Builds Loyalty, & Protect Your Business

Time of Reading: 3 minutesBuilding a brand seems complicated and like a huge undertaking. However, if we break down the what and why… the how becomes a piece of cake. What is a brand?  A brand is everything from the employee’s uniform to your advertising message. This includes your logo, signage, tagline, values, how your employees interact with customers, … Read more

SALES STRATEGIES FOR BRAND OWNERS USING THE RETAIL PLANOGRAM

Time of Reading: 2 minutesPLANOGRAM- SALES STRATEGIES FOR BRAND OWNERS Believe it or not – where your product is located inside of a store AND on a shelf makes a difference in your retail sales! Many people think retail placement is a passive game – wherever your buyer decides to put you, is where your lot in life is. … Read more

Relationship Skills That Will Improve Your Sales Presentation

Time of Reading: 2 minutesRelationship Skills and Sales Presentation We all value RELATIONSHIPS that appreciate us. And this intuitive knowledge we all have in our personal lives can also help you understand how to sell better in business. So let’s consider – what things do we like to see in people that can apply to our sales relationships? We … Read more