The Create & Thrive Podcast

I’m Retiring.

It’s time for a change.

Since I started my handmade business, Epheriell, in 2008, the world has changed so much.

I...

How the end of the de minimus tariff exemption will affect your business.

As of August 29th, 2025, the de minimus tariff exemption ends for EVERYONE.

This will affect both product-based businesses shipping TO the US, and...

Are you doing the WRONG marketing?

There are 2 business models you might be using for your handmade business.

1. You make products that people want to come back for over and over again....

I wrote Morning Pages for 100 Days.

In early January, I decided to start writing Morning Pages.

This is a practice taught and made famous by Julia Cameron in her classic self-help book...

Global trade is dying. [A small business perspective.]

When I started selling my handmade jewellery online in 2008,...