design https://spinoffsuccess.com Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://spinoffsuccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-spinoffFB_2-32x32.jpg design https://spinoffsuccess.com 32 32 027 Brin Norman https://spinoffsuccess.com/027-brin-norman/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:29:08 +0000 http://spinoffsuccess.com/?p=513
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From Top 1% Etsy Seller to Coaching Clients to Achieve Business Success

Brin Norman, founder of BrinnyKDesign, started her Etsy shop of the same name in 2015 to earn some extra income as a stay-at-home mom. When she acquired her first Silhouette machine*, she pivoted her product line to scale her business.

Her shop has continued to evolve from physical inventory to digital downloads and Brin has learned solid strategies for success on Etsy along the way.

As a top seller, Brin shares lots of free hard-earned wisdom through her website, Instagram and over 70k followers on Tik Tok. She also launched a formal coaching business to give more personalized guidance to clients.

Discreet Skills Discussed on the Show

As a one woman operation for a majority of her business, Brin has become an expert in nearly all elements of running a top Etsy shop through trial and error, persistence and hard work. From technical to aesthetic to SEO, she shares it all through her coaching and with her audience on various platforms.

  • "tags and titles"
  • social media marketing
  • design
  • product sourcing
  • video
  • B2C

Learn More and Connect with Brin

Connect with me on Twitter, facebook and Instagram 

Listen on apple podcast (iTunes), Stitcher, Player Fm

*Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links. If you make a purchase through the link, the publisher receives a commission at no additional cost to you.

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015 Kelly Garrett https://spinoffsuccess.com/015-kelly-garrett/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 18:37:08 +0000 http://spinoffsuccess.com/?p=306
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Leveraging IT and Design Skills to Stay Ahead of the Tech Curve

Kelly Garrett is the Founder and Master of Marketing at Ekcetera Design & Marketing where she and her team (including an enchanting bot named "Tera") help companies create a cohesive customer journey to elevate fragmented, inconsistent marketing. 

Kelly combines her skills and experience to implement a plan and systems to help business owners build their brand, connect with and retain customers and improve their bottom line.


Discreet Skills Discussed on the Show

Kelly combines a curiosity for tech and new tools from a very young age, an IT degree and an eye for design to help her clients. She has an instinct for new technologies that will make an impact and an aptitude to learn them in order to integrate them into her own and her clients' businesses.

  • Printshop (yes, the original)
  • graphic design
  • programming
  • marketing 
  • website design and development
  • brick and mortar business experience
  • early adoption and observation of tech trends and tools
  • email automation
  • content strategy and execution
  • course development
  • fb messenger bots

Learn More and Connect with Kelly


Connect with me on Twitter, facebook and Instagram 

Listen on apple podcast (iTunes), Stitcher, Player Fm


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013-Todd Brison https://spinoffsuccess.com/episode-13-todd-brison/ Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:21:28 +0000 http://spinoffsuccess.com/?p=271
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How to Leverage Medium.com to Find an Audience and Gain Traction With Your Writing

Todd Brison is a writer and advocate for all artists and creatives who used Medium.com intentionally to share his ideas, develop a consistent writing habit and to grow an audience. 

In spite of several model changes on the publishing platform, Todd still thinks Medium is the best way to build an audience from scratch and shares some specific, actionable strategies that are still relevant and effective.

I would love to have Todd back to discuss how he has succesfully leveraged other platforms such as Twitter, Quora, Youtube and Snapchat but today is all about Medium!


Discreet Skills Discussed on the Show

Although we didn't specifically discuss his skills, I have been following Todd long enough to identify a few that have impressed me.

  • writing
  • consistency
  • willingness to try new tools and platforms
  • command of systems on platforms in order to optimize and exploit them
  • basic design
  • comfort level in front of the camera
  • reaching out to others on the platform
  • storytelling
  • copy editing
  • Todd has a clean writing style and has an ability to convey his ideas clearly and succinctly
  • sense of humor 

Learn More and Connect with Todd

The Creative's Curse by Todd Brison


Connect with me on Twitter, facebook and Instagram 

Listen on apple podcast (iTunes), Stitcher, Player Fm


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