188 | Providing Comfort for Grief and Loss Through Products with Janine Kwoh, Kwohtations

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 9 a.m.

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Hey friends! It\\u2019s no secret that grief is hard. It comes with so many unexpected feelings and emotions.\\xa0

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My guest in this episode, Janine Kwoh, the owner and artist behind Kwohtations is no stranger to grief.\\xa0 Her own loss is what inspired her to create a product line to comfort people dealing with the pain of losing a loved one.

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In this episode, we chat about her business and how she took it from a hobby to side hustle to her full-time gig. She also shares her experiences running her business as a one-woman show.

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Janine and I chat about her process (she actually letterpress prints each card on an antique printing press and hand paints them all). She even shares her advice for other entrepreneurs and how lack of knowledge can sometimes be a benefit as a business owner!\\xa0

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ON TODAY\\u2019S EPISODE:

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  • What her mission means to her and how it came about
  • How Janine uses her life experiences as the anchor for her products
  • The response she\\u2019s gotten from her product line
  • What identity means to her
  • Her transitions from hobby to side hustle to full time in her business
  • Why you have to work on your mindset constantly as a business owner
  • Her production process for her products
  • Janine\\u2019s long term vision for her business
  • What types of products Janine creates
  • Her advice for people who are building their businesses
  • How not knowing how to do things can benefit you as an entrepreneur
  • Janine\\u2019s self-help book that she\\u2019s working on\\xa0

For Full Show Notes and Resources, head to bit.ly/PTPEp188

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