EPISODE 12 | Annie Waterman: Sustainably scaling Artisan Products
School of Ethical Impact Podcast
Release Date: 06/01/2021
Episode 17 | Social Entrepreneur Series Intro
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Our Fall Cohort begins October 18th. SEI is a 12-week program designed to support changemakers looking to launch and scale their social impact business!
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Student Shout-out | Tovah Terranova
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Tovah Terranova is the Founder of the 10 Body Cleanse and Detox for Meditation. Tovah has been involved in the Green Life movement for more than 12 years after being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at 25. She has hosted various inspirational education performance events, ranging from the San Diego Hospital scene to the La Jolla Comedy Store. She travels to share her story & platform on individual health and manage the human condition with what she calls "Aggressive Self Care."
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Episode 5: Program Arc Mini-series - Developing Community and Self for Transformation
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In these last two modules of the program learning arc, Jenny and Hayley break down Community Development and Ethical Impact Leadership and reflect on how their initial ideas for a school evolved into an entire 12-month immersive program.
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Student Shout-out | Taylor Perez
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Taylor has been blown away by the curriculum, the intentionality, and the community that has been formed during the first four months of the program. It is a well-rounded curriculum caring for the individual leader while giving the templates and tools to run a successful business.
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Episode 4: Program Arc Mini-series - Monetizing + Creating Systems for Change
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Throughout this series, co-founders Hayley and Jenny walk us through the five sections of the program learning arc to showcase the transformational learning process in the 12-month program at the School of Ethical Impact. In this episode, Hayley and Jenny discuss fundamental operational needs and creating systems for success. Having a solid understanding of these complexities and context will help build a sustainable business model, and ultimately your business entity will impact how capital raising looks for you. Please tune in to hear more about how your reporting goes...
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Student Shout-out | Rhea Gonzales
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In case you have missed it, our second cohort starts in October. All this month, we will be chatting with our current students. They will be sharing personal experiences from their journeys in creating an impactful business and the transformation that has already begun since starting the SEI program. This week, Jenny had a chance to sit down with Rhea Gonzales, co-founder of @tkcollective_, and hear her talk through personal experiences going through the SEI program. Rhea and her husband started TK Collective to empower women and help them take back their power in the fight...
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Episode 3: Program Arc Mini-series - Implementing for Impact
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In this episode, co-founders Jenny and Hayley discuss how radically listening weaves into your marketing strategy and brand story.
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Student Shoutout | Stephanie Edwards
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This week, Jenny had a chance to sit down with Stephanie Edwards, co-founder of two e-commerce businesses. @highlandridgedecor a father-daughter business specializing in industrial farmhouse decor and @jubileetradingcoa an ethical trade band that blends traditional Moroccan leatherworking with modern trees to create elevated goods and elevate lives.
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Episode 2: Program Arc Mini-series - Modeling for Sustainability
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Student Shoutouts | Jessica Gardner
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To gear up for our second cohort launching this October, we will be chatting with current students over the next 5 weeks. Tune in as our students share personal experiences from their journeys in creating an impactful business and the transformation that has already begun since starting the SEI program. This week, Jenny had a chance to sit down with Jessica Gardner, co-founder of Dreamer & Co, a social impact jewelry brand empowering artisans in low-income areas to flourish through economic opportunities in the Horn of Africa. To learn more about @dreamerandco_ , visit...
info_outlineAnnie O. Waterman, founder of AOW Handmade, sources qualified artisan producers for wholesalers, retailers, and designers, from product discovery to end-to-end product development & order management.
She represents artisan brands and suppliers, as a way to bring unique artisanal resources to her clients, and offers one on one consulting, working with brands and artisan companies to help get their marketing and brand building up to speed.
Working within the global artisan sector for over a decade has accrued Annie experience that she now uses to help her clients source socially responsible artisan products and cultivate mutually beneficial partnerships between buyers and artisans. She brings unique handmade goods to the mainstream consumer while sustaining craft traditions and creating market exposure for artisans worldwide. Having spent many years in the field, Annie offers a diverse set of skills, including product development, market research, business mentoring, and artisan sourcing.
In this episode, Annie, Hayley and Jenny hold a conversation on ethical and sustainable development of artisan brands that make lucrative products which remain relevant in the market and promote a one on one interaction with the customers. She also shares her nuggets of wisdom on scaling of quantity in the production of these products in such a way that there is quality output for the target market.