Month: October 2021

Stacey Kohler, Founder & CEO of Kiddy Crawler, was a new grandmother.  And she was on a mission to find the Crawligator for her new granddaughter.  Stacey remembered the Crawligator from her childhood and how it helped kids develop mobility and core strength.

She found an old one on ebay, and bought it.  But that lead her to wonder what happened to this amazing toy.  It turns out, it ended up in the dust bin, sort of like the toys in the movie Toy Story.  Stacey revived the toy, found a way to manufacture it to today's standards, and is rapidly growing her company.

Her story is one of persistence, determination, taking one step at a time, and asking for and finding help in many places.  She shares her story on The Savvy Entrepreneur, and offers plenty of lessons learned for others starting out.

It's a wonderful story, with a completely relatable founder, and one helping kids' development.  Click on the arrow to listen, or go here for a transcript of the interview.

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The Julie O'Brien Design Group has been a successful Indiana-based interior design company for residential and restaurants for many years.  So you know the owner and founder, Julie O'Brien, is doing a lot of things right.

She joins The Savvy Entrepreneur to talk about her journey:  how she got started, how she self-funded her business, and tips for other women entrepreneurs that she's learned along the way.  She also shares some of the challenges of the interior design business, and how it continues to change and challenge small business people in the business.

Julie is candid, and shares some of the joys and the speed bumps, while giving us a glimpse into the world of interior design.  Here are a few examples of the work done by the Julie O'Brien Design Group: 

Click on the arrow to the left to listen, or you can go here to read a transcript of our chat. It's a fun listen —  Enjoy!

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