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– Think Big To Grow: Creating a Strong Foundation for Business Success
On air:
12 October 2023
Growing a business, or achieving any goal, starts with how you think, how big a vision you can hold and how long you can hold that vision while taking the necessary steps to realise it.
In this episode, we’re thrilled to bring you an exclusive interview with Julia Watts of Sample Room, a successful entrepreneur who has grown her business to a seven-figure level.
Julia shares her journey, her challenges, and her strategies for success, focusing on three crucial themes – thinking BIG, project management and understanding your customer.
“Setting clear goals, systemising operations, and thinking big are the pillars of business growth. But remember, you are the golden goose of your business. Look after yourself, because if you stop, the whole business stops.” – Julia Watts
Listen to Discover:
- The importance of project management and planning in business growth.
- How understanding your target customer and finding a niche can lead to more successful and cohesive branding.
- The value of setting clear goals and systemising operations for business success.
- The significance of self-care and personal time in maintaining your role in the business.
- The impact of treating yourself as the ‘golden goose’ in your business.
- How to approach and overcome challenges that pop up as your business grows.
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About the guest(s)
Julia Watts Watts
Hello, my name is Julia Van Der Sommen and I am the Queen of local, ethical product development and manufacturing of fashion and textile products. I help fashion labels, both established and start up with the pattern making, sample making, grading and product development and manufacturing of their product through our business Sample Room. For established labels, we take the hassle out of developing your product. As a one stop shop, we are the development team you don't have in house. We are there to take the responsibility of developing your product through to a manufacturing ready package, and beyond onto manufacturing. For start ups, we demystify and bring clarity to the mysterious product development and manufacturing industry by educating and supporting them through the process whilst working on their pattern making, sample making and grading through to manufacturing through industry leading Fashion Label Launchpad program. We also offer small run production for our mentees to assist them in starting out without overcommitting and spending all their money without testing the market first. The Fashion (clothing) industry is far more complex than anyone would imagine. It is also a difficult market to break into if you don't know how to brief pattern makers or manufacturers. Education and support is key. I love helping designers find a more efficient way to develop and manufacture and to educate new designers or re-educate established fashion labels on local manufacturing to help people take back control and thrive in the current market If you are interested in knowing more, please join me in our weekly Manufacturing Discovery Masterclass. A live Q&A where you can learn what it takes to be a designer, what your responsibilities are, how to choose a manufacturer and the costs and timelines involved. Start Up Launching Point - Sample Room
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