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Indie Made Business: A Podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs and Handmade Business Owners - Podcast

Indie Made Business: A Podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs and Handmade Business Owners

Welcome to the Indie Made Biz Podcast! I’m Cheryl Ham, and after growing my handmade businesses to 7 figures, I’m sharing the strategies that helped me turn my passion into a full-time income. If you’re making the products you sell, you need to do things differently—tune in for actionable tips and proven strategies to help you launch, scale, and thrive as a creative entrepreneur.

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Update frequency
every 12 days
Average duration
46 minutes
Episodes
38
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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34: From Hot Mess to Business Success: The Power of Systems

34: From Hot Mess to Business Success: The Power of Systems

Feeling overwhelmed by all the moving parts in your handmade business? You’re not alone! In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the systems and processes that took me from chaos to control.…

00:19:46  |   Sun 02 Mar 2025
33: Why Selling Feels So Hard (and How to Make It Easier) with Guest Kari Capone

33: Why Selling Feels So Hard (and How to Make It Easier) with Guest Kari Capone

Selling can feel awkward—especially for creatives who’d rather be making than marketing. If you’ve ever hesitated to promote your products because you don’t want to sound pushy or salesy, this episod…

01:00:59  |   Mon 17 Feb 2025
32: Flip the Script on Fear: A Practical Guide to Busting Limiting Beliefs for Makers

32: Flip the Script on Fear: A Practical Guide to Busting Limiting Beliefs for Makers

Do fear and self-doubt ever hold you back from reaching your business goals? In this episode of The Indie Made Biz Podcast, we uncover the hidden barriers that limit your potential: your limiting bel…

00:18:43  |   Mon 27 Jan 2025
31: The Art of Getting Things Done: A Smarter To-Do List

31: The Art of Getting Things Done: A Smarter To-Do List

On this episode of The Indie Made Business Podcast, we’re tackling the endless to-do list that every handmade business owner knows all too well. Overwhelm ends here! We’re diving into five actionable…

00:09:27  |   Wed 15 Jan 2025
30: It’s Okay to Dream Big (And Why You Should)

30: It’s Okay to Dream Big (And Why You Should)

In this episode, I’m kicking off 2025 by sharing an important mindset shift that has completely changed the way I approach my business. I’m diving into how you can design a business that works for yo…

00:25:21  |   Wed 15 Jan 2025
Big Changes, Bigger Dreams - Welcome to Indie Made Business

Big Changes, Bigger Dreams - Welcome to Indie Made Business

Welcome to the Indie Made Business podcast, where I help creative entrepreneurs design businesses that truly serve their lives. In this trailer, I’m excited to share some big changes happening in 202…

00:03:55  |   Tue 07 Jan 2025
29: Surviving Holiday Beast Mode

29: Surviving Holiday Beast Mode

We’ve made it all the way to the end of the year and more than likely, you’re super busy right now. In my business, we call it Beast mode because inevitably this time of year we’re working our tails …

01:04:53  |   Mon 26 Dec 2022
BONUS: Is It Time To Hire Help? (Replay)

BONUS: Is It Time To Hire Help? (Replay)

Are you so busy working IN your business that there’s no time left to work ON your business? 

 

We’ve all said it, “There aren’t enough hours in the day.” 

 

It really does feel that way when you’re …

01:01:32  |   Mon 28 Nov 2022
28: Find Yourself a Business Bestie

28: Find Yourself a Business Bestie

After weeks apart doing solo podcast episodes, the stars have aligned, and fate has finally reunited us! It’s a double the flavor, double the fun episode with both Cheryl and Nicky back from our solo…

00:46:34  |   Mon 14 Nov 2022
27: Keeping a Healthy Work / Life Balance through the Seasons of your Life

27: Keeping a Healthy Work / Life Balance through the Seasons of your Life

We hear about it all the time: how do we, as creative entrepreneurs, maintain a healthy work / life balance? We want to dedicate as much time as we can to making our business successful, but how much…

00:36:01  |   Mon 31 Oct 2022
26: A Behind the Scenes Look at Hiring Help While Growing Your Business (with a special guest!)

26: A Behind the Scenes Look at Hiring Help While Growing Your Business (with a special guest!)

What happens when you’ve built your business to the point where in order to keep up with everything, you need to hire some help? What happens when you need help even though you’re still working out o…

01:01:20  |   Mon 17 Oct 2022
BONUS: Breaking Into An Oversaturated Market (Replay)

BONUS: Breaking Into An Oversaturated Market (Replay)

Are you worried that the market you're trying to break into is oversaturated and there’s no room for you to stand out? Or maybe you think that getting ahead means you need to outshine the competition…

00:54:29  |   Mon 03 Oct 2022
25: Three Things to Help you get a Business Breakthrough

25: Three Things to Help you get a Business Breakthrough

Are you finding that you’re in a rut with your business? That you feel like you’re almost to that next level, but something is holding you back? This is a feeling that is way too common for first tim…

00:43:05  |   Mon 19 Sep 2022
24: Serve Before You Sell - How to Serve Your Audience on Social Media When Selling Feels Weird

24: Serve Before You Sell - How to Serve Your Audience on Social Media When Selling Feels Weird

Today’s podcast is about a subject that we mention frequently when we’re talking about how to be successful as a maker entrepreneur. In our type of business, we thrive when we build and develop our r…

00:38:06  |   Mon 05 Sep 2022
23: Don't Let the Fear of Copying Stop You From Trying

23: Don't Let the Fear of Copying Stop You From Trying

It’s almost inevitable that if you’re a creative person, there’s going to be a time when you create something and find another thing that looks very close to what you made. We’re not talking about ac…

00:36:05  |   Mon 22 Aug 2022
22: Invest in Your Business by Investing in Yourself

22: Invest in Your Business by Investing in Yourself

When you’re starting out, every cent you make counts. Any money that you make is either put back into your business or used to keep your personal life afloat. The thought of using any extra money tha…

00:53:55  |   Mon 08 Aug 2022
21: Identifying your Ideal Customer by Being True to Yourself

21: Identifying your Ideal Customer by Being True to Yourself

 

So, you’ve started your business by posting your crafts online and building an audience, and now you’re ready to start expanding. That’s the subject of this week’s podcast: identifying your ideal c…

00:43:31  |   Mon 25 Jul 2022
20: Collaborating with Brands: Where to Start and What to Look Out For

20: Collaborating with Brands: Where to Start and What to Look Out For

When a big brand notices you for the first time, it’s hard not to think that you’ve finally made it in the makers business! Sometimes these collaborations can come organically with them contacting yo…

00:57:36  |   Mon 11 Jul 2022
19: The Most Important Secret to Running Your Own Business: Rest – Makers Gotta Rest!

19: The Most Important Secret to Running Your Own Business: Rest – Makers Gotta Rest!

We became business owners to have the freedom to determine our own success. Since we are now our own bosses and sometimes even our only employee, we tend to see all of our time as potential work hour…

00:36:33  |   Mon 27 Jun 2022
18: Dealing with Mistakes and Shifting from “I can’t” to “How can I?”

18: Dealing with Mistakes and Shifting from “I can’t” to “How can I?”

We’re all going to run into situations when running our business where we don’t make the best decisions. The reality is, we’re going to mess up and make mistakes y’all, it’s a fact of life that we al…

00:48:27  |   Mon 13 Jun 2022
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