Transforming Etsy Success into the Life You Want with Cat Hutchings

Summary

On this episode of The Bentonville Beacon, host James Bell is joined by Cat Hutchings, a jewelry e-commerce rockstar with two shops ranked in the top one percent of all Etsy stores, Through SpotLight Jewelry and Moonlight Supplies, Cat has made more than one hundred thousand sales and more than one million dollars in revenue. And she announces a new Etsy store, WonderLight Jewelry, during the show! Throughout the episode, James and Cat discuss her business ventures, the different strategies she has used to exponentially grow them and how having access to Bentonville’s extensive entrepreneurial resources has accelerated her success.

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Show Notes

Timestamps in this blog are for the audio-only version of the podcast; video timing differs.

(0:51) Introduction to Cat

(1:49) About Cat

(5:44) The Journey of Establishing SpotLight Jewelry

(9:56) The Process of Creating New Jewelry

(13:41) Challenges during Business Growth

(18:26) About Moonlight Supplies

(21:34) Cat’s Consulting Business

(27:03) A Day in the Life of a Business Owner

(30:24) About Kiva

(33:35) Advantages of Being an Entrepreneur in Bentonville

(47:24) Cat’s Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas Favorites

(56:34) #BecauseBentonville Story

(1:00:13) Advice to Women Entrepreneurs

‍Links

James Bell

Bentonville Economic Development 

Cat Hutchings

SpotLight Jewelry

Moonlight Supplies

WonderLight Jewelry

cathutchings.com

Quotes

“...that’s how [SpotLight Jewelry] started. Then the journey after that and the learning and growth that the business went through, that I went through, has just been absolutely fantastic. And Bentonville has been a huge part of that.” - Cat Hutchings, (8:21)

“I started my Etsy consulting specifically because that’s what I knew so well…I loved thinking of how I can help these people make more money to support their families, to quit their full-time jobs and do what they really love.” - Cat Hutchings, (22:29)

“Being around the entrepreneurs here in [Bentonville], I don’t think my business could have done what it did without a lot of that support.” - Cat Hutchings, (35:06)

“...it doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from, how long you’ve been here, there’s always someone that’s willing to reach out and help you.That’s just crazy to me, and I’ve heard you talk about this on the podcast and how unique that is for this area.” - Cat Hutchings, (44:16)