Amy Small's Entrepreneurial Journey with Knit Collage: From Selling Yarns to Building a Successful Creative Business

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Imagine transitioning from a comfortable job to launching your own creative business. That's something our guest, Amy Small, creator of Knit Collage, navigated with grace and success. Hear about her inspiring journey as she stepped into the entrepreneurial world, starting from selling yarns to launching innovative knit-alongs and creating an engaging membership. Amy's unique creations have not only found a home on her website, but also made their way to yarn stores and the fashion brand, Free People.Balancing passion, career, and self-care? Not an easy task, but Amy has some insightful strategies up her sleeve! She shares how she manages to juggle her business, exercise routine, and family, emphasizing the importance of setting boundaries and ensuring personal wellbeing. We also tap into the art of leveraging strengths and delegating tasks. Amy's experience in managing a small team, keeping each person in their zone of genius, is a lesson every aspiring entrepreneur ought to learn.Amy's transformative experience with Jeff Walker's book 'Launch' had a profound impact on her creative process. She brings us into her world, sharing how she reverse-engineered her business and the valuable lessons she learned. We explore product launch strategies, the importance of business coaching, and the power of networking. And as we wrap up, Amy shares her key takeaways from business growth, underlining the importance of the Profit First system and knowing your margins. Tune in for an episode brimming with real-world entrepreneurial insights, straight from Amy Small's journey with Knit Collage.Learn more about PLF here. Support the showWant to learn more? Join our newsletter!