EP385: Her Jewelry Business Became a Safe Haven From an Abusive Relationship

01/26/23 • 19 min

It takes a lot of courage to walk away from an abusive relationship. So, when your jewelry business is part of the reason that you’re able to get out, heal and move forward...

Well, that’s a true WHY for going all in on it!

On the podcast today, I interviewed a very courageous woman, Claire Steckel of Skoll and Jewelry.

She took a bet on herself to go all in on her jewelry business to quit her job, leave an abusive relationship, and lean into her strengths as a maker.

During the episode, we chat about...

Her design influences + pulling from multiple genres to create a signature style that’s her own
How her business helped her leave her abusive relationship and her 9-5
How she grew her business despite not being good at marketing
Insights into her 500% growth last year

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:Skolland Jewelry Website

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It takes a lot of courage to walk away from an abusive relationship. So, when your jewelry business is part of the reason that you’re able to get out, heal and move forward...

Well, that’s a true WHY for going all in on it!

On the podcast today, I interviewed a very courageous woman, Claire Steckel of Skoll and Jewelry.

She took a bet on herself to go all in on her jewelry business to quit her job, leave an abusive relationship, and lean into her strengths as a maker.

During the episode, we chat about...

Her design influences + pulling from multiple genres to create a signature style that’s her own
How her business helped her leave her abusive relationship and her 9-5
How she grew her business despite not being good at marketing
Insights into her 500% growth last year

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:Skolland Jewelry Website

FollowClaire on Instagram

Take my FREE Masterclass How to Stand Out in a Saturated Market With a Timeless Jewelry Brand

Join the Laying the Foundation Program

Buy My Book: The Desired Brand Effect

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Tuesday's Tip: From Corporate to Intentional Jewelry with Joel Ingalswon

One of the biggest reasons that creative businesses fail is because they aren't structured and they don't have a systematic way to grow their company. And so even though they might have gotten some success and sales and traction, you know, just doing all the things and putting themselves out there. What ends up happening is eventually they end up backtracking because they don't have the structure internally in their business to actually set themselves up for success. So if you are struggling as a creative to get more traction in your business with your jewelry or your product business, you are going to love today's interview. So make sure that you listen in for the reason why...

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Next Episode

Tuesday Tip: Having the Courage to Bet on Yourself

If you're still working a full time job and you're trying to grow your jewelry business. If you're someone who is a full time mom, trying to make time to get your business off the ground or you're someone who just wants to transition from your career and do it all. I'm interviewing a designer named Candice Eve Padro of Abstracted Reverie.

And she joined our Laying The Foundation program about 10 months ago or so. And I just love hearing her story because she is talking about what it actually has taken her to navigate. Building her business on the side while working a full-time job while launching her first website right before COVID hit and all the things and how she's really navigated that as a creative, I think you'll find this really inspiring if you're someone who gets frazzled by your business a lot if you're someone who is working a full-time job and you just think that there's no way that you could get your business off the ground or whatever it might be. Or even if you're just busy in general.

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Laying The Foundation - https://www.flourishthriveacademy.com/ltf