9 Tools Making Me A Better CEO
09/25/23 • 38 min
These nine (mostly free) tools have changed the game for me in terms of automating and delegating tasks. My goal as a business owner is to not waste any human brainpower whatsoever dong things computers can do more efficiently, and in return, keeping our valuable hands busy doing work that matters for people who care.
My top 9 tools for a more productive, profitable handmade business:
- Lucky Orange
- ChatGPT
- Trello
- Answer the public
- Hemingway app
- Artful agenda
- Flodesk
- Slack
- Sheets
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These nine (mostly free) tools have changed the game for me in terms of automating and delegating tasks. My goal as a business owner is to not waste any human brainpower whatsoever dong things computers can do more efficiently, and in return, keeping our valuable hands busy doing work that matters for people who care.
My top 9 tools for a more productive, profitable handmade business:
- Lucky Orange
- ChatGPT
- Trello
- Answer the public
- Hemingway app
- Artful agenda
- Flodesk
- Slack
- Sheets
As promised, get 50% off your first year of Flodesk using this code: https://flodesk.com/c/XNKSAJ
Head to KrystalDouglas.come to hop on the mailing list!
Interested in learning from Krystal? Hop on the mailing list on krystaldouglas.com.
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If there were one secret, it would be this.
Derek Thompson says that to sell something familiar, you have to make it surprising. To sell something surprising, you have to make it familiar. "It is in this interplay between familiarity and surprise where the strongest appeal lives.
And isn’t that just it? Customers are either torn between their curiosity of new things, and also, a fear of anything too new.
Hop into this episode to learn how to walk the line between familiarity and surprise, and to hear a really cool story about how a Russian Jewish immigrant named Rose Blumkin went from buying used clothes for 10 cents to selling her company for $60 million.
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Starting a career in fashion? My assistant shares her insights
September marks my assistant, Natalyn’s one-year anniversary of working at our brick-and-mortar sewing business. I finally dragged her behind the mic to share about the past year, all the hard work she’s put in, and things she’s learned along the way.
If you’re considering fashion school, or a career in the hands-on side of creating fashion, this episode is one not to miss. We talk about how she scored her opportunity, what it took to prove herself, things she found surprising, and how she would go about it if she did it all over again. We also delved into my management style, and shared some behind the scenes of our favorite projects we’ve worked on together.
Keep up with Natalyn’s journey by following her on Instagram at @natalynkaser.
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