What if the fastest way to grow your boutique… isn’t more products, but a better experience?
In this episode, Ashley sits down with Hannah Carlson of Mulberry Market Co. Hannah shares her story of how she went from selling jam at a veggie stand on her parents’ farm to building a booming, curated retail brand—then she moved across the country and essentially started over. We get into the real play-by-play: switching systems, barcoding, syncing Shopify + Lightspeed, adding apparel, leaning into local makers, and building a workshop/event machine that brings new customers through the door (and actually converts them).
You’ll learn:
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How Hannah accidentally built a business from a mulberry tree… and why it worked
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The “local makers” strategy that filled a bigger space and fueled word-of-mouth growth
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Why apparel became a growth lever—and the buying/turn differences vs. home + gift
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Margin realities: women’s apparel vs. kids, plus pricing pressure in home + gift
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Workshops as a funnel: paid events that create community, drive traffic, and trigger purchases
Hannah Carlson & Mulberry Market Co.
Website: mulberrymarketco.com Instagram: @mulberrymarketco
Facebook: @mulberrymarketco
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