Katrina DiMiele is the founder of The Other Side Tribe Boutique and has over 13 years of experience within the fashion and beauty industries. She is also one of the top live selling boutiques in the entire country and is hugely active in the community, on both the retail and wholesale sides.
Get ready to meet her and hear her amazing story about getting started in the fashion industry and overcoming both a double mastectomy and hysterectomy all before she turned 30. We also dive into live selling and discuss the components that make for a successful live sale. Katrina is constantly evolving and looking for ways to foster community over competition, and I’m excited for you to hear this episode!
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What You’ll Learn From The Elements of Successful Live Selling
- How Katrina got started in the fashion and beauty industry.
- What it was like going out on her own and how she gained traction.
- The beauty of community over competition.
- The components of a great live sale.
- The importance of having more than one revenue stream.

Favorite Quotes
“I felt like God turned the faucet off.” – Katrina DiMiele [12:30]
“I felt like I had a really tall wall built around my heart and had a really hard time opening up.” – Katrina DiMiele [15:10]
“If you’re in it for the money, you’re not going to make money.” – Katrina DiMiele [16:30]
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Original Air Date: April 19th, 2022
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