743. What Stops Handmade Product Businesses from Hitting 1M (& How to Break Through!)
2026/02/19 | 48 mins.
Is your handmade business making sales, but you’ve hit a ceiling? Good news, I’m about to share how to break through! In this episode, we’ll dissect the moment every product-based business owner hits when demand outgrows your personal capacity and you become the bottleneck. I call it the Breaking Point, and it’s exactly where scaling either happens… or stalls. I’ll show you how to redefine what “handmade” means as you grow, identify what’s keeping your business stuck, and make the shifts needed to scale your physical product business without burning out. If you want to grow your handmade business (whether you make candles, jewelry, pottery, or any other handmade product) to $1M and beyond, it’s time to stop doing more and start building differently. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: 00:00 What is the “Breaking Point”? 05:45 Why every product-based business eventually hits a capacity ceiling. 08:00 The revenue levels where structure typically breaks. 12:00 Why what got you here won’t get you to your next level. 17:15 The sand-in-your-hand exercise that shows how control shrinks capacity. 22:00 How a $2M pottery brand still operates as handmade with 20 potters. 25:00 The identity shift from maker to creative director. 26:30 The 2 areas product businesses should consider hiring for first. 28:00 How to decode where you must stay and where you must get out of the way. 34:15 How to identify the one area that breaks when you get busy. 42:30 The 3 decisions to make when you hit your Breaking Point. 45:45 What would change if you stopped carrying it alone? 47:00 How to download the free Do, Delegate, Delete training.
Resources + Links Download the free Do, Delegate, Delete training and workbook HERE! Ready to SELL MORE products without the hustle of building a following? Join Sales Accelerator HERE! Get business tips sent right to your inbox - join the newsletter! Watch on YouTube
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742. If I Pivot, Will I Lose Everything? Coaching Through Scarcity to Self-Trust
2026/02/12 | 42 mins.
Have you ever had the thought, “If I change what’s working, I’ll lose everything?” I coached a six-figure product business owner who was afraid that growing her online sales would tank her in-person show revenue. In this episode, I share the exact framework I use with my clients when scarcity shows up disguised as responsibility. I break down the “Then What?” ladder so you can uncover the real fear underneath your pivot. Get ready to trust yourself enough to take the next step. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: 00:00 The fear that sounds like strategy but isn’t. 04:15 Why every level of business requires a mindset upgrade. 06:15 How scarcity disguises itself as logic and responsibility. 08:30 How early conditioning impacts your business decisions. 12:15 What are you really afraid will happen if you pivot? 15:15 The difference between certainty and self-trust. 18:45 How to use the “Then What?” ladder to uncover your core fear. 24:30 The 24-hour sales stretch that created instant breakthroughs. 28:30 Is your worst case scenario actually survivable? 33:45 3 self-trust statements to help you move forward. 36:00 The one question that reveals your next level. 39:00 How to get support inside The Product Boss programs.
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741. Leading Through Grief | Running Your Product Business When You Want to Fall Apart
2026/02/05 | 34 mins.
Is there a “right way” to handle grief? After losing both of my parents in one year, I learned something that surprised me: grief doesn’t happen when it’s convenient, and strength doesn’t always look like pushing harder. In this episode, I talk about grief, leadership, and what it really looks like to keep showing up in your product business when life is not cooperating. I also break down 4 simple but powerful moves that have helped me navigate grief, hard seasons, burnout, illness, caretaking, and major life transitions without pretending I’m fine or disappearing from my life and work. Here’s what I’ve learned about leading when life gets heavy. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: 00:00 What surprised me most after losing my parents. 03:15 How high-capacity women use busyness as a coping mechanism. 09:15 What happens when your nervous system forces a business reset? 13:00 The 4 moves for navigating hard seasons without abandoning yourself. 15:00 Why hard seasons require fewer commitments. 21:30 Why support is not weakness and lone-wolf leadership leads to burnout. 23:00 How businesses survive hard seasons through systems and support. 26:00 What surrender actually means when life feels out of control. 29:15 The shamash metaphor and servant leadership through grief. 31:00 Do you need to be healed to keep living and leading?
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740. Do You Really Need Social Media to Sell Products? Here’s the Truth!
2026/01/29 | 37 mins.
Do you really need social media to grow a product business? I told a client to stop using social media as their growth plan. Not in a dramatic “delete everything” way, but as a strategic decision rooted in alignment, clarity, and real sales. I’m breaking down why social media is a tool, not a strategy. I talk about how one artist's brand went from scattered creation to a focused, profitable plan by choosing the right product, the right customer, and the right distribution path without chasing an algorithm. You’re going to learn all about my OPA method to put your products where your customers already are! In This Episode, You’ll Learn: 00:00 I told a client to stop doing social media. 03:15 Why performing online creates a “performance tax” that drains your energy. 07:00 Why social media is not a marketing plan for product-based businesses. 09:00 What can you be known for? 13:00 How to stop waiting for customers to “find you”. 16:15 Why most people skip focus and fix and rush straight to scaling. 19:30 How my students double and triple revenue without new customers. 21:00 The biggest lie product business owners believe about social media. 24:45 Why you must own your website and your email list. 26:45 How to build visibility without depending on an algorithm. 28:15 Proof that followers do not equal revenue. 33:00 What is the OPA Method? 35:15 How to get support inside the Sales Accelerator.
Resources + Links Join the Waitlist of The Product Boss Sales Accelerator HERE! Ready to stop guessing and follow a proven system? Book your strategy call. Get business tips sent right to your inbox - join the newsletter! Watch on YouTube
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739. Focus Fix Multiply: The Product Business Framework for Consistent Sales
2026/01/22 | 22 mins.
Most product business owners stay stuck because they’re working on everything instead of what actually moves them forward. In this episode, I break down the core framework behind every success story inside The Product Boss community. I share how to diagnose whether you need to focus, fix, or multiply right now and what each stage actually looks like in business and life. This works whether you sell on Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, at markets, wholesale, or across multiple channels. Tune in to know what stage you’re in, what your business actually needs right now, and how to lead your next level with clarity. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: 00:00 How to identify whether you’re in Focus, Fix, or Multiply right now. 03:15 What to sell, who it’s for, and what you’re known for. 04:00 How the Best Seller Secrets Challenge helps you find your focus fast. 07:00 Why you can’t multiply on an unstable foundation. 10:15 A quick diagnostic to know if you need Focus. 11:30 How to tell if you’re in the Fix stage. 12:30 The signs you’re ready to multiply and scale what’s working. 14:15 How students jump from $300 to $35K months using this cycle. 19:30 What to work on if something is already selling. 21:00 How to join the Best Seller Secrets Challenge for guided support.
Resources + Links Join the free LIVE Best Seller Secrets Challenge HERE Ready to stop guessing and follow a proven system? Book your strategy call. Get business tips sent right to your inbox - join the newsletter! Watch on YouTube
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The Product Boss is real business education for people who make and sell physical products.
If you’re working way too hard for the sales you’re getting, you’re in the right place. This show is about building a focused, profitable product business that gets seen and sells consistently, without sacrificing your life to it.
Hosted by Jacqueline Snyder, founder of The Product Boss and one of the country’s most sought-after product experts (featured in Inc., Forbes, NBC News, Yahoo Finance, and more), each episode delivers clear strategy you can actually use. You’ll hear workshop-style teaching and behind-the-scenes advising conversations that help you make better decisions, faster.
Whether you sell on your website, at markets, wholesale (including Faire), in boutiques, or through platforms like Shopify, Etsy, and Amazon, the strategy here works across channels. We talk best sellers and what you’re known for, pricing for profit, visibility beyond social media, conversion, inventory planning, seasonal strategy, and the systems that stop you from doing everything yourself.
You’ll also get Mirror Method and mindset episodes, because your business will always reveal what needs to grow next: confidence, consistency, boundaries, leadership, and the courage to be seen.
Guests have included Jenna Kutcher, Jamie Kern Lima, Jasmine Star, David Meltzer, Suzi Weiss-Fischmann (OPI), Mike Michalowicz (Profit First), Joy Cho, Jaclyn Johnson, Kelly Roach, and more.
New episodes drop weekly on Thursdays.
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