The Product Biz Podcast by Monica Little Coaching
If you’re a small business owner, you might feel like you are doing everything possible to grow your business… from SEO, Etsy, Instagram, TikTok, social media, Faire, your own website, Shopify, Amazon, markets and more… but nothing seems to get you closer to actually having consistent sales, to the point that it’s hard to stay motivated and show up for your business. Maybe you feel like you might be at a place where you need some help to get to consistent sales and growth, and maybe you’re even wondering “How ELSE can I grow my business further? How do I even get in front of MORE customers?” If you can relate, then this podcast is for you. Monica Little, owner of Monica Little Coaching, is a marketing, selling and business building coach for handmade product-based business owners. After obtaining a 4-year business degree and working over 8 years in marketing, she decided to leave her corporate job to start her own organic handmade skincare small business… and ended up growing her business to multiple 6 figures through organic marketing and grit. Now she’s sharing how you, too, can grow your business and see your dreams come to life. Listen in for step-by-step tips and tricks to help you take your business to the next level so you can have more sales, more customers and more excitement in your business! Learn more at www.monicalittlecoaching.com ⓒ 2023 Monica Little Coaching
The Product Biz Podcast by Monica Little Coaching
How chronic illness sparked a thriving jewelry business with Christy Pierce of Sunglade Jewelry
How do you keep moving toward your dreams when your body, your circumstances, or your season of life are asking you to slow down?
Inside today’s podcast episode, Christy from Sunglade Jewelry shares what it looked like to start building her handmade jewelry business without perfect circumstances. She talks openly about how chronic illness reshaped her life, how she left her career as a pediatric dietitian due to health issues, how creativity supported her healing, and how she ended up gaining the clarity and confidence to start landing custom orders, increasing her social media sales, and getting her jewelry into local retail shops, all within her first year.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Christy transformed her jewelry hobby into a business while navigating major health challenges
- The mindset shifts that helped her take action early instead of waiting around for years
- How she shifted her business strategy to get custom orders almost instantly
- What’s working for her on TikTok right now
- How she got into her first retail shops within her first year
- Her exciting vision for 2026, including teaching jewelry making and expanding into more stores
If you’ve been needing a reminder that your dreams are still possible, even in a season that feels heavy or uncertain, this conversation is exactly what your heart will want to hear.
Christy Pierce is the owner of Sunglade Jewelry, where she handmakes vibrant wire-wrapped gemstone jewelry for people to treasure for a lifetime. After developing chronic illness and having to leave her job as a dietitian, she returned to her childhood passion of jewelry making.
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Follow Christy on Instagram: @sunglade_jewelry
LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE
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