Makers and Sellers of Brighton

In this podcast Silvina from My Papercut Forest chats with Karli Dendy, co-founder of Brighton-based Designosaur and YEAH Laser. Karli talks us through how she and her boyfriend Jacques have built two successful creative businesses. She covers her experience of using crowd-funding to help make the jump to running their own businesses full time, as well as some top tips of how to improve your Etsy store. She re-lives her experiences of being Etsy captain, recounting trips to Australia, Germany and New York, where she found herself featured on a billboard in Time Square! Listen, enjoy and share! www.brightonetsyteam.wordpress.com www.etsy.com/uk/shop/designosaurYEAH www.yeahlaser.com

20% Profound, 90% Stupid, 100% cats. Toby Dean is an illustrator and author based in Brighton. He likes cats. In this latest podcast, Silvina interviews Toby about how he has grown his business and online following. Toby’s advice goes beyond simple marketing tactics and digs into the existential core. To keep your business on track you sometimes need to think about exactly what your business is for. Toby talks about the importance of being different, being honest, doing things that no one else is doing, persevering and the need to keep trying new things. www.ilikecatsshop.com www.brightonetsyteam.wordpress.com www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MyPapercutForest

Hi! In the first ‘Makers and Sellers of Brighton’ podcast series Silvina interviews Claire Montgomery from The Fairytale Fair and Just Daydreaming. As a maker who has also run a range of craft fairs for the last 8 years Claire is expert in how to maximise your opportunities at trade fairs. Tune in for some top advice on how to design and set up your stall; how to prepare for an event; how to build relationships with new customers and, importantly, how to look after yourself and keep your energy going. Claire also talks about her award winning work with the Prince’s Trust and how she finds her inspiration. Please do rate, and share with anyone you think would be interested. www.thefairytalefair.co.uk www.brightonetsyteam.wordpress.com www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JustDaydreamingShop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MyPapercutForest