Two Sisters In Business

Hi there, I'm Lauren and I'm Kaki and we are sister business partners and shocker best friends This is our podcast two sisters in business. We'll let you decide who's older. We hope you'll join us while we talk about what it's like to work with your sister, to be a mom, and run a family business. So listen to us in the pickup line at school or while you're having your morning coffee. We want you to be inspired to Start that side hustle, escape the stresses of the day, and most importantly, laugh along the way. Find us at Spotify, Apple, or wherever your podcasts are found. And in case you're wondering, I'm the oldest. We hope you'll join Kaki and me. This is Two Sisters in Business.

Episode 36: Mom Guilt + Chat GPT

On today’s episode, we discuss how we deal with mom guilt, how we’re using AI and Chat GPT both for business and personal things, and we catch up on all things Dudley Stephens as we enter into our actual 10 year birthday month - October! 

09-30
29:37

Episode 35: What is your super power?

Today we discuss today's outerwear drop including our new blazers and outfit toppers, and how they make us feel powerful. We also discuss what our super powers are and some very unhinged things we did when we started Dudley Stephens. 

09-23
30:36

Episode 34: We Are the Sherpas

On today’s episode, we discuss if Kaki cried when Lauren left for college, back to school nerves, our ever growing to-do lists, and how we feel about carrying the mental and physical load of our households. Listen in to laugh and hear some funny back-to-school stories! 

09-16
33:18

Episode 33 - Turtleneck Twists

On today’s episode, we chat about all the twists our business and subsequently our lives have taken since launching ten years ago. Also discussed, Lauren’s social media addiction and what she’s doing to fight it. Listen in for Kaki’s amazing life twist reveal at the end. 

09-09
28:10

Ep. 32 - Special Guest Sue-Jean Kang, Founder & Operator of Fine Day Fair

Join us today as we chat with Sue-Jean Kang, entrepreneur and founder of Fine Day Fair, one of New England’s largest brocante fairs! Sue-Jean is an entrepreneur through and through, having been raised in family business her entire life. Sue-Jean has a wealth of knowledge and wisdom in regards to family business, being an entrepreneur, and how to stay motivated. Listen in for our special connection with Sue-Jean, too, and how her family helped Dudley Stephens in the very beginning. 

09-02
40:37

Ep. 31 - A Hero Product + Fall Things

On today’s episode, we are chatting about what we are most excited to do and wear this Fall, and why it is so important to have a hero product as part of your launch plan for a business. We also discuss our upcoming Core Turtleneck drop on September 2nd and what will be different about it this year!

08-26
26:12

Ep. 30 - Finance 101

On today’s episode, we discuss and deep dive into all things finance and small business. Over the past ten years in running Dudley Stephens, we’ve learned a thing or two about finances, small business and how to operate when it’s seasonal. 

08-19
42:04

Ep. 29 - Special Guest Juliette Blake, CEO and Founder of Moxies

Today we welcome fellow female entrepreneur, Juliette Blake, founder and CEO of Moxies, a safe-by-design, gamified social platform and app for tween girls to connect, play, and grow. Juliette is a rockstar tech entrepreneur who tells us all about her career journey and what lead her to build Moxies, which she did while having her three children. She also works with her mom! We discuss all things family business, entrepreneurship and motherhood.  

08-12
51:09

Ep. 28 - We are back!

We are so excited to be back in a new studio recording! Today we discuss how excited we are for Dudley Season aka Fall, have a check in on how our summers are going, and relate over some funny stories and new trends happening.

08-05
42:32

Ep. 27 - Testing, One, Two, Three…

We're back! Kind of…welcome to our new podcast setting: The Dudley Townhouse. We are setting up shop every week to record our podcast and are excited for this new format. Today we discuss why that is, what we hope to keep discussing, and chat all things "Maycember". From two moms who are in it, we feel you! Listen in for some laughs and to hopefully not feel alone in the midst of this crazy time.

06-09
25:18

Ep. 26 - A Deep Dive Into Design

Listen in today for all the behind-the-scenes on how we design our Dudley styles, what we love and (hate) about the design process, and all the details and time we spend on design!

05-27
38:51

Ep. 25 - Habits of Resilient Entreprenuers

On today's episode we are discussing how we keep our mental health strong throughout all the ups and downs of entreprenuership, what we are doing right, and what we are doing wrong, and all the in betweens. And as always, funny stories from our motherhood journeys!

05-20
37:38

Ep. 24 - Fleece is Now Luxury

Today's episode we discuss how fleece is now being used by even the luxury players in retail, how we design and fit our styles, and also— how and why things are about to change for our podcast!!

05-12
27:51

Episode 23 - Travel Stories and a Sister Catch-Up

Welcome to Episode 23! We are back after an incredible family trip to Hawaii. Today we are recapping our trip and the funny stories from traveling, catch up on our drop schedule and discuss the perils of walking with weighted vests.

05-05
35:12

Ep. 22 - Special Guest: Our Mom and Co-Founder, Bonnie Dudley

Today is a very special day: we have our mom and Co-Founder, Bonnie, as our guest - and it happens to be her birthday. You will not want to miss this episode filled with Bonnie's best mom advice, hear about her career path and what lead her to Dudley Stephens, as well as her best health, wellness and beauty tips. Things get very real and hilarious, we hope you love this episode as much as we loved recording it!!

04-21
52:11

Ep. 21 - How Much Inventory is Too Much Inventory?

On today's episode, we deep dive on the subject of inventory buys and how we decide how much of what to make and we deep dive on how inventory can kill a small business ... and have a sister catch up!

04-14
29:46

Ep. 20 - Is The Term 'Female Founder' Losing Its Luster?

On today's episode we discuss our favorite Dudleys that have dropped and recent best-sellers, why we think we all need to evolve from the term "Female Founded", and also discuss a hot topic in parenting and our thoughts on it (might be controversial!!).

04-08
32:21

Ep. 19 - Why Are Family Businesses So Important?

On today's episode, we discuss why family businesses are the backbone of our society and economy, how our family business operates, and four things to consider in order to have a successful family business.

03-31
27:10

Ep. 18 - Special Guest: Caroline Moss, Founder and Host of Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!

We have a very special guest on our podcast today, Caroline Moss, Founder and Host of Gee Thanks, Just Bought It! We deep dive with Caroline on what she loves about moderating and hosting her 100k+ subsribers and community members, how she got started, and her best advice for starting your own business. We promise you will have some good laughs with us and leave feeling inspired!

03-25
46:28

Ep. 17 - How We Deal With Haters

Today we deep dive into our new drops, and discuss how we deal with haters and naysayers as we continue with our mission of making stylish fleece clothing. Don't miss our special discount code for listeners at the end!

03-10
29:51

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