Opening a brick and mortar store, with Liz Maute Cooke of Lionheart Prints

Are you curious how people expand their businesses to open a brick and mortar shop? Liz Maute Cooke of Lionheart Prints explains her journey from creating her prints as a fun hobby to building it up to where it is today. She now has a storefront in New Orleans that you can go visit and shop from in-person. Liz goes really in-depth about how she actually built Lionheart Prints and she has great insights into what it takes to be successful with a product-based business.

Topics we cover:

— How Liz’s obsession with MS Paint (eventually) evolved into her full-time career
— Her experience of attending the Stationery Academy and what she learned that helped her begin putting together a cohesive brand
— The simple creative project she started on an airplane that helped her find her specific style
— How Liz’s business grew so that it became her full-time gig
— What prompted Liz to open her brick and mortar shop and what that process looked like
— The ins and outs of exhibiting at trade shows
— What Liz is doing to support her conception journey
— Our goals for 2017
— Don’t forget to go to Audibletrial.com/PinegateRoad and sign up for your free trial

Show Links:

— Whitney English
— Society for Creative Founders
— Gonna Kill It as Parents card
— Myofascial Release
— Paper Source
— Cultivate Your Brand’s Core
— Gemma O’Brien
— Dear Sugar
— This American Life
— 99% Invisible
— 2 Dope Queens
— You Made it Weird
— Kindara app
— Paper Epiphanies
— Build a Booming Brand

Tweet it!

Tweet: “Social media is great but there’s nothing like the personal connection.” @LionheartPrints https://ctt.ec/64qgd+

Tweet: Sometimes a simple creative project is all you need to hone in on your unique style and voice. @LionheartPrints https://ctt.ec/3od5c+

Tweet: Speak your goals out loud. Put them out there. Make them happen. @LionheartPrints https://ctt.ec/N4Fi9+

Tweet: “Letters and lettering are the costumes that words wear.” @LionheartPrints https://ctt.ec/3aY6j+

Tweet: Sometimes our dreams take a different path than we expect but we can see the connections looking back. https://ctt.ec/aCMWo+

Connect with Liz:

— Website
— Facebook
— Instagram
— Twitter

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