How I Manage a Career and
a Business
I’ve always been very into making to-do lists
and planning out my time in bite-sized pieces, taking advantage of whatever free time I had.
As my lists for Pickles grew longer, I pushed
myself to figure out more efficient ways to get it
all done and not sacrifice my job or living my
life. I created workflows and process
improvements for listing products, packaging orders, posting on social media, and I got faster at the logistical tasks that took up so much time in the beginning. Through that, I was able to complete goals that would grow Pickles, such as launching into wholesale or sourcing new products beyond greeting cards.
Today, A Jar of Pickles has somehow grown into a $40k revenue business carrying 150+ items, selling in 50+ retail shops across the US, and regularly exhibiting at popular events like the Renegade Craft Fair.
44 FEATURED SELLER | A JAR OF PICKLES
After I graduated, I started my first full-
time job along with most of my peers while
my tiny Etsy shop passively existed in the background. I’d list a card design here or there when I had time, motivated by the random orders I’d get. It became a cycle:
the more orders I got, the more effort I wanted to put into Pickles.
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