Beep, beep. Get in, boo. We're about to spill the tea on all things shopify, metrics, branding, merchandising, smooth operations, anddddddd exactly how much marketing just absolutely sucks. Let's share all the hot goss.
When did your business stop being fun? Be honest. You built this thing so you could have a life. Now you're managing the team, answering all the messages, wearing all the hats... but when was the last time you actually enjoyed the life you're working so damn hard to build? That’s the business owner’s guilt trip. And Angela and Jess are calling it out. This one’s about burnout, boundaries, and why choosing joy might be the smartest business strategy you’re not using. Because a burnt-out owner ...
16 Oct 2026
Spend Money to Make Money: When and Where to Invest in Your Ecomm Business
When is it actually worth spending money on your business? After a whirlwind trip to LA, Angela and Jess are talking all things business investments. From wholesale shopping and boutique markets to hiring help, marketing budgets, and knowing when to invest in your website, we're talking about where your money should really be going. Jess also spills on growing her boutique to seven figures in annual sales and why it took her seven years to start paying herself consistently. The good investmen...
2 Oct 2026
Smooth Operations
If your business can't function without you touching every single thing... we need to talk. 😂 In this episode, we're digging into the not-so-sexy side of business that can make literally everything else easier: operations. We're talking SOPs, hiring, training, delegation, accountability, finances, team expectations, and how to stop being the only person who knows how everything is supposed to work. We also get into the harder parts of being the owner: letting go of control, figuring out what ...
2 Oct 2026
Inventory Made Easy w/Mary (Well Retailed) + Jacob (The Faves App)
Your inventory is literally your money. Soooo... how much of it is currently sitting in your back room? 👀 In this episode, we're joined by Mary Langrade from Well Retailed and Jacob Horton from Faves to talk about one of the biggest pieces of running a retail business: buying inventory without tying up all your damn cash. We're getting into overbuying AND underbuying, inventory budgets, sell-through, markdowns, trends, seasonal buying, what to do with old inventory, and why the data sometimes...
2 Oct 2026
Marketing Sucks
Marketing kinda fucking sucks. There, we said it. 😂 But if we want our businesses to grow, we can't just build a beautiful website, open our doors, post when we remember, and hope people magically show up. In this episode, we're talking about what marketing actually looks like behind the scenes: planning promotions, creating rhythms, email + text, organic content, paid ads, website traffic, conversion, and figuring out what is actually moving the needle. We're also talking about the panic-mar...
25 Sept 2026
All the Hot Mess Lore
Okay boo, we're starting with the lore. ☕️ In our first official episode, we're going all the way back: how Angela went from boutique owner to accidentally building Hot Mess Consulting, how Jess went from sitting in the audience at one of Angela's very first Boutique Summit talks (yes, we found the photo 👀) to ghosting Hot Mess as a CLIENT... and somehow ending up here years later as part of the team. Obviously, we get wildly sidetracked along the way. We're talking boutique ownership, Sho...
29 Aug 2026
The Tea is Coming so Soon!
Okay boo, we're officially doing this. 💋 Hot Ecom Goss is coming soon, and Angela (myself) + Jess have a LOT to talk about. Ecommerce, retail, Shopify, branding, marketing, money, business wins, expensive mistakes, questionable decisions... you get it. This is just the pre-party. Grab your iced coffee, hit follow, and we'll see you in the group chat. --------------------- This podcast is brought to you by Hot Mess Consulting. Where we build brands and websites that aren't boring as hell...
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