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#140 - Building a Quality Product with Karen Young of Oui Shave

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4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The secret to a successful product-based business? Make the quality so great that your customers can't help but be fiercely loyal. At least that's what Karen Young of Oui Shave did when she decided to take on the women's razor industry. We're talking with her about building a quality product, creating lasting relationships with your clients, and taking a chance on a product-based business that challenges a system.

This episode is sponsored by Freshbooks Cloud Accounting and Incorporate.com.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Being Boss, a podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs.

0:06.0

I'm Emily Thompson and I'm Kathleen Shannon.

0:09.0

I'm Karen Young with WeShave and I'm Being Boss.

0:15.0

You guys, today's episode is a treat.

0:19.0

We talk to a lot of authors and service providers,

0:22.0

but we also love getting in with the makers and

0:25.6

people who are inventing new things and disrupting markets and that is exactly

0:30.5

what Karen Young the CEO and founder of WeShave is doing.

0:35.0

She has designed the first luxury shaving brand created for women by women.

0:40.0

We Shave creates an experience around shaving that women are raving about, offering high quality

0:44.6

raisers, blades, and non-toxic grooming products that actually cater to our skin care needs.

0:50.5

Now I promise this is not an ad. We're not only talking about shaving and

0:55.0

raisers but what it's like to be a creative entrepreneur creating a product like

0:59.0

this and the specific challenges that come with marketing and distributing a physical product.

1:07.0

So since launching in 2015, We Shave has been featured in Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, real simple,

1:12.3

town and country, and now being boss.

1:16.8

You guys, it takes a lot of talent, grit, and determination to be a creative entrepreneur.

1:22.0

Not only do you have to be good at what you do,

1:24.4

you have to get paid for it.

1:27.3

And that's where Fresh Books Cloud accounting comes in.

1:29.7

Money conversations can be awkward,

1:31.9

but Fresh Books makes billing painless and it makes you look

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