Business can be a lonely game, but it doesn't have to be.

Welcome to Boutique Chat, where we explore community over competition and how to scale your company with the balance and the happiness that we all seek.

We'll hear from product-based businesses of all types, retailers, e-commerce, and wholesale brands,

along with industry experts shaping the future of our industry.

I'm your host, Ashley Alderson from the boutique hub, and I can't wait to chat.

Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast this week.

I have been looking forward to this recording for a while

because I know that anytime Tony and I get together, we're going to talk each other's ears off and we're

going to have, I don't know, I just think we both have unique vantage points into the industry. So I just

love getting your perspective on things. So this is going to be a real treat for everyone today.

Tony, thanks for joining me on the podcast. Thanks for having me. It's very rare that we can sit down for this amount of time.

We're usually at a show running around doing 50 other things at once. I literally don't know

that I've been in the same space as you sitting down. We haven't. We haven't. No, we haven't.

Except for when your dog recently was barking, happy birthday, when we were in LA together.

And it's funny because Oliver, for whatever reason, wherever we've been, whenever you are speaking, is when he barks.

I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

I think it is.

I think you inspire him.

Oh my gosh.

Well, say hello to Oliver for me.

I miss him. He's right there. Perfect. Well,

let's get started. So in case anyone listening hasn't had an opportunity to meet you yet, whether it's

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