Ep. 3071 - TBT: From DIY Pet Tributes to Six-Figure Etsy Shop
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project
4.8 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2025
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s Throwback Thursday segment, we hear from a maker who turned a small Etsy shop selling custom pet memorials into a thriving business. Since their last appearance, they’ve expanded their product line and found new ways to help grieving pet owners honor their companions.
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| 0:00.0 | The power of Dell AI with Intel inside is transforming the world of pro sports. |
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| 0:15.7 | Lemonada |
| 0:17.9 | The Lemonada. |
| 0:29.9 | From DIY pet tributes to six-figure Etsy shop. |
| 0:31.8 | That's our topic today. |
| 0:32.8 | That's our story today. |
| 0:34.2 | Welcome to Cytuswell School. |
| 0:36.3 | Welcome as well to Throwback Thursday. |
| 0:38.3 | In this segment, we take a look at someone whose story has evolved since we first featured them. Now, last week we heard from a 3D printing |
| 0:43.7 | enthusiast who scaled from making small gifts to crafting high-end home decor for designers and boutique |
| 0:50.2 | stores. Today in our latest segment, we'll hear from a maker who turns a small Etsy shop |
| 0:55.3 | selling custom pet memorials into a six-figure shop, six figures helping grieving pet owners |
| 1:01.9 | honor their companions. So what's happened since? Her name is Ashley. Let's hear a bit about |
| 1:06.6 | the genesis of the idea, how she got it going, and then what she has done since our last feature. |
| 1:12.7 | Let's pass the mic to her. I'll come back at the end for a quick wrap up. |
| 1:24.1 | Hi, I'm Ashley, and I run a custom pet memorial shop that now brings in more than six figures a year. |
| 1:30.4 | It started as a small side hustle, something I did for friends who had lost pets, but as the demand |
| 1:35.1 | grew, I realized I had tapped into something much bigger than I expected. The idea came from personal |
| 1:40.2 | experience. When my childhood dog passed away, I searched for a memorial that felt personal |
| 1:45.1 | and unique, but I couldn't find anything that truly honored his personality. So I made my own, |
| 1:50.7 | a simple, handcrafted plaque with his name and a charm from his collar. I didn't think much of it |
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