This is the Potter's Cast.

A podcast home for potters everywhere.

It's a community of potters dedicated to grow their business.

We're picking up where the art degree ends.

I'm your host, Paul Blaze.

And just like that, we're in episode number 1008 of The Potter's Cast.

Welcome to the show. I have had a great week. Well, okay,

I am dealing with some of the aftermath of a mouth procedure. What is a mouth procedure? Dental

procedure that took place just the other day, yesterday as a matter of fact,

and my mouth is trying to recover from it.

So I am feeling the stitches and feeling the pain if I rub my face wrong, but I'm doing okay.

But man, whew, I'm glad to be on the other side of that.

So anyhow, hey, welcome to the show.

We've got a really cool potter coming on the show today.

I'm really stoked that we got to get her on the show.

Her name is Stephanie Takagi, and she went from being a daycare business owner to a potter,

and just a great story, and I'm excited to be able to share this journey with you.

And so, look, I make a mistake when I say her name right at the beginning.

You'll hear it, and I apologize for that right up front.

But let's jump into this conversation that I had with Stephanie Takagi right after this word from our sponsor.

Am I sounding a little funny?

I feel like I'm not saying my S's correctly.

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