This week, I'm so pumped to talk to Tessa Blakeney, the founder of Silk and Honey Boutique,

who I adore following on Instagram. They have such cute branding, such cute clothes. I bought

a really cute pair of shoes there recently, to be honest. And Tessa and I today are going to talk

all about her journey through starting online, then opening a brick and mortar in the middle of

2020,

and what she's learned along the way as a brand new boutique owner.

So those of you who are newer in business that are looking for getting traction and what do

I learn from the start about marketing and managing my money and how do I get that first push

to grow my business?

This is a really good podcast for you.

Tessa is so sweet and genuine and has done a tremendous job building her business and paying herself using the profit-first method.

So I hope you enjoy meeting Tessa, the founder of Silk and Honey Boutique. This is such a great episode,

guys.

Let's talk about your business, strategy, and the juicy details of what actually

works, from mainstream fashion to fashion on Main Street and the entire ecosystem behind it.

How do we scale your company and do it with the balance and the happiness that we all seek?

Let's hear from those insiders, experts, and strategists that actually make it happen.

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

All right.

Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast this week.

I am so pumped.

I just bought the cubes pair of shoes at this awesome online and brick and mortar boutique from Tennessee. And I happen to have the owner here. Tessa Blakeney, thank you so much for joining me on the show today. Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here and talk with you today. Yes. I want to start with where you started. So I know now we were going to

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