The Hardship that Fueled My Fire and Future of The Hub
Boutique Chat
Ashley Alderson
5 • 853 Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
This is a super personal episode for me. This week as we wrap up our 10th Anniversary Series, I wanted to chat about not only the origins and evolution of The Hub but also my journey as an entrepreneur, and I’m sharing a story that I haven’t shared until recently or with many people.
I learned some huge lessons early on about imposter syndrome and finding strength in adversity. I put my trust in the wrong business partner and almost lost my company, along with my confidence in myself and my vision. As hard as it is to look back on, I want to share my experience with you guys because I think we all know what it's like to stumble, like we don’t know the next step or even if there’s a way forward. And that’s exactly why I built The Boutique Hub, to provide a place where boutique owners can come together, support one another and learn from each other.
As I look back on the last 10 years and everything The Hub has become and accomplished, my mission remains the same: to serve others, build community and change the future of retail. The Hub has so much more in the works, and our team is ready to take on the next 10 years continuing to find ways to better serve you and your business. We’re putting a huge emphasis on data and metrics with the launch of our new dashboard and Boutique Hub Black, introducing new tools to help you track performance and pan inventory, developing education specifically for wholesale businesses and home & gift retailers, growing Hubventory.com as a marketplace to shop with brands you can trust … and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!
Thank you to all of you who’ve joined our community and been a part of this journey. The Hub would not be what it is today without you. Please know how grateful I am for your support and please continue to send us your feedback. Cheers to the next 10 years!
Resources:
The Boutique Hub: Website | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | TikTok | YouTube
Ashley Alderson: Instagram
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| 0:00.0 | Let's talk about your business, strategy, and the juicy details of what actually works, |
| 0:15.7 | from mainstream fashion to fashion on Main Street and the entire ecosystem behind it. |
| 0:20.9 | How do we scale your company and do it with the balance and the happiness that we all seek? |
| 0:25.6 | Let's hear from those insiders, experts, and strategists that actually make it happen. |
| 0:29.7 | I'm your host, Ashley Alderson from the boutique hub, and I can't wait to chat. dad. Hey guys. I hope you have loved the last couple of weeks episodes all about 10 year |
| 0:51.4 | anniversaries both here at the hub, but so many boutique owners who are also |
| 0:55.3 | celebrating and spending their 10 year anniversary, sharing some wins and lessons and |
| 1:01.3 | opportunities with each of you. It's been pretty awesome to see so many of these journeys |
| 1:06.1 | unfold at the same time ours really has. Back 10 years ago when we first started the boutique hub, |
| 1:11.6 | getting to know so many boutique owners along the way, |
| 1:14.6 | I think one of the biggest blessings that I've been able to see to face |
| 1:19.6 | is watching these other boutique owners' journey unfold right before my eyes. |
| 1:23.6 | I remember so many of these stores when they were brand new, |
| 1:26.6 | when they were just |
| 1:27.6 | getting started and watching some of their highs and recognizing some of their lows, but to see |
| 1:33.1 | them all celebrate 10 years and to see where they are today is pretty incredible. So thanks for |
| 1:38.1 | celebrating these last several weeks along with us as we've dug into this 10 year anniversary series. Today to wrap up our 10 year anniversary |
| 1:46.3 | series, I wanted to both take you down just a quick walk down memory lane and some of the things |
| 1:52.1 | that have happened here at the hub, but also paint the picture and cast the big vision for where we're |
| 1:57.6 | going in the next 10 years because I am on board and I'm certainly very excited for |
| 2:03.5 | this because I hope it makes a huge impact on you and your business, but most importantly, |
| 2:08.8 | you and your personal life and your family and all the dreams that you've had for your business |
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