EP 143: Products in Williams Sonoma, building local community, sold out product launches & more: Real stories from PBA alumni

Mar 04, 2026

Tune in to the PBA alumni who prove to you that you CAN grow your online sales even if you are working part time, full time, stay at home mom, wife, are brand new to business, have been in business for a while, and more.

These are real small business owners that joined PBA at all different levels of business and with different levels of responsibilities in life… and they’ve used Product Biz Academy to grow their business even further, no matter what stage they were at or what responsibilities they are obligated to outside of their business. 

It’s one of the clearest demonstrations of what this program is actually built to do.

It’s not about needing to work for your business full time or needing to be at a certain “stage” before you join.

It’s about clarity, leverage, and strategies that WORK to support a way of doing business that is simpler AND more successful.

Here’s who you’ll meet today:

  • Karyn, who got her beverage glitter bombs into 90 stores in 2025 after joining PBA... including a massive deal with Williams Sonoma (which included an order of 14,000 units!)
  • Catalina, who got her products stocked in 12 boutiques nationwide in 2025, is generating consistent website sales through building a community on social media, and hosted her first in-person event that included a product launch with 50 attendees.
  • Funmi, who re-branded after joining PBA.. and sold out her entire candle inventory within six months and finally built a clear, confident path forward for her business
  • and Johanna, who went from relying on farmer’s markets to nearly doubling holiday sales, launching a fully rebranded and trademarked skincare line, securing 2 new stockists + a local florist partnership... all while being pregnant with baby #2.

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Spoiler alert... It does.

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Clear & effective communication!

Great podcast from Monica Little! She talks about the power of integrity, changing your mind-set to get stuff done and being accountable (both personally & professionally). The podcast is geared towards small business owners, but really so much of what Monica explains can be applied to various parts of anyone's life. She articulates so accurately many of the thoughts I have about the challenges of being a small business owner. It's reassuring & comforting to hear Monica break it all down in a comprehensive way in order to overcome the struggles. My favorite take-aways were how she explained that believing in yourself = FREEDOM and "how you do one thing is how you do everything".

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Very inspirational!! Highly recommend

Listing to Monica’s podcasts have been crucial to helping my business grow. Saving me from endless circles of the creative mind, great tips and tricks to make things more efficient. If you own your own product business, I highly recommend joining her program as well as listening to all her podcasts!! πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ™ŒπŸ»Way to go Monica !! ❀️

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I’m Learning So Much!

I love listening to Monica’s podcast as a handmade small business owner! She offers so many tangible tips within her episodes that have helped me to believe in and grow my small business. Episode 2 was very helpful as she discusses the power of integrity and using a habit tracker. I loved this concept and will begin to use one. I can relate to so many of the stories she tells about running her own handmade business. Thank you Monica for all of these episodes! I cannot wait to listen to more.

- Kelley via Apple Podcasts

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