Jessica Powers, co-owner of The DIY District, sits down with Rick Hopper to discuss her crafty business and the launchpad toward successJessica Powers (TikTok): https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicadanae The DIY District: https://www.thediydistrict.com/Learn more about Rick: https://rickhopper.comSubscribe and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode.Chapters1:45 Intro2:27 The DIY District4:02 What do you do?8:49 Art Therapy10:10 Art demos13:41 Pricing23:23 Custom Material Project25:14 The Journey Thus Far30:10 The Launching Pad31:03 Artist Eric Wall35:51 Jess Growing up39:57 High school 41:30 Community44:17 ContactsThank you to our sponsors: Readerest: www.readerest.com Not The Rick Hopper Show is a weekly podcast where entrepreneur Rick Hopper sits down with founders, creators, and people who bet on themselves and won. Every episode puts the guest in the spotlight because it's not his show. It's theirs. New episodes every week. Website: ⁠https://rickhopper.com⁠Instagram: @rickhopper TikTok: @rickhopperhere

Kelli Watts, owner and creator of "Savor Patisserie", sits down with Rick Hopper to discuss her life and the many crossroads that led to her opening up a "Stupid Little Cookie Business".

Kelli Watts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelli-watts

Kelli Watts (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/kellimwatts/

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Chapters

1:01 - Intro

4:50 - Childhood and Schooling

11:37- Siblings

13:21 - Scholarly Studies

16:40 - Art Teacher

17:58 - Influential People

19:38 - First Loves & First Heartbreaks

22:57 - College and Career

24:20- Bullying Story

31:30 - Troubles at home

35:14 - Life after College in NYC

37:39 - Come Back to Texas

41:16 - Macrons!

48:00 - Opportunities and Pivoting

49:10 - Getting out of the Apartment

51:34 - The Popup

53:22 - Revelations of Business

56:18 - First store & 7 more stores

57:38 - Covid Challenges

1:00 :00 - From Boxes to Pallets

1:03:40 - Finding the right space

1:05:37- QVC

1:10:27 - Happiness with your career

1:12:14 - Closing doors to open new ones

1:19:52 - Employment vs. Leadership

1:21:10 - Rick’s Home Depot Story

1:23:20 - New Ventures

Thank you to our sponsors: Readerest: www.readerest.com Not The Rick Hopper Show is a weekly podcast where entrepreneur Rick Hopper sits down with founders, creators, and people who bet on themselves and won. Every episode puts the guest in the spotlight because it's not his show. It's theirs. New episodes every week. Website: https://rickhopper.comInstagram: @rickhopperTikTok: @rickhopperhere