Giving up the 9-to-5 to sell Artisan products – with Harjit Sohotey-Khan - Jewelled Buddha
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Harjit Sohotey-Khan works with social enterprises, artisan NGO's and brands to sell ethically handcrafted fashion and homeware for style conscious women. Her mission is Style Made to Empower - empowering the consumer with high quality, artisanal fashion and artisans with a sustainable income.

Listen in to hear Harjit share:

  • What Jewelled Buddha is and what she sells (1:00)
  • How and why she quit her 9-to-5 job to travel through Asia (1:26)
  • Where she found the inspiration for her business (4:40)
  • How things change when you work for yourself (7:00)
  • The practical steps she took to set up her business (8:57)
  • How and why she started off selling in marketplaces (10:00)
  • The logistics around products and stock (11:48)
  • Selecting products and how she sources ethical, sustainable, wearable fashion (12:41)
  • The importance of having a criteria for products included in her range (18:16)
  • Getting to know the communities she works with (20:00)
  • The importance of appreciating our clothes and shopping sustainably (21:30)
  • How the covid-19 pandemic has affected her supply chain and the communities she works with (23:00)
  • Appearing in the Telegraph and how she’s getting so much press coverage - plus what you can do to get yourself in the press (25:54)
  • Her best PR tips (30:10)
  • The importance of joining Facebook groups and networking groups (31:30)
  • Her experience of working through my product creation course (34:10)
  • Why you just need to get started and why your journey will look different to everyone else's (36:15)
  • What wearing the same clothes for a year taught her (40:50)
  • Her number one piece of advice for other product creators (42:57)

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