Bohnfire Podcast
Bohnfire is a collection of fireside chats on business, life and spirituality. Come as you are and sit by the fire.
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Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Karen Hoekstra started K'pure Naturals in her kitchen in 2016 when she found a need to create natural products for herself and her four small children. The business started by "accident" and is now found in over 300 stores across Canada!
Karen discusses how she started her wellness brand by accident! The learnings of being a boss and all the little things that come with starting a product based business.
WE TALKED ABOUT:
03:50 - Always being an Entrepreneur
06:03 - Discovering her son had high levels of aluminum and plastic in his system
10:17 - How Karen accidentally started K'pure Naturals
13:00 - Karen's first product, lip balm
17:50 - The power of social media
20:52 - Balancing motherhood, the fitness studio and K'pure
23:02 - Building her staff
24:24 - K'pure's growth spurt
26:05 - Karen's business learnings
32:01 - The crazy thing that happened when covid hit
36:44 - People's appetite for wellness products
41:57 - The K'pure vision
44:37 - The support from her online community
46:44 - The approach to getting Karen's team involved with the business
48:25 - Karen's learnings as a leader
49:55 - Having the humility to grow
50:14 - Favorite K'pure Naturals products
MORE ABOUT KAREN HERE:
Website: https://kpurenaturals.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpurenaturals/
KARIN BOHN:
Instagram: http://instagram.com/karinbohn
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarinBohn
Website: www.karinbohn.com
HOUSE OF BOHN:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofbohn/
Website: www.houseofbohn.com
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Jillian Harris is a mother, fiancé, storyteller, and quintessential busy-bee who pours her heart and soul into every endeavour. She is the Founder of Jillian Harris Design and The Jilly Academy, Co-Author of Fraiche Food Full Hearts and Co-Founder of The Jilly Box. Jillian is passionate about love, family, philanthropy, advocacy, fashion, food, decor and much more.
In this episode, Karin and Jillian reminisce on their days in design school together, Jillian recalls the birth of her blog, her many business ventures and her outlook on company culture.
WE TALKED ABOUT:
03:30 -- Life after "The Bachelorette"
13:10 -- How the blog started
18:08 -- Creating her own opportunities
22:55 -- Post mortem
24:13 -- Importance of company structure
25:51 -- Jillian flexing on Jilly Box and JHD
27:59 -- The Jilly Box story
35:14 -- Culture at JHD
42:19 -- Not-so-rapid, rapid fire questions
MORE ABOUT JILLIAN HERE:
Website: https://jillianharris.com/#/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jillian.harris
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
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KARIN BOHN:
Instagram: http://instagram.com/karinbohn
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarinBohn
Website: www.karinbohn.com
HOUSE OF BOHN:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofbohn/
Website: www.houseofbohn.com
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Positioning himself as an "arms dealer for the creative revolution", Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance. He is the author of six books (The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, Louder Than Words, Herding Tigers, The Motivation Code, Daily Creative) which have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, and passion for work.
This episode delivers numerous takeaways as Karin and Todd dive into "Herding Tigers"; discussing how to lead creative, talented people, the difference between doing the work and leading the work, and helping your team balance stability and challenge.
WE TALKED ABOUT:
03:30 -- Todd's journey into writing about Creativity and Leadership
10:09 -- The birth of "Herding Tigers"
12:26 -- Balancing Stability and Challenge
20:38 -- Leading the work
23:52 -- The story told 5,000 times
27:59 -- High challenge, low stability
30:45 -- Recognizing too much challenge or too much stability
34:15 -- Connecting with your team
36:00 -- Leadership role
37:35 -- Transition from maker to manager
43:35 -- Most valuable thing leaders can bring
47:21 -- Dynamic shifts during role transitions
54:03 -- Todd Henry's podcast
MORE ABOUT TODD HERE:
Website: https://www.toddhenry.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toddhenry/
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
For a list of Todd Henry's books, check out https://www.toddhenry.com/books/
KARIN BOHN:
Instagram: http://instagram.com/karinbohn
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarinBohn
Website: www.karinbohn.com
HOUSE OF BOHN:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofbohn/
Website: www.houseofbohn.com
Saturday Feb 11, 2023
Saturday Feb 11, 2023
Danielle is the founder of the Business Babes Collective, a global community for female entrepreneurs. She is a community builder, collaboration expert, business strategist and with over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience in multiple industries, (including sales for High-End Electronics, Health & Wellness, Weddings, Conferences & Digital Marketing), Danielle loves teaching women to create strategic and profitable collaborations, as well as building a strong foundation and systems to be able to scale their businesses without having to work around the clock.
Danielle is a familiar face in Vancouver's event space, hosting many events and gathering like-minded entrepreneurs to help achieve their goals. In this episode, Danielle shares the power of community, how community is an asset to your business, and defeating imposter syndrome at the early stages of her entrepreneurial journey.
WE TALK ABOUT:
4:30 – The Business Babes Collective’s origin story
8:55 – On starting small
11:20 – The power of community
13:47 – Danielle on her Marketing Strategy
14:35 – How to maximize on your connections
17:05 – Cultivating depth in community relationships
18:28 – Pivoting her in-person, events-based business in 2020
21:29 – Community being an excellent support system
23:07 – Fostering relationships and taking it a step further
26:00 – Challenges faced during the pandemic
29:23 – Burnout from running a business during the pandemic
32:00 – How the pandemic benefited Danielle’s business structure
34:35 – The amazing response after the pandemic
36:50 – Serving your community
37:45 – Abundance mindset vs scarcity mindset
39:42 – Limiting beliefs and hiding behind community
43:50 – Being “a fish out of water”
45:05 – Pushing back on limiting beliefs
46:46 – The importance of celebrating successes
51:44 – Common fears or challenges among entrepreneurs
55:24 – Being in alignment with yourself
57:43 – Motherhood and entrepreneurship
MORE ABOUT DANIELLE HERE: Website: https://www.businessbabescollective.com/
Business Babes Collective's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/businessbabesco/
Danielle Wiebe's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danilivinglife/
KARIN BOHN:
Instagram: http://instagram.com/karinbohn
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarinBohn
Website: www.karinbohn.com
HOUSE OF BOHN: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofbohn/
Website: www.houseofbohn.com
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Kelly Deck’s interior design ideas have gained an international following—through her column in the Globe and Mail, her series on HGTV, and ongoing contributions to Western Living, Canadian House and Home, and Style at Home.
Since launching her firm, Kelly Deck has become a pinnacle design voice on the Pacific North West. In this episode, we talk about what it takes to build an interior design business, leadership, misconceptions about what it means to be an interior designer and how to maintain balance amidst the chaos.
WE TALK ABOUT:
00:01:31 - Intro
00:04:10 - Looking back at Kelly's HGTV show
00:08:51 - The hustle mindset
00:15:03 - How her parent's creativity influenced her
00:18:03 - Kelly's interior design process & moments of truth
00:23:29 - Team structure
00:28:16 - "Hire slowly, fire quickly"
00:30:56 - That growth mindset
00:33:21 - The unique business of interior design
00:35:06 - Leadership and office culture
00:40:23 - Karin's moment of truth
00:46:28 - Kelly on coaching her team
00:48:25 - Creative business is one of the toughest business
00:49:33 - How having a daughter influenced Kelly's work and style
00:53:24 - Kelly's Architectural Digest moment
00:56:30 - West Coast North book
MORE ABOUT KELLY HERE:
Website: https://kellydeck.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellydeckdesign/
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KARIN BOHN:
Instagram: http://instagram.com/karinbohn
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KarinBohn
Website: www.karinbohn.com
HOUSE OF BOHN:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofbohn/
Website: www.houseofbohn.com
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
With this podcast, Karin seeks to serve her audience through a series of interviews with innovators, creators, and entrepreneurs. The show offers practical strategies and support that her listeners can implement in their own businesses, while at the same time addressing blocks and helping to shift mindset so that the audience can reach their highest potential.