Wheel Talk
Ryan Durbin (@rdceramics) & Becca Otis (@5linespottery) share their experiences as potters, makers, small business owners, and creatives. Becca is a full time studio potter, while Ryan is a full time website developer and part time potter. We'd love to share our ups and downs along the way as we build our skills as makers and small business owners in an honest, informal manner. We hope to bring you helpful tips we've learned over the years, learn from each other, and share expertise from a number of guests with you also. Please join us for some Wheel Talk!
Wheel Talk
#264 - Spaghetti brain or box brain?
Ryan & Becca get into an interesting discussion sparked from a human psychology thought experiment Ryan had recently. We get into the weeds about the differences between those who are flexible focusers ("spaghetti brained") and priority focusers ("box brained"). The discussion ensues and provides some context to how both Ryan & Becca manage their businesses, relationships, and the world around them from this perspective. Enjoy!
Listener Questions
On this episode:
- Wholesale question? Is there a typical time range ur stores send u payment after you send them ur goods? We have a couple we really need to hound. We find it so counter to what they preach, “look at us, we are a store that supports artists.” But then don’t pay us promptly. We do depend on their orders though and don’t want to loose their business. @the_justuscollective
- When you deliver to your wholesale/ consignment customers, do you charge shipping and if you do, at what rate? (I deliver at no cost, but claim my gas for tax purposes. I only charge for shipping = mailing) @greencabinpottery
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