MindfulCommerce Krissie & Rich

Thank you for joining us today for our Expert Training with the Wonderful Anne Thomas from Design Packs. Anne is a longtime supporter of MindfulCommerce so we're delighted to share the floor with a beloved member of our community.
Join the MindfulCommerce Community for free here: https://mindfulcommerce.io/join-the-community
Visit Design Packs website here - https://design-packs.com
Some of our examples of great design - https://eu.patagonia.com/ and https://www.allbirds.com/
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Thank you for joining us today for our Expert Training with the fabulous Jeanne from Spark and Bloom. Jeanne is near and dear to us as a person, but also as a professional. We love to support her because she does more than talk the talk, among other things. She's part of 1% for the planet. And she offsets the carbon footprint of her business, which is Spark and Bloom, a design studio that specialises in helping ethical entrepreneurs, make sure their impact is seen. Through careful strategy and market research Spark and Bloom designs beautiful brand identities, which fit business goals with and resonates with the right people. 
Jeanne will talks about what branding is and why it's important to make sure we're on the same page and we're talking about the same thing, what specifically is an ethical brand and why you should be one. And finally, Jeanne shares with us a lot of actionable tips and ideas.
Join the MindfulCommerce Community for free here: https://mindfulcommerce.io/join-the-community
Visit Spark and Bloom's Expert Directory listing here: https://mindfulcommerce.io/directory/spark-and-bloom/
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Series 4, Ep #3
In this episode, we'll be learning about how your ecommerce brand can stand out and profit with mindful marketing. The perfect harmony! 
Delivered to us by Aleana Bargaoui from Brands Are Alive!
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Visit Spark and Bloom's Expert Directory listing here: https://mindfulcommerce.io/directory/brands-are-alive
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Series 4: Ep 2 - Shownotes
Super excited to publish the second Expert Training to the MindfulCommerce Podcast!
Monica Sharma-Patnekar delivered this fantastic training to the MindfulCommerce Community - if you'd like to see the video, join the community for free and you'll find it in the Expert Training Library.
In this session, we learn about ways to build an ecommerce brand that's both conscious and irresistible – the best of all worlds!
This episode helps creative & conscious product ecommerce businesses to build a brand that inspires their audience to take ACTION. By nailing your positioning, bringing your customers back & consistently showing up, tracking & testing.Monica talks to us about:
The 3 phases of the Scale your Store roadmapWhat an irresistible conscious eCommerce brand is and why it’s importantThe 4 building blocks of an irresistible conscious eCommerce brandResourcesFREE resource: discover your customers needs, wants & desires with the 4 types of questions to ask your customer, and build a brand that inspires your audience to action!
Where can you find Monica?
Find Monica's business profile on the MindfulCommerce Expert Directory here.
Instagram: @businesswithmonica
Not yet a member of our community? Join for free here - https://mindfulcommerce.io/join-the-community
 
Want to feature on the podcast? All info on how to do so can be found here -
https://mindfulcommerce.io/support-packages


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Series 4: Ep 1 - Shownotes
We are so excited to introduce a BRAND NEW SERIES for the MindfulCommerce Podcast 🎉
 
This series (series 4), will allow people outside of the MindfulCommerce Community to learn from some of the knowledge, skills and expertise brought to you by our ecommerce and sustainability experts who contribute to our Expert Training Library inside the community platform.
 
This episode is the first of many in this series and is brought to you by our Co-Founder Krissie.
 
Krissie is not a co-founder of MindfulCommerce, she is also the founder of Kollectify - a content marketing agency for ecommerce tech and agencies.
 
In this episode, Krissie shares her expertise on how to Harness the Power of Technology to Build & Scale an Ecommerce Business With Mindful Foundations. 🌱
 
Krissie discusses various ways we can build and scale our online businesses to not only "leave no trace" on the environment, but to have a regenerative business which helps our environment to thrive.
 
Krissie will run through the 6 sustainability pillars in The MindfulCommerce Sustainability Framework which guides ecommerce businesses to reduce their environmental footprint through tech.
 
You'll walk away feeling good - armed with new ideas for how to have a more mindful business and inspire others to do the same.
 
Not yet a member of our community? Join for free here - https://mindfulcommerce.circle.so/home
 
Want to feature on the podcast? All info on how to do so can be found here -
https://mindfulcommerce.io/support-packages
Links mentioned in podcast:
The MindfulCommerce Sustainability Framework & Guide
 
Mindful Business
Mud Jeans lease programRecurateFairPhone Mindful Sourcing
SupplyCompassPukka Herbs and their regenerative projects with farmersWave RangersMindful Products
 
WaterHaul
Sunglasses Re-task the Mask campaign and their litter pickers 
Mindful Deliveries
 
Bezos (Last Green Mile) ShipBob (Carbon Neutral fulfilment) Podcast episode with ShipBob
Packhelp
Mindful Communications
Communications support - contact Krissie - krissie@mindfulcommerce.ioOur servicesIan Snow’s detailed product description exampleForthGladeHeylow.worldMindful Footprint
AllbirdsBAM clothingGreenStoryC FreeOur Challenge and top tips 
Organic BasicsBeaconWebsite carbon KrystalGreenGeeks Our contact details
 info@mindfulcommerce.ioOr DM me directly inside community
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Find us: 
Head to our community page to register & join the MindfulCommerce community as an expert, brand or merchantInstagram: @mindfulcommerceFacebook @MindfulCommerceContact Us - info@mindfulcommerce.ioWhere to find One Circular World:
Shipbob - Website
Where to find Casey Armstrong:Casey Armstrong - Email: carmstrong@shipbob.com 
Links Mentioned in Episode:
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Shownotes:
Krissie Leyland  0:00  Hello, and welcome to the MindfulCommerce Podcast, a place where we talk to ecommerce brands and service providers and developers who care about protecting our planet. I'm Krissie
Rich Bunker  0:11  I'm Rich, and we're your hosts. This podcast is an extension of the MindfulCommerce Community.
Krissie Leyland  0:18  The MindfulCommerce Community is a safe place for ecommerce brands and experts to connect, collaborate and explore opportunities to work together to unleash the power of ecommerce as a force for good.
Rich Bunker  0:30  You can join by going to mindfulcommerce.io, and clicking "community". See you there.
Krissie Leyland  0:35  Hello, everyone. Today, we'll be speaking to Casey, who is the CMO of Shipbob. We will be discussing when if ever is the right time to outsource warehousing and fulfillment for your ecommerce brand. So welcome Casey, it's really great to have you on here. I've wanted to for ages because you are one of our very first community supporters. So thank you so much for that. Would you like to just introduce yourself and tell me a bit about shipbob? And why Shipbob exists?
Casey Armstrong  1:09  Yes. Well, thank you very much for having me. You know, we're very happy to be part of the MindfulCommerce Community. We take the carbon neutrality and everything very seriously over here at Shipbob, which I know we're gonna dive into. We are a global fulfillment platform. We serve and are partnered with over 5000 brands. We ship millions of items every single month. We actually are up to almost 25 fulfillment centers, including one in the UK, one in Canada, one in Ireland, one in Australia, which we just announced last week, and about 20 in the US. So, I'm very happy to be here.
Krissie Leyland  1:51  Wow, that's amazing. That's a lot. I was actually gonna ask you how many fulfillment centers you have but you just answered that question. It's great that you've got one in the UK. So in your opinion, when is the right time for brands to outsource their warehousing and fulfillment to companies such as Shipbob?
Casey Armstrong  2:13  There's no hard answer where it's like, "once you're doing 100 orders a month." I think it's when you start seeing that the time it takes you to fulfill,and ship items starts to impact the time that you have to focus on sales, marketing, community development & product development, because that's what's actually going to drive your business. I know a lot of entrepreneurs are kind of hesitant to like hand things over. Unless logistics and operations is your differentiator from your competition... I think it behooves a lot of founders to hand that off sooner than not so they can focus on the right things, logistics, and fulfillments, very time intensive, which is often your most valuable asset. If you're staying up till eight o'clock at night, midnight, 2am, during peak season to pick and pack boxes, it's probably not the best use of your time.
Krissie Leyland  3:18  There are brands doing that.
Casey Armstrong  3:20  Oh, we hear that all the time. It's honestly the catalyst for [almost all of our customers] to reach out to and start working with us rather quickly. They start seeing the time that they're spending on it. Sometimes, even worse is subconsciously, they're purposely thwarting their own growth: "I want to double my sales. I want to double my business but that means I'm gonna have to ship twice as many items. I don't want to stay up for an extra two hours or four hours every single day to pick and pack boxes." Then if you're gonna start hiri