She Percolates With Jen Hatzung & Danielle Spurge

Find Erin here: Website //  Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Pinterest Erin Dollar is the designer and maker behind Cotton & Flax. With a background in fine art printmaking, Erin brings a simple, modern aesthetic vision to Cotton & Flax, which she founded in 2012. After studying fine art printmaking at UC Santa Cruz, Erin continued her studio practice and produced artworks on paper in Portland, Oregon. She began a series of experimental printmaking projects on textiles in 2010, and spent two years refining her aesthetic vision and perfecting printing processes before founding Cotton & Flax as a permanent home for her designs. In today's episode Erin shares her definition of success, her fear about finding fellow handmade shop owners when she moved to Los Angeles, CA, why meeting other small business owners is so important and so much more. "For me feeling successful is feeling like you're moving in the right direction or feeling like you are making progress. Being able to look in the rearview m

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we are sipping coffee and talking about exploring your city and meeting  new people. We shared a bit about Makers Mentors, a virtual conference for creative entrepreneurs.  You can find more info and register here. Plus you can save $50 off registration with the code SHEPERCOLATESVIP. p.s If you would be so kind as to leave us a review on iTunes, we would be forever appreciative. If you are unsure about how leave us a review you can watch this quick tutorial that Danielle put together!

Find Stephanie here: Website //  Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Pinterest Stephanie Tait is a mother of two, currently living in Salem, Oregon. She walked away from a successful portrait photography business to launch her personal brand, for which she is now a full time author, speaker, and blogger, sharing her unique style of whimsical photojournalism paired with her humorous and heartfelt musings on life. You can find her at The Joy Parade. In today’s episode Stephanie shares why she left her photography business + why her family left the hustle of the Silicon Valley for a more slow paced life in Oregon. She shares about her son, Aidan and his journey through life while being on the autism spectrum.  She shares how Aidan’s positive outlook on life inspires her daily. Stephanie talks about how her definition of success shifted when she stopped worrying about how the much was coming in and instead shifted her focus on what she was putting back out into the world. She also shares the meaning behind her ta

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we are sipping coffee and talking about birthdays! Both Danielle and I are celebrating our birthday's in the next week! Danielle's is April 11th and mine is April 15th.  In this episode we chat about barbie cakes, 10 speed bikes, sticking your foot in your birthday cake, sweet 16 parties, wonderbras, and themed parties.  Lots of funny stories shared! p.s If you would be so kind as to leave us a review on iTunes, we would be forever appreciative. If you are unsure about how leave us a review you can watch this quick tutorial that Danielle put together!

Hannah Tillman is 31 and lives downtown Birmingham, Alabama with her adorable dachshund, Sally. She has a huge family who you can find on her instagram and twitter on a pretty regular basis, along with a few of her other favorite things - baseball and anything Auburn. After she graduated from Samford University with a bachelors degree in Sociology she married a military man and moved around a bit to Auburn and San Diego. Her world was turned upside down when she got a divorced in 2013. She came back to her hometown to start over. The past two years have been full of ups and downs and do-overs for Hannah. She only just recently started her dream job at the United Way of Central Alabama, where she wear many hats - from project management to communications to marketing to admin.In today's episode Hannah opens up about the dark period she had during and after her divorce. She shares with us how the failure of her marriage made her doubt herself and what she could do.  She really had to accept that her divorce was

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we are sipping coffee and talking about style, fashion and shopping. I interviewed Jen on these topics because she is a style icon, and I am working on being a better dressed person. Jen talks about when she got interested in fashion and some of the pearls of wisdom she has learned along the way. Questions Jen answers: What five things do you think every woman should have in her closet? How can someone add color or interest to a bland wardrobe? What are you thoughts on accessorizing? Any tips? Jen mentions how much she loves scarves by fashionABLE. What should a woman wear to a job interview? What are some tips for shopping on a budget? Jen also suggests Stitch Fix for busy moms or ladies who want to try some new pieces.

Kara is the owner and creator of Kara's Vineyard Wedding, a handmade boutique that focuses on one-of-a-kind wedding decor such as custom place card holders and Premium DIY supplies. After graduating with degree in Mass Communications and English, Kara worked in financial planning, and saw success through the corporate lens of earning promotions & making money. She recognized her passion for entrepreneurship in 2011, & built her handmade business while "on-the-clock". Two years later, the birth of her daughter was the push she needed to make the leap to self employment, and she hasn't looked back! Kara treasures the ability to work for herself while providing a second income for her family, AND raising her 2 children full-time. She also loves spending time with family and friends, drinking wine, & reading US Weekly. In today's episode Kara shares a definition of success we think so many of our listeners will appreciate and understand. "As long as my family has everything that we need and some of th

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we are sipping coffee and talking all about that handmade hustle! I interview Danielle about her handmade business, The Merriweather Council, which she started almost 5 years ago. Danielle talks a bit about how her shop/business started and then she answers a few questions from our community.  We couldn't answer every question and we had so much more to share so we think there is a part 2 in the future! Questions Danielle answers: For the people who don't know tell us how your shop started and where you sell? Why you shouldn't jump ship from Etsy, but why you  MUST think of Etsy as a tool. How do you manage time for new creativity? How do you say no when someone asks you to create something that isn't you. How to transition from corporate world to the handmade w

Meredith Crawford is the founder and editor of the blog One Sheepish Girl. She loves knitting, crochet, photography, travel and so much more. She recently published her first crochet pattern book, Crochet with One Sheepish Girl. It is available for purchase on Amazon.com! In addition to her work with One Sheepish Girl, Meredith is also the communications director at a non-profit in Dallas, TX. In today's episode Meredith opens up about how she struggles with self esteem, how she started a blog her junior year of college as a creative outlet for knitting, crocheting, and all things yarn. She shares how she used her blog as a way to document her journey to work on her confidence with a series called "blogging for confidence." She describes the series as "silly challenges" to push her out of her comfort zone -things like wearing red lipstick and going to see a movie alone. We dive right in and talk about what success means/is for Meredith. "I think success for me is more than a list of accomplishments. It's real

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we are sipping coffee and talking all about working from home. The good, the bad and the ugly. Ok, maybe there isn't really any ugly. But both Danielle and I share when we started working for home, how try and keep work and life separate. Spoiler alert, we aren't very good at it but we make a conscious effort to step away from work and we both share how to try to do that. We also go into detail about emails and Danielle shares how she gave herself permission to take the weekends off. It's a great episode. Even if you don't work from home you'll get a bit of sneak peek into how Danielle and I plan our days and what working from home is like.  Also a major spoiler alert, we do not have kids so we have to give a major shout out to the WAHMs and the SAHMs because yo

Heather Crabtree is a business strategist with a passion for coaching creative entrepreneurs. Heather has embraced her journey.  Her journey lead her from the career she envisioned herself having since high school, an attorney, to owning a very large and successful wedding planning company, selling it and finally landing exactly where she wants to be, helping coach creative entrepreneurial women. Heather talks in detail about how her definition of success shifted the moment she got a heart wrenching call saying her father had passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack. "When tragedies like that happen it changes everything. It changed my whole being." In today's episode we chat with Heather about embracing her journey, dealing with the loss of her father, how she lost herself and a good long chat with her sister gave her her perspective back. We chat about this idea of needing to validate one's career with their title. Heather left the world of lawyer-ing but felt she  wasn't worthy because she walked away fr

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we're chatting about friendship. We chat about how for both of us our life long friends were not made in college like many people say.  We chat about how finding just one friend to connect with can make all the difference when you move to a new place.  We even dive into a discussion about cliques.  Lots of friendship stories shared today! We also chat about our podcast being live for the world to hear for 1 month, and we thank our first 4 AH-MAZ-ING guests! On Wednesday 3/11 our podcast celebrated being live on itunes and for the world to hear for 1 month! We are so grateful for our first for guest who really took a chance on us.  If you haven't yet listened to them you are missing out! Taylor of Dear Olympia, Erika of Rouge + Whimsy, Amanda of Scoutie Girl &

Kim is the creator and designer behind Daisy Faye Designs. Kim has always had a passion for fashion and anything creative and DFD allows her to bring together those two loves.  Kim loves coming up with original ideas and combining unexpected fabrics and colors to create something beautiful.  Kim graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Marketing and worked in retail management and merchandising after college.In today's episode we chat with Kim about being a mom, wife, and small business owner.  How she felt like she was working for nothing in her merchandising job because thanks to the military she was living in a smaller town that didn't have the growth she needed. She tells us how her current definition of success is doing the best she can with everything in her life. She knows that in the future, when her son goes to school full time she will be able to spend more time focused on her shop, but until then she is happy to focus on being a mom, wife, and then business owner {in that order

Our Friday Coffee Talk episodes are a time for Danielle and I chat about anything and everything. We are so happy this community enjoys hearing us talk about things that often get discussed at a coffee shop, the things you tell your girlfriends. Today we're chatting about loneliness. We chat about loneliness in college, after college, being a newlywed and moving away, and how we've learned to deal with those feelings. We also briefly chat about friendship and loneliness thanks to the military. These two topics are future Friday coffee talk chats!

Amanda is the creator and designer behind Amanda Day Rose, a wedding & occasion paperie shop.  She is also the editor-in-chief of Scoutie Girl, a virtual place to find creative inspiration. In our interview, Amanda talks about going from the corporate world of marketing to being a full-time small business owner.  She shares a bit about the re-branding she did, how she came to be editor-in-chief of Scoutie Girl, and how she balances her time between work and play. Amanda said it best in her interview, "If it's your passion and something that you know you want to do you just have to take that leap!"

Today we're chatting about comparison. There is so much we love about social media and the online world, but the comparison game that comes with it is not our favorite. It's so easy to see what someone posts on Instagram/Facebook/Blog and think their life is perfect. You only see what they put in the little square. You see a tidy organized desk, when in reality one corner is tidy and the rest looks like hurricane harry struck.

Erika is the writer and creator behind rouge & whimsy.  Her shop is a modern take on handmade: the creativity of craft with a dose of practicality. Her blog is a space where Erika gets real, she shares her thoughts and in every post you really feel like Erika is speaking from the heart.  Erika has a full time corporate job she loves and her nights and weekends are spent making rouge & whimsy a beautiful reality.  Erika said it best in her interview, "If someone has a passion for something you will make time for it!"

Today's She Percolates episode is all about self-doubt. We're chatting about how self-doubt gets in the way of ideas and dreams.  Opportunities that have passed because our self-doubt crept in, how we get past the self-doubt and how She Percolates was a project Jen kept pursuing despite having self-doubt. This episode was inspired by a post Jen shared on the shepercolates instagram.  You can see the comments our community left on the photo here.  The shared vulnerability  was a reminder that we all feel self-doubt.

Taylor is the regional distributor for CeCe Caldwells Paints for the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Hawaii.  She manages DearOlympia.com, an online retail shop that sells CeCe Caldwells Paints and hand painted home decor signs. The brand Dear Olympia is all about being bold and creative, supporting fellow military spouses + milspouse entrepreneurs and being a positive force in the local community. Taylor and her family currently live on the island of Oahu.

Meet our co-founder and co-percolator, Jen Hatzung. In this bonus episode Danielle interviews Jen about what success means to her, why failing in 2011 helped her get to where she is now, and so much more.