Today's guest started selling on Etsy in February 20, 2017. Her goal was to make customers happy with her quality scented slime. Creating slime is her passion and she believes in A+ customer service. I am happy to be able to introduce you to the owner and creator of Samantha's Slime Shop, 16-year-old Samantha Zumwalt!
The Notes
Samantha talks about how she got started with her slime business.
- Her friend introduced her to slime and it was love at first sight.
- She immediately went to Wal-Mart to get slime supplies and they stayed up all night making slime.
- She quickly decided the slime business was the best business to start.
Samantha talks about what makes slime so much fun!
- It’s the texture and people are entertained by such weird stuff like slime.
- She has a variety of colors, smells, and textures.
- Her best seller is Cotton Candy Twist.
Samantha talks about her inspiration for starting her business.
- She got the idea from her mom who runs her own accounting business.
- She even attended college classes with her mom for her business degree when she was going to school.
- She started the business 2 years ago and hosts her products on Etsy.
Samantha shares what she has learned about business.
- She has learned a lot about dealing with customer service-especially tricky customers.
- Her team is composed of a lot of family friends right now.
- Her mom has managed to incorporate a lot of intentional learning into Samantha’s business because she is homeschooled.
- She is motivated to do math for her business because she likes to see her profit.
Samantha shares her goals for growing the business in the next year.
- She wants to do more marketing and meet more of her customers.
- She’s considering doing retail too.
- For now, she is sticking to developing new products.
Samantha shares about her career goals.
- She plans on going to college to get a degree, but doesn’t want to spend a lot of time there.
- She wants to be an entrepreneur and invest in the stock market.
Samantha shares her advice for other young entrepreneurs.
- Just jump in and get started!
- You never know where the fun could take you!
Samantha talks about dealing with competition.
- It does worry her sometimes, but it keeps her motivated to keep coming up with new ideas.
Jessica shares how she balances her business as well as Samantha’s.
- The flexibility of working from home helps them adjust their focus to whatever they need that day.
- She definitely encourages parents to let their kids experiment with building a business.
- Samantha got a lot of reviews from big “slimers” and YouTubers which helped build the business.
Jessica shares about the experience of bringing Samantha along to college classes.
- Her professors were very supportive of Jessica being in class.
Jessica mentioned the quality of the slime they create
- They made sure that all the materials are non-toxic and can be washed out of anything with just a little warm water.
Meet Samantha Zumwalt
Samantha is the owner and creator of Samantha's Slime Shop. She started selling on Etsy on February 20, 2017, with a goal to make her customers happy with quality scented slime. Creating slime is her passion and she loves doing it every day.