Bohnfire Podcast

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   

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: For all your lighting needs, check out The Lighting Warehouse      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   

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   

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

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/   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: For all your lighting needs, check out The Lighting Warehouse  Discover our work in "West Coast North"! Order now on Amazon or Chapters.   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     

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.