Orta Kitchen Garden began as a dream to create tools that promote gardening and connect people to nature. In 2011, founder Anne Fletcher made the first self-watering seed pot as a solution to the problem of sustaining delicate herb seedlings on her kitchen counter. In her design, water is drawn as needed from the pot’s terracotta reservoir. After a year in her garage experimenting and teaching herself ceramics, she refined her dream into the Sixie Seed Pot, a responsibly-made product that is beautiful enough to display. Eager to align her professional life as a product designer with her environmental values, Anne started Orta Kitchen Garden.

Shannon Matson is the founder of The Social Bunglaow, an education and media platform that helps online service providers, coaches, and educators turn their expertise into a sophisticated business. Shannon joins us today to encourage small businesses who want to level up and lean into providing services or teach online classes to go for it using simple steps to get off the ground. Shannon also shares her tips for creating an effective instagram carousel and how to have an engaging launch for new offerings.

Kristen Bousquet is a creator, monetization coach, and founder of Soulcialmate. She started her company after selling her first business for $100k at 25 years old, and since has generated over $450K in her creator business as a micro influencer. Soulcialmate’s goal is to educate entrepreneurial creators on how to turn their online influence into a profitable, self-sustaining business through the Soulcial Scoop Podcast and her Soulcial Suite coaching programs, all while keeping the soul in social media.