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With this podcast, Karin seeks to serve her audience through a series of interviews with innovators, creators, and entrepreneurs. The show offers practical advice and tactical strategies 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.
05: The Business That Happened By Accident - KAREN HOEKSTRA
Bohnfire Podcast
53 minutes 31 seconds
2 years ago
05: The Business That Happened By Accident - KAREN HOEKSTRA
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
Bohnfire Podcast
With this podcast, Karin seeks to serve her audience through a series of interviews with innovators, creators, and entrepreneurs. The show offers practical advice and tactical strategies 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.
