How I Built Resilience: Emily Powell of Powel...

When Maxine Clark left a top job in retail to start a make-your-own stuffed animal store, people thought she’d lost her mind. Investors doubted it. Friends questioned it. Retail experts couldn't understand how it would scale.But drawing on more than 20 years as a retail executive ...  Show more

Today’s callers: Whitney in Utah wonders how to bridge the gap between pre-seed and institutional investment for her fitness/retail combo space. Then Chloe in the U.K. considers which markets to target for her at-home crafting kits. And Christy in Washington wants to convert gift ...  Show more

Powell's City of Books is no mere bookstore; it's an institution, community, and treasure for bibliophiles. This literary haven offers new, used, and rare finds that beckon readers from every corner of the globe. Store Manager Bry Hoag helped Powell's flourish into a cultural ico ...  Show more

To mark the release of Patrick's book The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World, he did a virtual event with Powell's Bookstore in Portland, hosted by history podcaster extraordinaire and bestselling author Mike Duncan. Mike and Patrick ...

📚 Grab a copy of Steven Pressfield's books at The Painted Porch.Books mentioned in this episode:Pontius Pilot (Ann Wroe)Asylum (William Seabrook)Conundrum (Jan Morris)Gift from the Sea (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated Editio ...  Show more

Today Anne takes you behind the scenes of how her book Reading People came into being. Guided by questions from newsletter subscribers, we're delving into the intricacies of how the book was made, from working with agents and editors, to how the book got matched up with a publish ...  Show more