Despite the odds being stacked up against her, today’s guest turned her $1,000 business into a 4.5 million dollar company. Cassandra Smith is a creative, innovative sublimation thought leader with a bias for action and extensive experience training aspiring entrepreneurs in all things sublimation. She’s the founder and CEO of Blanks Galore, a sublimation training company whose mission is to teach crafters how to turn their hobby into a profit. Cassandra has proven to us that with persistence and consistency, anyone can break through their lowest points and come out victorious. Her story has inspired many and we are the first show she has ever shared it with, so listen intently as she talks with Lamar about overcoming obstacles and achieving major business success in less than 2 years.
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SHOW NOTES
[00:00:00] Greetings and Introduction of Cassandra Smith
[00:02:10] How Cassandra got into crafting
[00:04:10] Her first time making $1,000 from sublimation
[00:10:15] The idea of wholesaling sublimation items
[00:10:40] The hardships that came with leaving her job too soon
[00:11:34] Going live for the first time and teaching classes
[00:14:00] Continuing to show up even in the hardest times
[00:16:30] Launching courses for the first time
[00:18:21] Building a community and teaching students how to create items and build a sublimation business
[00:20:40] First half a million dollar month
[00:21:15] From $1,000 a week to $4.5 million
[00:21:45] Taking a moment to reflect on success and accomplishments
[00:22:38] Sometimes entrepreneurs forget where they came from
[00:23:30] What is next for Blanks Galore
[00:25:00] In person classes being offered in Atlanta
[00:28:40] First steps to get serious about a sublimation business
[00:30:00] Getting more sales in a sublimation business
[00:31:41] Next steps to scale your sublimation business
[00:32:00] How to wow a customer
[00:36:15] Cassandra’s words for someone who may be doubting themselves or scared to start
[00:37:00] Courses.BlanksGalore.com
