The Soap World: Getting Out of Your Own Way and Asking for Support with Nicole Peele

Howdy, Ags! It’s time to suds up with our guest, Nicole Peele ‘18! In this episode, Nicole shares her journey after the military, the hard truths about entrepreneurship, and how she has grown her business with community and collaborations. Whether you want your own hand-crafted soap or are interested in learning how to start your own soap business, connect with Nicole Peele on LinkedIn, Instagram (jpluxe23), or the JPLuxe website!

About

Nicole Peele is the founder and owner of JP Luxe (Jean Peele Luxurious Collection) a bath and body company specializing in handmade products from scratch in small batches. JP Luxe provides wholesale opportunities, custom orders as well as teaching soap making classes. We teach liquid soap making and cold process soap making class virtually. Nicole is also a 2018 graduate of the Entrepreneur Bootcamp for Veterans at Texas A&M University.

Timestamps:

• [00:00 - 01:33] Intro
• [01:34 - 05:50] Entrepreneurship After The Military 
• [05:51 - 08:32] Getting Out of Your Own Way
• [08:33 - 10:16] Fear of Success
• [10:17 - 16:36] Business Model, Local Ingredients, Training Others
• [16:37 - 18:35] BHAG 
• [18:38 - 20:59] Lightning Round 
• [21:00 - 23:36] Connect with Nicole 
• [23:37 - 26:12] Chris and Greg’s Takeaways
• [26:13 - 27:17] Outro

Resources:

Website: https://jpluxe.bigcartel.com/    

AGH Website:        https://www.aggiegrowthhacks.com/

 

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