Digital Marketing That Puts People First
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It’s the perfect story of a Stay at Home Mum with a hobby that goes viral. But peek behind the beautifully curated Instagram feed to hear about the real-life journey which has taken Wild Indiana from a back bedroom operation to a national brand.
It all started with a play gym made by Laura’s husband, Luke. With nine months maternity leave ahead of her, Laura began selling a few on Instagram.
Then she happened upon a certain silicone baby's bowl, and entered the importing game.
When Covid hit and an Instagram influencer shared a post, Wild Indiana went viral - reaching seven figures and a social following of over 34,000.
Laura’s story of courage, tenacity, and a heart to help other mums - is incredibly inspiring.
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KEY MOMENTS
03:48 - Laura discovers her knack for selling on Instagram, before the rest of the world catches on.
07:46 - A new product range enables Laura to support and encourage mums, while building a successful business.
12:17 – Laura enters the world of importing and overseas manufacture.
13:00 - Sales triple when an influencer shares an Instagram post – and Covid helps online purchases to soar.
17:00 - Time to move house. The back room just isn’t big enough for this growing business!
19:31 - After a few kinks along the way, Laura is grateful to the forgiving customers who have stuck with Wild Indiana through the growing years.
22:17 – From a painful experience, Laura reshaped her business.
24:00 - Laura shares some tips for Instagram marketing.
29:29 - When the rubber hits the road, Laura revisits her motivations, and her idea of success.
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LEARN MORE
Transforming Lives Through Confidence: Jodie & Anastasia at ‘Rise Women’ Share their Inspiring Story - Ep 22
Rebranded and Reborn: Zedu, the Training Co that Faced Down its Giants & Rose from the Ashes - Ep 21
Leverage, Optimise, Focus, Thrive: Day Spa Industry Innovator Vanessa Main Shares Principles that can Turbo-Charge Your Business - Ep 20
Bite the Bullet and Specialise: How Financial Planner Phil Thompson went from ‘Just Making It’ Generalist, to Rapidly Growing Specialist – Ep 19
Ending Slavery in Australia: How Sally Irwin’s Cafe & Social Enterprise, The Freedom Hub, is Restoring Survivors – Ep 18
When a Hobby Takes Over: How Campsmart Grew from a Maternity Leave Project, to a Serious Aussie Brand – Ep 17
‘It’s About Going the Extra Mile’ Entrepreneur Justin Herald on Why Customer Experience is Crucial - Ep 16
“Just Be Your Authentic Self!” The Yoga Teacher & Circus Arts Trainer Who’s Smashing Stereotypes - Ep 15
Future-Proofing the Next Generation: Rowan Kunz, Edu-Preneur and Founder at Art of Smart - Ep 14
Scaling Fast, Keeping Quality: The Young, Agile Company That’s Blazing a Trail in Disability - Ep 13
“I Had to Get My Name Out of the Business” – ‘Dr Burnout’ Valerie Ling & the Centre That’s Changing Lives – Ep 11
Special Edition: Burnout in Business - How to Prevent it, How to Recover, with ‘Dr Burnout’ Valerie Ling - Ep 12
“It Instantly Transformed the Industry” - The Western Sydney Tech Co That Disrupted Trucking in Australia - Ep 10
Playing the Numbers Game - How Entrepreneur Steve Waters is Changing the Face of Property Investment - Ep 8
Helping Entrepreneurs to Soar: Roger Vertannes - From London, to Riyadh, to Sydney – Ep 7
“It’s All About How the Customer Feels” - Josh Nicholls - from Solo Sparky, to National CEO - Ep 6
The Story of a Famous Aussie Snack: Karen Lebsanft, Kurrajong Kitchen - Ep 5
“It’s So Much Like Marriage!” The Highs & Lows of Business Partnership: Kirsty Farrugia - Ep 4
A Family Business Goes National - Evan Graham & Alex Nelson at Limcora Group - Ep 3
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