Starting Over in Real Time with Aimee Allen
A series about what it's really like to start over in your thirties, told in real-time, and how I am trying to navigate my way through a confusing juncture in life. I have suddenly realized the life I am living is not the life I want. In this podcast, I will be documenting my journey of what it is like to make a complete 180 in life. In each episode, I will be sharing every step of my journey, as it’s unfolding in real-time; the good, the bad, the ugly. From starting a side hustle, to completely reconsidering and questioning every goal I made for myself in my twenties, I will be taking you on this journey with me to figure out my life all over again. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to hear new episodes. And of course, share this with someone you think would relate to this pod! Rate and review us 5 starts to help get this podcast out there. I am grateful for any and all your support as we are brand new!
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66 episodes
E65: What I Learned About Trademarks That Changed My Plans, and Moving to America Updates!!
This week, we get into some real time moving updates. From purging, to selling furniture, and making sure my luggage is within Emirates weight limits, there is a lot to do and 1 more week to go before the big move back to the US. ...
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E64: I Am Back! Let's Recap Trademarks, Brand Videos, My Last Day of Work, and What Is Next!
I am back! I have accidently been out for almost a month. It was not intentional, but I didn't have have a laptop for several weeks. There is a lot to catch you up on since the last episode. This week we recap wh...
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E63: Buying Company Stock Options, 2 More Weeks of Work Left, And I Have 2 Big Annoucements!!
This week I share with you my experience of buying my company's stock options that I was awarded by company. I had no idea what I was doing at first, but I finally figured it out. I explain that process to you. Spoiler alert: ...
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E62: From Barcodes to Shipping Labels, My Beach Bags Finally Got Sent to the Amazon Warehouse!!!
In this episode, I had to make sure my beach bags were ready to be picked up by the courier! He was scheduled to come pick up the beach bags on Saturday morning, so I had a deadline to meet. This meant I had to make sure all the bar...
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E61: Loan Payment Errors, Getting 200 UPC Barcodes, Amazon Storage Limits, And Confirming A Courier To Ship My Beach Bags To Amazon!!
In this episode, I face payment errors in paying off my school loans. Then it was time to get the beach bags ready to send to Amazon. First, I had to print UPS barcodes for each beach bag, then I had to figure out what the A...
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E60: Struggling With Self-Motivation, Finally Submitted My Product Listing to Amazon, And Tested Out the Beach Bag With Friends!!
This week we go through my struggles of self motivation, and making sure I find balance in life. Saying yes to balance gave me the opportunity to test out my beach bag with my friends. Also I finally submitted my product lis...
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E59: My Terrible Fiverr Experience To Get Amazon Product Images Made, And Explaining Why I am About to Spend Over $60,000!
This week I share with you the experience that I had when trying to get Amazon product images made from a freelancer I found on Fiverr. It was not a good experience so I walk you through the entire thing.I will also share with you...
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E58: I Officially Resigned From My 9-5 Job!!! And, I Share My List Of Goals To Achieve Before I Allowed Myself To Quit.
It is True!!!! In 8 weeks I will no longer be working in my 9-5 job! It is both exciting and scary at the same time. This week, I share with you the list of things I achieved which made it feel like I was ready to take...
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E57: Could That Be My Last Work Conference? Now Flying Back To Dubai, But This Time It Feels Different.
This could very well be my last time going to the annual kick off conference for my company. Things are up in the air this year. After getting my finances and other life admin things organized while I was home in Austin, TX, ...
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E56: It's Time to Pack... Not Beach Bags, But For A Work Conference in Atlanta!
This week, we had to get ready to fly to Atlanta in the US for a work conference. From trying to shop for wintery clothes, to having an appointment for my MRI, getting the dogs ready for me to be gone for 2 weeks, AND... almost mis...
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E55: It's Time To Repackage 200 Beach Bags...From My Living Room.
With the stickers and thank you card finally ready for pick up from the print shop, it is finally time to get to work on these 200 beach bags. 14 boxes worth of beach bags have been waiting for about 6 weeks for this moment. ...
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E54: Professional Product Photos and Procrastination Had A Baby!
This week, I was able to get my product photos professionally taken. Thank goodness, because me trying to do it on my own was a big flop. Not everyone can be a professional photographer without any experience whatsoever. And that is...
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E53: It Is Going To Cost Me An Additional $458 To Get My Beach Bags Listed On Amazon!! ...Here Is Why!
I have three more steps to finish before I can get my beach bags listed on Amazon:1- Get my stickers and thank you cards printed and re-package 200 beach bags. This will cost me $191. 2- Get professional product photos taken an...
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E52: I Tried Taking My Own Product Photos and It Failed.
This week, it was time to take product photos! I give it a good shot by creating my own mini photo shoot set up in my living room. I think it would work out perfectly until the photos were not coming out like I thought they would.&n...
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E51: I Visited 2 Print Shops and Got 2 Different Prices for Thank You Cards and Branded Stickers.
I went to 2 different print shops to get some quotes for the things I want to print as part of my packaging. I designed a thank you card that I will add to each and every beach bag. I also want to use my logo and create a la...
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E50: I Have A Big SURPRISE To Share!! Also, It's Time To Get Moving To The Next Step!
There is something that arrived at my front door on Christmas Day! It was the best Christmas present I have ever gotten myself. Now it's time to do the following: 1- figure out my plans for packaging 2- get ...
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E49: (3/3) My Mom Shares Her Business Idea and We Talk Amazon vs. Etsy vs. Selling Independently
In this episode...- my mom shares her feedback on my new beach bag design - we talk about what my next steps are - we talk shipping logistic options- we compare selling on Amazon vs. selling on Etsy vs. selling indepen...
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E48: (2/3) My Mom Shares Her Business Idea and I Turn It Into a Sustainability Ted Talk
In this episode, my mom and I keep talking about her business idea, but for some reason, I start getting into the concept of capitalism and sustainability and can't seem to stop myself. It was during this conversation with my mom,...
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E47: (1/3) My Mom Shares Her Business Idea With Me And It Is NOT What I Expected!!
In this episode: - I got the flu!!! I was struggling the last week, so much so that I didn't have any energy left in my body to publish an episode last week. So last week I took a sick week of from posting! BUT WE ARE...
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E46: Final Texas Trip Home Recap, Plus The Latest Updates From My Alibaba Suppliers And My Supplier Refund!!
In this episode I recap my second and final week back home in Austin, Texas. It was Thanksgiving week and after 8 years of skipping Thanksgiving back home, it felt good to celebrate the holiday again with my family and friends back home!&...
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E45: Texas Week 1 Recap, Alibaba Charged Me Double (over $3,000!!!!) And Scoping Out Vans for #vanlife!
In this week's episode I recap all of last week, which was my first week being back home in Texas. I love seeing my friends and family here. It reminds me how amazing being home is. My but vacay is not meant to be all ...
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E44: This Week Starts My Vacation Time! ...And My Supplier Finished Making All 200 Beach Bags!
In this week's episode, I am not in Dubai!!Listen to know where I currently am. Hint: The flight was 16 hours long and I am getting to see all my old friends and family! I did get a little cheeky business class...
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E43: Things at Work Didn't Go My Way, My Mind Starts To Spiral, And My Beach Bags Are Almost Ready!!
In this episode I...explain how my end of quarter at my 9-5 was a failwhy it was frustrating to have a CMO cancel our meetinghow I started spiraling mentallyoh and updates from my supplier about my beach b...
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E42: I Finally Created My First Product Listing on Amazon and Share Some ProTips I Learned!
In this episode, I walk you through how I created my first Amazon Product Listing and also share some protips I learned from my research! Pro tips: 1- The first 5 keywords of your Amazon listing title are the most importan...
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E41: My Amazon Seller Central Account is Now Verified, But Looks Like I Have an Account Issue?
After I finally got the email from Amazon that I have now been verified and I can go finish activating my account, I noticed that there seems to an issue with Marketplaces. I didn't get the Marketplace I wanted, and I have no idea what.&n...
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