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Interview: Millionaire Entrepreneur Derek Sivers of CD Baby Fame
This is part of the Successful Businesses Interview Series, where I feature successful businesses that are making a difference in others’ lives.
The 6th interview in our Successful Businesses Interview Series features CD Baby – the largest online distributor of independent music. If you’re a musician, you’d most probably have heard of CD Baby. It’s one of the top 8,000 websites globally (Alexa). To date, it has brought in over $100M in sales for over 150,000 musicians around the world!
CD Baby is a company run by musicians, for musicians. There are no distributors or major labels involved – it sells only music that musicians sends them directly. Where in a regular record deal or distribution deal, musicians only make $1-$2 per album (if they’re ever lucky enough to get paid at all).
With CD Baby though, musicians get to make $6-$12 per album and get paid weekly. More reason to create and sell music independently, in a world where technology and internet are making it easier for new artists to get their music out there without a label (think Youtube and iTunes).
CD Baby was started by accident by Derek Sivers in 1998, when he was selling his own CD on his website, and friends asked if he could sell theirs, too….
Published Jun 7 2011
Filed: Business, Media & Interviews, Money & Wealth, Motivation & Inspiration, Passion & Dreams
Tags: business, cd baby, Derek Sivers, entrepreneurship, interview, millionaire, successful businesses, successful entrepreneurs
Interview: Dann’s Daily Cafe – Offering You Wholesome, Healthier Pescetarian Delights
This is part of the Successful Businesses Interview Series, where I feature successful businesses that are making a difference in others’ lives.
The 5th interview in our Successful Businesses Interview Series features Dann’s Daily, the only pescetarian cafe in Singapore. Pescetarian (pronounced as pes-ker-tay-rian) refers to a diet with no meat, but with seafood. Some people interested in veg*nism adopt pescetarian diets as a transition diet. Dann’s Daily prides itself at offering wholesome, healthier meal choices that are tasty at the same time.
Like Citrusox, the PR agency for Dann’s Daily contacted me for potential inclusion of Dann’s Daily in the Successful Businesses Interview Series. After checking out their website, I thought they have a wonderful concept and story behind their business, which will be great to share with all of you. And after getting their confirmation that they serve veg*n food too (it’s important to me since I’m a vegan, and I only endorse something that matches my personal philosophy), I decided to include them into the series! I’m glad I did as the owner (Christina) is such a wonderful, amazing lady. More on that later.
To acquaint me with their cafe and their creations, Chris invited me down to their cafe, near Bedok (Singapore):
Published May 31 2011
Filed: Business, Healthy Living, Media & Interviews, Motivation & Inspiration, Passion & Dreams
Tags: business, cafe, Dann's Daily, entrepreneurship, interview, pescetarian, successful businesses, successful entrepreneurs
Interview: Citrusox – Trendy Legwear that’s Fashionable, Comfortable and Affordable
This is part of the Successful Businesses Interview Series, where I feature successful businesses that are making a difference in others’ lives.
The forth interview in our Successful Businesses Interview Series features Citrusox, the largest trendy legwear brand in Singapore. It’s a legwear haven for ladies and teenagers who are into fashionable legwear from stockings, leggings to knee high socks and socks.
I met Lena and Carol, the owners of Citrusox, 2 weeks ago, for the interview series. I was initially contacted by their PR agency after I kicked off the Successful Businesses Interview Series for potential inclusion in the series too. After checking out the Citrusox website, I thought it would be a great addition to what I’ve lined up for the series. Hence, I agreed and they then invited me down to their biggest outlet (in Bishan, Junction 8, #01-28)!
When I reached there, I was pleasantly surprised – the outlet is large, very spacious (easy for browsing), and their selection of legwear is larger than any other place I know:
The Citrusox Outlet. They have 4 outlets right now (2 retail stores and 2 pushcarts) and will be opening a fifth outlet soon.
Published May 28 2011
Filed: Business, Media & Interviews, Money & Wealth, Motivation & Inspiration, Passion & Dreams
Tags: business, Citrusox, entrepreneurship, interview, successful businesses, successful entrepreneurs
Interview: Udders – Artisan Ice Cream Created with Care and Dedication
This is part of the Successful Businesses Interview Series, where I feature successful businesses that are making a difference in others’ lives.
The third interview in our Successful Businesses Interview Series features Udders, a popular chain of ice cream outlets in Singapore. Local ice cream lovers would most definitely have heard of them – Started up in Dec ’07, they have expanded to 5 outlets as of May ’11.
I knew about Udders sometime in 2008, as its first outlet was near my previous workplace. During the period when I was a vegetarian, I was a big fan – its ice creams are rich, flavorful, have a unique twist (all flavors are custom created by them), and not to mention, affordable. The shop was funky in concept and design. It was my favorite hangout spot with my colleagues during breaks or after work. I especially loved their waffle ice creams. Waffle ice cream is quite possibly the best invention in the world of ice cream.
I first met Udders’ owner, David Yim on Channel News Asia’s Blog TV last Dec – we were guests on the episode on bucket lists. I was excited to finally meet the man behind the Udders brand – while we didn’t get…
Published May 13 2011
Filed: Business, Healthy Living, Media & Interviews, Money & Wealth, Motivation & Inspiration, Passion & Dreams
Tags: business, entrepreneurship, interview, successful businesses, successful entrepreneurs, Udders
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