Burt's Bees: Roxanne Quimby

Roxanne Quimby, Guy Raz, 60 min listen

This lesson is an episode of NPR's How I Built This.

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What you'll get

Roxanne Quimby tells Guy Raz how, after moving to a cabin in Maine, she teamed up with a beekeeper to sell honey at local markets and then added beeswax candles, lip balm and skin care. It is the body care story in this module, useful if you are starting with one product at a market table and wondering what to make next.

Do this week

Write down one second product you could make with the ingredients and equipment you already have, and offer it to the customers who already buy your first.