The Maker's Playbook
The Maker's Playbook
Rebecca Ickes Carra
Ep 720: Starting a Pottery Business Backwards (And Why It Worked) with Robin Corradino
1 hour 38 minutes Posted Jun 30, 2026 at 10:00 pm.
What Do You Do
Bamboozle Defined
Meet Rob Ceramics
Making What Sells
Paradox In The Work
Cheez Its Connection
Finding Your Audience
Origin Story Timeline
Wholesale From Retail
Handmade Versus Ecommerce
Find Your Dream Retailers
Why Wholesale Works
Relationships Over Strategy
Self Employment Tradeoffs
Learning From Community College
Fear Problems And Perspective
Analysis Paralysis And Iteration
What To Stick With
Worst Case Thinking And Reviews
Handling Bad Reviews
Creative Accountability
Wholesale Learning Curves
Using Trends Strategically
First Big Market Booth
Where To Find Rob
Thanks And Wrap Up
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Send us Fan Mail As makers, we're told to define our ideal audience and nail our strategy before we ever start — but what if the real strategy reveals itself only after you've already begun? Robin Corradino of Rob Ceramics joins to unpack how she built a thriving wholesale and consignment-based business almost by accident, never doing a single craft market until years into selling her work. Her approach challenges the conventional wisdom around audience-building entirely: by simply making wha...