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The art of joyful expansion into consumables with Maggie Beeler
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- Hapitalist
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- Nov 17, 2025
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* Listen/subscribe on Apple * Listen/subscribe on Spotify * Listen/subscribe on Pocketcasts * Listen/subscribe on Youtube I’ve known ( Wheeler Dealer ) Maggie Beeler for years. I took her out to breakfast the first year we met and she was incredibly charming, if a little naive. Still, I wish I had an ounce of her ambition and direction at her age. Since then, she’s shed the naivete and evolved into a true creative force We’ve both been in the trenches of this author life long enough to know that success doesn’t come from a single launch or viral post. It comes from relentless iteration, big ideas, and the willingness to make weird shit that lights us up. So when Maggie and I caught up at Author Nation this year, and she told me she was getting into consumables, I had to ask: “WTF is a consumable, Maggie?” So, I had her on the podcast to figure it out, and realized that I had been in consumables for years before even Maggie thought it was cool. We absolutely talked about that, but the real lesson I took away was that creative brands don’t have to grow by force. They can grow by opening doors that already want to open . That’s what Maggie did, and it’s what I kept circling back to on the call. Before we get into the takeaways, make sure to check out her new consumables brand on Kickstarter 1. Expansion happens when you stop telling yourself “it has to look like X.” Most authors think brand expansion means: * merch * character art * special editions * pins * whatever the last successful author did Maggie didn’t do any of that. TropeTails didn’t come from a marketing plan. It came from something she genuinely does for fun: mixing drinks and hanging out with authors. The joy came first. The business came second. That’s the part most creators skip. 2. Follow the path of leas…