{"podcast":{"title":"The Product Boss with Jacqueline Snyder","slug":"the-product-boss-with-jacqueline-snyder-743439","podcast_index_feed_id":743439,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-product-boss/","website_url":"http://www.theproductboss.com/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a64ada7c-c103-41a9-a89b-7834799a8117/The-Product-Boss-Podcast-Art-a-business-podcast-for-product-ent.png","author":"Jacqueline Snyder","episode_count":774,"summary":"The Product Boss is real business education for people who make and sell physical products. If you’re working way too hard for the sales you’re getting, you’re in the right place. This show is about building a focused, profitable product business that gets seen and sells consistently, without sacrificing your life to it. Hosted by Jacqueline Snyder, founder of The Product Boss and one of the country’s most sought-after product experts (featured in Inc., Forbes, NBC News, Yahoo Finance, and more), each episode delivers clear strategy you can actually use. You’ll hear workshop-style teaching and behind-the-scenes advising conversations that help you make better decisions, faster. Whether you sell on your website, at markets, wholesale (including Faire), in boutiques, or through platforms like Shopify, Etsy, and Amazon, the strategy here works across channels. We talk best sellers and what you’re known for, pricing for profit, visibility beyond social media, conversion, inventory planning, seasonal strategy, and the systems that stop you from doing everything yourself. You’ll also get Mirror Method and mindset episodes, because your business will always reveal what needs to grow next…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T16:20:37.267613+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-product-boss-with-jacqueline-snyder-743439"},"episode":{"title":"741. Leading Through Grief | Running Your Product Business When You Want to Fall Apart","slug":"741-leading-through-grief-running-your-product-business-when-you-want-to-fall-apart","published_at":"2026-02-05T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-product-boss-with-jacqueline-snyder-743439/741-leading-through-grief-running-your-product-business-when-you-want-to-fall-apart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-product-boss-with-jacqueline-snyder-743439","url":"http://www.theproductboss.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/078061dd-8a65-461b-ac25-cad1c344c386.mp3","summary":"Is there a “right way” to handle grief? After losing both of my parents in one year, I learned something that surprised me: grief doesn’t happen when it’s convenient, and strength doesn’t always look like pushing harder. In this episode, I talk about grief, leadership, and what it really looks like to keep showing up in your product business when life is not cooperating. I also break down 4 simple but powerful moves that have helped me navigate grief, hard seasons, burnout, illness, caretaking, and major life transitions without pretending I’m fine or disappearing from my life and work. Here’s what I’ve learned about leading when life gets heavy. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: 00:00 What surprised me most after losing my parents. 03:15 How high-capacity women use busyness as a coping mechanism. 09:15 What happens when your nervous system forces a business reset? 13:00 The 4 moves for navigating hard seasons without abandoning yourself. 15:00 Why hard seasons require fewer commitments. 21:30 Why support is not weakness and lone-wolf leadership leads to burnout. 23:00 How businesses survive hard seasons through systems and support. 26:00 What surrender actually means when life feels out of control. 29:15 The shamash metaphor and servant leadership through grief. 31:00 Do you need to be healed to keep living and leading? Resources + Links Ready to stop guessing and follow a proven system? Book your strategy call. Get business tips sent right to your inbox - join the newsletter ! Watch on YouTube Follow Jacqueline on IG: @theproductboss theproductboss.com","meta_description":"Is there a “right way” to handle grief? After losing both of my parents in one year, I learned something that surprised me: grief doesn’t happen when it’s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2056,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-product-boss-with-jacqueline-snyder-743439/episodes/741-leading-through-grief-running-your-product-business-when-you-want-to-fall-apart/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-product-boss-with-jacqueline-snyder-743439/741-leading-through-grief-running-your-product-business-when-you-want-to-fall-apart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}