In this episode, Nick sits down at Subsummit with Kit Stanwood, founder of Golden Tallow, a luxury Wagyu tallow skincare brand.Unlike many founders who join the show after scaling to millions, Kit is actively building her business in real time. From sourcing ingredients and creating products to leveraging AI tools, this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at modern entrepreneurship.Kit shares how she launched her first skincare product, used customer feedback to develop new products, built a Shopify store from scratch, and manages her business as a solopreneur with AI-powered workflows.Guest:Kit StanwoodWebsite:https://goldentallow.comInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/goldentallowTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@goldentallowYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@GoldenTallowWhat You'll Learn:How to launch a skincare brand from scratchWhy customer-led product development worksHow AI acts as a solopreneur's co-founderBuilding systems before scalingCreating products your audience actually wantsLeveraging personal branding for ecommerce growthHow to use Shopify as a solo founderThe future of AI-powered entrepreneurshipKey Takeaways:00:51 Entrepreneurial Skillset for Success01:52 Smart Sourcing: Samples & Quality02:40 Funding First Product Batches03:25 Wagyu Tallow Skincare Innovation06:53 Solopreneurship with AI Co-Founders08:11 Customer-Led Product Development12:09 Documenting Business Processes: Scaling16:24 Leveraging Personal Brand for Sales19:36 Solopreneur Mental Health Strategies21:31 AI: Solopreneur's Unfair Business Edge25:33 What's Next for Golden Tallow?EXCLUSIVE WWS OFFERS:Winning With Shopify listeners get 20% off the first three months of Seguno Email Marketing with code WWS20: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.seguno.com/winning-with-shopify-podcast⁠⁠Check out Yoast and get 15% off ALL monthly Shopify purchases for the first 6 months using code WWS15! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://yoast.com/winningwithshopify-exclusive/⁠⁠⁠⁠Get a short, tactical session with insights on things like tax reconciliation, returns, compliance, and more - all led by experts from the tools top brands rely on. Sign up now at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://taxcloud.com/summer/⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the bootcamp and elevate your inventory game: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://info.brightpearl.com/winning-with-shopify-holiday-planning-bootcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on socials:https://www.instagram.com/winningwithshopifypodcast/https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithshopify https://www.youtube.com/@winningwithshopifyJoin our newsletter: https://wwspodcast.com/Proudly powered by https://spec.digital/, a world class SEO Agency and PPC AgencyBecome a sponsor: https://wwspodcast.com/pages/sponsorship