Creative Shop Talk with Wendy Batten

Wendy Batten

Booking Overview

An interview-led business podcast focused on creative retail, brick-and-mortar growth, marketing, and sustainable leadership, with solo coaching episodes alongside interviews with recognized marketing and retail experts. Credible pitches include retail strategists, customer-experience specialists, marketing authors, business coaches, and successful creative shop owners with demonstrable results; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 161 subscribers

Instagram: 1.3k followers

Contact Information

wendy@frontporchmercantile.com

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Host

Wendy Batten - Creative retail coach and mentor who works with creative shop owners internationally, helping them strengthen their brick-and-mortar businesses, improve marketing and sales, reduce overwhelm, and b...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Recognized marketing authors, speakers, retail strategists, business experts, and industry leaders with practical insight into independent retail, customer experience, branding, or community building.
Required Achievements:  
Published business or marketing books, National or international speaking experience, Recognized expertise in retail, marketing, branding, or customer experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Mark Schaefer - Community Building, Personal Branding, Artificial Intelligence And Marketing, Customer Experience, Storytelling, And Human-centered Retail

Recent Topics

Retail, Small Business, Retail Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Creative Shop Talk with Wendy Batten
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315. What Really Happens at a Mastermind Retreat and Why It Matters for Business Growth

June 29, 2026

 With host retail coach Wendy Batten   https://wendybatten.com/podcast-intro/ A profitable, smooth holiday season is not a lucky accident. It's what happens when someone who actually prepared gets to execute. And the best time to prepare? July. Join me and other retailers in Camp Q4 this summer to set yourself up for a kick-butt Q4! Camp begins with a fireside chat (opening coaching) on July 13th. Grab your sit-upon (fellow Girl Scouts unite!) and join me! Episode Overview I recently hoste...

314. The Memento Generation: Creating More Meaningful Buying Experiences in Retail

June 22, 2026

 With host retail coach Wendy Batten   https://wendybatten.com/podcast-intro/   Episode Overview Fresh off my Level Up Mastermind retreat with retailers from around the world, I'm reflecting on something that feels increasingly important in retail right now: experiences. Your customers are looking for connection, meaning, and events they can remember.  In this episode, I'm sharing my thoughts on some of the findings from a research report from  the Portas Agency titled "The Momento Generation...

313. Why Community Is the Future of Retail with Guest Expert Mark Schaefer

June 15, 2026

 With host retail coach Wendy Batten   https://wendybatten.com/podcast-intro/   Episode Overview In this episode, I sit down with best-selling marketing author and speaker Mark Schaefer to talk about what matters most for independent retailers in a world that's being increasingly shaped by AI. While technology continues to change how customers find the places they love to shop, Mark makes a compelling case that the strongest advantage for brick-and-mortar retailers is still something AI canno...

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