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Episode 343: Amanda Lacy – Bijou Build, Creative Outdoor Play Structures

Amanda Lacy, the Founder of Bijou Build, joins the show to share her journey from designing toys to creating the revolutionary outdoor play structure for ages 3-103. Hear how to make a modular product, how to design child-safe toys, how to inspire user-generated content aka UGC, fun facts about moss, and the best tapa in Barcelona. This episode covers everything from Animal House to Windjammers. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• Why does Amanda have so many animals
• What does Bijou mean
• How has Amanda grown Bijou Build
• Rods & Cones
• Chicken or the Egg

Connect with Amanda at BijouBuild.com and on Instagram & Facebook @BijouBuild

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail. You can also find the full transcript here.

Show Notes

• Intro & Animal House
  • [0:19] Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool
  • [0:42] Connect with Amanda at BijouBuild.com and on Instagram & Facebook @BijouBuild
  • [1:53] Can Amanda send me a lobster roll
  • [2:08] Bite into Maine
  • [2:23] Animal House
  • [2:29] What animals does Amanda have in her home
  • [3:21] Shoutout, Grandpa Henry!
  • [3:46] Why does Amanda have so many animals
  • [5:10] What animal is the most effort to have as a pet

• The Bijou Build Story
  • [7:01] What are Bijous
  • [7:46] What does Bijou mean
  • [8:59] Where did the idea for Bijou Build come from
  • [12:07] Surprise! jkjk
  • [13:40] What materials does Bijou Build use
  • [14:54] Bijou Haven
  • [15:55] How many ways can you convert a Bijou Build
  • [16:25] How do you make a modular product
  • [18:42] How do you make child-safe toys
  • [18:56] ASTM, EN 71
  • [22:49] How has Amanda grown Bijou Build
  • [26:13] How do you inspire UGC aka User-Generated Content
  • [29:09] The Wild Business Growth podcast is on YouTube! Subscribe @MaxBranstetter to watch full video interviews with Wild entrepreneurs like Amanda
  • [29:10] Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter and receive How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity. It’s where podcasting meets entrepreneurship – and terrible puns
  • [29:11] Such an honor speaking at Podcast Movement ’23 in Denver! Sign up to grab the slides from my session at MaxPodcasting.com/PM23

• Inspiration & Creativity
  • [29:40] How do you stay creative
  • [30:03] Rods & Cones
  • [30:21] What’s a fun fact about moss
  • [31:57] Windjammer Schooner
  • [32:54] Outdoor Retailer Show
  • [33:45] Gravity Games
• Rapid-Fire Q&A
  • [34:16] What’s the best tapa in Barcelona
  • [34:52] How did Miami University compare to the University of Virginia (UVA)
  • [35:48] GEICO Commercials
  • [36:18] What’s something surprising about the toy industry
  • [37:56] Chicken or the Egg
  • [38:26] Moss: From Forest to Garden: A Guide to the Hidden World of Moss by Ulrica Nordström
  • [38:46] Connect with Amanda at BijouBuild.com and on Instagram & Facebook @BijouBuild
  • [39:08] What are Amanda’s Final Thoughts
  • [39:43] Follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about the podcast. And show love (or roast me) by leaving 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify
  • [39:52] The Wild Business Growth podcast is on YouTube! Subscribe @MaxBranstetter to watch full video interviews with Wild entrepreneurs like Amanda
  • [39:57] Check out the Wild Business Growth podcast on Goodpods, where you can see what your favorite people are listening to
  • [40:00] Connect with me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter (aka X), and Threads @MaxBranstetter and TikTok @WildBusinessGrowth
  • [40:03] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
  • [40:05] Sign up for the Podcasting to the Max newsletter at MaxPodcasting.com/Newsletter and receive How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity. It’s where podcasting meets entrepreneurship – and terrible puns
  • Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo

What is the Wild Business Growth podcast?

Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur joins the Wild Business Growth podcast to share the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business – and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy’s Pita Chips, Drybar, NFL RedZone, Big Mouth Billy Bass, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more Wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter (that’s me), Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting.

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Thanks for listening to Amanda Lacy on the Wild Business Growth podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth podcast and tell a friend about it. And build a Bijou with them. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!