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Home accessories business owner needs some tough love

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In this episode, we speak with the founder of What a Host about turning a creative homeware brand into a focused growth business.

Aaron sits down with Melanie, founder of What a Host, a D2C homeware brand launched during COVID that designs and manufactures stylish dining accessories such as gold cutlery and handmade candle holders.

With more than 250 products and a loyal audience, the brand had strong foundations but growth had started to plateau as marketing efforts were spread across too many products and channels.

The episode explores how narrowing the focus to a handful of bestselling products can unlock real performance.

We discuss building a strategy around hero SKUs, aligning blog content and paid media with those products, and simplifying the website and marketing mix to support clearer commercial goals.

Watch the full episode now to see how focusing on fewer products can create a stronger foundation for growth.

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