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Stephanie Desaulniers
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Co-founder, Covation Center
10+ Years Coaching Makers
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Sound familiar?

You're working hard.
Your business should show it.

Most makers don't have a product problem. They have a systems problem.

01

Making product but not profit

You're moving inventory, taking orders, showing up — and your bank account still doesn't reflect it. Pricing and margin are almost always the culprit.

02

Online but not converting

You're posting consistently and still seeing sporadic sales. Visibility isn't your problem. Your funnel has a leak — and we can find it.

03

Growing but still grinding

Things are finally working, but you're doing everything yourself and running on empty. Time to build systems that can grow without you holding every piece.

Work with me

Find your level of support.

Community
AI-Driven Makers
$79 / year
For makers who want to use AI tools — without the overwhelm or the jargon.
Tutorials, templates, community, and monthly live Q&As focused on AI for product businesses. Less than $7/month.
Workshop
Know Your Customers
$37 · Instant access
For makers who feel like they're shouting into the void with their marketing.
A focused 2-hour workshop. Walk away knowing exactly who your buyer is and what message makes them click buy.
Course
Profitable Creators
$497
For makers ready to commit to building a structured, profitable business.
The full system: money mindset, ideal buyer, pricing, growth planning, and selling — designed for ADHD and neurodivergent brains.
1:1 Strategy
Operations Strategy Package
$1,000–$5,000
For established makers ready for a strategic operations overhaul — not more generic advice.
4-week intensive: ops audit, revenue analysis, systems build, and a 90-day roadmap. Application-based.
Free tool for makers

Before your next vendor event,
run the numbers.

Most makers lose money at craft shows without knowing it. The Market Revenue Forecast tells you exactly what you need to sell to make any event worth your time and inventory.

  • See your break-even point before you commit to a booth fee
  • Calculate realistic revenue based on your price points and traffic
  • Know whether any event is actually worth your time

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Market Revenue Forecast
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Estimated event revenue
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Break-even point
$620
Profit potential
Net projected profit
$1,220

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Working with Stephanie helped me finally understand my pricing. I'd been undercharging for years. Within 3 months of fixing it I added a second production day — I had the revenue to justify it.

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I rewrote my captions after the Know Your Customers workshop and ran my first $2,000 week online. I was posting every single day before and barely getting sales. One shift, completely different results.

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The AI tools Stephanie taught me cut my content creation time in half. I use them every single week. I finally feel like I can actually keep up without burning out.

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Where is all the Money this Season?

October 20, 20223 min read

This can be the most AMAZING - or most frustrating - time of year for product businesses.

You have been working hard at prepping for the holiday season sales

But for whatever reason, you are still not taking any money home for yourself.

It  can feel exhausting and pointless to do all that work, with nothing to show.

You know you are capable of creating an income for yourself and your family - you’ve done it at a “normal” job before.

You didn’t start this journey to just give up and stay where you are!

You want more, You want to go all in!

You are not alone!

How do I know?

Well I have worked with over 200 small businesses; many of them artisan or product based.

And because of that, I can definitely help you overcome this!

And that's why today I am revealing EXACTLY what has been holding you back.

1. Pricing

You are not pricing properly. This is a touchy topic, I know, and something that everyone struggles with constantly. I’m in masterminds with 7 figures businesses who are still constantly evaluating their pricing.

The thing is, too often we get stuck in this trap of racing to the bottom. The idea that to make more sales, we have to drop our prices.

This is a HUGE error. Think of it this way:

If you saw a room of Kate Spade bags for $50 each, what would you think? Would you think, “What a great deal, I’ll buy a bunch!” or would you think, “These have to be fakes, there is NO WAY they could sell them for this little.”

The same goes for you.

You aren’t a dollar store product.

Stop pricing like it.

2. Tracking

The sales are happening, your pricing is on point…but why aren’t you seeing more profits?

It’s because you aren’t tracking the right things!

It’s easy to get into the trap of constantly creating, bringing new products up, recreating the wheel.

When in reality, this ends up costing you time, money, and effort for production and marketing.

When you track the right data, you can see what products are doing well and lean into them, and which products actually LOSE you money at the end of the day.

Once you do this, you will see your profits grow exponentially.

3. Selling

The dreaded “s” word. Selling can be uncomfortable!...if it’s done wrong.

But if you aren’t selling, you aren’t making money. This is where having a CLEAR, DEFINED marketing plan comes into play. If you know what to talk about every day and how to move people from “liking” to “buying,” THAT is when you will start seeing the results you want.

So overall It’s great if the making is done…

But what I’ve mapped out for you above will be a game-changer if you take it seriously.

And I know you are busy making, creating, marketing, and selling…

So, Ask your team to assist you in taking action on these steps.

Also - Hold yourself accountable for taking these actions!

Finally, never take your finger off the pulse of what is selling and when.

If you want to learn more about generating more sales this holiday season, check out my Holiday Sales Planning Bundle here. 


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Stephanie Desaulniers
Meet Stephanie

I've been exactly
where you are.

Maker. Strategist. AI educator. Covation Center co-founder.

I spent over a decade helping product businesses stop guessing and start growing — using real operations strategy, not cookie-cutter advice. I've coached makers through recessions, a pandemic, and a complete shift to AI-powered business tools. I teach from real results because I've built it, tested it, and run it myself.

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Years coaching makers
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