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In this live interview, host Sarah Williams talks with Nicole Jenney, founder of GPigBox and BunnyBox, about how she transformed a dog‑product company into a niche subscription‑box empire focused on guinea pigs and rabbits. Nicole recounts her entrepreneurial origins (a dog‑toy business started in 2013), the pandemic pivot sparked by a recommendation to join the Launch Your Box community, and the rapid validation of a guinea‑pig box through a 6‑in‑60 ideation sprint that yielded 382 pre‑orders for the first launch in early 2021. She describes early fulfillment from her garage using stamped cardboard boxes and 3M black tape, the evolution to custom packaging, and the importance of low‑cost branding tactics. Nicole explains how paid Meta ads, Klaviyo email nurturing, and deep analysis of churn and lifetime value convinced her that subscriptions were the growth engine, leading to over 1,150 guinea‑pig subscribers and 1,600 rabbit subscribers—about 2,700 total—by 2025, and a $1 million calendar‑year revenue. The conversation also covers the role of community: Nicole’s work as a “tech fairy” in Launch Your Box, providing Shopify technical support, running monthly Tech Talks, and fostering a supportive network that helped her navigate ad account hacks, retention pivots, and product expansion (including plans for a pot‑belly‑pig box). Throughout, Nicole emphasizes the power of niche markets, community mentorship, and the mindset of compounding recurring revenue.

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