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Johanna Bialkin

Johanna Bialkin is the Founder and CEO of Aldea Home & Baby, which offers a highly curated selection of stylish, eco-friendly nursery pieces, hip decor, baby gear, and more. After a successful career in advertising and time spent within the non-profit space, Johanna decided to combine her love for people and creating beautiful spaces by launching Aldea Home & Baby in September of 2005. Since then, Johanna has also founded Aldea for Business, where she offers her personalized touch with thoughtfully assembled gifts for corporate events, holidays, and special life moments.

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Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • Johanna Bialkin explains how the pandemic impacted her brick-and-mortar business
  • How Johanna transitioned her business to online sales and continued to serve her employees, customers, and the community 
  • Johanna explains how her background prepared her to pivot and innovate during the pandemic
  • The inspiration behind Johanna’s corporate gifting business
  • Johanna explains how being an EO member has impacted her business growth 
  • What’s next for Johanna and Aldea Home & Baby? 

In this episode…

Since the pandemic, the world has evolved to do almost everything virtually — and if you want to keep up, you must also evolve and innovate as an entrepreneur. So, what are some proven tips for shifting your business online? 

Meet Johanna Bialkin, an entrepreneur who went from 10% online revenue to 70% in only two weeks after the pandemic hit. Johanna’s business was initially brick-and-mortar, but after the country shut down and her customers shifted online, she had to be innovative to keep her business alive. Now, she’s here to share the process and challenges she faced transitioning to an online business and how she overcame them. 

In this episode, John Corcoran sits down with Johanna Bialkin, the Founder and CEO of Aldea Home & Baby, to discuss her entrepreneurial journey and how she transitioned her brick-and-mortar business to online sales. Johanna explains how the pandemic impacted her business, the innovative ways she pivoted, and how being an EO member impacted her business growth. 

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EO San Francisco

This episode is brought to you by EO San Francisco.

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is a global, peer-to-peer network of more than 14,000+ influential business owners with 198 chapters in 61 countries.

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Rise25 Co-founders, Dr. Jeremy Weisz and John Corcoran, have been podcasting and advising about podcasting since 2008.EO San Francisco | Going From 10% Online Revenue to 70% in 2 Weeks