Juggling Life and Running a Retail Business
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Rosemary Staeck discusses balancing life and running a retail business while sharing insights from her experience at Equus Now.
Owning/Running a retail business while maintaining a life outside of work seems impossible sometimes. Rosemary Staeck of Equus Now joins us to explain how she does it and still rode 2,100 miles in 2025. Equus Now! is a premier equestrian retailer offering a comprehensive selection of high-quality riding apparel, horse tack, and equipment both online and through their flagship destination store in Ohio. Listen in... WESA Retail Roundup April 2, 2026: Host: Glenn the Geek, Host of Horses in the Morning Facebook: Retail Roundup Facebook group Guest: Rosemary Staeck of Equus Now Presented By: Western English Sales Association Time Stamps: 01:29 - Early days of online tack retail 04:12 - Shipping from the garage & first “fake” store 06:05 - Opening the second Equus Now store 08:08 - Kids, family, and work–life balance 10:20 - Reigniting riding passion & foxhunting 11:35 - Building a strong long‑term team 13:23 - Hiring when you “need a person before you can afford a person” 14:55 - Spotting the “spark” in new hires 17:12 - Hardest tasks to delegate (marketing & buying) 19:21 - Switching systems: Retail Pro to Shopify Plus 20:39 - Game‑changer tool: Inventory Planner by…
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