meet the team
Julie owns her Etsy Shop for printables, The Swag Elephant. She loves selling on Etsy because it gives her flexibility as a toddler Mom. She even took 6 months off Etsy to move cross-country one year (and still made over $10k)! She’s currently the host of the podcast for Etsy sellers, Crickets to Cha-Chings
Cody started selling digital products in 2018 and became hooked after earning $700+ in one week. He’s also the bestselling author of Retire by 30 and hosts The Financial Independence Show podcast. In his spare time, you might find him traveling, working out, or building another business.
Lauren is Cody’s better half! She works as head of customer success at Gold City Ventures and also has her own travel planning business, Adira Travel. She’s passionate about traveling, good eats, and keeping up with public health issues.
Sasha is an E-Printables student who now has over 31,000 sales in her shop, Your Frugal Friend, and is a top 1% seller on Etsy. She is an accountant, a mom, and an entrepreneur who loves all things printables and side hustles. Sasha hosts community meetups in our VIP Facebook group for students once per month and manages our content.
Kevin has over 9,000 sales in his Etsy shop and is one of our VIP Facebook group experts answering students’ questions. In his own words, “By day I am an Architect so Etsy is a really good fit in how passive it can be once your shop is rolling. My wife and I have 2 beautiful boys. While this extra income is a fraction of what I earn in my day job, I feel it has opened up so many options for us and gives me confidence to do other things I wouldn’t have otherwise.”
Jenny specializes in marketing and mindset in our VIP Facebook Group. In her own words, “the reason I started my printables journey was to create value for people in a positive way, while creating extra income to fulfill my dream of living a free and flexible lifestyle. My Etsy-selling journey has been a large learning curve so I totally understand how you’re feeling and hope to help you out with any questions you may have. I’m a big user of Pinterest to market my printables.”
Chelsea has over 13,000 sales in her Etsy shop and sells on Teachers Pay Teachers too! In her own words, “I wanted to have a creative outlet when I wasn’t spending time with my kids. I never knew that I would have so much success in a short time and pursue my business as a full-time thing! I love all things printables and creating and cannot wait to help others be successful with their Etsy shops too!”
Katrina has over 13,000 sales on Etsy since beginning her journey as a student of Gold City Ventures™. In her own words, “I had no experience in business, marketing, digital design, SEO, etc., and have been surprised about my success! If I can do it then I believe anyone can do it and I look forward to helping other members of the Gold City Ventures™ VIP group be successful!”
Emily has over 25,000 sales across her two Etsy shops since starting in January 2023. She has 1 POD and 1 Digital shop and has made over six-figures.
Former educator turned entrepreneur, Emily loves supporting new Etsy sellers on their journey to passive income.
Courtney, a former TV personality turned mom of four, channels her creativity into DIY projects, cooking, and graphic design. Courtney was a student of E-Printables in 2021 and now has over 13,000 sales in her shop! In her spare time, she enjoys exploring new places, reading and hanging with her pets.
Check out
our Podcast:
Crickets to Cha-Chings
A podcast for handmade entrepreneurs wanting to uplevel their Etsy shops and take their side gig to a full time income. Join us as we talk marketing for your handmade business, strategy to drive traffic to your shop, how to stand out on Etsy, and running an online business while maintaining flexibility for your family.
Most of our students start with no experience and go on to launch printable businesses on Etsy. We had no graphic design experience when we started either! We also started with free tools and teach you how to get your business created using free tools as well.
We founded Gold City Ventures™ to help you create a profitable online business from the beginning with our step by step tutorials and templates.
