Utah
Average annual sales
$620,000
Items sold
136 million
Utah Mompreneur turns her hobby into a household name with Amazon
Kaysville, Utah
Smart Sheep
In a small suburb outside Salt Lake City, Christine Krogue never imagined her felted wool dryer balls would one day become a multimillion-dollar sensation. But thanks in part to the power of Amazon’s Prime Day sales event, that’s exactly what happened for the enterprising mother of six.
“I started this brand and I really thought it was going to be kind of a hobby, sell a few a day for a little extra money,” said Krogue. But one year after opening her Amazon store, Smart Sheep took off, selling hundreds of units per day and now, Krogue is leveraging one of Amazon’s biggest sales days to keep her business thriving.
“I started this brand and I really thought it was going to be kind of a hobby, sell a few a day for a little extra money,” said Krogue. But one year after opening her Amazon store, Smart Sheep took off, selling hundreds of units per day and now, Krogue is leveraging one of Amazon’s biggest sales days to keep her business thriving.
Viotti Music strikes a chord with Amazon
Salt Lake City, UT
Viotti Music
Alan Qi Cao, a second-generation master violinmaker, launched Viotti Music to help make affordable violin accessories designed to create beautiful sound more accessible to aspiring musicians.
Cao says it’s his passion for playing and deep understanding of the mechanics of sound that give him the upper hand in designing the pieces he now sells in his Amazon store.
By using Fulfillment by Amazon to process orders, handle customer service and manage returns, Cao has parlayed his passion for music into a business that he plans to use to transform how violins are produced around the world.
Cao says it’s his passion for playing and deep understanding of the mechanics of sound that give him the upper hand in designing the pieces he now sells in his Amazon store.
By using Fulfillment by Amazon to process orders, handle customer service and manage returns, Cao has parlayed his passion for music into a business that he plans to use to transform how violins are produced around the world.