Turn Unsold Inventory Into Cash with Melodie van der Baan

Rooted in Retail

If you’ve got inventory gathering dust and want to turn it back into cash, this episode is for you. Whether you dream of building a retail store that you can one day sell, pass down, or simply take pride in, you’re in the right place.

Today, I’m joined by Melodie van der Baan, the co-founder of Max Retail, who’s here to deliver a masterclass on independent retail in less than an hour. Melodie, a seasoned retailer herself, created Max Retail to help you offload inventory you just can’t seem to sell—and yes, you get paid for it!

In this episode, she explains how Max Retail works and how it can help you streamline your inventory management. Melodie also shares her journey from being a road rep to running a successful boutique, and she’s full of insights on how to build a sustainable and profitable retail business.

So, if you’re ready to learn how to move that unsold inventory and pick up some valuable retail strategies along the way, I can’t wait for you to dive into this episode!

[02:18] How Melodie started out in retail as a road rep

[03:21] Pro tips for deciding which inventory to get rid of

[06:55] How Max Retail sells your excess inventory

[08:40] How they determine the price for your products

[11:36] Episode Sponsor: EVOLVE 2025

[12:22] The two best-selling product categories on Max Retail

[22:14] Action steps to grow your business while handling daily operations

[25:20] Melodie's advice for retailers who are afraid to outsource

[27:59] Episode Sponsor: Retail Mavens

[29:44] One guide every retailer needs to create empowered and productive teams

[35:06] How retailers can put their long-term goals first

[39:58] Melodie's resilience round

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1. Turn Unsold Inventory Into Cash with Melodie Van der Baan (00:00:00)

2. How Melodie started out in retail as a road rep (00:02:18)

3. Pro tips for deciding which inventory to get rid of (00:03:21)

4. What marketplaces your products are being listed on (00:06:55)

5. How Max Retail decides the price for your items they sell (00:08:40)

6. Episode Sponsor: EVOLVE 2025 (00:11:38)

7. The two strongest categories of products that sell best on Max Retail (00:12:45)

8. Action steps to grow your business while handling daily operations (00:22:34)

9. Melodie's advice for retailers who are afraid to outsource (00:25:40)

10. Episode Sponsor: Retail Mavens (00:28:22)

11. One guide every retailer needs to create empowered and productive teams (00:30:04)

12. How retailers can put their long-term goals first (00:35:25)

13. Melodie's resilience round (00:40:18)

14. Best business book (00:40:22)

15. Best retail technology (00:40:29)

16. How do you keep up with the ever changing retail landscape? (00:40:43)

17. What's an operational foundational best practice? (00:41:04)

18. If you had to start your business all over again, what's one thing you'd do differently? (00:41:24)

19. What do you think the future of independent retail looks like? (00:41:31)