S5 Ep16 CAT POLIVODA: owner of Cake Plus Size Resale - on her body positive resale shop, her entrepreneurial journey, running a small business, Facebook Live sales, and more!  JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  Listen and subscribe on: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | or wherever you get your podcasts! Please rate & review the show so more vintage lovers find this community. Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly interview show about rad vintage style with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with. Find the show at @emilymstochl on Instagram and @PreLovedPod on Twitter. Pre-Loved Podcast: Cat Polivoda Today we’re speaking with Cat, the founder of Cake Plus-Size Resale.  Cake Plus-Size Resale is a body positive resale shop for sizes XL and up. Cake makes stylish secondhand clothing accessible to those wearing plus-sizes, and they have an online brick-and-mortar shop in Minneapolis and an online shop.  Cat -- who is also the co-host of the body positive podcast, Matter of Fat Pod -- started Cake for plus-size shoppers who have often been left out of the fun of thrifting, Her mission is for Cake Plus-Size Resale provides sustainable, affordable, plus-size fashion and body positive community!  We chat about Cat’s story, what it’s like to run a small resale business, tips she’s learned along the way, including how to run a successful Facebook Live Sale, body positivity and more. All that and more on today’s show!  Let’s dive right in!  Today’s episode is sponsored by ShopConsciously. Support their artisan entrepreneurs on www.shopconsciously.com. All the Episode Links: Cake Plus-Size Resale @cakeplussize @catpolivoda @matteroffatpod Listen to Matter of Fat Pod! Buffalo Exchange on Pre-Loved Podcast IGTV: Why Cake carries fast fashion brands The Fat Splash!  @jibrionline ‘Meet Cat’ in Pollen @pollenmidwest @ragni_agarwal @curveconscious  * JOIN THE PATREON COMMUNITY and get the Pre-Loved Podcast News Flash: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders: Lucero Buendia Patty Weber Meg Fazio of Little Raisin Vintage  Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Julie Kearns of Shop Junket **For more good stuff every week be sure you subscribe to Emily’s newsletter! It’s called The French Press and you can sign up here.  *** Pre-Loved Podcast stickers are on sale now! PayPal me $4.00 USD at this link, or to @Emily-Stochl on Venmo and provide your address, and I will ship you a sticker anywhere in the world! Or, if you want, you can also use the link paypal.me/prelovedpod or Venmo @Emily-Stochl to send a donation in support of the show. ****Our Depop shop is @prelovedpod if you want to find some vintage gems and support the show.  Pre-Loved Podcast is created by Emily Stochl. Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and the Brume & Daisy blog.