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2024 Year in Review

Daly Goods Family!

Happy almost New Year and we hope it was a Merry Christmas! Can you believe another year has flown by?

Below is our first ever Year in Review (annual? We’ll see in 365-days, ha!)

Here’s the quick version: Thank you.

Thanks to your support, 2024 was a year of milestones:

      • Our largest order ever—an incredible milestone in our 6.5-year history.
      • Welcoming three amazing new team members, growing from 2 to 5.
      • The big leap: I left my 10-year career to go all-in on Daly Goods.
      • Our most generous year yet, giving away more than ever before to causes we believe in.

Want the longer version? Keep reading.

With Gratitude,

Joe, Founder & Owner

 

GROWTH

We kicked off 2024 by fulfilling our largest order in our 6.5-year history. We both hope and believe it won’t be the largest order for long as we make plans for further growth. This confirmed our belief in pursuing more partnerships with businesses, organizations, and conferences. While we’ll always love making one-of-a-kind-gifts (and won’t stop!), bulk orders are what allow us to grow and give. Can we help you with any bulk gifts in 2025?

TEAM

This year, we grew from 2 to 5 team members, continuing to pursue what we believe is the best workforce: moms! All five of our employees are part-time moms, most with kids under 10. I still make a couple products here and there, but nearly all your products in 2024 came from these incredible women.

TRANSITION

This next one will come as a surprise to some of you, but Daly Goods has been a hobby turned side hustle until October of this year. For the past 10 years, I worked full-time in church operations while running Daly Goods on the side. In May, my wife and I sensed it was time to make the decision to either sell the business or go all-in. After a month of prayer and seeking wise counsel from those closest to us, the unanimous counsel was to take the leap. The last two months have been bittersweet, surreal, humbling, & exciting, but we haven’t looked back. Related, we are still members at and love our church! There was no “story behind the story” of leaving my job, and we love doing life with and serving at our same church.

GIVING BACK

Thanks to you…yes you…the many faithful clients we’ve had the privilege to partner with this year, Daly Goods gave $100,000 to various ministries, charities and non-profits—around 20% of our gross revenue. We aspire for both of those numbers to grow in the days ahead.

As we figure out what we want Daly Goods to be about when it grows up, so far, we keep coming back to these three things:

      1. Simple, handcrafted products matched with unreasonable customer service.
      2. Meaningful jobs.
      3. Upside-down generosity.

We believe this world is not our home, and one of the best and most consistent ways to live in line with that reality to is give toward efforts and causes that prepare for our true home. We believe in a kingdom and economy that is upside-down from ours and that it really is better to give than receive (Acts 20:35).

We believe there is a God whose love for us is upside-down. It simply doesn’t make sense. He’s good, loving and true, we rebelled against Him in sin, and then He sent His one and only Son to pay for our sin. It’s the greatest love story ever told and it makes zero sense. It’s the most generous act the world has ever seen. Because of that love and generosity toward us, we get to give back. Our generosity is only in response to what we’ve been given (which in America in 2024 is so very much).

We realize talking openly about money and faith will result a wide array of responses, but we value authenticity and transparency in our personal lives, and right now we like the problems that come with choosing to be transparent with our business. Stories from other businesses inspired us to be generous and transparent, and we hope sharing openly will encourage and inspire you. If you want to talk, have questions, have feedback…anything at all…I’d love to hear from you and have a dialogue: joe@dalygoods.com. Truly. I’ll respond and make time to talk to anyone who wants to talk.

LOOKING AHEAD

As we step into 2025, we are believing for more…so we can make more quality handcrafted products, hire for more meaningful jobs, and give even more. Want to help? Here’s how you can:

      1. Share us with your friends! In 6.5-years, we’ve only spent $250 in marketing on a newsletter one-time. Your referrals are what keep us going and what enable us to both grow and give. Thank you!
      2. Connect us with businesses, organizations, or anyone needing quality, handcrafted bulk gifts.
      3. Tell us how we can serve you better—we’d love your feedback! What would you like to see in 2025?

From our family and team to yours, thank you for making 2024 unforgettable. We’re humbled by your support and excited for what’s ahead. May the best be yet to come!