Raising Businesses & Babies Like A Boss" Featuring Dana Malstaff of Boss Mom

10/02/19 • 77 min

Are you dreaming about creating an online business with real income? Today we’re discussing building a business based on community. We brought on the Boss Mom, Dana Malstaff to share how to cultivate an online community and in turn generate profits for yourself and your family. We discuss how not getting the job she wanted led her to start a business. She shares her goals for the community and how she wants to use it to impact other women, why you can absolutely “have it all” and how lack of communication can have an effect on your relationships. She also dives into tackling challenges and recognizing that you don’t have to play all of the roles and being comfortable with letting other people handle tasks and responsibilities.

What’s In This Episode:

What it felt like releasing her third book
Feeling that people didn’t know how to love her in the way she needed to be loved
How not getting the job she wanted to shift her mindset and led her to become a consultant
Feeling isolated and unsure of what to do which led to the birth of Boss Mom
Dana’s goals for how the company will help other women
Her advice on how to tackle changes and move forward
Why you can “have it all” and knowing what your “all” is
How community can help you in life and business
Understanding that you don’t need to play all of the roles
Learning how to make people feel protected and valued
Being okay with acknowledging that you need “me time”
How fights stem from a lack of communication
Pretending to be someone else to keep others happy
Building your brand around your product or offering
Going through her divorce and being transparent about it with her community without oversharing
Dana’s advice for entrepreneurs working on building their business

What’s In This Episode:

What it felt like releasing her third book
Feeling that people didn’t know how to love her in the way she needed to be loved
How not getting the job she wanted to shift her mindset and led her to become a consultant
Feeling isolated and unsure of what to do which led to the birth of Boss Mom
Dana’s goals for how the company will help other women
Her advice on how to tackle changes and move forward
Why you can “have it all” and knowing what your “all” is
How community can help you in life and business
Understanding that you don’t need to play all of the roles
Learning how to make people feel protected and valued
Being okay with acknowledging that you need “me time”
How fights stem from a lack of communication
Pretending to be someone else to keep others happy
Building your brand around your product or offering
Going through her divorce and being transparent about it with her community without oversharing
Dana’s advice for entrepreneurs working on building their business

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Bonus Episode! Building Your Mompire & Pushing Against Social Norms with Podcaster Ashley Meyer of The Mompire Podcast

Do you often feel overwhelmed with the expectations that come along with motherhood? Today we’re excited to bring you another bonus episode with a fellow podcaster, Ashley Meyer. Ashley is the founder of MOMpire, an online community and podcast dedicated to helping women navigate their day to day in motherhood. We discuss the social expectations placed on women and how we can become more aware of these to change them. Ashley shares her experience with adrenal fatigue, why she started MOMpire and taking the pressure off of yourself to constantly produce.

What’s In This Episode:

How Ashley’s life and career has transitioned due to motherhood
What made Ashley start MOMpire
Why you need to set up expectations in business and motherhood
Taking the pressure off of yourself to constantly perform
Deciding to stop taking clients and slowing down at the law firm
Shifting roles and responsibilities in her business and home
Ashley’s advice for figuring out the best steps to take toward the roles you want
Bringing clarity to what is out of alignment in your life
Making the time when you need clarity
Getting stuck in the “woe is me” stage
Not letting your fear get in the way of what you want to happen
The importance of having a community to support you
What MOMpire does for moms and their families

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Bonus: Monthly Round Up September 2019

Our guests included Beth Rosenbleeth, Kelowna Guiliano, Emily Little and Ashley Meyer and an episode where did something a little different and Jenn interviewed Lara. We start this roundup with a rundown of Lara’s current motherhood confessions (one that will definitely make you laugh), her current struggles as a mama, the mom hack that's currently saving her and more. After that, she dove into each episode from the past month and takeaways from each guest.

What’s In This Episode:

Lara’s current motherhood confession
The current product that is saving her life as a mom
Lara’s mom crush and collaboration with Amanda Walker of Feeling Amazing Naked
Her current mom hacks of meal prepping and quick, easy meals
What Lara is currently struggling with right now
Her highlight of the month
How Beth guides Lara in being a boy mom
Making playtime functional and educational (while buying mom more time) with Beth Rosenbleeth
Why Lara loves the Ultimate Life Tool and how its been life changing for understanding relationships
Helping other people to have a better understanding of themselves
Why Kelowna raises her family holistically
Ditching toxic chemicals and using products that come from plants with Kelowna Guiliano
How to give your children the benefits of breastfeeding even without doing it with Emily Little
The profound implications of breastfeeding for maternal health
Why you need to set expectations in business and motherhood
Starting the Mompire podcast and why you need community with Ashley Meyer