February 28, 2025 • 28 mins
Starting a business? Community is everything! And know one knows that better than Lauren Betterton, the brains behind Bumble’s Backyard in Columbus, Ohio. This absolute ray of sunshine joins the pod to talk about building a dog park that’s really about bringing people together. We get into the highs and lows of launching something from scratch, working with a partner and learning to ask for help. Whether you’re a dog lover, an entrepreneur, or just craving connection, tune in!
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Speaker 1 (02:21):
Lauren Betterton.
That, lauren betterton, that'sright.
That's right.
Welcome to the kerry croft show.
Thank you, I will say.
Your hair and that lighting, Imean, you're looking like a
queen, thank you.
That feels good, okay.
So let's tee this up.
How you and I came to besitting in these seats together?
I put out something about hey,you know, let's get on a
calendar if you're looking tostart something, because 2025 is
(02:41):
where I'm trying to set thetable I want people in this
universe to be drawn to me likea magnet.
So like, whether you're tryingto start your family building,
whether you're trying to start abusiness, or whether you're
trying to start somethinginternally, like your inner
badass, I want to be like amagnet for those peeps.
Yeah, so you and I'll let youtake it from here.
(03:02):
But you saw that, yeah, and yousigned up, yeah.
And then what I said I'm in.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
I said I'm in Kind of starting things is my whole
life right now, and so it feltlike the perfect chance to be
like, yeah, let's talk aboutstarting a business, which is
what I'm in the middle of, andstarting a business also unlocks
like starting all the newthings in your life.
I feel like it's not just onething, it's everything right now
(03:28):
, and so I'm here to talk to youabout starting a business
specifically catered to dogs andtheir people.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
You know, and so what you put in the beginning of
your intake form when I askedyou about starting and you were
saying how you can't do thingsalone you had put a whole
paragraph around community andsupport system and making sure
that you ask for help was thatpart of you reaching out, being
like you know what?
Here's this random, this randomoffering a hundred percent from
this crazy woman.
(03:51):
I love pep talk and.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
I'm gonna.
I'm gonna do that.
Yes, absolutely.
So.
I'm an Oprah kid, like.
I grew up watching Oprah as achild and, um, I'm sure she
probably stole this from someoneor maybe not.
If Oprah's listening, she hasthis thing where she's like you
know, if the universe wants tolearn a lesson, it like tosses a
pebble and then, if you don'tpay attention, it kind of like
gets a bigger rock and theneventually it's like brick
(04:13):
upside the head.
And so the brick upside thehead lesson that the universe
wants me to learn is like askfor help, like people want to
help you.
Um, help, like people want tohelp you.
And so this did feel like theperfect opportunity of like, hey
, you're trying to build thisthing and you are trying to
start something.
(04:34):
Here is the universe saying hey, do you want to talk to someone
whose whole thing is startingthings?
Take this, you should do that.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
It's a great point.
I grew up in the sales world,so my first job out of college
was selling IT services tocompanies.
So I've always asked for things, because when you're a
salesperson and everysalesperson out there is going
to shake their head like, ohyeah, you're right, you have to
go into offices, call people,cold call, and literally it's
(05:01):
the most vulnerable, horriblething, like it's up there with
public speaking.
And so I built that muscle whoare creatives, who are
masterminds in their own way,but asking for help, oh my God,
(05:30):
how cringy.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Right, I'm like, oh my God, I could never, like I
don't want to put you out, like,please don't worry about it.
Like my current example.
So at our business, we havelike it's like a half acre that
this business sits on and, um,we have 10,000 square feet of
turf.
It's beautiful.
I don't know if you've noticedthe weather this week has just
been such a delight, such a joyfor the, for the listener.
(05:54):
It's currently 15 degreesoutside, um, and so we had this
like the snow on Sunday, andthen the snow froze and so all
of our turf had like an inch ofice on it.
It was like six hours, overthree days, of like trying to
get all the ice off of the turf.
And so we were posting on ourinstagram story and one of our
beloved members messaged and waslike, hey, do you need help?
(06:15):
Like I can come help you scrapeice off the turf.
And I literally was broughtback to this of like asking for
help, and I was like it hadnever occurred to me to ask
anyone of like, hey, couldanyone help us?
Like clear all this ice off?
And people want to help you.
Like we are in community,people want to help each other.
(06:35):
Sometimes you just have to askor at least, like, give people
the opportunity to say, hey, doyou need help?
Because people want to help, Iwant to help.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
That's point number one from this.
The takeaway from this show isasking for help.
Use your intuition, use yourstreet smarts.
Don't just go asking everyonefor help every day, all the time
.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Yeah, don't abuse it.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
So that's the thing though it's like there is an art
to ask for help as well.
So I'm not saying to thisnewbie out there, this baby
entrepreneur, it's like, go askevery Tom, dick and Harry for
help.
Use that card when you need it.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
And be relationship based.
Oh for sure, yeah, even today.
It's not like I hunted you downon the street and be like hi,
can I come talk?
Like no, like build a.
If it's authentic, people wantto help and use it.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
And I will say too, like getting on my Calendly.
This is just a PSA for some ofyou motherfuckers out there that
need a little help.
Getting on my Calendly anddoing a little Zoom and getting
some FaceTime isn't a bad way.
Now I'm not automatically goingto be like, hey, everybody come
on the show.
It has to, it has to be, youknow there has to be a pulse.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
You know, come on the show.
It has to.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
It has to be you know there has to be a pulse.
You know, okay, so we're notgoing to go straight into this
Bumbles backyard dog park andbar, that you have so many great
things about this business idea.
But we're going to.
We're going to get there.
So I asked you to describeyourself.
And how would other peopledescribe you?
Give me a couple of the words.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Horrible baker.
I am the first person tovolunteer to cook for you if
you're sick.
I am a very hard worker.
I'm a recovering perfectionistand also a recovering people
pleaser.
I love food and coffee and Ilove Columbus very much.
I feel like I'm an encyclopediaof Columbus knowledge.
But I'm also a Southerner it'slike a Southerner Midwest Nice,
(08:25):
like it's all just kind ofblending inside of me.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
So you also mentioned that your upbringing wasn't
exactly all you know, roses andit was not roses nor daisies?
No, no, a lot of, a lot offucking wildflowers and weeds in
that motherfucker.
Okay, so you said somethingabout you grew up with a single
mom, super chaotic, had someissues.
Do you think that thatrelationship with your mom is
(08:47):
what sprouted the perfectionistand the people pleasing A
hundred percent?
What did that look?
Speaker 2 (08:51):
like yeah, so I grew up single mom household.
Um, I was definitely in chargeof, like, the emotions of the
house and so, if I was perfectand straight laced and
everything like happened exactlyas it was supposed to,
everything was fine.
Like I kind of like managedeverything with my behavior, so,
(09:13):
as a result, I was reallyrewarded for that.
Like my brain was like, hey,when you act this way, like
everything stays a little moretogether than it would otherwise
.
And it took me, you know, Idon't know 15-ish years to start
identifying that in myself andsay like, hey, you don't have to
be this way in order for peopleto love you, in order for
(09:33):
things to go well, in order foryour life to be not chaotic.
Like you're allowed to makemistakes, you're allowed to be
vulnerable, you're allowed toask for help.
It doesn't all just have to siton your shoulders.
But it was definitely.
I was the adult of the housefrom the age of, you know, six
years old.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
How does that track now with your?
Speaker 2 (09:52):
mom, we, it doesn't track with her anymore.
We have not had a relationshipfor the last five years or so,
and that has been.
It's really weird for people tolike what do you mean?
You don't talk to your mom, orlike, what do you mean you don't
have a relationship with her?
Um, it is like the best giftthat I could have given myself
(10:14):
was to say like no, we're, we'redone with this, we're drawing
this boundary, um, and you know,I feel like there's a growing
number of people who have thatkind of relationship with their
parents.
So it's less hard for people tokind of look at you like you
have three heads and be like OK,you're crazy, then you must be
insane.
It's like no, this is liketruly the best thing that I
(10:37):
could do for myself, and I haveso many other people in my life
who are parents to me that thisone, you know, did not did not
make the cut.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
And that's OK.
In today's age of social mediaand the access to so much
information, I have noticed alot more conversation around
boundaries with family.
No matter who's in your life, Idon't care what.
Like take all their title off,whether it's dad, mom, best
friend.
Like, remove titles and justlook at behavior and energy
exchange and how things make youfeel you have to create
(11:09):
boundaries and remove toxicity.
And if it just so happens thatthe title of that person is mom,
dad, best friend, whatever it'syour responsibility.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
It's your life.
You get to decide like how thatperson plays into it.
Your responsibility.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
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You get to decide, like, howthat person plays into it.
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He has provided you with sortof this family unit that is safe
.
I can just tell that you'rejust gushing out every orifice
(12:53):
yeah for this man.
Yeah, oh, that fan that reallythat could have hold on a minute
.
Can we rewind?
Where did I come up withgushing out of every orifice?
What's an orifice?
Let's look that up real quick.
Orifice, an opening as of apipe or tube?
Oh god.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
Or one in the body, oh shit oh, such as a nostril or
the anus, oh okay, well, Ithink it's worse.
Speaker 1 (13:19):
It's worse now that we know the definition, so this
man this man.
I say all this to say he's veryspecial.
He is very special and he alsocame from a tumultuous do you
think looking back did that kindof attract you guys to where
you're like, okay, everything'scrazy, let's be safe together
totally.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
We were both really developed by the environments
that we were in and had thisdesire to be like we don't want
any part of this, like we don'twant to ever be in this like
situation in our lives and likewe're just kind of making it
right now, and so it wasdefinitely a how-to guide of
(13:56):
like what not to do.
So I think we were both reallydriven by that and forged by
that, and so that really helpedus kind of like be immediately
stable, of like we don't yell,we don't call each other names,
we don't like manipulate eachother and mess with each other's
emotions, and for that I thinkthat's also very powerful when
(14:16):
you're 16 to be like, wow, thisperson is like checking every
box of something that I would belooking for, like in a partner.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
Um, it's just insane that it was at 16 years old but
there have to be things fromboth of you that have been like
they die hard.
What are those things?
There have to be some thingswhere you're like okay, I'm, I'm
still working on this.
Yeah, this is a trigger yep,fighting.
Speaker 2 (14:42):
It's like, how are you supposed to fight without
yelling each other, tearing eachother apart and being like and
six months ago you?
So that has been the thing forme personally that I'm like okay
, you got to work on this andlike not everything is a fight,
like not everything.
He did not do this to slightyou, you know of, like don't
(15:03):
think something.
So, personally, like he's justa person and you're just a
person, I think that has beenthe biggest thing for me, and
especially when we first gotmarried, I was afraid to fight
because I was like, oh, if wefight, we're getting a divorce,
obviously.
Like that's what marriage is,um, and so it was like, okay,
I've got to bottle all this upand like I can't say anything
and like we don't fight, wedon't fight, we don't fight.
And then now it has become thislike hey, if you have a feeling
(15:27):
or if you have a thought, likejust say it.
And like they probably want totalk to you about it, kind of
like this, going back to askingfor help, like he's not, he's
never trying to be an asshole,like he's never waking up in the
morning, being like today I'mjust going to piss Lauren off
all day long, and so learningthe language of like, how do you
say when something's upsettingyou?
And when he asks, hey, you seema little off, is everything
(15:49):
okay?
Saying no, I'm not okay, that'san okay answer, like that's
appropriate.
I think that that communicationhas been the biggest thing to
like, unlearn and learn for mepersonally, because it is okay
to fight, it is totally okay tofight.
Speaker 1 (16:04):
I am not an expert, but I will say this you got to
fight fair.
So, like name calling and youknow all these things, Like if
you are just openly saying youknow what, yeah, I'm irked, this
bugged me, You're going to haveyour.
Your tones are probably goingto be raised a little bit.
A little good old fashionedargument between lovers, lovers,
beloved Cause you know, thereis this thing called makeup sex,
(16:25):
where you get into each other'sorifices later on.
Speaker 3 (16:28):
Okay, there is a positive tubes, also known as
positive the fighting.
Speaker 1 (16:33):
Okay, whenever I hear somebody say they don't fight,
in my head I'm thinking red flag, you don't fucking fight.
Yeah, really, somebody issuppressing and you know what
happens when you suppress y'all?
Yeah, that thing's gonna blow,yeah and that builds your
relationship.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Yes, like you're not meant to be 100 in alignment all
the time, like you are twopeople coming into this
relationship, you both get yourown opinions, ideas, beliefs,
values, like all of that isintention with each other, like
work on each other you guys arenot only lovers, that's right
married, married, but now youare also working on a business
together which partners talkabout like it's amazing, but it
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also adds complexity becauseyou're doing everything all the
time.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
So let's talk about bumble's backyard, shall we and
how this how this little doggypark bar community popped up.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
This was a covid idea .
The backstory is whenever dogparks were closing, things were
freaking weird around covid.
Um, we were like we really misspeople and bumble was 100, our
lifeline of like we take him fora and like he's this little
sidekick for us, like he wassuch an anchor for us during
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COVID.
We live in Italian Village,shout out to Italian Village and
have this like very weirdlygreat backyard for Italian
Village, fully fenced in kind oflike perfect for dogs, fenced
in kind of like perfect for dogs.
And so what we would do onWednesdays this was back when
Polly G's had three for 30 we onI think it was Wednesday nights
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um, we would order Polly G'stakeout, we would bring it to
our home and we had this likelist of people who had dogs in
our like friend circle and wewould invite over a friend and
their dog and we would eat pizza, drink beer and the dogs would
play.
We called this backyard hangs.
It was a standing googlecalendar placeholder, therefore
(18:27):
making it the most importantthing in this world.
Um, if it has a google calendarevent, um, and it was the best
and it was like such a reminderof how much community meant to
us.
We are crazy dog people.
So it was so great that, likewe got to hang out with another
dog that bumble got a friend toplay with because he wasn't
getting to play like he normallywould either and it was just
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like, wow, like we are reallyappreciative of this community
that we've built and like thatwe're continuing to enjoy during
this time.
And then we just kept talkingabout like this is so great,
like we so enjoy this, and sothen we just kept talking about
like this is so great, like weso enjoy this.
And so then we startedquestioning, like okay, what are
we loving about this so much?
Like it's basically this kindof like little mini dog park
with this like curatedcollection of people.
(19:09):
We also have really good tastein beer, so there's always
really good drinks around but itwas just like why are we loving
this so much?
Then we reflected on okay, well, the dog park is closed.
Like we're missing out on thatcommunity aspect from the dog
park, and like all of ourfavorite restaurants and
breweries are also like takeoutonly, and it was just this kind
of percolating of what are wemissing?
(19:31):
Why are we liking this so much?
And that's kind of when we gotinto well, what if we built a
place that was all about thedogs and all about the people,
and it was a place where theserelationships could really bloom
and this community could reallygrow?
We just kept chirping about itfor you know, six months until
finally it was like well, weeither need to like do something
(19:52):
about it or stop talking aboutthis, because we're kind of
annoying ourselves at this point.
Over the course of four years,it was okay, what would this
look like?
And, um, where would this be?
And like what are we trying toachieve through this?
And we kind of kept it toourselves.
And then, like, when we put thefirst like ask out to someone
(20:12):
of like what do you think aboutthis?
They were like, oh, my god,that sounds incredible.
And it's like, okay, that alsobuilt a little accountability,
because now people are askinglike, hey, how's that going?
Like, what's the scoop on this?
Any, any updates?
Um.
And so it took us a really longtime to find property.
Um, finally found property, and, because the universe has a
sense of humor, it was anoperating ice cream shop, and so
(20:35):
we ran an ice cream shop, um,while we were waiting for all of
our construction to happen.
And so then we started ourconstruction in August of last
year, opened in October and nowwe're just like grooving since
then, and there's a lot in themiddle there, but that's the
highlight.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
So you are so excited for spring.
Speaker 2 (20:57):
I could not be more excited for weather that is 50
plus degrees it's just going tobe gorgeous.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Where is this dog park?
I know it's South Franklinton,but where is it exactly?
Speaker 2 (21:05):
So if you know where Greenlawn Cemetery is, we are
the first block south ofGreenlawn Cemetery and people
can buy memberships and all thatjazz.
Yeah, absolutely, you can havea day pass if you just want to
come hang out, and themembership follows the dog.
Speaker 1 (21:24):
Humans are free, dogs pay the cover.
Or you can buy a month pass oran annual pass with us if you
just want to hang out all thetime.
So you also do something withthe Ohio State University yes,
the Kenan Center forEntrepreneurship, which I need
to be involved in thisFangirling when?
Are these students?
I need to, oh my God, get withthem.
And just, I don't even knowwhat we need to learn from one
another.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
Yes, and that has been such a gift for me to be
working with students who aretrying to build something.
Because, again, in starting, Idon't know where these students
came from.
They have a different workethic than when I was in their
shoes when I was 19.
Because they're just like, oh,I see this problem in the world
and I'm going to solve it, and Iwas like I was just glad I made
(22:02):
it to class on time.
You are different than me, butthey are so passionate about
solving problems, making theworld a better place.
If you ever lose faith inhumanity, like, hang out with
students who are trying to buildsomething for a little bit and
that humanity will probably berestored.
But I yeah, I am.
I work with lots of differentstudents, lots of different
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people who are in the buildingstage of you know, if it's
building their own bakery orwanting to start a platform that
connects people in some way forsome product or service.
People who are like makingdrone companies, and it's just
really fun to be in that likecreative environment with
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students.
I need to get some of theseboogers on my show?
Speaker 1 (22:47):
You do, but your real love is Bumble's backyard.
A community is very importantto you, yeah, and that's what
you're building here, and solet's talk a little bit, because
it is a huge differentiator.
Speaker 2 (22:58):
I feel like a normal, normal dog park.
It feels very transactional, oflike I go, I stand around, I
leave.
Where Bumble's backyard wereally designed it to stay like.
We have comfortable seating, wehave right now a heated tent
with tvs and a board gamecabinet and we have this great
drink selection and we we reallybuilt this as ideal for you and
(23:22):
your dog.
Um, and we have reallyattracted dog people who either
you know they love their dog orthey love being around dogs.
My favorite is we had these twoyounger gals show up one day
without a dog.
I was like, oh, you just headon in and I grabbed on my team
and I was like, hey, just, youknow, like they don't have a dog
, but you know, make sure thatthey like feel very welcome
(23:44):
whatever.
And as they were leaving, I waslike, oh, you know, have a
great day, whatever.
Staff comes up to me and theysaid do you want to know how
they learned about us?
And I said of course.
And they Googled.
They woke up that morning andGoogled where to pet dogs
Columbus, ohio.
They just wanted to come bearound some dogs and hang out
with dogs for the day and I waslike, love that energy.
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But I think the biggestcompliment that I could possibly
get is I was working one dayand I was outside in the yard
and these two people weretalking to each other and they
were just having like a greattime.
And one of them says, I wouldlove to get your number, like we
should totally like get dinnersometime, and I was like bingo,
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we've done it, like that is arelationship that would not have
formed without us, like withoutthis community aspect, and that
has just been so great to haveregulars and for them to know
each other, and that has justbeen so great to have regulars
and for them to know each other.
And it just feels.
It feels like our backyardduring COVID of like kind of
like cheers, everybody knowsyour name, everyone's excited to
see you, everyone loves yourdog and I think in 2025, we are
(24:53):
craving community, we arecraving being together and
getting to know people andhaving deeper relationships,
having a relationship that's notjust on the internet, and I
think that we're really creatingthat third space to build that
for people.
Speaker 1 (25:09):
What's the best thing about working with your beloved
I?
Speaker 2 (25:12):
think it is that we have our own like, we have our
own language and like I knowexactly what he's going to say
before he says it most of thetime.
He's surprising me sometime andwe just know each other and
understand each other so wellthat if we fight, I know it's
important to be like okay, thisis something that, like, we're
(25:35):
going to figure out becausewe're coming up, I know exactly
where we're coming from, um, butI, I just love that I get to
work with someone who, like,knows me so deeply and so well.
We're going to figure outbecause we're coming up, I know
exactly where we're coming from,but I, I just love that I get
to work with someone who, likeknows me so deeply and so well
and cares about me so much that,like we truly only want what's
best for each other, and that isjust such a gift.
Speaker 1 (25:53):
What's the most annoying thing about working
with your beloved?
Oh my God, dig deep, lauren.
Speaker 2 (25:57):
Cause I know I mean about working with your beloved.
Oh my god, dig deep, lauren,because I know I mean.
Well, there's a lot.
I mean, he is a person like.
Speaker 1 (26:01):
He is annoying sometimes, yeah, but I need to
meet this angel walking tooclose to the ground.
Speaker 2 (26:05):
He is an angel really , and he is the mayor of every
town he ever goes to, ever.
And when we are trying to leavebecause sometimes we do leave
this man has to be like draggedout because he wants to talk to
every.
He's got just one more thing,just one more thing before we go
.
Hold on, just give me justanother minute.
What would you tell?
Speaker 1 (26:25):
a baby entrepreneur who's sitting out there right
now and they're like oh, lauren,you're sparking my inspiration.
What would you?
What would you?
Speaker 2 (26:33):
say, I would say there is quite literally no
better time than right now.
Um, if you are reallypassionate about something,
start it.
Don't wait.
There is never going to be abetter time.
You're never going to haveenough time.
You're never going to haveenough money.
You're the timing is nevergoing to be perfect.
(26:53):
Just start it.
And if you're like well, I, Idon't even know how I would
start a dog park bar, coffeeshop, well, you're in good
company.
I had quite literally no idea.
You will figure it out.
You will find the right people,you will read the right book,
you will run into the rightperson eavesdropping on your
(27:14):
conversation at the coffee shopand be like hey, this sounds
interesting.
Can I talk to you about this?
Everything will happen how it'ssupposed to, but you just have
to start.
Just take one step toward thething that you're trying to do.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
I mean drop that mic, girl.
Drop that mic.
Well, this has been just lovely.
I've really enjoyed you andI've really enjoyed.
I mean, this dog is like themost well-behaved creature on
earth.
My God like the mostwell-behaved creature.
He's exhausted, my god.
Well, thank seriously.
Thank you so much for takingtime.
Thank you for having me.
This has been so fun.
I'm so happy that calendly andthe universe connected us.
(27:48):
If you're out there listening,this might be your sign to sign
up on my calendly.
You can get there by going tomy bio and instagram, clicking
on the link and just setting upa time to talk.
We can just figure out whatyou're doing.
Maybe, maybe it'll be a peptalk, maybe it'll lead to
something more.
Who knows?
But I would say, reach outright.
Speaker 2 (28:03):
Yeah, do it.
Carrie is not scary.
Well, unless you want to be.
Do you want to be like scaryCarrie?
Speaker 1 (28:08):
No, I do not.
Speaker 2 (28:09):
Carrie is not scary people, she's a delight, and
some would even say such a peptalk extraordinaire if you want
that kind of energy, hit me up.
Speaker 1 (28:19):
All right, lauren, thank you so much.
I will definitely be staying intouch and when that spring
weather hits, I'm gonna take macdaddy, that damn dog park, and
you're gonna have to just kickme out of you and, evan, I will
drag you all out of there thatis right and if you're still out
there following your girl,follow me on youtube, spotify,
apple or wherever you get yourpodcast.
And until next time, seriouslygo to the go to Google machine.
Go to Bumble's Backyard, checkout what they're doing.
(28:41):
It's actually an incrediblevalue add to the community,
specifically in Franklinton.
Please go support Lauren andEvan.
My God, if you're not wantingto meet Evan by now, just go
there to meet Evan and keepmoving baby.
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You want to do it.
You want to roll with that?
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If you're feeling theheadphones, I can't decide.
Here I'm going to show you whatyou look like.
Okay, I can't do it.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
I can't do it.
Can't do it.
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Speaker 1 (02:21):
Lauren Betterton.
That, lauren betterton, that'sright.
That's right.
Welcome to the kerry croft show.
Thank you, I will say.
Your hair and that lighting, Imean, you're looking like a
queen, thank you.
That feels good, okay.
So let's tee this up.
How you and I came to besitting in these seats together?
I put out something about hey,you know, let's get on a
calendar if you're looking tostart something, because 2025 is
(02:41):
where I'm trying to set thetable I want people in this
universe to be drawn to me likea magnet.
So like, whether you're tryingto start your family building,
whether you're trying to start abusiness, or whether you're
trying to start somethinginternally, like your inner
badass, I want to be like amagnet for those peeps.
Yeah, so you and I'll let youtake it from here.
(03:02):
But you saw that, yeah, and yousigned up, yeah.
And then what I said I'm in.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
I said I'm in Kind of starting things is my whole
life right now, and so it feltlike the perfect chance to be
like, yeah, let's talk aboutstarting a business, which is
what I'm in the middle of, andstarting a business also unlocks
like starting all the newthings in your life.
I feel like it's not just onething, it's everything right now
(03:28):
, and so I'm here to talk to youabout starting a business
specifically catered to dogs andtheir people.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
You know, and so what you put in the beginning of
your intake form when I askedyou about starting and you were
saying how you can't do thingsalone you had put a whole
paragraph around community andsupport system and making sure
that you ask for help was thatpart of you reaching out, being
like you know what?
Here's this random, this randomoffering a hundred percent from
this crazy woman.
(03:51):
I love pep talk and.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
I'm gonna.
I'm gonna do that.
Yes, absolutely.
So.
I'm an Oprah kid, like.
I grew up watching Oprah as achild and, um, I'm sure she
probably stole this from someoneor maybe not.
If Oprah's listening, she hasthis thing where she's like you
know, if the universe wants tolearn a lesson, it like tosses a
pebble and then, if you don'tpay attention, it kind of like
gets a bigger rock and theneventually it's like brick
(04:13):
upside the head.
And so the brick upside thehead lesson that the universe
wants me to learn is like askfor help, like people want to
help you.
Um, help, like people want tohelp you.
And so this did feel like theperfect opportunity of like, hey
, you're trying to build thisthing and you are trying to
start something.
(04:34):
Here is the universe saying hey, do you want to talk to someone
whose whole thing is startingthings?
Take this, you should do that.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
It's a great point.
I grew up in the sales world,so my first job out of college
was selling IT services tocompanies.
So I've always asked for things, because when you're a
salesperson and everysalesperson out there is going
to shake their head like, ohyeah, you're right, you have to
go into offices, call people,cold call, and literally it's
(05:01):
the most vulnerable, horriblething, like it's up there with
public speaking.
And so I built that muscle whoare creatives, who are
masterminds in their own way,but asking for help, oh my God,
(05:30):
how cringy.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Right, I'm like, oh my God, I could never, like I
don't want to put you out, like,please don't worry about it.
Like my current example.
So at our business, we havelike it's like a half acre that
this business sits on and, um,we have 10,000 square feet of
turf.
It's beautiful.
I don't know if you've noticedthe weather this week has just
been such a delight, such a joyfor the, for the listener.
(05:54):
It's currently 15 degreesoutside, um, and so we had this
like the snow on Sunday, andthen the snow froze and so all
of our turf had like an inch ofice on it.
It was like six hours, overthree days, of like trying to
get all the ice off of the turf.
And so we were posting on ourinstagram story and one of our
beloved members messaged and waslike, hey, do you need help?
(06:15):
Like I can come help you scrapeice off the turf.
And I literally was broughtback to this of like asking for
help, and I was like it hadnever occurred to me to ask
anyone of like, hey, couldanyone help us?
Like clear all this ice off?
And people want to help you.
Like we are in community,people want to help each other.
(06:35):
Sometimes you just have to askor at least, like, give people
the opportunity to say, hey, doyou need help?
Because people want to help, Iwant to help.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
That's point number one from this.
The takeaway from this show isasking for help.
Use your intuition, use yourstreet smarts.
Don't just go asking everyonefor help every day, all the time
.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
Yeah, don't abuse it.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
So that's the thing though it's like there is an art
to ask for help as well.
So I'm not saying to thisnewbie out there, this baby
entrepreneur, it's like, go askevery Tom, dick and Harry for
help.
Use that card when you need it.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
And be relationship based.
Oh for sure, yeah, even today.
It's not like I hunted you downon the street and be like hi,
can I come talk?
Like no, like build a.
If it's authentic, people wantto help and use it.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
And I will say too, like getting on my Calendly.
This is just a PSA for some ofyou motherfuckers out there that
need a little help.
Getting on my Calendly anddoing a little Zoom and getting
some FaceTime isn't a bad way.
Now I'm not automatically goingto be like, hey, everybody come
on the show.
It has to, it has to be, youknow there has to be a pulse.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
You know, come on the show.
It has to.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
It has to be you know there has to be a pulse.
You know, okay, so we're notgoing to go straight into this
Bumbles backyard dog park andbar, that you have so many great
things about this business idea.
But we're going to.
We're going to get there.
So I asked you to describeyourself.
And how would other peopledescribe you?
Give me a couple of the words.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Horrible baker.
I am the first person tovolunteer to cook for you if
you're sick.
I am a very hard worker.
I'm a recovering perfectionistand also a recovering people
pleaser.
I love food and coffee and Ilove Columbus very much.
I feel like I'm an encyclopediaof Columbus knowledge.
But I'm also a Southerner it'slike a Southerner Midwest Nice,
(08:25):
like it's all just kind ofblending inside of me.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
So you also mentioned that your upbringing wasn't
exactly all you know, roses andit was not roses nor daisies?
No, no, a lot of, a lot offucking wildflowers and weeds in
that motherfucker.
Okay, so you said somethingabout you grew up with a single
mom, super chaotic, had someissues.
Do you think that thatrelationship with your mom is
(08:47):
what sprouted the perfectionistand the people pleasing A
hundred percent?
What did that look?
Speaker 2 (08:51):
like yeah, so I grew up single mom household.
Um, I was definitely in chargeof, like, the emotions of the
house and so, if I was perfectand straight laced and
everything like happened exactlyas it was supposed to,
everything was fine.
Like I kind of like managedeverything with my behavior, so,
(09:13):
as a result, I was reallyrewarded for that.
Like my brain was like, hey,when you act this way, like
everything stays a little moretogether than it would otherwise
.
And it took me, you know, Idon't know 15-ish years to start
identifying that in myself andsay like, hey, you don't have to
be this way in order for peopleto love you, in order for
(09:33):
things to go well, in order foryour life to be not chaotic.
Like you're allowed to makemistakes, you're allowed to be
vulnerable, you're allowed toask for help.
It doesn't all just have to siton your shoulders.
But it was definitely.
I was the adult of the housefrom the age of, you know, six
years old.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
How does that track now with your?
Speaker 2 (09:52):
mom, we, it doesn't track with her anymore.
We have not had a relationshipfor the last five years or so,
and that has been.
It's really weird for people tolike what do you mean?
You don't talk to your mom, orlike, what do you mean you don't
have a relationship with her?
Um, it is like the best giftthat I could have given myself
(10:14):
was to say like no, we're, we'redone with this, we're drawing
this boundary, um, and you know,I feel like there's a growing
number of people who have thatkind of relationship with their
parents.
So it's less hard for people tokind of look at you like you
have three heads and be like OK,you're crazy, then you must be
insane.
It's like no, this is liketruly the best thing that I
(10:37):
could do for myself, and I haveso many other people in my life
who are parents to me that thisone, you know, did not did not
make the cut.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
And that's OK.
In today's age of social mediaand the access to so much
information, I have noticed alot more conversation around
boundaries with family.
No matter who's in your life, Idon't care what.
Like take all their title off,whether it's dad, mom, best
friend.
Like, remove titles and justlook at behavior and energy
exchange and how things make youfeel you have to create
(11:09):
boundaries and remove toxicity.
And if it just so happens thatthe title of that person is mom,
dad, best friend, whatever it'syour responsibility.
Speaker 2 (11:20):
It's your life.
You get to decide like how thatperson plays into it.
Your responsibility.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
It's your life.
You get to decide, like, howthat person plays into it.
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Let's just say what you said onyour intake form you're beloved
(12:32):
.
My beloved, I mean evan godlove you out there.
I fell in love with you afterthis intake form.
Honey, look out, keep himbehind closed doors.
Uh, you meet evan when you're16 a little baby just a child.
He has provided you with sortof this family unit that is safe
.
I can just tell that you'rejust gushing out every orifice
(12:53):
yeah for this man.
Yeah, oh, that fan that reallythat could have hold on a minute
.
Can we rewind?
Where did I come up withgushing out of every orifice?
What's an orifice?
Let's look that up real quick.
Orifice, an opening as of apipe or tube?
Oh god.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
Or one in the body, oh shit oh, such as a nostril or
the anus, oh okay, well, Ithink it's worse.
Speaker 1 (13:19):
It's worse now that we know the definition, so this
man this man.
I say all this to say he's veryspecial.
He is very special and he alsocame from a tumultuous do you
think looking back did that kindof attract you guys to where
you're like, okay, everything'scrazy, let's be safe together
totally.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
We were both really developed by the environments
that we were in and had thisdesire to be like we don't want
any part of this, like we don'twant to ever be in this like
situation in our lives and likewe're just kind of making it
right now, and so it wasdefinitely a how-to guide of
(13:56):
like what not to do.
So I think we were both reallydriven by that and forged by
that, and so that really helpedus kind of like be immediately
stable, of like we don't yell,we don't call each other names,
we don't like manipulate eachother and mess with each other's
emotions, and for that I thinkthat's also very powerful when
(14:16):
you're 16 to be like, wow, thisperson is like checking every
box of something that I would belooking for, like in a partner.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
Um, it's just insane that it was at 16 years old but
there have to be things fromboth of you that have been like
they die hard.
What are those things?
There have to be some thingswhere you're like okay, I'm, I'm
still working on this.
Yeah, this is a trigger yep,fighting.
Speaker 2 (14:42):
It's like, how are you supposed to fight without
yelling each other, tearing eachother apart and being like and
six months ago you?
So that has been the thing forme personally that I'm like okay
, you got to work on this andlike not everything is a fight,
like not everything.
He did not do this to slightyou, you know of, like don't
(15:03):
think something.
So, personally, like he's justa person and you're just a
person, I think that has beenthe biggest thing for me, and
especially when we first gotmarried, I was afraid to fight
because I was like, oh, if wefight, we're getting a divorce,
obviously.
Like that's what marriage is,um, and so it was like, okay,
I've got to bottle all this upand like I can't say anything
and like we don't fight, wedon't fight, we don't fight.
And then now it has become thislike hey, if you have a feeling
(15:27):
or if you have a thought, likejust say it.
And like they probably want totalk to you about it, kind of
like this, going back to askingfor help, like he's not, he's
never trying to be an asshole,like he's never waking up in the
morning, being like today I'mjust going to piss Lauren off
all day long, and so learningthe language of like, how do you
say when something's upsettingyou?
And when he asks, hey, you seema little off, is everything
(15:49):
okay?
Saying no, I'm not okay, that'san okay answer, like that's
appropriate.
I think that that communicationhas been the biggest thing to
like, unlearn and learn for mepersonally, because it is okay
to fight, it is totally okay tofight.
Speaker 1 (16:04):
I am not an expert, but I will say this you got to
fight fair.
So, like name calling and youknow all these things, Like if
you are just openly saying youknow what, yeah, I'm irked, this
bugged me, You're going to haveyour.
Your tones are probably goingto be raised a little bit.
A little good old fashionedargument between lovers, lovers,
beloved Cause you know, thereis this thing called makeup sex,
(16:25):
where you get into each other'sorifices later on.
Speaker 3 (16:28):
Okay, there is a positive tubes, also known as
positive the fighting.
Speaker 1 (16:33):
Okay, whenever I hear somebody say they don't fight,
in my head I'm thinking red flag, you don't fucking fight.
Yeah, really, somebody issuppressing and you know what
happens when you suppress y'all?
Yeah, that thing's gonna blow,yeah and that builds your
relationship.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Yes, like you're not meant to be 100 in alignment all
the time, like you are twopeople coming into this
relationship, you both get yourown opinions, ideas, beliefs,
values, like all of that isintention with each other, like
work on each other you guys arenot only lovers, that's right
married, married, but now youare also working on a business
together which partners talkabout like it's amazing, but it
(17:12):
also adds complexity becauseyou're doing everything all the
time.
Speaker 1 (17:15):
So let's talk about bumble's backyard, shall we and
how this how this little doggypark bar community popped up.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
This was a covid idea .
The backstory is whenever dogparks were closing, things were
freaking weird around covid.
Um, we were like we really misspeople and bumble was 100, our
lifeline of like we take him fora and like he's this little
sidekick for us, like he wassuch an anchor for us during
(17:45):
COVID.
We live in Italian Village,shout out to Italian Village and
have this like very weirdlygreat backyard for Italian
Village, fully fenced in kind oflike perfect for dogs, fenced
in kind of like perfect for dogs.
And so what we would do onWednesdays this was back when
Polly G's had three for 30 we onI think it was Wednesday nights
(18:06):
um, we would order Polly G'stakeout, we would bring it to
our home and we had this likelist of people who had dogs in
our like friend circle and wewould invite over a friend and
their dog and we would eat pizza, drink beer and the dogs would
play.
We called this backyard hangs.
It was a standing googlecalendar placeholder, therefore
(18:27):
making it the most importantthing in this world.
Um, if it has a google calendarevent, um, and it was the best
and it was like such a reminderof how much community meant to
us.
We are crazy dog people.
So it was so great that, likewe got to hang out with another
dog that bumble got a friend toplay with because he wasn't
getting to play like he normallywould either and it was just
(18:48):
like, wow, like we are reallyappreciative of this community
that we've built and like thatwe're continuing to enjoy during
this time.
And then we just kept talkingabout like this is so great,
like we so enjoy this, and sothen we just kept talking about
like this is so great, like weso enjoy this.
And so then we startedquestioning, like okay, what are
we loving about this so much?
Like it's basically this kindof like little mini dog park
with this like curatedcollection of people.
(19:09):
We also have really good tastein beer, so there's always
really good drinks around but itwas just like why are we loving
this so much?
Then we reflected on okay, well, the dog park is closed.
Like we're missing out on thatcommunity aspect from the dog
park, and like all of ourfavorite restaurants and
breweries are also like takeoutonly, and it was just this kind
of percolating of what are wemissing?
(19:31):
Why are we liking this so much?
And that's kind of when we gotinto well, what if we built a
place that was all about thedogs and all about the people,
and it was a place where theserelationships could really bloom
and this community could reallygrow?
We just kept chirping about itfor you know, six months until
finally it was like well, weeither need to like do something
(19:52):
about it or stop talking aboutthis, because we're kind of
annoying ourselves at this point.
Over the course of four years,it was okay, what would this
look like?
And, um, where would this be?
And like what are we trying toachieve through this?
And we kind of kept it toourselves.
And then, like, when we put thefirst like ask out to someone
(20:12):
of like what do you think aboutthis?
They were like, oh, my god,that sounds incredible.
And it's like, okay, that alsobuilt a little accountability,
because now people are askinglike, hey, how's that going?
Like, what's the scoop on this?
Any, any updates?
Um.
And so it took us a really longtime to find property.
Um, finally found property, and, because the universe has a
sense of humor, it was anoperating ice cream shop, and so
(20:35):
we ran an ice cream shop, um,while we were waiting for all of
our construction to happen.
And so then we started ourconstruction in August of last
year, opened in October and nowwe're just like grooving since
then, and there's a lot in themiddle there, but that's the
highlight.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
So you are so excited for spring.
Speaker 2 (20:57):
I could not be more excited for weather that is 50
plus degrees it's just going tobe gorgeous.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Where is this dog park?
I know it's South Franklinton,but where is it exactly?
Speaker 2 (21:05):
So if you know where Greenlawn Cemetery is, we are
the first block south ofGreenlawn Cemetery and people
can buy memberships and all thatjazz.
Yeah, absolutely, you can havea day pass if you just want to
come hang out, and themembership follows the dog.
Speaker 1 (21:24):
Humans are free, dogs pay the cover.
Or you can buy a month pass oran annual pass with us if you
just want to hang out all thetime.
So you also do something withthe Ohio State University yes,
the Kenan Center forEntrepreneurship, which I need
to be involved in thisFangirling when?
Are these students?
I need to, oh my God, get withthem.
And just, I don't even knowwhat we need to learn from one
another.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
Yes, and that has been such a gift for me to be
working with students who aretrying to build something.
Because, again, in starting, Idon't know where these students
came from.
They have a different workethic than when I was in their
shoes when I was 19.
Because they're just like, oh,I see this problem in the world
and I'm going to solve it, and Iwas like I was just glad I made
(22:02):
it to class on time.
You are different than me, butthey are so passionate about
solving problems, making theworld a better place.
If you ever lose faith inhumanity, like, hang out with
students who are trying to buildsomething for a little bit and
that humanity will probably berestored.
But I yeah, I am.
I work with lots of differentstudents, lots of different
(22:24):
people who are in the buildingstage of you know, if it's
building their own bakery orwanting to start a platform that
connects people in some way forsome product or service.
People who are like makingdrone companies, and it's just
really fun to be in that likecreative environment with
(22:45):
students.
I need to get some of theseboogers on my show?
Speaker 1 (22:47):
You do, but your real love is Bumble's backyard.
A community is very importantto you, yeah, and that's what
you're building here, and solet's talk a little bit, because
it is a huge differentiator.
Speaker 2 (22:58):
I feel like a normal, normal dog park.
It feels very transactional, oflike I go, I stand around, I
leave.
Where Bumble's backyard wereally designed it to stay like.
We have comfortable seating, wehave right now a heated tent
with tvs and a board gamecabinet and we have this great
drink selection and we we reallybuilt this as ideal for you and
(23:22):
your dog.
Um, and we have reallyattracted dog people who either
you know they love their dog orthey love being around dogs.
My favorite is we had these twoyounger gals show up one day
without a dog.
I was like, oh, you just headon in and I grabbed on my team
and I was like, hey, just, youknow, like they don't have a dog
, but you know, make sure thatthey like feel very welcome
(23:44):
whatever.
And as they were leaving, I waslike, oh, you know, have a
great day, whatever.
Staff comes up to me and theysaid do you want to know how
they learned about us?
And I said of course.
And they Googled.
They woke up that morning andGoogled where to pet dogs
Columbus, ohio.
They just wanted to come bearound some dogs and hang out
with dogs for the day and I waslike, love that energy.
(24:06):
But I think the biggestcompliment that I could possibly
get is I was working one dayand I was outside in the yard
and these two people weretalking to each other and they
were just having like a greattime.
And one of them says, I wouldlove to get your number, like we
should totally like get dinnersometime, and I was like bingo,
(24:27):
we've done it, like that is arelationship that would not have
formed without us, like withoutthis community aspect, and that
has just been so great to haveregulars and for them to know
each other, and that has justbeen so great to have regulars
and for them to know each other.
And it just feels.
It feels like our backyardduring COVID of like kind of
like cheers, everybody knowsyour name, everyone's excited to
see you, everyone loves yourdog and I think in 2025, we are
(24:53):
craving community, we arecraving being together and
getting to know people andhaving deeper relationships,
having a relationship that's notjust on the internet, and I
think that we're really creatingthat third space to build that
for people.
Speaker 1 (25:09):
What's the best thing about working with your beloved
I?
Speaker 2 (25:12):
think it is that we have our own like, we have our
own language and like I knowexactly what he's going to say
before he says it most of thetime.
He's surprising me sometime andwe just know each other and
understand each other so wellthat if we fight, I know it's
important to be like okay, thisis something that, like, we're
(25:35):
going to figure out becausewe're coming up, I know exactly
where we're coming from, um, butI, I just love that I get to
work with someone who, like,knows me so deeply and so well.
We're going to figure outbecause we're coming up, I know
exactly where we're coming from,but I, I just love that I get
to work with someone who, likeknows me so deeply and so well
and cares about me so much that,like we truly only want what's
best for each other, and that isjust such a gift.
Speaker 1 (25:53):
What's the most annoying thing about working
with your beloved?
Oh my God, dig deep, lauren.
Speaker 2 (25:57):
Cause I know I mean about working with your beloved.
Oh my god, dig deep, lauren,because I know I mean.
Well, there's a lot.
I mean, he is a person like.
Speaker 1 (26:01):
He is annoying sometimes, yeah, but I need to
meet this angel walking tooclose to the ground.
Speaker 2 (26:05):
He is an angel really , and he is the mayor of every
town he ever goes to, ever.
And when we are trying to leavebecause sometimes we do leave
this man has to be like draggedout because he wants to talk to
every.
He's got just one more thing,just one more thing before we go
.
Hold on, just give me justanother minute.
What would you tell?
Speaker 1 (26:25):
a baby entrepreneur who's sitting out there right
now and they're like oh, lauren,you're sparking my inspiration.
What would you?
What would you?
Speaker 2 (26:33):
say, I would say there is quite literally no
better time than right now.
Um, if you are reallypassionate about something,
start it.
Don't wait.
There is never going to be abetter time.
You're never going to haveenough time.
You're never going to haveenough money.
You're the timing is nevergoing to be perfect.
(26:53):
Just start it.
And if you're like well, I, Idon't even know how I would
start a dog park bar, coffeeshop, well, you're in good
company.
I had quite literally no idea.
You will figure it out.
You will find the right people,you will read the right book,
you will run into the rightperson eavesdropping on your
(27:14):
conversation at the coffee shopand be like hey, this sounds
interesting.
Can I talk to you about this?
Everything will happen how it'ssupposed to, but you just have
to start.
Just take one step toward thething that you're trying to do.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
I mean drop that mic, girl.
Drop that mic.
Well, this has been just lovely.
I've really enjoyed you andI've really enjoyed.
I mean, this dog is like themost well-behaved creature on
earth.
My God like the mostwell-behaved creature.
He's exhausted, my god.
Well, thank seriously.
Thank you so much for takingtime.
Thank you for having me.
This has been so fun.
I'm so happy that calendly andthe universe connected us.
(27:48):
If you're out there listening,this might be your sign to sign
up on my calendly.
You can get there by going tomy bio and instagram, clicking
on the link and just setting upa time to talk.
We can just figure out whatyou're doing.
Maybe, maybe it'll be a peptalk, maybe it'll lead to
something more.
Who knows?
But I would say, reach outright.
Speaker 2 (28:03):
Yeah, do it.
Carrie is not scary.
Well, unless you want to be.
Do you want to be like scaryCarrie?
Speaker 1 (28:08):
No, I do not.
Speaker 2 (28:09):
Carrie is not scary people, she's a delight, and
some would even say such a peptalk extraordinaire if you want
that kind of energy, hit me up.
Speaker 1 (28:19):
All right, lauren, thank you so much.
I will definitely be staying intouch and when that spring
weather hits, I'm gonna take macdaddy, that damn dog park, and
you're gonna have to just kickme out of you and, evan, I will
drag you all out of there thatis right and if you're still out
there following your girl,follow me on youtube, spotify,
apple or wherever you get yourpodcast.
And until next time, seriouslygo to the go to Google machine.
Go to Bumble's Backyard, checkout what they're doing.
(28:41):
It's actually an incrediblevalue add to the community,
specifically in Franklinton.
Please go support Lauren andEvan.
My God, if you're not wantingto meet Evan by now, just go
there to meet Evan and keepmoving baby.
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