The Mom Shuffle
Sharing the stories of entrepreneur and executive moms balancing business, parenting, and personal aspirations.
Episodes
Have you considered what philanthropy means to your family? Meg George, Co-Founder & President of George Philanthropy Group asked that same question and turned it into a children's book titled, What’s Philanthropy to Philomena? Today, she joins us for a wide-ranging episode about making philanthropy a family affair, from teaching your young children about the impact of giving and assessing today's giving opportunities, to navigatin...
Meg George, Co-Founder & President of George Philanthropy Group joins us for a bonus episode to discuss a critical concern for many families, navigating food allergies. When Meg's family experienced a life-threatening emergency brought on by an unknown food allergy and a stranger saved her daughter's life, everything changed. She's sharing their experience, strategies for staying safe, and ways that we can all advocate for those wi...
Cassidy Hartman of Bubbles and Brews ND knows the Shuffle! Juggling a 9-5, two entrepreneurial endeavors, a toddler and a marriage, Cassidy's story shows us that we really don't have to choose one path. She also gets candid with us on navigating the challenges of embarking on her journey into motherhood.
In this episode we got to visit (in-person!) with the fabulous Shannon Marcussen of Annie's Cranny, a body-positive boutique on Main Street in Mullica Hill, NJ. Shannon has been an entrepreneur for over 15 years and opened Annie's Cranny in 2021 because she wanted to provide a judgement-free shopping space for women, a place where shoppers can experience exceptional service while being able to find something that they feel beautifu...
Despite a nagging calling to pursue interior design in college, Lisa Palmer of Lisa Palmer Designs stayed committed to business school and pursued a successful career in business development after graduation. But her love for design never waivered and she was soon taking on home staging and interior design projects as a side gig part-time. After leaving her last development job, staying home for a few years with her girls, and serv...
What does it take to build a successful book of clients and then open your own law firm? To navigate the delicate balance between starting a new firm and thriving in family life? To be intentional about your career development, education, and community efforts? To be delightfully surprised by becoming a mom later in life and making big decisions for the benefit of your family? We asked Michelle Douglass of Burnham Douglass, and did...
As entrepreneurs and executives, we are always thinking about our customers! But are we truly considering each customer's journey to us? Are we mapping out our interactions with our key market segments and being intentional about our touchpoints? Amanda Read is back with us to talk about how she leverages the marketing staircase and how you can too!
Andrea Merrill of Virtually Adventurous joins us for this month's business theme of Marketing Channels. Managing your customer POS can be overwhelming, but if you begin to understand human psychology behind buying behaviors, you can start to determine which channels are important for your business and deserve your time, effort and investment.
How can understanding your audience and narrowing in on key segments help you market and build your business? Holly Haynes of Crush the Rush joins us to talk about the benefits that refining your customer strategy can have on your productivity and ROI.
Branding expert Kelly Wittman is back to help us kickoff season 3! Listen in on our discussion about being intentional when building your personal brand.
What kind of content are we working on for Season 3? Listen in and find out!
Vicki Dunn Marshall started working as a crew member in a Little Caesars restaurant at the age of 15, working her way up to become one of the first female supervisors for Little Caesars’ corporate office, and the first female in franchise sales. Today she is the CEO of her own VDM Management Group, which operates 24 Little Caesars restaurants and 1 Dog Haus Biergarten throughout West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. She provides jobs ...
Chelsey Strand has made it her life's mission to make a positive impact. As a social worker, she supports children as they navigate their diagnoses, anxiety, and depression; as a co-founder of the nonprofit Box of Balloons in Fargo, North Dakota, she is fortunate to give back by helping children in need feel seen and loved on their birthday. Listen in to learn how Chelsey and her team make sure that every child they encounter feels...
Emily Jaime's passion for travel and discovering other cultures took her around the world before founding YIREH, an ethically sourced, socially conscious boutique, in Hawai'i. Today, Emily and her team of artisans aim to change the narrative o...
Have you ever worked a really long day and arrived home dreading the dinnertime to-dos? Yep, us too. Well, Kyla Hanaway-Quinlan and her team at Feast & Fettle are on a mission to make sure that you can unwind, relax and enjoy the dinnertime you deserve. Recognizing an opportunity to fill the gap and restore some fun to mealtime, they're hand-delivering high-quality meals that are locally prepared, nourishing families throughout New...
An early adopter of Etsy before pivoting into a brick-and-mortar business and opening KIN, a modern mystical shop to Des Moines, Heather Ann Roe has followed her dreams, taken some risks, and encountered her fair share of challenges on her entrepreneurship journey. Listen in to learn how she built a business that invites people into the experiential and sets her shop apart through sourcing, pop-up partnerships, and more!
Susan Wos has spent nearly three decades working in various capacities in the salon world. From senior hair stylist, salon owner and manager, to independent stylist and consultant— her personal experiences, challenges and successes fueled her passion for revolutionizing employment for businesses in the industry with the launch of Enlightened Hire. Founded with a connective spirit and a lofty goal: to offer tremendous value to owner...
How is Dr. Miranda Lawrence leaning into her medical training and her personal health experiences to build the future of functional medicine? Listen in on this week's episode to learn how she has expanded her Flourish Hormone Replacement & Wellness Centers practice to three locations across the Eastern US, focusing on bio-identical hormone replacement and vitamin supplementation to aid in prevention and addressing the root cause of...
Single mothers and their children experience the highest rates of poverty among families in Wyoming. That's why Molly Kruger and her team spend their days helping single mothers with low income achieve self-sufficiency through career training and placement. As the COO at Climb Wyoming, a nonprofit founded in 1986 which operates i...
Heather and Brian Byers started Great Plains Nursery in Weston, NE with a passion for growing and planting native trees and shrubs and educating others on the importance of native plants for the ecosystem. Fifteen years later, they feel a stronger sense of stewardship than ever and take pride in being ecologically responsible in their contributions to the environment. Today their nursery serves both landowners and municipalities wi...
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