By way of background, I founded my first company, Bump Club and Beyond first as a community of support throughout my pregnancy. Keep in mind, this was 2010---before the social media boom. I grew and monetized the community to 7-figures annually, reaching 3MM users per month. In 2019 I led the company's acquisition. Two years later I exited with one mission: to help other female founders do the same. My specialty is working with founders to build and monetize their own communities----just as I did. I would love to share my knowledge with your community and your podcast with mine! Some of the topics I can talk about: *The 101 on Community Building: What is a community, what does community do for your business, and how to grow yours *Bootstrap Your Business: How to bootstrap a business to a 7 figure revenue stream, ten employees, and 3MM monthly users without taking outside investments *Selling Your Business: How to grow your business to the point of acquisition. *Social Media: Growing your brand through social media but also going back to basics and growing your brand and business off/without social media *Motherhood & Entrepreneurship: How to start a business, manage the business, grow the business….and be a mom at the same time I've lent my expertise to 200+ television segments, given interviews on 50+ podcasts and have been featured or contributed to stories in Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Parents.com, Babycenter.com, “The Doctors,” “Access Live,” The Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Magazine and many more as both as a parenting/lifestyle expert, AND as an entrepreneur/small business expert. I've also been a guest on top-rated podcasts such as Mommies Tell All, We Gotta Talk with Sonni Batta, Business Unveiled, Christi's Couch , The Reminder Remedy, and more. I've worked with major brands such as: Target, The Honest Company, Nordstrom, Seventh Generation, and Target (among others) to create a unique experiences for their ta