Mompreneur Next Door

Boundaries - we hear over and over again that we need to be setting them, but what does that mean? Building Better People Productions , a theater company because she wanted to have the flexibility to produce her own show. Timing didn't work out with the organization for whom she was working, and she knew she wanted to move forward with her vision, so her company was born. And how is it applicable to being a mom and being an entrepreneur? Lynne Streeter Childress, wife and mom of one super adorable son, knows all too well the importance of setting boundaries. She started her business, Even so, as all of us entrepreneurs know, being our own boss has its downsides as well. It is no different in the world of the arts. One of the great things about theater and the arts is that in general, they are very flexible professions. But with great flexibility comes great responsibility and some times burdensome feelings that you should always be available. Does that sound familiar to anyone?

Any moms out there feel busy? I mean truly busy - like you cannot even imagine putting one more thing on your plate? That's exactly how Dr. Alise Cortez felt when she started her business a little over sixteen years ago. Her daughter was a toddler, her husband traveled 100% of the time, and she was working on her PhD. Ultimately, though, she knew she wanted something professional for her and for her daughter because as she put it, being a stay-at-home mom wasn't cutting it for her, and her daughter would have fired her had she continued. Alise began her mompreneur journey as an extension of what she had previously done, helping people find jobs based on her recruiting experience. She made plenty of mistakes along the way, as do most of us mompreneurs, but it's all part of the journey. Since she had recently moved to Dallas, her network was rather small, but she fumbled through growing it at various networking events, and as her business grew, she realized her passion a