Playfully Persistent

Summer is here, and we are busy! Ashlen and Jules recap all the community events that have had them rushing all over town the last few weeks.

Annual Campaign? What's that?! Ashlen and Jules discuss what they've learned about annual campaigns, and share plans for the museum's very first one.

We took a longer than usual break between podcasts recently because we've been so busy! Jules and Ashlen take a little time to discuss what they've been up to and recent mistakes, challenges, and surprises

Ashlen and Jules discuss the upcoming Association of Children's Museum conference

Jules and Ashlen discuss our first ever museum Nerf battle event

Jules and Ashlen discuss our most recent fundraiser, the Giggle Gala! Hear about the things that went right, the things that went wrong, and all the laughs along the way.

Meet longtime friend of the museum and local stand up comedian Josh Alton

Ashlen and Jules chat with Jacob Repp about LinkedIn, networking, and how to use social media to make real life connections.

What does an executive director do? Everything? Nothing? Meetings? Is their job Beach? Listen as Jules and Ashlen try to define it.

Jules and Ashlen discuss our recent events, what went well, what could have been better, and how we can make them even more fun next year!

Jules and Ashlen discuss our very first weird party

Jules and Ashlen discuss our very first real Giving Tuesday campaign.

Happy November! It's the month of Thanksgiving, so Julie and Ashlen discuss why they're grateful for the museum and our Giving Tuesday campaign for this year.

Ashlen and Jules discuss our Halloween event, mysterious noises, and Beggar's Night

Have you ever been rejected? Of course you have, it happens to all of us! Jules and Ashlen each share a personal story about being rejected, and discuss the many ways they've experienced rejection in the process of starting and growing the children's museum, and how they use it to make the museum better.

Jules and Ashlen discuss our most recent Touch a Truck event: what went well, what we can do better, their favorite things, and why we wildly under counted our attendance this year

Jules and Ashlen discuss how our first year of summer camps went, what worked, what didn't work, and how we can make them even better next year.

Meet long time museum visitor and first time Playfully Persistent Podcast guest, Joe Alton. He chats with Ashlen and Jules about music in the museum, music outside the museum, kids music, video game music, and more

Jules' husband Brad and Ashlen's husband Matt visit the podcast to discuss all the ways they've gotten involved with the museum and been voluntold to help by their wives.

Jules and Ashlen tell the story of using the internet to get a giant shelving unit out of our way

Meet one of our first board members, and hear her best and funniest stories from the early days at the museum

Jules discusses favorite museum stories from some of our board members

Jules and Ashlen discuss the most popular museum exhibits, and suggest ways that museum visitors can bring some museum fun home with them.

Ashlen and Jules discuss meetings, parties, and tours at the museum

Ashlen and Jules tell their crazy stories from the museum, and discuss our habit of taking on big, ambitious projects.