Shelley Smith

The Playful Mompreneur

Business EN ↓ 34 episodes

Want to be both a parent and a business owner — and actually enjoy it? Then let's play! I’m on a mission to make business ownership as fun as child's play for moms and dads. I interview mompreneurs who are rocking this double gig of parenting and business ownership — with some even throwing homeschooling into the mix. We'll talk about playful productivity, tools and tech for online businesses, sales, marketing, copywriting, and the playful life. You're in the right place if you want to build a business that is fulfilling, profitable, and makes the world a better place. Plus, you want a busines...

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Shelley Smith

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TPM #9 How to turn your blog into a business — a blog monetisation lesson with Lynne Huysamen 03.05.2021 28:45

Are you a member of the Playful Mompreneur Club? Go to playfulmompreneur.com to sign up. I'll let you know when a new episode drops and share some bonus content with you too — like free resources for work-at-home business owners and excerpts from my upcoming book. xo, Shelley What’s a topic that you could talk about for hours? Someone asks you a question about _____ and the next thing you know,...

TPM#8 Playfully structured weeks and no-rules-weekends, with Lynne Huysamen 26.04.2021 43:42

Lynne Huysamen a mompreneur blogger. She has successfully turned her blog into a business that provides her with a full-time income by working weekday mornings only. In the afternoons, she’s in full mom-mode. And on the weekends, she goes into what she calls “sloth mode.” For full shownotes and to join The Playful Mompreneur Club, go to: playfulmompreneur.com/#ep8 But here are some of the topics w...

TPM #7 On being bold and taking breaks for brainpower — my reflections on my interview with Brandy Mabra 19.04.2021 20:38

Being an entrepreneur, especially a mompreneur requires boldness. And last week’s guest, Brandy Mabra is a shining example of what it means to be bold in business and in life. In this episode, I reflect on my interview with Brandy and how her boldness comes from a place of playfulness. Her confidence in stepping up as the CEO of her business also has a playful edge to it. And I love how she’s usin...

TPM #6 On stepping up as CEO of your business, unapologetically — with Brandy Mabra 12.04.2021 33:59

What does being a CEO mean to you? Managing a corporation of hundreds or thousands of employees? Super important board meetings? And the power suit — you’ve gotta have the power suit! But in this new world of business, the definition of being a CEO has changed. And as a business owner, or aspiring business owner, you are a CEO — the power suit is optional! And if you’re thinking: “I’m just a one-l...

TPM #5 How to develop a Minimum Viable Product/Offer to “do what you can, with what you have, where you are” — my reflections on Rowena Mabbott’s interview 05.04.2021 28:04

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” That’s a Theodore Roosevelt quote, shared by Rowena Mabbott, my guest on last week’s episode of the Playful Mompreneur Podcast ( Episode #4 ). At first, it sounds pretty obvious, simple even. But as I reflected on Rowena’s interview and on this quote, I realised that it has so many powerful implications for us as playful mompreneurs. Rowena sha...

TPM #4 On the joys and lessons of taking "the hard way" in business with Rowena Mabbott 29.03.2021 47:42

You may have heard the business advice, “Scratch your own itch.” As in: solve a problem that you’re having and then market the solution to other people. This is the route that Rowena Mabbott took — but then realised a few years into starting her business that she had taken “the hard way”. Rowena is my guest on The Playful Mompreneur Podcast today and she’s going to tell us why she pivoted the focu...

TPM #3: On creating the life & business you want at your own pace — Shelley’s reflections on her interview with Wendy Ng 08.03.2021 26:45

Are you a member of the Playful Mompreneur Club? Go to playfulmompreneur.com and pop your email address in there to sign up. I'll let you know when a new episode drops and share some bonus content with you too — like excerpts from my upcoming book! In Episode 2, I interviewed Wendy Ng, a Dance and Movement Coach, Mama of three, and part-time Occupational Therapist. This mompreneur has a lot on her...

TPM #2: Coaching Business + OT Job + Mom: How Wendy Ng does it all, JOYFULLY! 08.03.2021 37:22

Wendy Ng is a Dance and Movement Coach for Moms, guiding them to become (or rediscover) a more joyful version of themselves. In addition to her coaching business and parenting her 3 kids, Wendy continues to practice as an Occupational Therapist for 4 days a week — so if you're looking to start a business alongside your current 9-5, then this one is definitely for you. Connect with Wendy on Instagr...

TPM #1: What does it mean to be a Playful Mompreneur? Shelley's inner critic, Cruelette de Smithers finds out... 06.02.2021 40:57

Things get playful right off the bat in this debut episode of The Playful Mompreneur, as the host of the show, Shelley Tonkin Smith is interviewed by her inner critic/alter ego, Cruelette de Smithers. Shelley talks about how she came to embrace more playfulness in her business, after taking the decision to homeschool her two boys exactly three weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic became a global rea...