Birthing A Business

We've both owned other businesses before we started The Pump and Dump Show, and we discuss the long circuitious road we each took that lead us to our jobs today as the creators, writers, producers and performers of The P&D. We've also struggled to run The Pump and Dump show while also raising a family. Big time. In this episode we discuss the ups and downs of being a mom who owns her own business, and how running a biz is different once you become a mom.

We chat with mom and owner (and ray of sunshine) of Sarah O Jewelry, Sarah Ortega about how she gets it all done, what keeps her up at night, and how she got started in the first place. Then we play a game with her to test her limits of just how bad she wants success.

To be honest, we could have talked for hours on this topic...especially when you hear our #sadcake tale at the end about what happened in Chicago; so maybe we'll dig deeper in a later episode.  But for this episode, we want you to know that being an entrepreneur is a complex, crazy and definitely rewarding life (when it's all going well) which also kind of the same feeling as being a mom. Do you agree?

And last, a big snuggly ball of major love to our friends at Fit4Mom in Chicago for our mistake with your slide at the show. We love you (and all our Fit4Mom friends) and we're sorry the tech gods were out to get us before the show.

If you're a mom in the area looking for a community - a true Band of Mothers - look no further than your local Fit4Mom chapter. Yes, they exercise, but it's so so so much more. And if you're in Chicago - look up https://chicago.fit4mom.com/

As always, we'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts. Email us anytime at pumpanddumpshowATgmail.com, leave a rating or comment on your podcast app, or tell us IRL and come see us at a show!

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Shayna and Tracey have been friends since the 8th grade – that’s over 25 years. After college, they each moved to separate coasts for a decade. They were reunited when they decided to leave big city life and settle down with their families in Denver, Colorado and Facebook told them their daughters are 3 weeks apart. After several play dates, some more childbirth, some unsuccessful pumping, and the overwhelming nature of mommy community boards, The Pump and Dump Show was born.

The show launched in 2012 in a bar in Northwest Denver and quickly grew to a bi-monthly, local staple for new moms to have a night out. In 2014, Shayna and Tracey took The Pump and Dump Show on its first national tour and continue to perform every month to audiences nationwide.

For tour updates and more shenanigans, follow Shay and Tracey at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePumpAndDump/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/ThePumpAndDumpShow/Tour schedule: https://www.thepumpanddumpshow.com/tour-dates