The Parentpreneur Accelerator Podcast

In episode 010, I interview Josh Pigford, the founder of baremetrics - a software business that helps other subscription businesses to analyse their growth and churn data. He has grown his business from nothing in 2013 to over $80,000 revenue per month. Josh also writes one of my favourite blogs in which he is super-transparent about his experiences as an entrepreneur, including how he 'escaped the startup rat race', by no longer supporting growth through funding but instead doing it by becoming profitable. In our discussion, we discuss how to define your own success, the common misconceptions around subscription business model, the easiest way to increase revenue growth, and how to build a network of other entrepreneurs who can help you to succeed.

In episode 008, I talk to fellow Parentpreneur Francesca Tortora, a Freelance Graphic designer who works with individuals, small businesses and established brands across the arts, media and charitable sectors. Alongside her graphic design work, in 2016 Francesca set up 'Doing It For the Kids.net' - a site that compiles stories from other Freelancing Parents. This includes her own story of how she played the long game when she retrained as a graphic designer so that she could work from home with her (at the time), non-existent kids. In a short time, Francesca’s Instagram profile has now got over 4,000 followers and individual stories spark many comments amongst her highly engaged community. In the interview I explore Francesca’s experiences as a Freelancer, how she manages this alongside spending time with her 22-month-old son, and how she’s growing an online community alongside her day-job.

In episode 006 of the Parentpreneur Accelerator Podcast, I interview Olga Shoraka, Google Campus London Ambassador for Women@Campus community. Olga has been a long-time advocate for closing a gender achievement gap, having served in executive roles on multiple boards, and is also a parent. I’m passionate about supporting more equal opportunities and representation in the home and at work so I was delighted to talk to Olga about the challenges women face when setting up businesses, and how they can overcome these.

If you are a Parentpreneur with an early stage startup (that hasn’t got sales yet), or are planning to start a new business, then you’ve just struck gold. In episode 005, I talk about the most common cause of startup failure, and explain why focusing on getting your first sale is the antidote. I then walk you through the six steps to get your first sales in a way that build a business you love whilst having time with the family you care about. This approach has saved many Parentpreneurs months of their life and thousands of dollars/pounds. Do not miss it. :-)

In episode 004 of the Parentpreneur Accelerator Podcast, I talk to Aleksandra King, a fellow Parentpreneur with a business specialising in a communication - helping her clients to communicate their message to their target audience. She was recently a contestant on the 12th series of the 'The Apprentice’, in which she surprised contestants and viewers in the 4th episode by leaving the process before the task had started. In this interview we go deep into the concept of work-life balance, the importance of “Designing your Life” and why this must be done at the very start of building a business, before anything else.

In episode 003 of the Parentpreneur Accelerator Podcast, Alexis interviews Steve Bolton, dad of 4 and founder of Platinum Property Partners, one of the UK's fastest growing franchises. In this interview Steve shares some great tips on how to spend more of your journey being successful, and provides one particularly amazing suggestion on how to be more happy and content with your progress.

In episode 002 of the Parentpreneur Accelerator Podcast, I share what I think a 'Parentpreneur' is, why I think we need this term, why being a Parentpreneur can make you a better entrepreneur, why you should consider be proud of being a parentpreneur, and why parentpreneurs matter to the world! (OK, so I got a bit 'rant-y' on my soapbox in this episode... but that's only because I care about lovely Parentpreneurs like you. Who can blame me? You are fantastic!)

In our first ever episode, I'd like to tell you a bit about who the Parentpreneur Accelerator podcast is for, why I created this podcast, what we've got coming up in the next few episodes, and the key lessons I've learned from 17+ years as an entrepreneur and conversations with over 100 other Parentpreneurs.