What problem are you ready to solve as a Mom Boss?
No one hands a Mom Boss opportunity on a silver platter and does all the hard work for her.
Mom Bosses invariably have a bumpy path to success. Along the way, they have to muster up an inner voice that gives them tough love. Mom bosses know the road is long and the challenges are big, but they also know they are capable, strong, and smart. There comes a point in the creation of every business where hard decisions have to be made. Money is often sacrificed, sleep is lost, and tears are wept.
Leaving the safety net of working for others is risky. There’s no guarantee of income or benefits. I CAN guarantee you’ll work long hours and that no successful Mom Boss has it easy 100 percent of the time. Before jumping into the world of self-employment, you should ask yourself the hard questions:
Are you financially stable enough to make less?
Can you give up the social atmosphere of your workplace?
Will you be productive while working in an unstructured environment?
Do you have the wherewithal to be Head of IT, HR, Marketing, Sales, Product Development and Janitorial?
Being a Mom Boss is no joke. Your work can be like wrangling a cranky toddler into a stroller - unwieldy and unpleasant. It can also be the most fulfilling work you’ll ever do. But let’s be clear, you’ve got to be passionate and purposeful to make it work. You’ve got to have a whole lot of tough love for yourself, because no one is going to do the hard work for you.
Is a Mom Boss born, or is she made? The answer is both. Some are thrust into greatness due to circumstances. Connie Peters, Founder and CEO of Modern Mama Media, didn’t set out to become a digital media powerhouse. She remade her career when her workplace wouldn’t budge on family time. Rather than continuing to get buried under her workload, she flexed her start-up muscles and went to work for herself. Other moms are more like GG Benitez. Prior to becoming a successful Mom Boss, she had several jobs where she tapped into her prodigious talents; she knew she had the drive and ambition to lead a business. It wasn’t until after having three kids that she truly fulfilled her potential as the CEO of the thriving company, GG Benitez PR.
What both women have in common is smarts, skills, and the willingness to take a few risks. Let’s start with Connie. Before starting Modern Mama, Connie was a software engineer in Vancouver. When her company nixed her plans to work part-time, she left. While it’s maddening that many companies have zero flexibility for working parents, it was just the kick in the pants Connie needed to start her company.
Connie went back to work full time after having both of her older girls. The third child prompted her to want to scale back on work. When she returned to work after her maternity leave, she asked for reduced hours at a reduced salary, but was turned down. Connie quit four months after returning to work. Within a year of leaving a job that demanded “all or nothing” from her, she launched Modern Mama.
Modern Mama is an online hub for moms. Connie manages a network of sites that offer Canadian families the best in events and activities; it’s all about getting moms out of the house and connected to other moms. Connie runs the business as a licensed model, overseeing City Managers in various cities throughout Canada. They purchase a license to operate under the Modern Mama Trademark, and use Connie’s successful business model.
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