Ever wondered how successful women entrepreneurs manage to balance motherhood with running thriving businesses?
As a woman entrepreneur juggling family responsibilities and business growth, there’s a huge challenge of finding effective time management strategies while having young children with busy schedules. On top of that, dealing with imposter syndrome and hiring hurdles adds one more wrinkle into an already stressful life.
In this discussion, Carina Gardner gives time management tips as an experienced CEO who has successfully balanced motherhood while running a multimillion-dollar surface pattern and craft designer business.
You will learn:
If you are struggling to accept the season of life that you're in (or just figure out what season you’re in) then this episode is for you. Today’s guest reminds us that “it’s not a ‘never’, it’s a ‘not yet’.”
Carina Gardner is a surface pattern and craft designer turned CEO, who teaches hobbyists to make money as designers. As a former university professor, (Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota) and creative director of a scrapbooking company (Cartabella Paper Co.), her expertise led her to build a multimillion-dollar brand in 2 years.
Notable Moments
02:58 – Carina offers advice to her younger self
13:53 – Carina gives tactical tips on running social media ads
19:34 – Managing a home while managing a business
25:53 – Hiring and firing her husband
30:10 – Time management and seasons of life
39:14 – Lessons learned when hiring and firing
48:32 – Overcoming mindset hurdles when scaling a business
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