Fran Maier’s advice is gold. As the CEO & Founder of BabyQuip, the country’s leading baby gear rental service, Fran is a powerful female entrepreneur and established trend-spotter, so she has a lot of great information to impart.
In this episode, Fran opens up about her experience pitching on the television series Shark Tank and explains why “change is always a catalyst for opportunity.”
Listen in to learn how Fran makes day-to-day decisions, why timing is crucial in business, and how confidence and vulnerability go hand-in-hand.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
Don’t solve tomorrow’s problem today.” – Fran Maier
Show Notes:
- How Confidence & Vulnerability pair well together
- The ONE Thing that gives your Biz The EDGE
- Why understanding TRENDS are key
- How Babyquip went from idea to over 650+ cities across the US
- The Early days at BabyQuip
- Her experience on SHARK TANK and What Happened Next
- How she moves through the TOUGH Times
- Her “5 Things” Strategy
- Her Super Power
- Her advice on successful CROWD-FUNDING
- Bootstrapping versus Fundraising
I know how to build trusted brands.” – Fran Maier
Connect with Fran Maier:
LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter | BabyQuip
Timing really makes a difference.” – Fran Maier
Today’s episode is taken from my Instagram Live Finding Joy Every Day series. I had a great conversation with Emily Raiber, of Emily Raiber Media & Digital Marketing. She leverages social media to promote her clients’ personal brands for maximum growth.
This week’s guest, Esther Crawford, was the CEO and Co-founder of the Squad app when it was acquired by Twitter back in 2020. I admire her transparency as she talks with me about her journey to break the cycle of poverty that she grew up in and why her curiosity has driven her forward at such an impressive speed. We discuss what it’s like to consider selling your company and what happens after your business gets acquired. She is aligned, grounded, and a deep thinker. It was a pleasure to sit down with her and explore the entrepreneurial journey with her.
My guest, Melissa Vitelli, had a successful career in fashion photography but she found her herself being drawn to the food industry through her hobby of vegetable gardening. She joined together with her sister-in-law Lauren and Jar Goods was born. They initially found success at Farmer’s Markets and this led them directly into the arms of Whole Foods.
After struggling with acne and skin sensitivity as a teenager, my guest Bethany McDaniel, CEO & Founder of Primally Pure decided to dive deep into the power of real food & natural ingredients. In her deep research and self-education process, she uncovered the knowledge that there were a lot of toxic ingredients found in deodorant which led her on a journey to make her own. She found something that worked for her but unfortunately, her hubby wasn’t too excited to try it so she had to get busy and find another way to win him over. This is when Primally Pure, was born.
Jenn Kapahi, my guest today, has always been interested in consumer buying habits. Through her career in the makeup industry, she realized that makeup was complex, with all the different shades and colors, and women were looking for something simple – the “essentials.” This is how trèStiQue, a line of smart makeup crayons with built-in tools that fit in the palm of your hands was born.