075 | Co-founding and building a product, growing and selling a business as a parent with Julie Cole | PT 2

PT 2: Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker and engaged community member.

In the second mini episode, we talk about making mistakes, giving up on guilt, the distractions of perfectionism and networking as a parent.

THINGS WE TALK ABOUT:

• Blogging about parenting fails in the early days of being a mom, the importance of humour, saying sorry, learning from it and how her kids now contribute to her honest annual review
• Modelling making mistakes for her kids and giving up on ‘mom guilt’ four kids ago
• Using ‘gold plating’ - a project management term – to acknowledge when perfectionism may be impacting productivity and how to avoid ‘scope creep’ to get more things done
• Her belief that your network is your net worth and the importance of turning up when you’re a new parent and an entrepreneur 
• Reaching out to your community, casting a wide net, carpooling and creating local supports for you family

Thanks to Julie for taking time out of her day to speak with me about building your business for a future exit and why it’s important to manage expectations as an entrepreneur and parent of young kids.

Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS.

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ABOUT JULIE COLE
Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. The business began with four mom's in 2003 and evolved into a market-leading company sold to CCL Industries in 2016 for $12M CAD. She's an award-winning entrepreneur, author, speaker and engaged community member, writing for a variety of media.

CONNECT WITH JULIE
Website mabelslabels.com/juliecole
LinkedIn @JulieColeLLB and @mabelslabels
Twitter @juliecole
Facebook @juliecole and @mabelhood
Instagram @juliecoleinc
Read her latest book Like A Mother

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ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™
Where parenthood meets professional development:
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