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Shameless Leadership

222: Sara LeHoullier: Shameless Stepmom and Busybee

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Self-improvement, How To, Business, Management, Education

4.7800 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Sara LeHoullier has always been a busy-bee. With a BA in English Literature and a Master's in Sustainable Development, she jumped from teaching English as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar to managing donor-funded projects with a large NGO, then dove into consulting with Microsoft before striking out on her own. She currently designs Squarespace websites and writes copy for passionate entrepreneurs and small businesses — she’s also the co-founder of Shop the Change, a web app designed to help consumers make value-based shopping decisions and support the brands working to make the world a better place. Her most challenging (and rewarding) position yet is being a stepmom. She’s deeply interested in social change, sustainable business, and creating space for conversations that improve the way we work and live on this planet.  This was such a fun interview. You will hear Sara’s magnetic energy from the very beginning of the interview. I loved hearing Sara’s story and I really appreciate how she opened up about some of the less talked about aspects of stepmotherhood. I know you’ll learn some valuable lessons from Sara’s journey. Listen in to hear Sara share: Her unexpected journey into motherhood The challenges of building an identity as a stepmom How she worked through the isolation of being a new mother figure and stepmom How her entrepreneurial journey paralleled her motherhood journey Where she is now – attracting all the right people at the right time Links Mentioned: Busybee: thebusybee.me Busybee on Facebook Shop the Change: shopthechange.com Shop the Change on Facebook Hotline: The Boys Town Hotline Book: The Soul of an Octopus Thank you to our sponsors: Songfinch: Create a personalized song for a special person or occasion using the Songfinch platform of over 300 professional musicians. To get 10% off your Personalized Song From Scratch, go to Songfinch and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Shameless Mom Academy, episode 22, with Sarah LaHulier.

0:05.2

Show notes for this episode, including all links mentioned in this episode and links to our sponsors and their discount deals for you.

0:11.6

Please go to shamelessmom.com and click on episode 2-22.

0:19.3

Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy.

0:21.6

I'm your host, Sarah Dean, and I'm here to give you and other passionate, dedicated moms the tools you need to bridge the gap between motherhood and living the life of your dreams.

0:30.6

I'm also here to help you be a little more shameless every day, because if you aren't building a life you're extraordinarily proud of, what kind of legacy

0:38.2

are you building?

0:39.6

So let's dive in.

0:40.5

Sarah LaHulier has always been a busy bee.

0:51.4

With a BA in English literature and a master's in sustainable development,

0:54.9

she jumped from teaching English as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar to managing donor-funded

0:59.8

projects with a large nonprofit and then Navinda consulting with Microsoft before striking out on her own.

1:06.5

She currently designs Squarespace websites and writes copy for passionate entrepreneurs and

1:11.2

small businesses.

1:12.4

She's also the co-founder of Shop the Change, a web app designed to help consumers make value-based

1:17.7

shopping decisions and support the brands working to make the world a better place.

1:22.5

Her most challenging and rewarding position yet is being a stepmom to her stepson's who

1:27.1

are seven and nine.

1:28.6

She's deeply interested in social change, sustainable business, and creating space for

1:32.8

conversations that improve the way we work and live on this planet.

1:36.5

This was such a fun interview and you will hear Sarah's magnetic energy from the very beginning

1:41.7

of the interview.

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