238: Dana Malstaff: On Divorce, Proactive Crying, And Getting Naked

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

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

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Dana Malstaff is the CEO and Founder of Boss Mom. She is a mother of 2, an author, business strategist, podcaster, blind spot reducer, and movement maker. She is the author of Boss Mom: The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Business & Nurturing Your Family Like a Pro. With over 9,000 students in various courses and a 20k+ community. With over 10 years of experience in content creation, marketing, sales, community building, and business strategy, Dana grew the Boss Mom brand into a six-figure business in less than a year. Her Boss Mom Movement is all about losing the guilt when it comes to raising babies and businesses at the same time, and believes that pursuing our passions and building our dreams while including our children in the process, is the best way to build thriving businesses and families. I met Dana at an event a few months ago and I knew I had to have her on the show when she got super vulnerable and super Shameless about her recent divorce and the impact of major transitions on a mom’s and business woman’s life. She shares a ton in this interview. I know you will be so fired up and inspired by Dana’s story and wisdom. Listen to hear Dana share: What inspired the Boss Mom movement The power of proactive crying When you’re not a “kid person” but you are a parent The difference between feeling like a mom and feeling like a woman How getting to know herself better lead to her divorce Why you need to spend more time naked Her philosophy: “Hope is not in the situation, it’s in the solution” Links Mentioned: Connect with Dana and her community: Boss Mom Dana’s free Trello training Boss-Mom free Facebook group SMA Ep 88 Untame Yourself with Elizabeth DiAlto Thank you to our sponsors: Prep Dish: To get your first two weeks of paleo/gluten free meal plans, recipes, and grocery lists for free, go to Prep Dish. Canvas People: To get a FREE 11x14 canvas print (just pay shipping) of any of your photos, go to Canvas People and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout. Sudio: Save 15% off all Sudio headphones at Sudio and use the code SMA 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 238 with Dana Malstaff. Show notes for this episode,
0:06.7	including all links mentioned in the episode, and any discount codes for our sponsors can be found
0:11.4	by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 238.
0:20.3	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy.
0:22.6	I'm your host, Sarah Dean, and I'm here to give you and other passionate, dedicated moms,
0:27.2	the tools you need to bridge the gap between motherhood and living the life of your dreams.
0:31.4	I'm also here to help you be a little more shameless every day,
0:35.0	because if you aren't building a life, you're extraordinarily proud of, what kind of legacy are you building? So let's dive in.
0:45.0	This episode is brought to you by Studio. Save 15% off all studio headphones, including their
0:50.8	new wireless earbuds by going to studio.com.
0:59.5	That's S-U-D-I-O-com and using the code S-M-A at checkout.
1:04.3	This episode of the Shameless Mom Academy is brought to you by Canvas People.
1:14.0	To get your free 11 by 14 canvas print you just pay shipping, go to canvicepeople.com and use the code shameless. Again, that's canvicepeople.com and use the code shameless. This episode is brought to you by Prepdish. Prepdish is a paleo-gluton-free
1:21.1	subscription-based meal planning service. To get your first two weeks of meal plans, recipes, and
1:26.2	grocery lists for free, go to
1:28.2	prepdish.com slash shameless. That's prepdish.com slash shameless.
1:34.4	Hey, mom is just a friendly reminder for you to pop over to our new Facebook group before you
1:39.4	get started listening today. So we have a new Facebook group bursting with new members.
1:43.3	It's growing so fast. I can
1:44.6	barely keep up with it. But I'm loving the connection, the community, and the conversations that are
1:49.2	happening over there. So pop over to shamelessmom.com slash Facebook to get into the shameless
1:54.7	mom every damn day Facebook group. All right. And now our guests for today. I'm so excited to introduce you to
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