354. Meet My Bestie: Ecom, Dragon’s Den, Pregnancy Realness + Identity in Motherhood

the bossbabe podcast

Natalie Ellis

Entrepreneurship, Education, Marketing, Self-improvement, Business

4.9 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Today, I interview my bestie Alexandria Wombwell-Povey on all things entrepreneurship + motherhood. Alex and I share our ecom startup stories, how we told our husbands we were pregnant, and cover so many of our life lessons, pivots + identity shifts that came with becoming mums. We talk about how her difficult pregnancy impacted the successful business she had grown up to that point, and how it opened the way to even bigger growth + visions for the future. If you’re an entrepreneur or new mama, you won’t want to miss out on this fun + inspiring conversation for getting through those tough seasons. HIGHLIGHTS The highs & lows of our business journeys + the pivots we had to make along the way. Our pregnancy stories + Alex’s raw journey through hyperemesis gravidarum - extreme sickness in pregnancy How early motherhood shifted our identities personally & professionally + made way for even BIGGER visions. What to expect from Alex’s newest launch, the It’s Upgrade Season Podcast. How to get through the most difficult seasons in life + the lessons we learn from it. RESOURCES + LINKS Join The Société: The Place to Build A Freedom-Based Business Listen to Alex’s new podcast - It’s Upgrade Season FOLLOW bossbabe: @bossbabe.inc Natalie Ellis: @iamnatalie Alex: @iamalexandriamaria

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0:00.0	motherhood wasn't changing me into this different version of myself.
0:03.4	It was actually allowing me to step back into a truer version of myself.
0:07.2	And it allowed me to actually step into an even bigger version of my vision rather than the smaller one.
0:12.4	Because I was like, if I'm going to take time away. of my vision rather than a smaller one.
0:12.6	Because I was like, if I'm going to take time away
0:14.9	from my baby, from my husband,
0:17.6	this has got to be for a fucking big vision.
0:19.8	This is not happening so I can sit in my inbox.
0:22.4	This is not happening so I can sit in my inbox. This is not happening so I can just be responding
0:24.9	to everyone else's priority is. This has to excited because I decided to bring one of my best friends onto the
0:44.4	podcast to just have a good old conversation so Alex welcome to the show.
0:49.9	Hello thank you for having me this is such a great start to the week.
0:53.6	Isn't it? What a good way to kick the week off.
0:56.0	Okay, so can you give a little bit of background on your business journey? What's that?
1:02.4	I'm so sorry. This has never gone off and it's like.
1:05.9	What is it? Like a timing block. Oh, she's getting organized you guys.
1:14.1	Alex is also a Capricorn, so that will also explain the organization levels.
1:19.7	Do you know the real real is basically after having a baby I couldn't concentrate on anything for longer than five minutes?
1:26.7	And I was so desperate to try and like regain some focus and ability to decision make.
1:32.4	I ordered one of these cubes off Amazon that you like. some focus and ability to decision make.
1:32.7	I ordered one of these cubes off Amazon
1:34.6	that you like flip and it like counts you down for 15 minutes.
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