406: Kaitlyn Gresham: Supporting Entrepreneurial Moms in Developing Countries

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

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

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Kaitlyn Gresham is a Shameless Mom and the founder and Executive Director of Under the Same Tree - a non-profit organization that is preventing the effects of poverty through economic empowerment - equipping families affected by extreme poverty around the world to build their own income sources. They offer the opportunity for their supporters to match with a family served by their programs, to build meaningful relationships and the tangible opportunity to see the impact that is being made. Kaitlyn was born in Southern California and now lives in Saint Louis, Missouri with her husband, David, and daughter Valeria, who joined their family via adoption from Nicaragua in 2017. She has a Master’s degree in International Relations with a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership, and she loves fish tacos, hiking, and sunshine. I was introduced to Kaitlyn through her nonprofit and immediately wanted to interview, as well as support her amazing cause. I am so excited to share Kaitlyn’s message and mission! Listen in to hear Kaitlyn share: How she knew from a very young age that she wanted to grow her family through adoption How she and her husband decided to adopt from the hardest to match adoptee list The limiting factors of opportunities for women and their babies in developing nations How her nonprofit provides opportunities for women in developing nations to start their own businesses and make their own money to create financial stability for their families as well provide economic growth in the local communities The beauty and power of women invest in others when they have any extra resources How she connects women entrepreneurs in the US to women in Kenya, Uganda, and Haiti Links mentioned: Connect with Kaitlyn: Under The Same Tree Mentorship Collective Kaitlyn on Facebook Kaitlyn on Instagram Thank you to our sponsors: Blinkist: Go to Blinkist.com/SHAMELESS try it FREE for 7 days AND save 25% off your new subscription. Hylands: For more information about Hylands, visit: https://www.hylands.com/products/hylands-earache-drops Grove Collaborative: Make your laundry more sustainable this new year. For a limited time, when my listeners go to Grove.co/SHAMELESS you’ll get a FREE THREE PIECE set from Grove so you can start reducing your plastic waste. Plus, you’ll get free shipping AND a free 60-day VIP trial! Check out Grove and our special offer at Grove.co/SHAMELESS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy episode 406 with Caitlin Gresham.
0:05.5	Show notes for this episode, including any links mentioned in the episode, as well as any discount codes from our sponsors, can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 406.
0:19.4	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy.
0:21.2	I'm your host, Sarah Dean.
0:23.3	I'm here to give you and other passionate, driven, unapologetic moms, tools, resources,
0:28.8	and a little bit of humor to help you lead more positive, powerful, and purposeful lives every damn day.
0:35.3	One of the best things about the Shameless Mom Academy is our community.
0:38.3	So be sure to join us in our free private Facebook group to connect with other
0:42.1	shameless moms just like you.
0:44.0	You can find us over at shamelessmom.com forward slash Facebook.
0:48.4	All right.
0:49.1	Let's dive into today's episode.
0:58.3	Okay. to today's episode. Caitlin Gresham is a shameless mom and the founder and executive director of
1:02.2	Under the Same Tree, a nonprofit organization that is preventing the effects of poverty
1:06.8	through economic empowerment, equipping families affected by extreme poverty around the world in order to build their own income sources.
1:14.6	They offer the opportunity for their supporters to match with the families served by their programs to build meaningful relationships and the tangible opportunity to see the impact that is being made.
1:23.6	Caitlin was born in Southern California and now lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband,
1:28.0	David, and their daughter, Valeria, who joined their family through adoption from Nicaragua in 2017.
1:33.9	She has a master's degree in international relations with a graduate certificate in nonprofit
1:38.3	leadership, and she loves fish tacos, hiking, and sunshine. So I was introduced to Caitlin
1:43.5	through her nonprofit work,
1:45.0	through her company and her nonprofit organization and immediately knew I wanted to have
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