Ann Crady Weiss: Hatch CEO and Co-Founder

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Clique Media, Female Founder, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Career Pivot, Fashion & Beauty, Hillary Kerr, Personal Journals, Who What Wear, Clique, Career, Arts, Business, Careers, Second Life, Career Advice, Self-made, Entrepreneur, Mydomaine, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Ann Crady Weiss is helping millions of families get better sleep with her company Hatch. Hatch launched in 2016 as a baby-product company, and today, one in three households with a baby has a Hatch Rest, which acts as a soothing sound machine and night light. The brand has since expanded to focus on helping people of all ages prioritize their sleep. Its Hatch Restore, a sleep device made with adults in mind, was even mentioned on Time’s 100 Best Inventions of 2020. But Hatch wasn’t Ann’s first entrepreneurial endeavor. In fact, she gained knowledge in the baby space with her first company, Maya’s Mom, an early social networking site for parents. Before that, Ann led as the director of new initiatives at Yahoo Autos and practiced as a corporate securities attorney.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of
0:10.1	who what where and this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly
0:16.7	inspiring careers. We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of
0:22.4	setting aside their doubts or fears and what
0:25.8	happens when they embark on their second life.
0:28.8	Today I'm chatting with the co-founder and CEO of Hatch, Anne Crady Weiss.
0:35.5	Hatch is on a mission to help everyone get better sleep from babies to kids to adults.
0:42.4	In 2016, Anne and her husband Dave launched the first
0:46.4	iteration of Hatch with two products, a sounded light machine called Rest and a
0:52.4	smart baby changing table which they presented on
0:55.2	Shark Tank.
0:56.7	Eventually, Anne and Dave expanded the focus of the company from baby to sleep with their hatch
1:02.3	restore, a sound machine slash sunrise clock hybrid for adults,
1:07.5	which was named to Time magazine's 100 Best Inventions of 2020.
1:15.2	But Hatch wasn't Anne's first foray into entrepreneurship. In fact, she gained knowledge in the baby space with her first
1:19.8	company, Maya's mom, an early social networking site for parents that was acquired by Baby Center
1:26.2	and Johnson and Johnson.
1:28.0	And before that, Anne led as the director of new initiatives at Yahoo autos and practiced as a corporate securities attorney.
1:37.2	Anne's journey is so fascinating and I can't wait for you to hear from her.
1:42.1	Now on Second Life it's Anne Crady Weiss.
1:47.0	All right Anne are you ready to start?
1:50.0	I'm ready. Let's do it.
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