Jeni Britton Bauer, founder and Chief Creative Officer, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams: “Sometimes the things that seem like your disadvantages can be your advantages.”

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Jeni Britton Bauer eats ice cream every single day. While that's become a quarantine habit for a lot of us, it's actually a key component of Jeni's job. That’s because she’s the founder and chief creative officer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, an artisanal ice cream company she started after dropping out of Ohio State. Jeni joined us this week to tell us why dropping out was the best thing she ever did. And how her hustle in the early days helped her create an ice cream empire. In this episode, Jeni shares why she knew she would be an entrepreneur when she was a kid (4:32), how her experiences starting out taught her how to run a business (11:27), and what it’s like to navigate a team through crisis (24:38). Stay tuned at the end for a spotlight on Sea Star Beachwear, a company making neoprene shoes and accessories so you can get your feet wet.

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0:00.0	Sometimes the things that seem like your disadvantages can be your advantages.
0:11.0	There was really no one in my life to say like are you crazy?
0:14.7	Don't drop out. It was the best thing I ever did. If I hadn't dropped out I would have
0:18.3	racked up way too many loans and I wouldn't have been able to start a business.
0:21.4	I'm Carly Zaken.
0:24.0	I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:25.0	Welcome to Skim from the couch.
0:27.0	This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it.
0:31.0	From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team,
0:33.4	to the rough stuff like negotiating your salary and giving or getting hard feedback.
0:38.9	We started the skim from a couch, so what better place to talk it all out than where it began on a couch.
0:47.0	Hey everyone it's Carly. This show might sound a bit different today because we are
0:55.3	still working from home because of COVID-19. Danielle is also out today and she will be back next week. Today Jenny Britton Bower joins us on skim from the couch. Jenny is
1:06.1	the founder and chief creative officer of Jenny's splendid ice creams, an artisanal ice cream
1:11.0	company you can find in grocery stores around the country and in my own freezer.
1:15.4	And it is a personal favorite at Skim HQ.
1:18.1	Jenny has probably one of the most unique jobs of anyone we have ever had on the show. I am so excited to get into
1:24.4	this conversation. Jenny, welcome to skim from the couch.
1:28.0	Hi, well I made my own job so you know if you make your own job you can just
1:32.2	you can do whatever you want. you can be an ice cream maker
1:35.1	So Jenny I'm always sad if Danielle is like out but I'm actually so happy she is out because I get to just talk to you alone and she would make so much
1:43.4	fun of me right now. I have the biggest sweet tooth so if there was ever a
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