This Mother Means Business: Strategy, Advice, and Support for Mom Entrepreneurs
"This Mother Means Business" is the ultimate podcast for ambitious entrepreneurs, mompreneurs, mom founders, and CEO moms juggling kids and startups. If you're a mom struggling to balance the motherload and business plans, this show is your lifeline. Host Laura Sinclair, a seasoned entrepreneur, marketing guru, and mother of two, dives deep into the nitty-gritty of building a thriving business while changing diapers, getting snacks, and dealing with the latest parenting drama.
Weekly Episodes
Tune in for a mix of:
- Expert Interviews: Gain insights and hear stories from successful mom founders who've been in your shoes.
- Solo Deep Dives: Laura shares her personal experiences and hard-won wisdom on topics like mom guilt, imposter syndrome, finding your people, and more.
- Practical Advice: Get actionable tips on everything from time management to marketing strategies.
This podcast doesn't sugarcoat the challenges of motherhood and entrepreneurship. Instead, it offers real talk, practical solutions, and a supportive community for moms who refuse to choose between their babies and their business dreams
"This Mother Means Business" is your go-to resource for navigating the beautiful chaos of motherhood and entrepreneurship. Join Laura and a community of like-minded moms as you redefine what's possible in both motherhood and business.
This Mother Means Business: Strategy, Advice, and Support for Mom Entrepreneurs
From Facebook Group to Global Movement: The Story of Black Moms Connection with Tanya Hayles
In this episode of This Mother Means Business, Laura sits down with community-builder, advocate, and founder of Black Moms Connection, Tanya Hayles. Tanya shares how a simple Facebook group for Black moms turned into a global nonprofit serving tens of thousands of women, how she thinks about advocacy, funding, and impact, and why slow, values-led growth still matters. They dive into nonprofit vs. for-profit decisions, building a working board with intention, navigating grief and career pivots, and why collaboration, data, and niche communities are the future. If you’re a mom building something bigger than yourself—especially a community or movement—this conversation will light you up and ground you at the same time.
In this episode you will hear:
00:00 – Meeting Tanya & why Laura “inserted herself” into her life
01:00 – Who Tanya is: Black Moms Connection, global village & nonprofit work
03:00 – “Busiest unemployed person ever” and the childcare centre application story
05:15 – The sunscreen story: how Black Moms Connection actually started
06:30 – From 400 to 4,000 members in two months & realizing she’d built a ship
07:40 – Why Tanya chose the nonprofit route over a for-profit community model
11:00 – Advocacy, government consultations, and protecting the community’s voice
14:15 – Reputation, values, and being careful about partnerships and optics
16:00 – From Facebook group to nonprofit: learning structure, boards, and funding
19:30 – Building a working board with intention (not vibes) and big-picture goals
22:30 – Tanya’s vision: 24-hour childcare, global chapters, apps, and sustainable growth
26:30 – Post-it walls, shifting priorities, and redefining “balance” as a mom in business
31:30 – Grieving job loss, starting again, and letting new business ideas emerge
36:30 – IOE Agency, Blackout Experience, and building offers from existing skills
41:30 – The power of data, niche communities, and why safety + specificity matter
44:30 – Where to find Tanya, Black Moms Connection, and why she’s divesting from Instagram
Tanya's Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetanyahayles/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blkoutexperience/
Website: www.theioeagency.com
Website: www.blkoutexperience.com
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Laura's Links:
• Website
• Laura's Instagram
• LJSocial Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Pinterest
• TikTok
