$100M "Aden + Anais" Baby Swaddle Co. Founder + Mom of 4: Raegan Moya-Jones on "What It Takes" and What She's Learned Getting There
Raegan Moya-Jones on Atomic Moms Podcast
#217: We're talking to the creative entrepreneur who put baby swaddle blankets on the map and, eh hem, in Prince George’s “coming home from the hospital” photos! Australian mother of four RAEGAN MOYA-JONES shares with Atomic Moms what she learned building a $100 million company Aden + Anais from her kitchen table while raising four daughters. In this friendly and vulnerable conversation, we learn what Moya-Jones’s difficult relationship with her mother taught her about parenting and how she shared the invisible labor on the home front with her spouse. We also get this ultimate #momboss’s #1 hiring tip, what mother entrepreneurs need to keep in mind when launching their passion project, and important things to consider when scaling a business. Check out Raegan’s What It Takes: How I Built a $100 Million Business Against the Odds (May 7, 2019). Happy Mother’s Day! Love, Ellie Knaus
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“Like most women, I bought into the bullshit belief that these were my kids, and I should be the one getting them fed and dressed and out the door; rather than these are our kids and we need to figure out a system to take care of everyone as equally as possible.”
LINKS
What I wish I’d known before I sold a major stake in my business - Fast Company
Raegan’s interview with Guy Ratz on How I Built This
Aden + Anais And Founder Raegan Moya-Jones Part Ways - Forbes
Aden + Anais Founder Raegan Moya-Jones is Swaddled in Success - Working Mother
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Raegan Moya-Jones is the founder and CEO of Saint Luna, a premium moonshine company, and the founder and former CEO of aden + anais, an award-winning lifestyle brand for babies and children. She is the winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award and a board member of Hopeland, a charity dedicated to making sure all children have a family. Her previous book is Swaddle Love, a short history of the ancient practice of swaddling. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their four daughters.
What It Takes: How I Built a $100 Million Business Against the Odds
by Raegan Moya-Jones | May 7, 2019
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