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179: Blending Holistic Health with Culinary Entrepreneurship with Hilary Brent

Release Date: 02/29/2024

195: What Got You Here Won't Get You There: Betting on Yourself and Entering Season Two with Ana Escalante Morejon

At Home with Founders

What does it actually take to go from corporate buyer to founder - in the real, messy, terrifying, and quietly triumphant version of that story? Ana Escalante Morejon is the Miami-based founder behind Btwnthesheets, a genderless wellness and curated brand built on the belief that your customers deserve products with intention and a story behind them. She launched it after a layoff landed two months before her 30th birthday, and what started as an Instagram account in 2020 has become a thoughtfully built brand now entering its second season. In this episode, Ana and host Jessica sit down for...

193: How to Step Back Without Losing Control: Building a Team-led Business

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What happens when a scrappy side hustle becomes a thriving all-female branding agency and you build it all while pregnant, then raising three kids under five? In this episode of At Home with Founders, Jessica sits down with Victoria Marcouillier, founder and CEO of BrandWell Designs, a boutique branding and website design studio helping six and seven-figure female entrepreneurs close the gap between how their business actually operates and how it shows up online. Victoria opens up about building BrandWell from a one-woman side hustle to a full agency - hiring her first team members while...

192: Behind Every “Successful” Business Is a Mess No One Sees

At Home with Founders

In this episode of At Home with Founders, Jessica Frigon pulls back the curtain on something almost no one talks about openly - the gap between how a business looks on the outside and how it actually feels to run behind the scenes. From the outside, many businesses appear polished, structured, and effortlessly successful. But inside, even at the multi-six and seven-figure levels, a very different reality often exists. Jessica shares what she sees every week working behind the scenes with founders: disorganized systems, inconsistent processes, unclear data, and businesses that still rely...

191: Building Two Brands with Intention: Leadership, Growth & Trusting Your Gut with Emily Major-Girard

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In this episode of At Home with Founders, Jessica Frigon sits down with Emily Major-Girard, founder of Seven to Sunday, a content and social media agency rooted in intentional storytelling, and The Social BTS, a wedding day content experience designed to capture candid moments while allowing couples to stay fully present. Emily shares the honest behind-the-scenes of building not one, but two brands centered around human connection and creative work that feels as meaningful as it looks. Together, they explore the real evolution of becoming a founder - from trusting your intuition in the early...

190: Redefining Women’s Leadership: Building BONDE with Meg Gold

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What happens when a high-performing woman finally decides to build what she actually needs? In this episode, I sit down with Meg Gold, Co-Founder and CEO of BONDE, a private, vetted community for women decision-makers to talk about the parts of leadership we don’t talk about enough: vulnerability, identity shifts, and the quiet courage it takes to bet on yourself. Meg shares the deeply personal story behind BONDE’s founding, from navigating IVF to leaving corporate leadership and the unexpected ways women at the top still struggle to find real connection. We explore what women in...

189: The Untapped Power of Pinterest for Service-Based Entrepreneurs with Coley Lane Bouschet

At Home with Founders

What if the key to scaling your business wasn’t just Instagram… but a completely different platform most creatives overlook? In this episode of At Home with Founders, I sit down with Colie Lane Bousche, founder of Life Goals Magazine and Life Goals Marketing, to explore the untapped power of Pinterest for service-based entrepreneurs. From building an online magazine that’s lasted a decade to launching an agency that helps creatives grow with evergreen traffic, Colie’s story is one of quiet consistency, resilience, and redefining what success really looks like. We get honest about the...

188: How to Create a Loyal, Engaged Entrepreneur Community with Inbal Claudio

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What if the secret to scaling your business wasn’t more strategy… but more connection? In this powerful episode of At Home with Founders, I sit down with Inbal Claudio, 3x founder, mom of three, and the visionary behind Like-Minded Collective - a free, global social networking platform built just for women entrepreneurs. We get real about the messy middle - building a startup from scratch while raising babies, feeling completely isolated after a cross-country move, and the raw truth about how most “communities” online aren’t really built for connection. You’ll hear: ✔ How Inbal...

187: The Hidden Bottlenecks That Will Keep You at 6 Figures Forever (And How to Fix Them for Good)

At Home with Founders

If you’ve built the team, implemented the systems, and done everything you thought would make scaling easier—but you’re still overwhelmed and stretched thin—this episode is for you. Because here’s the truth: Your business is keeping you stuck. 👉 You hired a team, but they’re still relying on you for every decision. 👉 You built systems, but they still require you to be in the mix. 👉 You’re automating and optimizing—but somehow, things still feel heavy. If scaling feels like more stress, not more freedom, something is broken. In this episode, we’re diving...

186: What Your Client Journey Says About Your Business (And How to Improve It)

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Your client journey is happening every single day, whether you’re thinking about it or not. It’s shaping how clients see your business, trust your expertise, and talk about you when you’re not in the room. And yet—so many business owners focus on getting clients but don’t put enough intention into keeping them engaged, excited, and coming back for more. So today, we’re having a heart-to-heart about what your client journey really says about your business—and how to refine it so every touchpoint feels intentional, seamless, and deeply supportive. 🎧 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: ...

185: The 5 CEO Habits That Will Transform How You Run Your Business

At Home with Founders

Welcome to the very first episode of At Home with Founders! After a much-needed break and deep reflection, I’m back with a fresh new vision—and I’m so excited to bring you along for the journey. In today’s episode, we’re diving into a challenge I see all the time: brilliant, driven entrepreneurs stuck in the cycle of doing instead of leading. You didn’t start your business to be overwhelmed, exhausted, and buried in busywork—you started it for freedom, flexibility, and impact. So, what’s missing? It’s not just better systems or strategy. It’s habits. Tune in as we break...

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In this episode, we welcome the culinary architect and wellness advocate, Hilary Brent, the visionary founder of The Rooted Table.

Embarking on a transformative journey from the bustling hospitality scene in Vancouver to her calling in holistic nutrition, Hilary shares an evocative narrative of her pivot to entrepreneurship—spurred by her mother's battle with cancer and a burning desire to fuse her passion with purpose. She sheds light on the immense power of flexibility and openness to change, which have become cornerstones in her life.

The episode dives into the art of balancing work and life, particularly when running a personalized chef business geared toward individuals and families juggling dietary constraints with the cravings for soul-satisfying meals. Hilary's testimony touches upon the misconceptions about the expense of healthy eating, debunking myths to reveal that nourishment need not come with a hefty price tag when home-cooked meals enter the equation.

A trove of wisdom for budding entrepreneurs and seasoned business owners alike, the episode traverses the finer points of creating a fulfilling company culture through hiring with intention, managing diverse teams, and celebrating both monumental triumphs and small victories with equal zest.

You can look forward to a profound exchange on the challenges and charms of entrepreneurial life—from respecting personal energy cycles and dismissing the allure of an unattainable perfection to setting boundaries and nurturing team dynamics that propel a business to new heights.

Be sure to tune into this must-listen episode if you are seeking rich insights on weaving wellness into the fabric of business leadership and personal contentment.

WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

04:48 Passionate food lover finds her way eventually.

08:18 Entrepreneurship offers flexibility to mold work-life balance.

11:08 Delegate tasks, lean on experts, avoid overwhelm.

15:16 Learning leadership, self-reflection, communication, and team support.

20:25 COVID shutdown led to necessary personal development.

24:05 Hiring and training slowly, focusing on fit.

32:45 Simplify nutrition by prepping simple, healthy foods.

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