Build Your Business 1 Layer @ a Time: Interview with Ann IMIG

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It’s not about networking and getting ahead, it’s about scaffolding and bringing people along with you as you make your own way.
— Ann Imig
Mompreneur on Fire - One Layer at a Time

Imagine one day you are at a conference going from talk to talk, mingling and smiling, taking notes and doing your best.  And then suddenly you are in a room and realize you are soaking in every. word. spoken.  

You have found your people.  

You have found your tribe.  

Ann Imig, took that moment and built the Listen To Your Mother, a National Reading Series and Media Company production, that celebrates and validates all things motherhood and is hosted around Mother’s Day year now for the last 6 years.  Starting with a single show in Madison, WI, 6 years ago, this year, the show will be in 41 cities across the US, 2000 shows on YouTube.  And just recently Ann was awarded the 2016 Game Change of the Year for the IRIS Awards

Mompreneur on Fire - Ann Imig

In the conversation not only was I trying to soak in what she had to say, but I was a little nervous too.  Ann was kind and informative.  Real and knowledgable.

Below are a handful of things we discussed:

  • When she feels stuck.
  • What Blogging was to her in the beginning
  • How being a stage actress prepared her for today’s work
  • The seeds that were planted that began LTYM
  • Authentic Connections & Authentic Collaborations
  • How her production grew
  • How being out of her comfort zone prepared her
  • How luck and strategy helped her grow and a really great team
  • How she almost did a reality show and DEB helped her without that…
  • Who make the best producers
  • How she makes it through her busiest time of the year
  • What she doesn’t do with her business
  • When she’s pulled off the miraculous
  • Her mentors
  • Her tribe.  Her tribe. Her tribe.

“Authentic collaborations really pushed me to be better.” - Ann Imig

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  • What did you want to be when you grew up?
    • A teacher-ballerina-actress-mom
  • What was your first job?
    • I was a bus girl at a deli at age 13. I could barely lift the bus-tubs full of dishes after I cleared the tables.
  • What are your go-to books and apps?
  • What are your favorite gifts to give??
    • I love giving gifts of jewelry, books, accessories--if I seriously consider keeping the gift for myself instead of giving it to the intended, I know it's the right gift.

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