Postpartum to Purpose: Building a Business That Serves Moms & Believes in Community Over Competition

In this episode of The Mompreneur Collective, we're diving into what it really looks like to rebuild yourself after motherhood and how purpose can meet you in the most unexpected ways.

After a difficult postpartum season filled with anxiety, isolation, and fear of judgement, today's guest Taylor Vallot, Owner of Rowe & Co. Play Studio, found herself craving something more. She missed working, she wanted to contribute, and she wanted to feel like herself again. And everything shifted when she walked into a children's play studio with her son and for the first time felt safe, seen, and not judged as a new mom. 

That moment sparked something in her and led her to begin her entrepreneurial journey of creating a space of her very own for moms to have those same comforting feelings she had. 

We get real about: 

• The challenges of postpartum and motherhood identity shifts 
• Building a business with no roadmap, just figuring it out one step at a time
• Learning balance and boundaries the hard way
• Redefining success as simply doing your best 
• Why community matters more than competition in business

This episode is a reminder that you're allowed to have a purpose outside of motherhood and that there is room for all of us to succeed. 

If you've ever felt the pull for something more, this conversation will meet you right where you are.💛

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Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:04

Welcome back to the Mom Peneur Collective. I'm your host and certified life and business coach, Jamie Smith, and in today's episode, I'm sitting down with the owner of Rowan Co. Play Studio, Taylor Valo. Taylor has created such a beautiful thing for the moms and kids in her community, and I can't wait for y'all to hear her story of how Motherhood rocked her world, how she started a business during postpartum, and how for her, it's all about community over competition.

SPEAKER_01 0:34

So, welcome to the show, Taylor. I'm so happy to have you here. Thank you so much. I'm excited to be here.

SPEAKER_00 0:39

Excited to chat and just talk about real life, right? Yes, that is what we're here to do. So, where I would love to jump off with you is just straight into what did that transition look like for you, going from being a stay-at-home mom to being an entrepreneur? Because I feel like there are a lot of moms out there that are maybe thinking about doing that, but there's some hesitancy there. Or maybe there's moms that are currently going through that transition and it's really tough. So I would just love for you to share your story about that.

SPEAKER_01 1:07

Okay, yeah. Let me, I'm gonna back up and kind of start from I think the beginning, and it'll kind of all make sense. So um I had a great pregnancy up until the end. Um, and I had an opportunity at that point to stay home. So when I was home, I'm like, oh, I'm naturally gonna transition to into being a stay-at-home mom. This is great. You know, I've never had that opportunity before. And then towards the end of the pregnancy is when I developed this excruciating rash called pups. And the only way to get rid of it is to deliver the baby. And there's no rhyme or reason to it. It's just something that pregnant women get. It's a rash, and like I was itching so bad, and it was just I was bleeding, and it just was one of those things where I wasn't sleeping. It was just something had to give. So I was about 38 and a half weeks.

SPEAKER_00 1:56

Wow.

SPEAKER_01 1:57

And my doctor said, okay, let's just let's get this baby out. We're good, everything's fine. So went to the hospital, waited for he gave me the epidural, waited for me to go into natural labor, um, and nothing was nothing was happening. Um, so right away he kind of knew something was something was off. So more hours go by, um, my my son's heartbeat dropped significantly, and it resulted in an emergency C-section. Like we had to go right away. And it was just a huge shock. That's just not the mentality I had going into this. And I just didn't even know what to do. I've never had surgery before. I rarely go to the doctor. So it was just one of those things where it's like, okay, like this is happening. We got to go. Let's let's let's figure this out. So take my baby out, and he was um ended up being only four pounds, and no one knew he was really four pounds because I was as big as a house and I didn't have any issues with my uh my pregnancy. You know, my belly was growing, you know, towards the end, you stopped doing ultrasounds, right? So I wasn't, I wasn't high risk. I didn't need to have any more. So four pounds went straight to the NICU, and just the whole process for me was just extremely traumatic. Like I feel like I spiraled at that point. I my son went to the NICU for two and a half weeks. Um, we finally got home, and my whole perception of motherhood and what I thought it was gonna be just rocked my world. Like I did not expect it to hit me as hard as what it did. And through that, I suffered a really, really bad postpartum. My child was sleeping two hours a night. You know, it was just, it was a rough, rough time for me. And I think that like it got to the point where, you know, I I had postpartum so bad that like I I don't want to be around my kid, you know? And that that's tough. Like it didn't make sense to me because in one part of my brain, I'm like, this is like your child. You love this, this little sucker, you know? Like, and but then the other part of me is like, I can't do this, he won't stop. Like, I don't know what to do. I'm a first-time mom. So I just it it was just really tough for me. And through that, I didn't leave my house for months with him. And then I had a friend of mine who said, Look, let meet me here. And we'll, you know, it was a it was another play place that I went to, and it was one of the first places I brought him. And, you know, in your head, you're like, please don't cry. Don't make a scene because you have that complex as a new mom. And so we went and he did act up, you know, as babies do, they cry or, you know, they do their thing. And I just felt okay. Like it was one of those things where it's like, okay, look, it's not a big deal. No one's looking at me. I'm the only one looking at myself, you know, I'm the only one judging myself. And I don't think that new mom complex gets enough light shed on it, you know, and enough support to know that like this is normal, this is what happens.

SPEAKER_00 5:08

Like, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 5:09

So when I went to this play place and it was okay, it was just like a overwhelming feeling. Like I just felt I felt like I needed to do this. Like I felt like I needed to bring this to the community and maybe bring the feeling of like relief and no judgment and you know, all of that to other moms. So then I I mean, literally went home that day and I just said, all right, I'm opening up a play studio, like I need to do this. And I think through the grace of God, that's how it like it came about and my journey. And that's when I realized that, you know, okay, stay-at-home mom life is just not for me. It's okay. And being able to still work and provide for my family, it gave me, gave me a little bit of a purpose. And it's okay for me to feel, I'm not gonna call it selfish, but it it just because there's a little part of me that makes me feel like it's selfish. Like if I have the opportunity to be at home with my child, why wouldn't you want to do that? But that's just not I've never been that way. I've worked my whole life, I've had to work, I've it's been fight or flight for me my whole life. So it was it's just better for me to be able to, I think I don't know.

SPEAKER_00 6:22

It's better for you to be yourself, it's correct.

SPEAKER_01 6:25

Right. That's exactly it. And that's that's that's what feels true to me. Um, and being able to provide for my family and rely on the work ethic that I've always had. It just made me give it made me have a purpose. And that that's a lot, right? So, like I said, I went home and told my husband, and he was like, Yeah, okay, ha ha. He, you know, and I'm like, all right, well, then next thing you know, signs going up and moving mountains, right? So the transition was it was honestly easy for me because that's when I'm not gonna say it was difficult to go from stay-at-home mom to being a business owner, an entrepreneur. Um it was easy for me and it felt natural because that's what I'm used to. I'm used to working. And I like I really enjoyed that and being able to give something to other people as well, maybe a little glimmer of that joy that I felt.

SPEAKER_00 7:18

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 7:19

Um, that that's enough for me. You know?

SPEAKER_00 7:22

So Yeah, I love that. That's so beautiful. And I think that you're right. That just the whole topic of what you mentioned earlier, there is not enough light shed on that and how difficult that can be for so many moms. But the thing that I I want to speak to in this moment is how you said that this business of yours became um something that gave you more purpose. And I think that sometimes as moms, we have this humongous weight that can just make us feel like our only purpose or what our biggest purpose should be is being a mom. And that that is our sole purpose on the planet is to be a great mother. And there is so much of that sentiment that I agree with, but I also believe in and like there's a world of and, and I think that you can have that be your biggest and most fulfilling purpose at the end of the day, and you can also find purpose in some other area of your life, in your business, in your career, maybe in a way that you're able to make an impact in the world outside of your home. And so I think that what you just talked about is just really beautiful. You can have both the purpose of being a mom and supporting your family in a really beautiful way, adding value to your community, and you can also feel fulfilled in your career and lean into your authenticity and what is best for you as well. Because ultimately, when you show up as your authentic self and you're fulfilled by what you're doing, I mean, you tell me how has that impacted how you show up as a mom and as a wife since transitioning from that place of I can't do this to now I'm doing something that's like fulfilling to me. I'm thriving in it. So right.

SPEAKER_01 9:12

Yeah, no, I I've honestly I feel like I can do more. Like I and and that's okay. Like I I always want to be able to do more. And every, you know, everybody has room for improvements, you know, nobody's perfect. So uh there's always gonna be room for me to improve as a mom, as a wife, as you know, a business owner. Um, but at least like doing this, I I had to learn balance. And because I dove so heavily into Rowan Co. And I was like, okay, this is my purpose, this is what I want to do. I had to learn the value of balance, and I'm honestly still struggling with it. You know, I have everything in my business. I there's no room for failure. I only wanted to succeed for my family. And so I sometimes go overboard with like my involvement, and I'm learning that, you know, instead of staying all day, like I have employees. So it's like I have my employees, I have myself, and they're phenomenal. I have a phenomenal staff. Um, but I now try to leave at three just to be able to go home. And, you know, my son will get home at like 4:30 and just to be able to go home and just put the dishes away from this morning and you know, still feel like I'm being a mom and a wife as well. And then when I can accomplish that and my son gets home, it's like I have a break from being at work all day. I can kind of decompress and I can give him my undivided attention when when when he's back, and we'll go to the park. And so the biggest thing is balance for me, and it's it's a never-ending thing because you're never able to balance it all, but I'm I'm trying. And I think that's the one thing we can kind of shed light on is that we're we're all just trying. And that alone is enough for me. Um, and that's brings me the most fulfillment is that as long as I can implement trying to do better and be better, I'm I'm good with it. I'm fulfilled. And I feel I feel okay with it. And I think that that feeling resonates in within my business. And I think that's why moms keep coming back. Like I want them to feel comfortable. And I think me having mom brain and thinking like a mom and being level-headed and implementing this balance allows me to make better decisions for my business, within my business, to be able to have that for other moms, you know, if that makes sense. I don't have to explain it.

SPEAKER_00 11:44

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 11:45

Yeah. So that I'm fulfilled because I'm I'm doing my best. And I think that's the most important thing.

SPEAKER_00 11:52

So that's so good. It makes me think of just this idea that, you know, for me, I think about what does success mean for me a lot. And I try to make sure that how I'm trying to live my life right now is in line with whatever my definition of success is because that can evolve for us. And what we used to think was success for us is now totally different because our priorities have shifted. And so it's worth revisiting. And I've revisited it lately. But something that always pops up for me when I think about what is my definition of success, and it's what you just said. It's being able to look at myself in the mirror at the end of the day and say, I gave it my best shot. I did the best that I could. Right. Because that's what matters. That's ultimately, it's like, did you did you show up for yourself? Did you show up in the way that you wanted to? And were there's was there area for improvement? Sure. Sure. Always. Always. But always. But did you did you give it a good go? And if you did, then that's a success. And all you can keep trying to do is just be a little bit better than you were yesterday. And it sounds like that's what you're trying to do.

SPEAKER_01 12:52

So that's what I'm trying to do.

unknown 12:53

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 12:54

Trying to just trying to make it, you know, and give that feeling to other people. Because it's a great feeling. It's a good feeling to be fulfilled and um give it your all. You know you're giving it giving it your best shot.

SPEAKER_00 13:06

So yes. Do you feel like every mom needs something that's just hers outside of motherhood? I do.

SPEAKER_01 13:16

I absolutely do. And that is something that I 100% struggle with. I again back to balance. I'm trying to do more things for myself because I do feel like I give everything to everybody else. And I do think it's important that there's at least one thing that you can escape from. Or, you know, just give your brain a break with. Like even if it stood in your car for 20 minutes scrolling on your phone, you shouldn't have been on your phone all day, or you've just been in the business mindset and you know, you're answering emails, and sometimes you just want to rot for a second in the car, you know, and just let your brain just get on social media. And that's okay, and that's fine. You're doing it for yourself. You need a second, right? And that's how you can be the best version of yourself is by giving yourself a break. So yeah, I do think it's important for moms to have something that they can escape to that doesn't involve husband or kid, or uh that's my preference. You know, if I wanna, if I wanna take a break, I'm going to Target without my husband, without my child, and I'm just going down the aisles. And that's just it for me. And it's wonderful. And that's all I need. So yeah, I think it's important.

SPEAKER_00 14:28

Yeah. Well, and the very first thing out of your mouth was, yeah, and I struggle with that. And the first thing in my mind was like, no, you don't. You literally created a whole business that fulfills you in this whole different way outside of motherhood. We, you know, we just talked about how something else that brings you so much purpose outside of motherhood. So in that sense, you are doing a great job, Maria.

SPEAKER_01 14:47

Thank you.

SPEAKER_00 14:47

Thank you.

SPEAKER_01 14:47

Thank you. I'm trying. You're doing a great job. Thank you.

SPEAKER_00 14:51

You're welcome. So you shared with us that you visited another Play Studio, and this is what inspired you to open yours. So what would you say to the woman who maybe feels discouraged because somebody else is already doing it? Because I think it's really beautiful that you were inspired, right, by another business owner and said, This is something that we need in my community. This is something I want to have close to home for my people around me. So share anything you want you would want to share to those moms out there.

SPEAKER_01 15:23

In my opinion, there's room for all of us. I, you know, you have to go after what you feel and what you want to do. I mean, this life is so short. And I just, anybody is capable of anything. Um, you don't have to be, you don't have to be the smartest person in the room to to do this or that, right? Like you just whatever you feel in your heart, put it in motion. And I think, you know, go for it. I mean, there's don't let anything hold you back. I mean, there's no, I had gotten a lot of heat, not a lot of heat, but just enough to where people were like, oh, this your business is just like this place. Well, yeah, duh. Like I that's what I want. I I had I had a great experience at this place, and I want to bring that to other people, right? So of course it's it's similar, you know, and and and it's a good thing. We need more businesses that the people want or that people love, like the the love that I felt going to this place, you know, and and look, I didn't go multiple times and I was like, oh, it's, you know, this is I literally, I think I've been twice in my life. Um, and it was just enough, you know, and I'm not a jealous person. I never have been. I want everybody to succeed. Like everybody needs to win, right? Like we're all, if you're you're working hard, you're a good person, there's no reason for you not to to win and succeed. So I just feel like there's room for everybody. And you just make it work. You jive. Like you, you need to be confident enough in what you've built and what you put into your business to know that if somebody comes along, like if somebody were to try to open up another one near me or around me, that I'm I'm that confident in my product and what I've built and instilled with the standards and everything that we put on, that that's not gonna, it's not gonna bother me. You know, so we just gotta make it where we gotta support each other and that's how I feel.

SPEAKER_00 17:19

Yeah, I love it so much. And I mean, there's just you said so much good stuff, but I I think you're 100% right. There is room for all of us to succeed. And the fact of the matter is, even if the entire city that we live in, you know, like if the entire city wanted to go to to a play studio, one play studio wouldn't be able to accommodate the entire city. Not at all. You know, and that and that goes for every type of business that there is. So there is room for all of us, literally, room for all of us to succeed. There is enough enough people in the world and in our communities to to come and you know be served by us in some way. So yeah, don't don't let that discourage you at all. So for any moms listening that are going like, oh, this already exists, somebody else out there has already done this, like you don't even have to reinvent the wheel. It's just going to be unique because it's yours. That's absolutely and part of why your place is special is because you've put your thumbprint on it and it's uniquely yours. And when people come into your environment, they're feeling your energy and the space that you've curated and all of the energy that you've put into it and poured into it. So there could be one literally right next door to you. And there would be certain people that go to your play studio and certain people that go to the other. And it's not because either one of your equipment is better, like just because of the toys or yeah, like are better. It's because of the people, right? Usually it's because of the person connecting on the other side of the counter that creates that place that the customer wants to go back to. Right. And so, you know, there's enough room for all of us.

SPEAKER_01 19:00

And that's part of the reason I get the question a lot. Oh, are you gonna franchise? I've had people ask me if I wanted to franchise and go in with me. And I'm like, whoa, hold on, let me let me get my bearings, let me make sure, you know, this is great. I know, yeah. And but at the same time, I'm like, because I know how much I'm invested into this place, I get nervous because you can't be in two places at one time, right? So it's like having to relinquish a little bit of control and you know, hope you know that your business model works and if you were if I were to produce the same thing, but it it's hard, you know. And I don't know if I'd want to franchise right now because I feel like I'm still trying to make my mark and be better. I'm still trying to make Rowan Co better. So I feel like I need to kind of get that underway before I just give it or let somebody else run with it.

SPEAKER_00 19:46

So yeah, but it's okay. It's yeah, there's I mean, there's work to do before you get into the world of franchising. Yeah. There's work to do for sure to set you up for success for that. But I just think, you know, going back to it's just so cool. So for that other play studio out there, for anyone else out there that's going, oh, somebody else copied off of me, you know, you got to think about that as a positive thing. Like they were literally inspired by you. Like you are literally the reason that they went out into the world and created more of the goodness that you created. So kudos to that person and to their business for creating such a safe space for you to be inspired by and to say, I want to take this to my community. That's beautiful. And now, full circle, you've got people coming to you wanting to do the exact same thing. Right. Because you've created such a beautiful, safe space for people to come and just be moms at with their kids. Now there's people that want to replicate what you're doing. Right. And so is, I mean, it gives me goosebumps. That's the kind of like, it's just, it's the circle of love. You know, but it's so true. It's like we got to just be rooting each other on and we have to just like move through our business knowing that part of it is is should be that you hope to inspire somebody else. I don't know, at least that's the way I'm like, I want to inspire somebody else to do what I do, right? Um, it's a beautiful life, it's challenging, but it's beautiful. And there's so much, um, yeah, there's just there's so much room for all of us to succeed. I absolutely agree.

SPEAKER_01 21:11

I absolutely agree. I mean, just gotta do what works for you. That's how I feel. Yeah. And I'm so transparent about it. Like, I'm not one to fabricate a story like this is what happened, this is where I went. I just felt compelled, and that's it. Yeah. You know, and and either like it or you don't.

SPEAKER_00 21:28

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 21:29

I I just I feel good about it. And that's yeah.

SPEAKER_00 21:31

So yeah, for sure. Hey mama, if you love what you're hearing so far, do me a favor. If you haven't yet, follow the show by hitting that little plus sign button so you never miss an episode. And be sure to share the show with a friend. Your support means the world to me. And before we jump back into the show, I just want to mention that you can be sure to find all the links to learn more about Taylor and Rowan Co. in the episode's show notes. Thank you so much for listening. Now back to the show. So now, Taylor, I would like to just ask you to share a little bit about your business and what does make it uniquely you. Like what, you know, I mentioned that each of us are able to put our thumbprint on our own thing, even if it is a similar business to somebody else. So maybe share in what ways you feel like you've put your thumbprint on your business.

SPEAKER_01 22:19

Yeah. So for starters, the name. My son's name is Roe. So Roe and Co., that's the origin of that. Love that so much. You know, I kind of shoot myself in the foot though, because people will look at it, you know, on the sign. And because the the W, I think is capitalized, people are like, oh, is it Raway? And I'm like, it's not Raway. It is not. And I'm like, Oh my gosh. I've actually gotten that like four or five times or Roe. And I'm like, it's not. Oh my gosh. It was just for looks. I thought it looked really cute, you know. But yeah, so no. The business is named after my son. And I really tried to, everything in my business is very intentional. And so I really tried to create an open concept, um, creating like very little blind spots just so parents can kind of really achieve the idea of if they want to come and do some work, they can sit at our bar top and see their kid no matter where they go. Cause I find that that's a struggle, like a lot of the entertainment places that we have. They're either a big trampoline park or um it's a big warehouse style where you have to really almost follow your kid everywhere. Um, so I know for my business, I just tried to create an open concept. And I have, you know, a lot of imaginative play areas. So kids can kind of go in each one and explore what we have. Um, I had a custom ice cream truck built. We have a huge slide with a little underneath part that they can kind of go through and really kind of just explore the different stations and and really involve themselves in imaginative play. You know, I think it's really important and it's super cute to see. Yeah, so cute. Yeah. So and I really try to keep things fresh in there. So I am on my hands and knees every day cleaning. My business is very clean. I bet there's not one mom out there that can say it's not clean. Um, I take a lot of pride in that because, you know, like what mom, again, trying to have that mom mentality. What mom wants to go somewhere where it's dirty, it's sticky, you know. I just um that's one of the biggest pet peeves of mine. So I really try my best to keep it as clean as possible. I have duplicates of almost all the toys. So I we swap out every single day. Um, and we're cleaning. Yes. You I had to kind of develop a system. Yeah. Um, because we were staying an hour and a half after closing just to clean all the toys. I mean, I I we hand clean all the toys. Yes.

SPEAKER_00 24:45

So can I just pause you really quickly? Because I think that that's such a great example of, you know, I work with a lot of entrepreneurs and we talk about how it's really important to have systems in your business that create more ease and flow for you and eliminate the time wasters, right? Right. And you just brought up such a just an easy, great example of that. You were having there was something you were having to do over and over again. It was taking too much time every night. So you were like, what's the solution to this? You're like, I'm gonna get a whole nother set of toys, swap them out. And then you can worry about figuring out when you're gonna clean them or whatever other time works better for you, but it's not spending another. So that's just so great. I just wanted to say kudos to you and give that as just a great example of like, hey, if there's an area of your business where you're seeing yourself spending a bunch of time you don't want to be spending, or it's not when you want to be doing it, think of like, how can I change this? How can we make it better for me?

SPEAKER_01 25:33

Right. That's exactly it. So systems are important, even with birthday parties. We have it down to a T where everything is prepped in the back. Actually just put out a video, it was like five in the morning. We had a packed weekend of birthday parties where I had to decorate for every single one. And we, you know, our system's so in place where like we have rolling carts, we put all the decor on there, and in between parties, we're swapping out and but it probably didn't take you, it probably wasn't overnight that you got to this place, right?

SPEAKER_00 26:05

Like, how long has your business been open?

SPEAKER_01 26:06

We make a year uh May 3rd, actually.

SPEAKER_00 26:09

So you I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but I bet it was a lot of you going, like, ooh, this sucks. How do I fix this? Ooh, this isn't fun. How do I fix this? Ooh, there could be a better way to do this. What kind of system can I create here? And so over time, as you did more parties, as you got more experience, you just each time were almost like leveling up and making your job a little easier and trying to make your life a little bit easier. Is that kind of how it went for you? Because I feel like sometimes when I'm from the outside and be like, God, how should you just like have it all figured out? How should you just like have everything so like structured and organized and you have all the uh didn't work out that way?

SPEAKER_01 26:40

Yeah, no, not at all. It is not figured out, honestly. Half the time, I'm winging this the day before or two days before. Um, but over time you do get better at it. You and you have to, you have to grow with your business, right? So you you don't know what you don't know. So you can't prepare for something that has not happened yet, or you don't know how the the flow of the party is gonna work. Or, you know, so you have to kind of go through these motions and you have to go through the the hard things to be able to form and develop those systems. So it's not something that people just give you a handbook on and say, oh, this is what you should be doing. Um, every place is different. So going through the motions of the things we struggled with, I was able to develop these systems to help us better, you know, efficiently run things and do things within the within the business. So yeah.

SPEAKER_00 27:28

Yeah. One of my favorite quotes is you gotta go through it to grow through it.

SPEAKER_01 27:32

Love that. Yeah, that is good. Yeah, that's what we did. We went through it, girl. That 30 minutes in between parties, we are sweating. Like because you want to make it presentable for the next batch of people, right? So I we hustle in between those parties. We get that group of people out, we clean, we mop. You were sweating, those people are walking in right there, and I'm like, hi, welcome to Rowanco, you know, with a mustache of sweat on my my face. But it's part of it, you know, they love it.

SPEAKER_00 28:02

What's your son think about what you do for a living?

SPEAKER_01 28:05

He don't know, girl.

SPEAKER_00 28:06

He is like, does he like he, I'm sure he knows like this is mama's business, though.

SPEAKER_01 28:11

Like he knows it's like my work. I don't think he understands that it's like he's like, I want to go to Roanco. Like he doesn't understand that it's like his his thing. He does, but he doesn't. Like he'll he doesn't come as often as what people think. People are always quick to say, Yeah, oh, I bet you bring your son to work. I mean, it makes sense, right? It's the perfect, perfect storm, and that's just it. It's a storm. It's a storm. I have to.

SPEAKER_00 28:32

But for you, yeah, you're not just sitting there.

SPEAKER_01 28:34

Yeah, I'm not just sitting there checking people in. I am trying to plan your party or doing this or doing that. So there's so many things, but yeah, he does not come to work with me because I would never get anything done. So yeah, yeah, we uh my son stays not with me when I'm at work. So yeah.

SPEAKER_00 28:53

What's your favorite part about just owning Rowan Co. or being a mom preneur?

SPEAKER_01 29:00

My favorite part, honestly and truly, is I meet so many moms that I guess we don't even have to talk. And I just know that like we just have an understanding, you know what I mean? And just I've met so many moms that I have talked to, and they're just hearing their stories and I've I've honestly become friends with them. You know, some of their kids call me Aunt Tay Tay. Like they come so much, and it's just it's so nice, you know, being able to form these new relationships and um learning about their life. And then some moms I can just tell, like I can tell they're exhausted or tired, and I'm like, I can just, I can look at you and know. And it's just nice that they can come in my business and maybe feel a little bit of sense of relief, you know, and not feel overstimulated, not feel like they have to run around and chase them. And, you know, just being able to either get work done or just relax and scoot around on the floor with your kid in a clean environment, you know, that that does a lot. Getting out the house for those hour, hour, two-hour time frame.

SPEAKER_00 30:00

It really does.

SPEAKER_01 30:01

So my favorite part essentially is just meeting the moms and really being able to connect with the moms and meeting the kids, of course, and they know me. But it it's nice, it's a good feeling I have. Obviously, this place is for kids, but if I can offer a little bit of relief just for moms, that goes such a long way, you know. And I don't think people realize realize that. Like when I'm hiring my staff and training my staff, and that's why we only have four of us, you know, I keep it small because that's all I need. Um, I let them know like interaction is key. We're not gonna just sit behind the checkout counter. Like, I want when somebody walks in this door, you you need to feel comfortable. We don't have to talk because look, I go places, I don't want to talk to people sometimes. I just want to relax or, you know, I don't want to whatever. And it's and it's fine. I don't but I want you to feel like you're at home and I want you to feel like you're comfortable, you know. And if you do need something that you can say, hey, look, do you have a Kleenex or this or that? You know, I don't want you to ever think that you're bothering me. Like I'm here to uh I feel like that's like my like my niche. Like I want to make moms feel good, essentially. So and that's why we have coffee that you can order from. So yeah, that's my my big message I wanted to put out. Yeah. Like we're just here to try to make it easier on you. Cause I know the the feeling that I had when I when I started this was just if I can offer that to somebody, it's even just a little bit, you don't realize the impact that it has, you know. And again, it was enough for me to go out and be like, I want to do this. So you never know, right? You just gotta that's the that's the standard I have for my business. Like I I never want you to feel like you're uncomfortable. I never want you to feel like you're bothering, you know, me or this or that. Like I'm here to help you. And I like that. I enjoy that, and that's what's fulfilling for me. So I don't know. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 31:50

Well, it's a beautiful mission. It sounds like you're very, very um connected to your why as you're running your business, and that's a beautiful thing. Yeah. Girl, thank you. You're welcome. I enjoy it. Well, where can people go if they want to find out more about you or Rowan Co.

SPEAKER_01 32:05

So um we have a website, so everything is online. We you could you're able to book parties, you're able to read our frequently asked questions. We also have social media, we have Facebook and Instagram. So please follow us on that. That'd be great. Okay.

SPEAKER_00 32:21

Yeah. I will be sure to link all of those up in the show notes for y'all. So be sure to go check out her amazing purpose-driven business that I can just tell you care about so much and you pour so much of yourself into. So, congratulations to you on your success in your business. And can I say one more thing? Absolutely.

SPEAKER_01 32:38

Okay. So, one thing I do want to um I guess harp on as well. Like being a small business owner, people think that, oh, you know, you're your own boss and you can you just make all this money. And it's like the complete opposite. Like, I am working more hours now than I was when I was working for a corporate place um for like way less money. And but that's, you know, and eventually my business will grow and get there and it and it's fine. But with that said, being able to partner with the other small businesses around me, and I just wanted to shed light on this. I'm partnered with Huya, which is right next door, uh, Baskin Robbins, Rajian Chicken. Um, and then my decorator, or not my decorator, my balloon girl is Splendid Events. And just being able to incorporate these small businesses is is huge for me. And I think it's huge for them. Just getting them exposure and and helping each other out because it's not easy. Like the small business life is not easy.

SPEAKER_00 33:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 33:39

So I just really wanted to shed light on these amazing vendors that I'm able to partner with, and we're all equally benefiting from each other, which I think is a really, really big thing.

SPEAKER_00 33:50

Yeah, no, I'm glad you shared that. I mean, it's such a huge opportunity for any entrepreneur. Collaboration is so important.

SPEAKER_01 33:56

Absolutely.

SPEAKER_00 33:57

Um, and it's another way that you're supporting. Like you're talking about, you're supporting another business. You guys are all winning together. That's exactly it. So, yeah, that's awesome. We can all win. Yes. Well, Miss Taylor, this has been such a great conversation. I know that people are gonna get so much from it. So I appreciate you being here. Let's cheers. So, cheers to raising humans and building something meaningful. I love that. Cheers, girl.