Crown Yourself: How a Second-Generation Entrepreneur Rebuilt Her Identity Through Motherhood, Loss & Purpose

Crown Yourself: How a Second-Generation Entrepreneur Rebuilt Her Identity Through Motherhood, Loss & Purpose

Kimberly Spencer doesn't believe in balance. She never has. And after today's conversation, you might not either. Kimberly is a CEO, coach, speaker, and second-generation entrepreneur raising three kids under 9 — while also caring for her 77-year-old mother. She is the founder of Crown Yourself and Communication Queens, and her work sits at the intersection of mindset, visibility, and what she calls sovereignty: the belief that you are the conductor of your own life, not a player at the effect of it. Her story is anything but linear. A Hollywood screenwriter turned Pilates instructor turned e-com president turned coach, Kimberly has navigated a 10-year battle with bulimia, a business buyout three weeks before her wedding, $40,000 in debt, losing five people including her father in a single year, and being stranded in Australia for two years during COVID — all while building a business that eventually replaced her husband's income. We cover: * Why balance is a lie sold to women — and what sovereignty actually looks like in practice * The "death of the maiden": why becoming a mother is a grief process nobody talks about * What the "death tax" taught Kimberly about how she wanted to live her life * How she schedules her week using astrology — and why it actually works * Why she homeschools her eldest and involves her kids in business conversations from an early age * The orchestra metaphor that will change how you think about integrating work and family * What it means to stop using your kids as an excuse and start seeing them as assets that elevate your leadership If you've ever felt like motherhood shrunk you rather than expanded you, this episode will hand you back your crown. Learn more about Kimberly: Website: https://www.crownyourself.com [https://www.crownyourself.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crownyourself.now/ [https://www.instagram.com/crownyourself.now/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyspencer-crownyourself/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyspencer-crownyourself/] If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu [http://mompire.eu], or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter [https://www.linkedin.com/in/klaraganter/]. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz [http://mompire.eu/quiz]. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point. Links are in the show notes.

From 60 Hours to 10: How Alexia Hoffman Rebuilt Her Business Around Four Daughters and a Purpose

She built a real estate brokerage from scratch, had four daughters in 30 months, was working 60-hour weeks — and by most measures, she was crushing it. Except she wasn't. Not really. Alexia Hoffman is an entrepreneur, investor, realtor, coach, and coffee shop owner who made not one, but two major career pivots that looked completely reckless from the outside, and turned out to be the best decisions of her life. She now works 10 hours a week without losing income — and she's here to talk about how she got there. This is a raw, honest conversation. Alexia doesn't just share the wins — she talks about severe postpartum depression after her fourth daughter, the marriage struggles, the local government battle that nearly killed her coffee shop before it opened, and the moment she realised she'd been conditioned her whole life to ignore her own needs. We cover: * What it actually felt like to walk away from the thing she'd spent years building — and why she did it anyway * How she went from 60-hour weeks to 10 hours without sacrificing income * The three things that make delegating work: boundaries, releasing control, and systems before you hire * Her exact AI-powered framework for creating an SOP that lets a VA work without asking you a single question * Why "delusional self-belief" is not a flaw — it's the strategy * The 10-year vision exercise that helps you make hard decisions with clarity If you've ever felt trapped by the very thing you built, or wondered what it would take to design a life that actually fits you — start here. If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu [mompire.eu], or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz [mompire.eu/quiz]. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point. Links are in the show notes.

The Four-Burner Mom: How a Lawyer, Restaurant Owner & Mom of Two Manages It All Without Burning Out

What does balance actually look like when you're a managing partner at a law firm, the owner of a 125-year-old community restaurant, and a mom of two boys — all at the same time? Lesley Holloway doesn't have a perfect answer. But she has a framework — and a lot of hard-won wisdom — that makes it work. In this episode, Lesley talks about her unconventional career path (acting degree, law school, and a restaurant she bought to save her hometown), why she refuses to let mom guilt take up space in her life, and the four-burner theory that changed the way she thinks about time and priorities. We cover: * What the four-burner theory actually is — and why you don't need to turn any burner completely off * Why mom guilt is not the same as caring, and why letting it go is the best example you can set for your kids * How Lesley grew up without her mom from age 10 — and how that shaped her into the mother and leader she is today * The 20-second hug: the science-backed stress reset that her 11-year-old now uses on her * Why she takes her boys to work at the restaurant on weekends — and what they're actually learning there * How community — a real one, where people know your name and your parents — can hold you up in ways nothing else can Lesley is warm, direct, and genuinely funny. This one feels like a long conversation with a friend who happens to have figured a few things out. Find Lesley here: lesleyholloway.com [http://lesleyholloway.com/] kitchensmineola.com [http://kitchensmineola.com/] If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu, or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz [mompire.eu/quiz]. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point.

The Field Guide Nobody Wrote: Pat Hankin on Surviving — and Thriving — as a Single Working Mom

When Pat Hankin couldn't find a single fact-based, practical book for single parents — she wrote one herself. A management consultant, single mom, and author of The Field Guide for Single Parents, Pat spent years moderating an online community of nearly half a million single parents, answering the same questions over and over, and realizing that the information existed — it just hadn't been put together for the people who actually needed it. So she did. In this conversation, Pat is sharp, funny, and refreshingly no-nonsense about what it actually takes to navigate single parenthood without a backup — financially, professionally, and emotionally. We cover: * Why single parenthood isn't just "hard" — it's 300 tasks that all land on one person * The unconventional financial advice Pat swears by, including why buying a used car might actually cost you your job * Why stepping back in your career as a single mom is not a failure — and how to think about it strategically * How to build your own "composite partner" from the people already around you * The one thing Pat wishes someone had said to her during those years — and why shame has no place in this conversation * Why single parents are losing their friend groups, and what the people around them can actually do about it Pat's daughter, who grew up with a mother who had no backup, is now a scientist at a major research facility. As Pat puts it: the independence wasn't a gap — it was a gift. Buy Pat's book here [https://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Single-Parents-Practical/dp/B0FVQK9W9J/ ] If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu [http://mompire.eu], or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter [https://www.linkedin.com/in/klaraganter/]. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz [http://mompire.eu/quiz]. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point.

3 Days a Week, 6 Figures in 2 Years: How Cailen Ascher Built a Business Around Motherhood

What if the "least logical time" to start a business was actually the best time? When Cailen Ascher's first daughter was born, she made a decision that defied all the conventional advice: she cut her working hours to three days a week and expanded into a completely new market. Two years later, she had a six-figure business — and her schedule still revolved around her girls. Cailen is a business mentor for women coaches and entrepreneurs who want to build something meaningful without sacrificing the life they actually want to live. In this conversation, she pulls back the curtain on how she did it — and how you can too. We cover: * Why starting a business when your baby is newborn might not be as crazy as it sounds * The mindset shift that makes working fewer hours and earning more money actually possible * How Cailen uses meditation as the "soft transition" between work mode and mom mode * The three questions that will help you find your million-dollar business idea in five minutes * What it means to be "spiritually grounded" in business — and why it makes you magnetic to the right clients * How she structures her days now around school hours, and why she lets her schedule shift with the seasons This episode is for the mom who feels that undeniable spark inside her — and is ready to stop waiting for the perfect moment to act on it. Get in touch with Cailen here: Turn Your Magic into Money {On-Demand Workshop} www.CailenAscher.com/selfled [http://www.cailenascher.com/selfled] The Self-Led Woman {Substack} https://cailenascher.substack.com/ [https://cailenascher.substack.com/] @Cailen.Ascher on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cailen.ascher/ [https://www.instagram.com/cailen.ascher/] Website: www.CailenAscher.com [http://www.cailenascher.com/]  If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu [mompire.eu], or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz [mompire.eu/quiz]. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point. Links are in the show notes.