Risk it Like a Mother with Colleen Wong

About this episode

Colleen Wong discusses calculated risks in motherhood and entrepreneurship.

What does risk really look like when you're a mother and when you're not willing to blow up your life to chase a dream? In this episode, Danusia is joined by entrepreneur Colleen Wong, who talks about building her business on calculated risks, not chaos. They get into what happens when your startup is hacked by a government body, how to run a company with four mothers in customer service and zero face-time expectations, and why Colleen feels absolutely no guilt about the way she works, or parents. This isn't about glorifying hustle or soft-focus family life. It's about building something that sticks, even when everything else tilts sideways. And if you want more conversations like this - the ones that go deeper than the usual soundbites - search Parents Who Think Substack in your browser and join the community. Come be part of it. Discover more from us: • Join the Parents Who Think community on Substack • Follow us on Instagram • Connect with Danusia • Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts • Advertising Inquiries here Credits: • Hosted by Danusia Malina-Derben • Edited, Mixed + Mastered by Marie Cruz • Cover art by Anthony Oram

People in this episode

Host: Danusia Malina-Derben

Guest: Colleen Wong

Topics covered

• risk
• motherhood
• entrepreneurship
• business
• parenting
• work-life balance

Keywords

• risk
• motherhood
• entrepreneurship
• business
• parenting
• startup
• work-life balance

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Organizations: Parents Who Think

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