Interview with the "Clown Shoe" COO

About this episode

Amanda, the COO of Clown Shoe, shares her journey from cleaning rental shoes to managing a large shipping operation while balancing motherhood.

From Cleaning Rental Shoes to Chief Operating Officer 👠📦 We sit down with Amanda, the COO of our day job, a mother of five (including one-year-old twins), and the woman who can move 10,000 boxes while managing a “stroller blowout.” The Highlights: The Tuxedo Trauma: The specific item found in a rental pant leg that made Amanda vow to own the company one day. The Imposter Syndrome Sprint: How she led Product Development without a design degree by “optimizing the process” instead of the art. Warehouse vs. Toddlers: Why getting five kids into a car is officially harder than managing a 300,000 sq. ft. peak-season shipping floor. The $700 iPad Accident: What happens when your kid thinks “Delete” means “Refund.” The Challenge: Stop second-guessing. Say your goal out loud this week and push for it. As Amanda says: “You can have it all.”

People in this episode

Guest: Amanda

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• work-life balance
• imposter syndrome
• product development
• parenting
• logistics

Keywords

• COO
• Clown Shoe
• imposter syndrome
• parenting
• logistics
• product development
• warehouse management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clown Shoe

Products: iPad

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