16 April 4 • 2019
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A Stunning
Success
Local podcast helps moms
become entrepreneurs.
I
f you’
re a working mother dream-
ing of being your own boss,
Tsippi Gross wants to inspire you
to start your own business in her
new weekly podcast, “The Stunning
Success with Tsippi Gross: Moms,
Quit Your Jobs!”
The serial entrepreneur and mom
of three already runs the successful
clothing and lifestyle brand Havah
Tribe, which sells elegant, modest
nursing clothing online. Having
recently celebrated a lucrative first
year, the 32-year-old wants to share
what she’
s learned about living life on
her own terms.
“It’
s really a lot easier to make
money online than people think,”
says the Dallas native who moved to
Oak Park four years ago when her
husband, Rabbi Noam Gross, took a
job with Partners Detroit. “My skill
is helping people figure out how to
monetize themselves.”
Though Gross runs a prod-
uct-based business selling clothing,
she tends to encourage a service-
based model instead.
“I like the idea of people being
able to sell their own knowledge and
skills to others, and I think it’
s more
ideal for mothers. You can take your
work anywhere.”
The idea for the podcast, which
Gross calls a “passion project,” began
while talking to postpartum women
buying her clothing and hearing
about the stress of going back to
work.
“I was hearing stories from women
about how they don’
t feel like they’
re
in control of their own lives. They’
re
feeling miserable about leaving their
kids with a babysitter when they’
re
6 weeks old. It’
s really hard to make
arrangements or take days off work
every time your kids get sick. It’
s
really hard when your kids have
vacation and you can’
t be around.”
The realization came for her
personally years ago when she was
working a 9-to-5 job and sick of ask-
ing permission to make her family
a priority. She branched out on her
own, creating two catering compa-
nies before starting Havah Tribe.
After making the lifestyle work for
herself, she’
s now intent on teaching
others how it’
s done.
Gross’
formal training is in busi-
ness and career and coaching, and
she’
s spent the last several years
delving into e-commerce and ser-
vice-based business courses.
“I stay up at night thinking about
sales funnels, email lists and lead
magnets,” says Gross with a laugh.
“And I’
m like — I need to be talking
about this because I love it. I can’
t get
enough.”
The podcast is inspirational and
upbeat, covering practical topics like
how to identify a personal strength
that you can bank on, how to fund
your idea with minimal cash and the
various roles a spouse can play in a
burgeoning business.
“I’
m hoping through my podcast
people get the inspiration and cour-
age and a fire lit under them to know
they can do it,” Gross says.
One piece of advice she’
d give an
exhausted mom, or anyone feeling
like there aren’
t enough hours in the
day to start a business, is to make a
move today.
“The most important thing is to
start taking consistent steps, even if
it’
s as small as making a phone call
or sending an email. Do one small
thing in the right direction and you’
ll
be amazed where you’
ll be in a year
from now. You’
ll have something
huge.” ■
Listen on TheStunningSuccess.com,
Apple Podcasts or anywhere podcasts are
distributed.
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Questions?
Email Sy Manello at
smanello@renmedia.us
or call him at 248-351-5147.
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