ParentCompany
Real conversations with founders and business owners who are also raising kids. No hustle culture. No perfect mornings. Just honest stories from the beautiful mess.
"I'm one of you — building something while juggling kids, events, activities, and sick days."
Dedicated to the juggle.
Parent Company is a podcast for entrepreneurs who are also navigating the beautiful chaos of parenthood. Because when life and work move in sync, the best ideas don't just happen — they flow.
Each episode features conversations with founders, business owners, and creators who are figuring it out, one school pickup and Zoom call at a time.
We talk about how becoming a parent changed their business approach. About support systems and childcare logistics. About the real day-in-the-life, not the curated highlight reel.
Meet Your Host
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson knows what it's like to build companies while building a family. He's juggling three kids under 10 while leading the kind of entrepreneurial life that makes for great dinner table stories—and occasionally missed bedtimes.
As a founder and executive leader across multiple ventures—including GameWisp, Smart Labor Management, Blueprint Title, Nashville Pumpkin, and SummerBoss—Michael has seen every stage of the startup journey. Through his consulting firm Steadfast Media, he's helped many other businesses navigate growth, strategy, and the operational challenges that keep founders up at night (when the kids finally let them sleep).
Parent Company was born from Michael's own search for honest conversations about the intersection of entrepreneurship and parenting. The spreadsheets, the soccer games, the investor calls, the school pickups—how do you do it all without losing your mind or your mission?
Every week, Michael sits down with fellow parent-entrepreneurs to unpack the real stories behind building businesses and raising humans. No polish, no pretending it's easy—just practical wisdom from people living it.
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What we talk about
Every episode explores the intersection of building businesses and raising humans. Here are the themes we keep coming back to.
How do you build a business when your schedule isn't fully yours? We explore real strategies for managing time with kids.
Childcare logistics, partner dynamics, asking for help — the village it takes to run a business and raise a family.
How becoming a parent changed their business approach. Sometimes kids rewrite the whole playbook.
Creating something meaningful for the next generation. What do we want to leave behind?
Building schedules around school pickups, sick days, and soccer games. Making it work, not making it perfect.
What are our kids learning from watching us build? The lessons we're passing down, intentionally or not.
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