Growing a Baby Business to $1M: Lindsay Pinchuk as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Lindsay Pinchuk left her high-powered magazine publishing executive job and started her entrepreneurial journey with a $500 investment and a baby on the way. She was the Founder and CEO of Bump Club and Beyond, one of the largest and most trusted event and online based communities among parents and parents-to-be. She grew it from local events in Chicago to a national platform executing events in 35+ cities in North America, with 7-figures generated in revenue year over year and three million users per month. Not only does she walk us through that process, we also get to know about the acquisition of Bump Club and Beyond, and Lindsay’s reasons for leaving.
Now, Lindsay takes what she knows and consults with other businesses both large and small, to build and monetize their communities through content, social media, email, events, partnerships and publicity strategies.
Lindsay Pinchuk is also an award-winning entrepreneur, consultant, community builder, connector, storyteller, expert marketer, social media maven, spokesperson, on-air expert, small business champion, and Mom. You can find her behind the mic of her twice weekly podcast for female founders, Dear FoundHer.
In her personal life, Lindsay lives on Chicago’s North Shore with her husband, two daughters and mini Bernadoodle, Ollie.
Notable moments:
10:44 – How Lindsay started her business organically
14:22 – Why she left her corporate job after returning from maternity leave
21:05 – On the growth of Bump Club, her first business, through partnerships
28:32 – Lindsay offers advice on selling a business
31:05 – When you know it’s time to sell
37:05 – On asking for help
42:23 – Take a moment before investing
43:51 – Lindsay on how her mindset changed over the course of her career
46:41 – You can’t do it all on your own
Mentioned on the show:
Lindsay on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lindsaypinchuk/
Dear FoundHer on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dearfoundher/
Lindsay’s Website - https://www.lindsaypinchuk.com/
Dear FoundHer Website - https://www.dearfoundher.com/