Summer is here and we’re ready to play! This week we interview Jessica Rolph, cofounder and CEO of Lovevery, a stage-based play product company. We have been big fans of the brand for a while now with Bricia loving the sustainable, organic toys for Augustina and Paulina using the older stage toys for Zixta. In this episode, we learn that Jessica began her entrepreneurial journey with her first company, Happy Family, before moving over to the play space & Lovevery, where she has continued to expand her love of child development. We also talk about the power of observing your baby trying to understand the world & why it’s so important that they fail, even at a young age. Finally, Jessica shares a few of her favorite lessons for future entrepreneurs.
More about Jessica: Jessica Rolph is Cofounder and CEO of Lovevery. Prior to Lovevery, Jessica was the Cofounder and COO of Happy Family, helping to launch, build and lead Happy Family to its position as a top organic baby and toddler brand in the US. Happy Family was acquired by Group Danone in 2013.
Jessica also co-founded the Climate Collaborative , a non-profit organization helping companies in the natural products industry take meaningful steps to reverse climate change. She is an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow and was awarded the Park Leadership Fellowship, graduating from Cornell’s Johnson School in 2004. Jessica also holds a BA from Cornell University, where she graduated cum laude.
Jessica and her husband, Decker, live in Boise, Idaho and are parents to Beatrice, Thacher and Leland.
A few lessons for Future Entreprenuers from Jessica Rolph
When you have an idea, it becomes your baby. Some people will understand your concept and others won’t, and that’s okay.
Separate your emotions from doing the work.
You can’t learn unless you put one foot in front of the other.
Quotes by Jessica
“A child’s learning environment is you.”
“By doing, ideas will become.”
“I can’t be it all. So I tell myself the mess and clutter is okay. I’m grateful for my friend that are still there.”
Links
Shop Lovevery’s play kits at lovevery.com and learn more about their new Spanish book sets here. You can also sign up for their email newsletter (available to anyone, not just subscribers!) for a weekly email series of FREE resources!
Bricia also mentions the RIE parenting method. Check out our older episodes about the RIE philosophy here and here.
