Episode 284: Introducing Your Baby to Real World Concepts with Jessica Rolph, Co-founder of Lovevery

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.

Episode 218: Live Your Story & Get What You Want with Gardenia Ramirez of @lolaytula

Did you miss us? We’re back with a new episode after a holiday break! This week, we sit down with Gardenia Ramirez, founder and owner of LOLA Y TULA, a curated collection of handmade Mexican folk art. She talks about her “little” business she created out of love, passion, and necessity, plus all about her family and how her mom showed her that you should always go further, learn more, and get what you want. She really believes that you can have a big idea, but you need to believe in yourself, try all the things, have a good product, plan, & story - then you’ll make it.

Before the episode, Bricia also shares about her surprise wedding anniversary trip, and it’s a story you’ll want to share with your partner as inspiration for your next couple’s getaway. If you haven’t heard the story about white roses, you’ll want to listen to our Valentine’s Day episode from a few years ago. To keep it short and sweet, her husband surprised her with an incredible trip to Napa, packed all of her outfits for her (that was a surprise on it’s own), and took her to The French Laundry. Check out the rest of her itinerary below!

Bricia’s Surprise Napa Trip

Brunch at The French Laundry

Calistoga Ranch

Hot Air Balloon Ride

Pick or Tip of the Week

Bricia really wanted her pick of the week to be the perfect date dress that her husband surprised her with during their trip (look at how cute they are at the French Laundry), but she can’t find it ANYWHERE. So she changed it to these great boots from Macy’s, and she always gets a ton of compliments whenever she wears them. She has them in white and black, super comfortable!

Paulina’s tip is very Paulina. It’s the Arnicare Pain Relief Gel, and it’s great for sore muscles. It was in a gift bag that she received earlier this year, and it really came in handy after she ran her half marathon next month.

Links

Follow Gardenia on Instagram at @lolaytula and shop her gorgeous products at lolaytula.com

Also, the actor Bricia saw in Napa is Noah Centineo from the Netflix movie, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.”