The Backstory

When I left my non profit activist job in 2013 to start my business and work from home with my newborn baby, I thought in a way that I was going ‘to the dark side’ – the for profit world! Suddenly, I went from having a job where my

goal was to fight for the environment, to starting a business where my job was to make money.

As a new mom, that wasn’t a challenge because I had this new baby to support. Now that that newborn is almost 4 years

old and I have two kids, I find myself searching for a way to give back. I’m eager to let ‘activist Jess’ back out and make my business mean something more than earning money for my family.

Today

On Saturday, January 21st, my family and I participated in the Women’s March while we were traveling in Chicago. I’ve always been a feminist, ever since my parent’s played the Country radio station in the car when I was little and I hated that the DJ’s played more men than women. As a business owner, I rarely talk about anything political because I don’t want to offend anyone or repel potential clients who have opposing view points. 

On Tuesday, January 24th, I felt compelled to share this on Facebook:

It was shared 3 times, I got dozens of thumbs up and multiple supportive comments! I even received this message from an old client:

The response I got on Facebook from sharing openly my values of feminism and female empowerment gave me the confidence to write more here about my mission for my business.

Our mission is to bring entrepreneurs together for podcast interviews and create meaningful employment opportunities for working mothers and women

When you work with Interview Connections and support us in any way, you are supporting a company owned by a working mother and run by women, mothers and one cool dude named David!

Curious about who some of our team members are? Check out some of their words below!

 

I am a busy lady! Normally, I try to squeeze a few extra hours out of every day. I have yet to be successful. Working with Jessica and Interview Connections has allowed me the flexibility to rearrange my work day so I can fit all of those things that make me busy (producing & hosting my podcast Great Beer Adventure, being an engineer on a local radio show, planning a large event for my show, designing a beer themed activity book, just to name a few) into the typical work day so that I can focus on being with my kids when they are home! – Amanda

I enjoy working for Interview Connections because as a missionary serving in an exotic land I can still balance living my personal dream and passion with an online career giving me the opportunity to pay it back by introducing successful clients to great hosts of amazing shows where they can speak their passion to the masses as they also live their dream and get the exposure they need to continue being successful. This makes for a very fulfilling life for me  and I consider Jessica and this company an answer to a very sincere prayer so that I can stay in this voluntary assignment. -David

I love working for Interview Connections because I love working for an employer who shares my ideals! I’m appreciative of the flexible work hours this job provides, and quite frankly, I love the work! How cool is it to listen to podcasts for a job!?! It’s nice to be a part of a well-organized, team-oriented organization, with stellar communication skills (and a deep affection for cats). – Emma