Mom Life vs. Startup Life: What It Really Takes - Ep. 6

Harshini — senior marketing manager, founder of Jodibox, and mom of two — breaks down how she built a jewelry brand, balances family with a 9-to-5, and the career advice that changed how to survive (and thrive) in corporate. We also talk salary negotiations, imposter syndrome, and why the magic is in the work you’re avoiding.

Show Notes / Description:
Today I’m joined by Harshini: marketer by day, Jodibox founder by night, and full-time mom running on Ice Caps. We get into:

• The origin of Jodibox and how she sourced unique pieces
• The real hard part: keeping a business running
• Scaling while keeping a 9-to-5 (outsourcing, time, and tradeoffs)
• Salary negotiation 101 & letting go of imposter syndrome
• Presenting without fear and learning in public
• Corporate politics: when to make your case and when to just say “sure”
• Working moms, “having a village,” and choosing time freedom
• Rapid-fire: icks, toxic traits, wild client requests, warning labels, and more

Links:
Guest — Harshini (Jodibox)                                                                                                  Website - jodibox.com | Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jodi.box/
Host — Krish: IG and Tiktok @whoskrish, Youtube - @whos_talkin
Watch the full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OKl3sM6Bdmk

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:10 Meet Harshini
10:32 Jodibox origin story
16:20 Sustaining > starting
22:05 Negotiation & confidence
33:00 Moms at work
36:20 Time freedom & nomad daydreams
40:00 Lightning round
44:30 Best advice to start
47:10 Best advice received
50:05 Outro

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