The Messiness of Growing a Business and a Family E6
On this episode of the Messy Middle, Jen Burwell and Jen Woodward discuss life, growing a business while also growing a family and the mindset tools that have helped each of them in their own journey. This is a pull back the curtain type of episode.
Jen Woodward and Jen Burwell are affectionately (at least we hope!) referred to as “Jen Squared” or “the Jens”. Together they have created Jens LIGHT Events (Ladies Igniting Growth Happiness and Transformation) This episode was recorded on the eve of hosting their first retreat. Tune in to hear how this event company came to be and how both women home in on their zone of genius to help business owners trust their inner voice and develop strategies that are sustainable and make a lasting impact. 
Anyone who is a busy mother and trying to grow a business will identify with the stress and overwhelm the Jens talk about candidly in this episode. They also discuss the go-to strategies that help them move out of the chaos and into mindful confidence to show up and meet the daily challenges of motherhood and entrepreneurship. If you are looking for a real and relatable episode about building a life you love – this is it!
LIGHT Events creates space for ladies to ignite their growth happiness and transformation through workshops, retreats, and an online community. They believe there is a magic and ease that happens when women integrate their soul’s wisdom with systems and processes.
Their workshops and retreats are a synergy of the mystical and mundane because you need both to actually thrive in life and business.
Jen Woodward has spent the last 13 years learning personal mind mastery tools and how to apply them to her life as a person and then as a mother.
As a lifetime learner, she’s taken course after course to explore relationships, personal development, mind-body connection, parenting, and intuition development. She’s a mom to four kiddos and is passionate about helping create a world where children grow up knowing how powerful they really are.
Her undergrad was in architecture and marketing, but she’s more proud of the work she’s done learning about people and helping them claim their power through various healing modalities. She received a 650-hour yoga therapy teacher certificate, as well as a 200-hour holistic nutrition certification and yoga teacher training.
She loves helping people with their mind-body connection and creating self-care routines that are sustainable. She often hears she’s “the most efficient person” people know and is a master at integrating all the parts of life.
Connect with Jen on Instagram.
About The Messy Middle Podcast & Radio Show
“Beginnings are usually scary, and endings are usually sad but it’s the middle that counts the most.”- Hope Floats
We often talk about the beginnings and endings of things. We celebrate our firsts and mourn our lasts. We often ignore the in between, or what we like to call the messy middle. In this nebulous space, often there are no awards or recognition.
It is frequently characterized by the long days, hard work, uncertainty, self-doubt, small wins, setbacks, persistence, and sheer determination to simply keep moving forward. And, yet, it is also where the magic happens. The middle part of our journey is what shapes us, prepares us and fills our lives with meaning.
Welcome to the Messy Middle Podcast & Radio show! Each month we invite guests to share their own version of the Messy Middle and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Whether you’re in the messiness of growing a business, healing from trauma, or navigating the wild world of parenting; this show is for you! We’re so excited to celebrate the messiness of life and business with you!
About Mother & Founder Co
Mother & Founder Co was created to help people who are experiencing change and are looking for growth, healing & transformation. The only thing that is constant is change…and change is really difficult for most people. When remaining where you are is more painful than the unknown, change happens.
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Mother & Founder is there to help you create, maintain, and navigate the changes you wish to make.
In addition to the amazing community of women, we provide trauma healing sessions, clarity courses designed to re-imagine what’s possible, individual coaching and small business strategy masterminds.
About Jen Burwell
Jen is the Founder of Mother & Founder Co. and Co-Founder of Jens LIGHT Events.
She is a recognized public speaker and enjoys working with audiences of all sizes. She is a fierce advocate of self-development and believes a kinder world begins from within.
Her goal is to help as many leaders heal themselves as possible. A healed world is a better world for all of us. In 2020, she received the prestigious honor of Business Woman of the Year by the Tempe Chamber of Commerce.
She loves being right in the messy middle of growing business(es), mothering 3 young kiddos (2 on the Autism Spectrum) and navigating a healthy and happy marriage amid it all.
In her spare time, she enjoys morning solo runs accompanied by her AirPods and her latest Audible book. Her other joys include spa days, being near the ocean, travel and learning something new.
