Episode 4: Motherhood and Entrepreneurship w /Laurence Basse

Balancing the beautiful chaos of motherhood with the demands of entrepreneurship can be a real challenge. In this episode, Kathryn is joined by fashion designer and Project Runway alumnus Laurence Basse to discuss the joys of motherhood and entrepreneurship.

“I'm a rockstar mom.”
Having your child be part of your work life can give them more insight into who you are and what you do when you’re not being Mom. For Kathryn and Laurence, having their kids around when they work means that the kids better understand what they do and why.

“I never felt very connected to regular mothers because I feel like when I was supposed to go out and, and have fun and be a kid, I was already a mom.”
Laurence knew she was an artist from a very young age. When she was accepted to fashion school at 16, she discovered she was pregnant with her son. She quickly had to learn to balance the demands of motherhood and her education.

“I had a nice little career modeling, but I got bored. I did everything I wanted to do with that, and I needed to create.”
While still in design school, Laurence became a successful model. But modeling wasn’t enough; she still wanted to create the clothes other models were wearing on the runway. So she left her support network and moved to New York as a single mom to chase the dream of opening her own studio. She did everything with her son, including all the travel needed for her work.

Guest
Laurence Basse: @laurencebasse