Hey Boss Mama
Hey Boss Mama is for mom entrepreneurs who want to grow their business without losing themselves in the process.
Hosted by Manouchka Elefant, a business coach with 15+ years in marketing, this show blends practical strategy, honest conversations, and real-life insight to help you move forward with more clarity and intention.
From marketing and mindset to motherhood and momentum, Hey Boss Mama is the biz-building sidekick for mompreneurs.
About the Host
Manouchka Elefant
Coach for Mompreneurs
Hey! I’m Manouchka Elefant—a digital marketing expert, entrepreneur, and mom navigating the beautiful chaos of balancing family and business.
In 2020, I launched my marketing agency to help businesses thrive online. But when I became a mom in 2023, everything shifted. My business model no longer aligned with the life I wanted for my family. As I navigated the challenges of entrepreneurship and motherhood, I realized how little practical support exists for mompreneurs—women striving to build successful businesses while raising children.
That’s when I discovered my true calling: empowering mompreneurs to thrive!
Drawing from my own experiences and the lessons I’ve learned along the way, I’ve created a podcast, mastermind, and coaching program to provide the tools, strategies, and supportive community that moms like you deserve.
Recent Episodes
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July 3, 2026
Summer Break Business Plan: How Mompreneurs Can Stay Visible Without Missing the Fun
Summer is starting, and many moms in business are about to go silent on social media and emails for the next two months. Then September comes, and suddenly it’s scramble time. You’re trying to get back on top of things, remember where the heck you left off, and rebuild the visibility you lost over the summer. Sound familiar?The long break can make us mompreneurs feel like we are failing in two directions at once: guilty when we work, and guilty when we step away from our business. In this episod
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May 29, 2026
How to Scale Your Business when There is Only One of You | Arielle Tucker
What needs to change when doing everything yourself stops being sustainable? Arielle Tucker is a certified financial planner and IRS-enrolled agent who helps US expats and globally mobile families with tax and financial planning. In this conversation, we talk about what happens when your business starts working, but everything still depends on your personal capacity. What Arielle shares: Why growth can start to feel heavy when the business depends too much on you How visibility can create trust
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April 8, 2026
Rethinking Consistency: A Business That Fits Mom Life | Maryia Ramanava
Controversial but… What if the goal isn’t to fit your business into motherhood, but to build your business around the life you really want? Maryia Ramanava helps women simplify their marketing and build visibility in a way that fits their reality, and in this episode we talk about flexible business models, consistency without pressure, and what it looks like to grow a business around motherhood instead of against it. What Maryia shares: How she stopped forcing one fixed business model and built
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Jan. 28, 2026
Quitting Her Job Postpartum: What This Mom Learned About Building a Business Around Nap Time | Saríce Holley
How do you take better care of yourself when motherhood, work, and exhaustion have left your running on empty? Saríce Holley helps moms nourish themselves through pregnancy, postpartum, and everyday life, and in this episode we talk about what realistic wellness looks like when motherhood changes your energy, routines, and capacity. What Saríce shares: What taking care of yourself can look like when motherhood has completely changed your energy, routines, and capacity Why so much wellness advi
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Dec. 2, 2025
Before You Quit Your Business at Year One: A Real Talk on Motherhood, Grit + Branding | Rebecca Farley
How do you build a business that actually fits your life when motherhood changes your energy, capacity, and definition of success? Rebecca Farley helps women create brands and businesses that feel aligned, and in this episode we talk about what it really looks like to build something sustainable when motherhood, burnout, and comparison are all part of the picture. What Rebecca shares: What starting a business while pregnant actually looked like once motherhood hit Why trying to work the old wa
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Nov. 14, 2025
The First 5 Tasks to Hand Off to a VA: Delegate the Drain | Renee Hastings
How do you know when it is time to get support instead of just trying to push through the overwhelm on your own? Renee Hastings helps overwhelmed business owners get practical support through virtual assistants, and in this episode we talk about what delegation can look like when you need more breathing room, better systems, and less pressure on your shoulders. What Renee shares: How she went from being a single teen mom on welfare to building a VA agency Why saying “I’m overwhelmed” is often
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Nov. 3, 2025
Lonely, Tired, or “Stuck”? A 4-Minute Emotional Reset for Mom CEOs | Tera Wages
Snapping at your kids or easily overwhelemed when you’re doing your best to hold it all together? Tera Wages helps people identify and process emotions more clearly, and in this episode we talk about what it looks like to move through overwhelm, guilt, and emotional overload when you are trying to lead at work and stay present at home. What Tera shares: Why overwhelm often builds when we lose touch with what we are actually feeling, and how naming the real emotion can help you move through it f
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Aug. 18, 2025
Lessons From a Mom Running a Business Full of Toddlers | Kristina Babina
How do you stay committed to a big vision when motherhood and business both demand so much from you? Kristina Babina helps families access better childcare while building a growing daycare business, and in this episode we talk about what it really takes to think long term, build strong systems, and create something bigger than a job for yourself. What Kristina shares: Why going back to work 7 days after giving birth was a deliberate business decision Why a good entrepreneur is never truly alon
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Aug. 6, 2025
Business FOMO Is Real: Here’s How to Beat It
What if you are not stuck because you lack discipline, but because you are carrying too much without enough structure? Myth: If you were more motivated, more focused, or more disciplined, you would already be moving forward. Truth: Most mom entrepreneurs are not stuck because they are lazy. They are stuck because they are overloaded, distracted by too many inputs, and trying to rely on willpower instead of a clear plan. Here’s what you’ll learn: Why feeling stuck is often a sign of mental over
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July 16, 2025
Postpartum Rage, Healing & Creating a Community | Sami Garrett
How do you find your way back to yourself when motherhood leaves you overwhelmed, reactive, and running on empty? Sami Garrett helps moms feel more supported and less alone through Good Enough Matrescence, and in this episode we talk about what it can look like to move through postpartum rage, unmet needs, and identity shifts while building a life and business that feel more human. What Sami shares: How postpartum rage became a wake-up call What helped her start healing How she turned that li
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July 8, 2025
Fix Your Business Foundations This Summer: Slow Down & Get Clarity
Feeling like your business is a bit all over the place, even though you are working hard? In this episode, I’m walking you through the 6 foundations that help your business feel clearer, stronger, and easier to grow, especially when you are building with limited time. Save this episode for your next CEO session. I cover: Why your mission and audience need to be clear before anything else How to define the transformation you actually sell Why simpler offers, stronger messaging, and better syste
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June 18, 2025
Why Your Business Needs Joy, Not Just Hustle | Aurelie Litynski
What if pushing harder did more bad than good to building your business? Aurélie Litynski helps leaders create happier, more emotionally intelligent workplaces, and in this episode we talk about what happiness, emotional regulation, and real boundaries can look like when you are building a business and raising a family at the same time. What Aurélie shares: How becoming a mom pushed her to redefine what happiness really meant for her, and led her to a business aligned with that Why emotional i
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April 29, 2025
A Pep Talk for the Days You Doubt Yourself
Feeling behind, awkward, or secretly worried you are not cut out for this? This episode is your reminder that self-doubt does not mean you are failing. It means you are in the middle of building something that matters. If business feels slower than you hoped, heavier than expected, or harder to hold alongside motherhood, this one is for you. Here’s what I want you to hear: Why moving slowly does not mean you are doing it wrong Why doubt often shows up when you are doing something brave Why you
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April 4, 2025
Strong-Willed Kids, Strong-Willed Business: Leading Without Losing Yourself | Emily Hughes
Your nervous system already feels saturated and you still want to show up for your clients and your business? Emily Hughes helps parents move from chaos to calmer, more connected family dynamics, and in this episode we talk about what it really takes to build a business while raising little kids, managing your energy, and parenting with empathy instead of constant reactivity. What Emily shares: What starting a business with young children really looked like once she realized coaching was only ha
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March 28, 2025
Overwhelmed in Business & Motherhood? Here’s How to Shift Fast
Feeling like everything is urgent and your brain cannot tell what matters most? Today’s episode gives you a simple reset for those moments when motherhood, business, and mental load all start blurring together and you need to get back to calm, clarity, and control. Find out: Why overwhelm is not just a packed schedule, but a loss of perspective on what matters most How to use pause and reframe to stop the spiral before it takes over your day 5 simple ways to reset, from single-tasking and tec
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March 20, 2025
Entrepreneurial Fears? Silence Your Inner Critic & Take Bold Action Now | Shayna Bergman
How do you know when it is time to stop clinging to security and finally trust yourself enough to make the leap? Shayna Bergman helps parents in leadership roles move through burnout, self-doubt, and big transitions, and in this episode we talk about what it really takes to leave the corporate world, quiet the inner critic, and build something more aligned while raising young kids. What Shayna shares: How the pandemic pushed her to stop building for someone else and start building for herself
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March 9, 2025
Can Your Business Survive a Break? Lessons from My Maternity Leave
How do you prepare your business for maternity leave or any extended break without everything falling apart? In this episode, you’ll learn how to step away more intentionally, protect your income and visibility, and make your return easier, without expecting yourself to keep everything running like nothing changed. What you’ll walk away with: The visibility and email list mistakes I wish I had fixed before stepping away Why your financial plan matters just as much as your business plan before
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March 5, 2025
Streamline Your Business Like a Pro: Ditch, Delegate, Date, or Do | Saskia Mardi
What if the answer to feeling overwhelmed is not doing more, but making your business simpler to run? Saskia Mardi helps online business owners streamline the back end of their business so they can save time, reduce stress, and stop drowning in tasks that do not really matter, and in this episode we talk about systems, priorities, and why business can feel chaotic even when things are going well. What Saskia shares: Why successful businesses still feel messy when the systems behind them are mis
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Feb. 26, 2025
Are you wasting your time with your Marketing? The 80/20 Rule Explained
What if your marketing feels hard because you are spending too much time on the wrong things? Myth: You need to do more marketing, post more often, and be active everywhere to grow your business. Truth: Most mom entrepreneurs do not need more marketing. They need to identify the small number of actions that are actually bringing in leads, sales, and real momentum. Here’s what you’ll learn: What the 80/20 rule is and how it applies to your marketing How to figure out which efforts are actually
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Feb. 18, 2025
Decluttering Motherhood: The Marie Kondo Approach to Parenting | Jenna Michael
How do you simplify motherhood when your home, your calendar, and your brain all feel too full? Jenna Michael helps moms strip away the pressure, clutter, and noise of modern parenting, and in this episode we talk about what it looks like to build a simpler family life, parent more intentionally, and stop treating chaos like the default. What Jenna shares: How motherhood pushed her to question how much families actually need Why building a business in the cracks of motherhood has forced her to g
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