424th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Sara Sutton, FlexJobs

Sara Sutton, Founder and CEO at FlexJobs, explains her platform and its ability to connect job seekers looking for flexible work schedules with employers. We explore how the 1Mby1M community could use some of this for scaling companies with virtual teams.

Women Entrepreneurs: May Be, Baby!

Over the years, I have spoken with many women entrepreneurs who had various questions around balance and flexibility. The most critical question comes up when these entrepreneurs face the have a child vs. start a company question. One of the best conversations I ever had on the subject was with Sara Sutton Fell, founder of

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Helping Moms Juggle: Juggling Mother Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of Flexjobs (Part 7)

SM: Your business gives options back and allows really talented people to have their career and their family. SS: Some of the biggest challenges in our society are parents not being there for their kids. They are not there for dinners, outdoor activities, or teaching kids how to be healthy.

Helping Moms Juggle: Juggling Mother Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of Flexjobs (Part 6)

SM: When I look at your service, I think it provides women who are taking a break from their careers an opportunity to keep their resumes alive through flexible arrangements. Resume gap is a big problem. SS: In the last six months we have seen a big change. The primary reason people are coming to

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Helping Moms Juggle: Juggling Mother Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of Flexjobs (Part 5)

SM: How successful was your business model? SS: HR people are very difficult to get ahold of, and it requires a lot of relationship building. Our price point was too low to support a high-touch customer recruiting model.

Helping Moms Juggle: Juggling Mother Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of Flexjobs (Part 4)

SM: I have noticed a trend where a lot of people are dropping out of their careers to become stay-at-home moms. What are your thoughts on that? What do you see happening? SS: Boulder is a very work-life balanced place. People move there because they want to be able to play. Local employers have more

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Helping Moms Juggle: Juggling Mother Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of Flexjobs (Part 3)

SM: You made that transition right before the bubble. When did you actually sell JobDirect? SS: The deal closed in July of 2000. It was hard to go from such optimism; it was a very difficult time. I was dating my husband at the time. We decided that after four rounds of layoffs at the

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Helping Moms Juggle: Juggling Mother Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of Flexjobs (Part 2)

SM: I think straight out of college is a great time to do entrepreneurship. You don’t have families to support or any big liabilities. If it doesn’t work you can always go do something else! SS: Exactly. There was a freedom because we knew that if it did not work we would go back to

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