E11: "I just had to find other ways of making it work" with Ali McAleavy

Bump to Business Owner · Sep 14, 2023 · 44m

My guest this week is the wonderful Ali McAleavy, founder of Zig + Star, a sustainable children's footwear brand.

An idea that Ali had been "just playing" with while on maternity leave with her third child, Zig + Star launched 2 years ago with the intention of making kids footwear healthier for little feet and parents' bank balances.

We chatted about how different maternity leave is for each child, and the way each child's experience can be different as you grow into parenthood. You think you'll get more freedom as they get older, but they just have different needs and need you in different…