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Recently, I finally had the opportunity to attend the AusMumpreneur Conference in Melbourne. I had been wanting to attend the conference for many years but it was always held around my son’s birthday. Over the years of running Bubbaroo and in my former life BC (before children) I travelled a fair amount and 99.9% of the travel has been solo travel. The one rule I have is I’m never away for my kids’ birthdays. The Conference was very inspiring and at the Conference I met some amazing aspiring AusMumpreneurs and thought I would spread the word by sharing some of their amazing stories with you.
Monique Treder – Big Cheese at Happetite
Monique was one of the first Mumpreneurs I met at the Conference. I looked down at Monique’s business card and noticed the job title “Big Cheese”. Monique explained how she was inspired to create Happetite, a feel good food gift service, after giving birth to her second child. After relocating overseas with her husband’s work Monique was feeling isolated and had a new baby to care for and a toddler. Then one day out of the blue, someone she hardly knew, dropped off a homemade meal. The meal was so gratefully received and made Monique appreciate the uplifting nature of food. Monique wanted others to experience the same feeling and so Happetite was born!
Happetite is such a great idea for new parents, as a thank you gift, for someone who is grieving the loss of a special someone or anyone going through a particularly hard time. Earlier this year a friend of mine was involved in an accident which had her off work for 10 weeks, so we prepared a meal roster but it was a real struggle at times when you don’t live close by or you’re also not keeping your own head above water. This is where Happetite can help!
Nothing says “I am thinking of you” more than a home cooked meal. You can choose from 1, 3, 5 or 7 meals, add a personal note and Happetite get cooking and look after the rest. Happetite currently delivers in NSW and the ACT. Happetite have plans to expand but Monique’s current focus is NSW and the ACT.
AusMumpreneur Awards 3rd Place – Food & Beverage
Visit happetite at www.happetitefood.com.au
Helen Andrew – Spare Harvest
The amazing Helen Andrew has created a marketplace for growers and foodies to recycle, up-cycle, reduce and reuse. It’s a great way to share, swap and sell your extra produce and garden resources with your local community.
Helen came up with the idea as a way to combat large scale problems. Did you know that roughly one-third of the 1.3 billion tonnes of food produced in the world for human consumption every year, gets lost or wasted? Or that a very low percentage of all food wastage is composted> Most of it ends up as landfill. Methane emissions from landfill represent one of the largest sources of Greenhouse Gas emissions from the waste sector. Another worldwide issue of concern is that we have a simultaneous epidemic happening – millions of people are eating themselves to death, while millions are starving themselves to death.
After moving to acreage on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Helen was thrilled by the abundance of fruit trees in her back garden. But when harvest time came, she had way too many mandarins to eat. Despite trying to give them away, she ended up having to bury them. I decided to do something about the wastage I experienced and Spare Harvest was born. Out of this simple story, I’ve created a global sharing movement that anyone, anywhere, can join. Together we can reduce wastage and live more sustainably. Connect with like-minded members who have a passion for living sustainable – sign up abd become a member or download the Spare Harvest app from the Apple App store or Google Play. www.spareharvest.com
Nicole Gibson – Soka Australia
Söka Australia, is a new Brisbane based company created by the gorgeous Mum of 4 Nicole Gibson. Nicole is a Registered Nurse, Co-Author of parenting book Raising Children, featured guest radio expert on all things parenting, a college basketball coach and referee among other things!
Nicole invented the Söka tub primarily to be used for separately soaking soiled, coloured and delicate clothing all in the one space saving bucket which allows for multiple detergent use. The Söka tub allows you the option to soak and hand wash clothes separately, together, at different duration, using different soaking solutions.
The Söka Tub laundry system increases the usability 
and functionality of the laundry sink, whilst saving water, detergent, space and encourages recycling of waste water. We all know how handy the Söka tub will be for parents of little ones and also big ones from cloth nappies to cricket whites! The Söka tub fits easily in all shaped laundry sinks. There is still room to wash your hands, or looks sleek and stylish on any bench or bookshelf around your home.
Ergonomically designed and recyclable. It is also proudly made in Brisbane Australia. With creative thinking, the Söka tub can be anything you want it to be – indoor compost bin, a functional yet stylish gift hamper, storage around the home or whilst camping – the options are endless!
AusMumpreneur Awards – 3rd Place Product Innovation
Stacey Barrass – Goddess Cleaning Group
Stacey’s story is one of grit and determination in the face of adversity. After becoming a single mum over 8 years ago due to domestic violence, Melbourne based Stacey attempted to find part time cleaning work. She found it extremely difficult when cleaning businesses would not accept her offer of 3 days per week. So she decided that she would take her attention to detail, strong work ethic and can do attitude to clients directly. 
Using her Human Resources and Executive Administration background, Stacey has drawn together a professional team who share her vision and approach to bring you a quality cleaning service focused solely on you and your requirements.
Goddess cleaning group is a focused boutique cleaning company that specialises in commercial, display home and builders cleans. They also offer domestic home cleaning services.
Stacey and her team’s purpose is to bring you the very best cleaning services. Your business, display home, building site or home will be presented to a spotless finish.
AusMumpreneur Awards – Victorian Business Excellence Winner
www.goddesscleaninggroup.com.au
Michelle Worthington – Author
Michelle Worthington is an international award-winning author, business woman and a real life book fairy to boot! 
Two-time winner of the International Book Award and a finalist in the USA Best Book Awards. For Michelle’s contribution to celebrating diversity in literature she was awarded the Gellett Burgess Award and a Silver Moonbeam Award. Michelle has also been awarded the 2018 AusMumpreneur Gold Award for Business Excellence and won the 2018 Redlands BaR award for Best Start Up Business to add to an ever growing list of accolades!
As a real life book fairy Michelle’s magical powers include turning coffee into award-winning books. As Founder of Share Your Story Australia, she coaches aspiring authors and illustrators all over the world, helping them to achieve their dreams of publication. Michelle is dedicated to encouraging a strong love of reading and writing in young children by visiting primary and special schools, libraries and bookstore storytelling for children. Hosting publishing workshops for adults is a particular passion.
Aspiring AusMumpreneurs
Well done to all these amazing and aspiring Mumpreneurs! I’ll certainly be keeping an eye on these mamas and their businesses.
Note: Bubbaroo was not paid or given complimentary product to promote any of these businesses. The founders of these companies are simply inspirational AusMumpreneurs that I met at the conference. I felt compelled to share their interesting stories, products and services with you. I hope that you may find their stories as useful and inspirational as I did!
