Business, Marketing, and Life Advice for Play-Based Business Owners

Listen on the podcast in Profitable Play Podcast Episode 320 HERE

Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity for play cafe owners to spread love while boosting their bottom line. Whether it’s hosting a parent-child craft workshop, offering a “Date Night Drop-Off” service, or creating Valentine-themed play dates and retail bundles, there are plenty of creative ways to celebrate the holiday with your community. In this blog, we’ll explore 16 SWEET,...

Listen on the podcast in Profitable Play Podcast Episode 320 HERE

Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity for play cafe owners to spread love while boosting their bottom line. Whether it’s hosting a parent-child craft workshop, offering a “Date Night Drop-Off” service, or creating Valentine-themed play dates and retail bundles, there are plenty of creative ways to celebrate the holiday with your community. In this blog, we’ll explore 16 SWEET,...

Ever curious about what your fellow indoor playground owners (and soon-to-be owners) are listening to?

Kind of like when we were in school and we were always peeking over in the library to look at what our friends were studying up on before the big test?

Well, now's your chance!

Over on my Instagram I counted down the 10 most listened-to episodes of the profitable play podcast, and I wanted to share them with you here as well!

(But psst-- if you don't follow me on IG yet, now's a good time...

As we approach “crunch time” for last-minute holiday shoppers, I wanted to give you some last minute tips for all of your holiday sales and promotions. Because even though we are well past black friday and small business Saturday now, there is still PLENTY of time for holiday shopping and I want to make sure you are NOT leaving any money on the table. 

For a lot of areas fall and early winter were unseasonably mild weather-wise and that means revenue may have...

Two of the biggest roadblocks we face as indoor playground owners are funding and sustaining cash flow- right? We need the money to get our business started and we need money to keep our business running.

And one tactic to help overcome either or both of these roadblocks that I feel is pretty underutilized is business sponsorships. 

But what are business sponsorships? Typically, what I mean when I say this is an arrangement where you, the indoor playground owner, receives money (either a...

To celebrate my milestone of reaching 300 Profitable Play Podcast episodes-- I did something a little different.

I dedicated my 300th episode to rounding up some of (what I consider to be) my BEST pieces of advice, that (and here's the catch)-- almost NO ONE takes or implements.

Because I have been doing SO much 1:1 consulting as I prepare to take a break to welcome our third child into the world in a few short weeks, I’ve been noticing a few things.

I’ve been noticing that...

 In the evolving landscape of work and childcare needs, indoor playgrounds have a unique opportunity to diversify their offerings and tap into a growing market need by incorporating co-working services to their facilities.

This blend can not only maximize the use of available space but also attract a broader customer base, including parents and caregivers seeking productive environments while their children play. 

So before we get into the HOW–let’s first discuss...

A couple weeks back I posted a video tour of a play space called The Friendship Fortress that’s not only local to me, but is also near and dear to my heart. 

And this is because one of my long-time  Play Cafe Academy and Play Maker Society members, Timea, is now the co-owner of the space.

If you’re a longtime listener, or if you watched that tour, you may remember that Timea actually opened her own space first called Tumbles Play Cafe, which I also toured and filmed...

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Now that it’s the end of June and we are fully in the summer swing of things- it’s happening again.

The summer slowdown in the indoor playground and play cafe industry.

And yes, I realize that for some of you owners– summer is BUSY season especially if you’re in a southern state or country where it’s too HOT to be outside right now.  But for the majority of owners I...

You may have noticed that I’ve been covering some HEAVY topics on the Profitable Play Podcast lately.

We’ve talked about regulating our nervous systems to prevent a lot of the health issues brought about by chronic stress which is unfortunately not uncommon for indoor playground owners. 

We’ve talked about handling conflict with customers and within our own teams, and most recently we’ve talked about navigating divorce as a business owner. So, like I said,...