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Lillie Cameron, a brand new mom who also runs her own business. She started EcoSafe Spaces with her now husband. The company provides design and building services for green, eco-friendly construction. She also works with Rackspace, which has recently revamped its policies for maternity and paternity leave.

Famous 5:

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• Favorite Book? \u2013 The Advantage, with its six-question model
• What CEO do you follow? \u2014 Elon Musk
• Favorite online tool? \u2014 Trello

• Do you get 8 hours of sleep? \u2014 No
• If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? \u2014 Surround yourself with people who lift you up. Don\u2019t be afraid to fail.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

• 01:13 \u2013 Nathan introduces Lillie
• 01:50 \u2013 Green construction
• • 02:10 \u2013 They had a friend who lost a child during pregnancy because of construction chemicals
• 02:30 \u2013 EcoSafe Spaces
• • 02:40 \u2013 Design and building services
• 03:10 \u2013 Their recent project in downtown Austin
• 03:50 \u2013 Around $500000 jobs
• 04:15 \u2013 \u201cThe most energy efficient homes in the city\u201d
• 04:30 \u2013 The sales pitch
• • 04:50 \u2013 People in Austin understand sustainability
• 05:35 \u2013 Opened in 2007
• 05:45 \u2013 Margins vary \u2013 fixed rate vs. cost plus contract
• • 06:10 \u2013 Fixed rate
  • 06:45 \u2013 The contract is much more flexible
• 07:20 \u2013 Fixed rate deal that went bad
• 07:35 \u2013 Now they do mostly cost plus contracts
• 07:50 \u2013 Up to 7 projects at a time
• 08:30 \u2013 The plan for EcoSafe
• • 08:55 \u2013 There are benefits to being a small business
• 09:20 \u2013 Lillie also works with Rackspace
• 09:25 \u2013 Recruited in 2009 by a former boss
• 09:55 \u2013 She did project management work, but wore multiple hats
• 10:45 \u2013 It is utility-based computing
• 11:10 \u2013 How this type of service was first received
• 12:30 \u2013 There are many different types of customers
• 13:20 \u2013 They have a unique angle
• 13:35 \u2013 Rackspace is a great place for new parents to work
• 14:10 \u2013 Maternity leave in this country
• • 14:45 \u2013 Canada does a year of leave
  • 15:00 -- Paternity and maternity leave needs awareness
• 15:55 \u2013 ecosafespaces.com and Lillie Cameron on LinkedIn
• 17:50 \u2013 The Famous Five

3 Key Points:

• Find a business idea that solves an important problem.
• Consider maternity leave in the US and how it needs to improve.
• You can balance it all, as a business owner and a parent.

Resources Mentioned:

• Host Gator \u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
• Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
• Leadpages\xa0 \u2013 The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
• Audible \u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
• Trello \u2013 Lillie\u2019s favorite online tool for staying organized

• Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives