Maternity Leave to Business Leap - Megan Mallen | Mini Hippo

30/04/2025 48 min
Maternity Leave to Business Leap - Megan Mallen | Mini Hippo

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Mini Hippo curates thoughtful, fun, and functional food storage solutions for busy families.In this episode, founder Megan Mallen shares how maternity leave, and a single product she couldn’t find in Australia - sparked a bold leap into business. With no background in retail or business, Megan started out by cold calling toy stores with boxes of stock in her car and went on to form trusted partnerships with fellow mums across the globe. She talks about building a business from scratch without a playbook, and how her experience as an emergency nurse gave her the resilience, perspective, and people skills to grow a brand that reflects her @minihippoauminihippo.com.au

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