Lara Casey Isaacson is a serial entrepreneur. She’s the mind behind the wildly successful companies Southern Weddings and Cultivate What Matters.

That success meant everything was great and she’d never leave, right? Wrong.

So how did she go from being the founder and CEO of two successful companies to giving it all up to be a stay-at-home homeschool mom? Well, that’s episode 19 of “That Was Stupid.”

In this episode, Lara shares her journey of building her businesses, the challenges she faced, and the importance of faith and obedience in her life. She discusses the viral moment that propelled her into the spotlight, the lessons learned from navigating entrepreneurship without a formal background, and the balance between being a mom and a business owner. She also reflects on the grief of letting go of Southern Weddings and Cultivate What Matters and announces a brand new role as CEO (chief education officer) of Faith Driven Students.

Episode highlights:

• Knowing When to Move On

• The Transformative Power of Storytelling

• Her Viral Moment and Its Impact

• Balancing Motherhood and Entrepreneurship

• Taking Time Away and Hiring Help

• Letting Go and Embracing Obedience

• The Power of Pruning

• Grief as a Catalyst for Growth

• Finding Freedom in Obedience

• New Role: Empowering Young Faith-Driven Entrepreneurs

• And more!

If you’d like to watch the video version of the podcast, it’s available at theveritasdaily.com.

Susie Bulloch was writing recipes as a side hustle in-between wrangling kids. But what was a hobby eventually turned into something bigger. Much bigger.

Susie is now the founder of Hey Grill Hey, one of the most successful barbecue websites in the country. She’s stared on Food Network, cooked with superstars Bobby Flay and Michael Symon, and runs a successful barbecue school called The Grill Squad.

Susie is now one of the most recognizable names and faces in barbecue. But how did she go from mom to mopping brisket? How did she end up on Food Network? And what did it take to make the stupid decision to go all in on her passion? Well, that’s Episode 18 of “That Was Stupid.”

In this episode, Susie talks about:

• How she got started

• What her husband did to support her dream

• Behind the scenes of filming a show for Food Network

• The COVID barbecue boom

• The risks she took to start her business

• And more!

If you’d like to watch the video version of the podcast, it’s available at readdearjon.com.

Beth Mund’s idea was as stupid as her voice is smooth: send stories to space, with actual astronauts.

Beth worked at NASA for years in public relations and fell in love with the stars as well as educating people on what’s “out there.” Her time at the space agency eventually led to the idea of partnering with space launches to send personal stories beyond the reach of gravity.

So she started a non-profit that does just that.

How? Why? What does it take to do that? And how can YOU send your actual story on one of the next missions? Well, that’s Episode 17 of “That Was Stupid.”

In this episode, Beth talks about:

• Aliens (of course)

• Her time working at NASA

• The craziest thing she ever experienced at the space agency

• How she got the idea to send stories to space

• What it’s like to start a non-profit

• What it takes to send a story to space

• The actual scientific research being conducted using her idea

• How YOU can send YOUR story to space

• And more!

If you’d like to watch the video version of the podcast, it’s available at readdearjon.com.