Nurse 'N Go

Entrepreneurs who want to grow their business need to stay on top of their game and pay close attention to the opportunities around them. Angelique Warner, inventor of the Nurse ‘N Go, hands-free breastfeeding solution, has learned to do just that with some great results.

At Chicago’s recent West Fest event, Angelique positioned herself in the middle of the Kid Fest section, right next to the kiddie train tickets and the hot dog stand, where she would be sure to be seen by her target market—moms! She was also seen by someone who had a connection to the founder of MommyCon--a nationwide convention series focused on natural and organic parenting. After a lengthy conversation and exchange of information, Angelique had a new contact and a promise that her information would be shared with the founder of MommyCon. Rather than just file the information away, Angelique was sure to follow up, and her contact came through for her. She soon received an email from the founder of MommyCon and an appointment to talk by phone. Angelique again followed up by email and phone, letting the founder know she was looking forward to the call and also as a reminder, which was a good thing—the call had to be rescheduled twice. However, Angelique’s follow-through paid off, and she eventually had a conversation with the founder of MommyCon, which led to an invitation to speak at their Chicago conference in March 2017 and share about her journey as a mom-preneur (see Angelique’s story here).

Angelique offers the following tips to other entrepreneurs from her experience:

• Follow through:“I always follow up with a phone call and leave a message. If it’s a cell phone, I also follow that up with a text. And I send an email. I always follow up multiple ways. That way they know I’m definitely interested and I’ve hopefully given them an easy way to communicate with me in a way they prefer.”
• Be flexible:“I originally thought MommyCon would want me to talk about my product first and foremost, but they really wanted me to share my story. I believe it’s important to be flexible and fulfill the role I’m asked to fill, because it’s their event, not mine. I still get to be in front of people. I still get to have a table and share my product. I believe inadvertently that will come back around.”

Through hard work, determination, follow-through and flexibility, Angelique is seeing her dreams for Nurse ‘N Go become reality.