I'm chatting with my pal Bama, who called in early 'cause she's teachin' an entrepreneur seminar at the women's correctional facility — for real, she's bringin' the hustle to the ladies. We celebrate American Businesswoman's Day and, naturally, Bama's got a highlight reel of the wildest small-business ideas you ever heard. She brags about tanning beds in a daycare (yikes), a used mattress store called "As is now," and a dollar-store pregnancy kiosk dubbed Maybe Baby. Her newest pitch is a reversible wedding dress — white one side, black the other — cuz, ya know, depends how the night goes, and she's askin' for $50K plus bail money for 20%. We laugh, roll our eyes, and cheer her on — it's goofy, bold, and pure Bama energy.
Takeaways:
I love yakking with Bama; her wild biz tales remind me entrepreneurship can be goofy, bold, and fun.
We talked about her teaching at the women's correctional facility, showing how helping others sparks legit entrepreneurial lessons.
I rattled off ridiculous side-hustles like daycare tanning beds and used mattress shops, and we laughed but learned resilience.
I joked about asking for fifty grand plus bail money on Shark Tank, proving we hustle, joke, pivot, and keep dreaming stupidly big and refuse to grow up.
Transcripts
Speaker A:
Good morning.
Speaker A:
It's Haystack.
Speaker A:
It's pretty much my favorite time of the week when we chat with my dear old friend Bama down in rural Alabama.
Speaker A:
She's joining us on the phone and.
Speaker A:
Hey, Bama, we normally speak to you on Wednesday mornings, so I want to say thanks for calling in a day early and thanks for giving me a heads up that you're going to be all tied up tomorrow.
Speaker B:
Oh, yeah, Haystack.
Speaker B:
Tomorrow I'm a teaching an entrepreneur seminar down at the women's correctional facility.
Speaker A:
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Speaker A:
You're teaching it?
Speaker B:
Well, technically, I'm a visitin somebody and I printed out some handouts, but that's how businesses get started.
Speaker A:
Of course.
Speaker A:
And today is actually the perfect day to be talking about this.
Speaker A:
This is American businesswoman's day.
Speaker B:
Oh, well, then there you go.
Speaker B:
Congratulations to every woman that's ever turned a bad decision into a source of income.
Speaker A:
Well, now, Bama, I'm not sure that's the official slogan.
Speaker B:
Well, it should be.
Speaker B:
I've had all kinds of businesses over the.
Speaker A:
Okay, wait, wait a minute.
Speaker A:
You've owned businesses?
Speaker B:
Well, yeah.
Speaker B:
You remember that tanning salon and I ran inside the daycare?
Speaker A:
Yeah, I definitely do not.
Speaker B:
Our slogan was stardom bronze.
Speaker A:
Wait, you put tanning beds in a daycare?
Speaker B:
Well, just two of them.
Speaker B:
And we kept them away from the nap mats after that first little incident.
Speaker A:
No, I'm afraid to ask what happened?
Speaker B:
Well, then there was my used mattress store.
Speaker A:
What was that one called?
Speaker B:
As is now.
Speaker A:
That is an unsettling name for a mattress store.
Speaker B:
Hey, we didn't ask no questions.
Speaker B:
And neither did the health department.
Speaker A:
I'm gonna guess that one didn't last very long either.
Speaker B:
Well, no, no, but I truly believed in my next idea.
Speaker B:
A pregnancy test kiosk in aisle 6 of the dollar General.
Speaker B:
Oh, no, I called it maybe baby.
Speaker A:
Yeah, of course you did.
Speaker B:
Yeah, right.
Speaker B:
Right there between the seasonal pantyhose and the generic cigarettes.
Speaker B:
You peed on the stick and slid it through the little winder.
Speaker B:
And for $5, I'd tell you whether to celebrate, cry, or call somebody named Travis Bama.
Speaker A:
I'm pretty sure there are laws about that.
Speaker B:
Well, now, that attitude is why you ain't no entrepreneur, Haystack.
Speaker A:
Okay, so are you.
Speaker A:
Are you working on any new business ideas?
Speaker B:
Well, as a matter of fact, I gotta go finish my application for the shark's tank.
Speaker A:
Oh, really?
Speaker A:
And what is it that you invented?
Speaker B:
I invented a reversible wedding dress.
Speaker B:
It's white on one side and black on the other.
Speaker A:
Now, why would you?
Speaker B:
Well, it depends on how the night goes.
Speaker A:
Now, I gotta be honest.
Speaker A:
That might be the first one of your businesses I actually kinda understand.
Speaker B:
I'm asking for $50,000 and bail money for 20%.
Speaker A:
And there it is.
Speaker B:
All right, sugar, I needs to go.
Speaker B:
I got an appointment at the pawn shop to see if they'll take half of a timeshare as collateral for a small business loan.
