Becoming a Mom Made Her Charge More with Austin Fremont

<p>Austin Fremont learned exactly what her time was worth when she had less of it to give away.</p><p><br></p><p>After becoming a solo mom by choice, the President of Fremont Blue Events started looking at her business differently. Every event meant childcare. Every unnecessary meeting meant time away from her children. And every yes suddenly had a very real cost.</p><p><br></p><p>Takin’ Care of Lady Business Episode 164</p><p><br></p><p>In this deeply personal conversation, Jennifer Justice sits down with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-fremont-8b026567/"><u>Austin Fremont</u></a>, President of <a href="https://fremontblueevents.com/"><u>Fremont Blue Events</u></a>, to compare their paths of becoming solo mothers by choice, from egg freezing, IVF, and donor decisions to the financial and professional realities of parenting without a second household income. Austin also shares how becoming a mother changed the way she priced her work: every event now carries the cost of childcare and time away from her children.</p><p><br></p><p>Because when your time stops feeling infinite, you get very clear about what it’s worth.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You&#39;ll Learn:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Why JJ and Austin stopped waiting for partnership before pursuing motherhood</p></li><li><p>What egg freezing, IVF, and choosing a donor actually looked like for each of them</p></li><li><p>The financial difference between single parenting and solo parenting</p></li><li><p>How Austin began charging more because every project required childcare and time away from her children</p></li><li><p>How refusing to wait for the right time changed the way she runs her business and prices her work.</p><p><br></p></li></ul><p><strong>Highlights:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Meet Austin Fremont</p><p>(02:16) Building a boutique events company in New York City</p><p>(03:32) Growing up around Andy Warhol and the art world</p><p>(06:09) Deciding to become a solo mom by choice</p><p>(09:23) Why marriage was no longer a requirement for family</p><p>(15:23) Navigating IVF, egg freezing, and donor decisions</p><p>(20:33) The difference between single and solo parenting</p><p>(23:39) How motherhood changed the way she valued her time</p><p>(25:56) Building a support system while running a company</p><p>(30:57) Creating a relationship with a known donor</p><p>(35:03) Austin’s worst advice ever received</p><p><br></p><p>About Our Guest:</p><p>Austin Fremont is the President of Fremont Blue Ev