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Jessica Kim Of BabbaCo On Building A Content And Commerce Parenting Brand

Jun 15, 2012

Jessica Kim, CEO and Founder of BabbaCo

When Jessica Kim was becoming a parent she looked around and saw an opportunity in the parenting market.  She jumped at the chance to create a lifestyle and parenting brand in BabbaCo, combining content and commerce. BabbaCo was part of the second class of Excelerate Labs in Chicago, which we covered previously. Since her time at the accelerator, Kim has changed her business to a subscription based model, secured funded and moved to Boston – and as you’ll see in the video, her energy cannot be contained.

Jessica shared some insights on her entrepreneurial journey and even addressed being a parent and running a startup. With two kids, another child on the way and a growing company, Jessica Kim is an inspiration for all the parents out there with an idea to start a business.

Watch the video interview with Jessica Kim of BabbaCo. This video was recorded prior to the Tech Cocktail Sessions speaker series at the Central Square Theater in Cambridge. It is also part of the Tech Cocktail Conversations podcast - subscribe on iTunes. If you are in the Boston are catch our next Sessions event on June 27th.



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Frank Gruber

Frank Gruber is the founder, CEO and Executive Editor of Tech Cocktail. He is an entrepreneur and new media journalist focused on sharing his tech product expertise and analysis on emerging technologies. Previously he built products for millions of users while at AOL and Tribune Company. Follow him on Twitter at @FrankGruber.

2 Responses to “Jessica Kim Of BabbaCo On Building A Content And Commerce Parenting Brand”

  1. I first heard of Jessica through Vaynermedia a while back! BabbaCo is up to some very big things in an intense market! Best wishes to Jessica and the team. Thanks for the coverage Frank.

    • Frank Gruber says:

      Hi Nick, Thanks for the comment. Yes, Gary invested in BabbaCo and I agree they are doing some big things. It's hard not to like Jessica Kim too. She is great! :)

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