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If you've ever thought about starting a business with your dairy goats, today's episode will give you a lot of valuable information. We are talking to PJ Jonas, founder of Goat Milk Stuff, which sells all sorts of products made from goat milk. Although they focus on soap and body care products today, they also sold cheese, yogurt, gelato, and caramels before the pandemic.PJ talks about why she started making soap and how it got turned into a business. She explains how she scaled the business from making batches of 28 bars in her kitchen to one of her sons making 415 bars per batch today. You'll also hear what it was like when her soap was featured in major media outlets like The Today Show and Oprah magazine.We also discuss the potential downsides of owning a business, such as liability and taxes, and what it's like dealing with some members of the public who make life challenging.See full show notes here >>  https://thriftyhomesteader.com/success-with-dairy-goats/To see the most recent episodes, visit  ForTheLoveOfGoats.comWant to support the content you love?Head over to -- https://thrifty-homesteader.ck.page/products/love-goats-tip-jarThanks for listening!No one ever said raising goats was easy, but it doesn't have to cost a fortune or drive you crazy! You just need the right information. Click here to learn more about our Goats 365 membership. Or see my other goat courses in Thrifty Homesteader Academy.

PJ Jonas created Goat Milk Stuff to help people achieve healthy skin. It quickly grew to a 7-figure business that continues to scale with the help of the next generation. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Sometimes, things that look really bad on the surface actually push you in the direction that is better for you. 2. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the people you're putting into that leadership team. 3. You need to figure out your priorities. Many entrepreneurs are not working the priorities that are going to add to their bottom line. Visit PJ's website - Goat Milk Stuff Sponsors HubSpot With the HubSpot for Startups program, you can save 30-90 percent on a platform that scales right along with you. To see if you're eligible to join the HubSpot for Startups program and take your growth to the next level, visit HubSpot.com/startups Thrivetime Show Is this your year. Visit ThrivetimeShow.com to see testimonials of how Clay Clark's business coaching has helped over 2,000 entrepreneurs to dramatically increase profitability. Then, schedule your free consultation Field of Greens Just one scoop a day and you'll be getting in loads of fruits, veggies, herbs and spices all at once! Visit FieldOfGreens.com and use promo code FIRE for 15 percent off your first order AND free rush shipping

PJ Jonas created Goat Milk Stuff to help people achieve healthy skin. It quickly grew to a 7-figure business that continues to scale with the help of the next generation. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Sometimes, things that look really bad on the surface actually push you in the direction that is better for you. 2. Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the people you're putting into that leadership team. 3. You need to figure out your priorities. Many entrepreneurs are not working the priorities that are going to add to their bottom line. Visit PJ's website - Goat Milk Stuff Sponsors HubSpot With the HubSpot for Startups program, you can save 30-90 percent on a platform that scales right along with you. To see if you're eligible to join the HubSpot for Startups program and take your growth to the next level, visit HubSpot.com/startups Thrivetime Show Is this your year. Visit ThrivetimeShow.com to see testimonials of how Clay Clark's business coaching has helped over 2,000 entrepreneurs to dramatically increase profitability. Then, schedule your free consultation Field of Greens Just one scoop a day and you'll be getting in loads of fruits, veggies, herbs and spices all at once! Visit FieldOfGreens.com and use promo code FIRE for 15 percent off your first order AND free rush shipping

Many cleaning products contain hormone disruptors. Those environmental chemicals are toxins that can trigger Hashimoto's. In this episode, I'll teach you what to look out for and what to substitute. Because nobody wants to make themselves sick by cleaning!   Find a transcript for this episode on my website: https://healthwithhashimotos.com/32-spring-cleaning/    HELPFUL LINKS: The Environmental Working Group's guide to cleaning products: https://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/ Goat Milk Stuff https://goatmilkstuff.com/   RELATED EPISODES 029 // Hormones and improving hormone health   SCHEDULE A COACHING SESSION: Hashimoto's Health Session https://healthwithhashimotos.com/book-now/   FREE DOWNLOAD: Hashimoto's 101 is your free guide to understanding Hashimoto's thyroiditis so that you can create a path to health. https://healthwithhashimotos.com/guide/    FREE COURSE: Jumpstart into Refreshing Sleep and Rest https://healthwithhashimotos.com/sleep/    About This Podcast and Esther: This is the Health with Hashimoto's podcast where exhausted women with Hashimoto's discover a true, simple, and sustainable path to whole health.   Hi! I am your host Esther Yunkin. I am a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience.   I grew fed up in the emergency department, where I saw people get short-term bandaids to chronic problems, so I went back to school for holistic health.   Now I help overwhelmed moms discover simple and sustainable solutions without getting overwhelmed.   WHAT IS HASHIMOTO'S THYROIDITIS? Quickly, Hashimoto's is when you have antibodies to your own thyroid. Your immune system is attacking your thyroid.    Your thyroid produces thyroid hormone which is like the spark plug that lets each cell work. So when you have Hashimoto's, every single cell in your entire body is impacted. That's Hashimoto's in a nutshell.   In this podcast, you will discover how to help your thyroid, how to help your immune system, and how to holistically help you: body, mind, spirit, diet, and environment.   This podcast is for informational and educational purposes. Please discuss any questions or concerns with your healthcare professional.   CONNECT WITH ESTHER: Website: https://healthwithhashimotos.com Connect on Telegram @Esther_Yunkin Instagram @EstherY.RN https://www.instagram.com/esthery.rn/

Tis the season...holiday shopping already in full gear. We have the seasonal forecast including Indiana's expanding role in E-Commerce. Plus Rose-Hulman students and faculty working out of a new $29 million space that enhances health and wellness. How it could be a blueprint for building designs of the future. And down on the farm in Scottsburg where we check in on Goat Milk Stuff, the popular southern Indiana agritourism, and online business bouncing back big time after the pandemic.

#488 Earlier this week on episode 487 I got to interview PJ of GoatMilkStuff.com — it'll be one for the ages for sure. And it reminded me of something, an episode from way back, episode 122 with Shane and Jocelyn Sams. In fact, I'm going to share a clip from that episode today as well. And in having my memory jogged, something crystallized for me around being an effective podcast host. We're going to get into all of it today, so take a coffee (or tea, or water) break and let's chat! Show notes and more at SmartPassiveIncome.com/session488

#487 PJ Jonas started making goat milk soap in 2008 and has since grown the business into the family business. Seriously, her entire family is involved with everything from actually making the soap to social media and more. And they don't just make soap anymore, they've added lip balms, lotions, and more to the products they ship worldwide. How did she scale the operation, how did she recruit the whole family into the business, and how do the Jonas's keep a sense of work life balance? PJ's giving us the full rundown today, so whether you're a seasoned or aspiring entrepreneur or just want to hear an amazing story, you're in the right place! Show notes and more at SmartPassiveIncome.com/session487

The Jonas family is a God-loving, hard-working, ever-learning family that seeks to honor Jesus in all that they do. We began Goat Milk Stuff to share the goodness of goat milk with others and to provide an environment where the children could learn to be entrepreneurs. As the children and Goat Milk Stuff have grown, they've been able to watch all of these goals come to fruition. The Jonas’ have a very simple philosophy when it comes to parenting and educating children. It can be summed up as follows: ***Everything is a God issue and a learning opportunity (including making and selling goat milk soap). ***Hard work builds character which is an essential ingredient to a successful life. ***Each of our children are unique individuals with unique strengths and weaknesses and are raised as individuals. ***The family unit is a team and we all are sometimes called to sacrifice for the team.

PJ is a mom of eight and the owner of Goat Milk Stuff, along with her kids and husband. They take family affairs to a whole new meaning. Read about their thriving business and how their children help manage it.

JavaScript Remote Conf 2020 May 13th to 15th - register now! Despite JavaScript being a single-threaded language, you can now leverage multi-threaded computing thanks to modern browser features such as web workers, workouts and service workers. In this show, Majid explains how these features work and what problems they solve. We also discuss the strategies you can use to introduce them to production codebases and give your users a much more enjoyable experience on your web app. Panel Paige Niedringhaus Carl Mungazi Charles Max Wood TJ VanToll Guest Majid Hajian Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! Links Comlink makes WebWorkers enjoyable Workbox Figma The AssemblyScript Book Houdini: Demystifying CSS Picks Majid Hajian: Follow Majid on Twitter > @mhadaily Deep Work - Cal Newport Carl Mungazi: Off the Main Thread | The Web Platform Podcast Charles Max Wood: Natural Goat Milk Soaps for Healthy Skin — Goat Milk Stuff ‎Flip Timer & stopwatch on the App Store Desktop tripod Devchat.tv Remote meetups Devchat.tv Remote Conferences Paige Niedringhaus: DJI Phantom 4 Drone Ozark show on Netflix TJ VanToll: Goat-2-Meeting — Sweet Farm Follow React Round Up on Twitter > @reactroundup

JavaScript Remote Conf 2020 May 13th to 15th - register now! Despite JavaScript being a single-threaded language, you can now leverage multi-threaded computing thanks to modern browser features such as web workers, workouts and service workers. In this show, Majid explains how these features work and what problems they solve. We also discuss the strategies you can use to introduce them to production codebases and give your users a much more enjoyable experience on your web app. Panel Paige Niedringhaus Carl Mungazi Charles Max Wood TJ VanToll Guest Majid Hajian Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! Links Comlink makes WebWorkers enjoyable Workbox Figma The AssemblyScript Book Houdini: Demystifying CSS Picks Majid Hajian: Follow Majid on Twitter > @mhadaily Deep Work - Cal Newport Carl Mungazi: Off the Main Thread | The Web Platform Podcast Charles Max Wood: Natural Goat Milk Soaps for Healthy Skin — Goat Milk Stuff ‎Flip Timer & stopwatch on the App Store Desktop tripod Devchat.tv Remote meetups Devchat.tv Remote Conferences Paige Niedringhaus: DJI Phantom 4 Drone Ozark show on Netflix TJ VanToll: Goat-2-Meeting — Sweet Farm Follow React Round Up on Twitter > @reactroundup

PJ was such a fun guest and I am thrilled to share her episode and inspiring story with you all! PJ is the mother of 8 children that are all homeschooled and help run the family business. They work on a goat farm that produces amazing products from the goat milk they have in excess. PJ transitioned to a natural and organic life for her kids and wanted to feed raw goat milk to her children.  The very act of having the animals added to their homeschool experience and family environment. Realizing the goat milk could be used for more than just consumption, PJ started down a path that has completely changed her life! What began as having a few dairy goats turned into a full fledged million dollar business that ships goat milk based products all over the country! I loved how she talked about opportunity cost and the value of doing things you should be doing can sacrifice time spent on something actually worthwhile or beneficial! So many nuggets of info here, and that was one that especially stood out.

Getting your house in order requires you to do something that you have never done before. So today let's talk about a few things that could be beneficial in regards to attack 2020 strong. With a special announcement from my friend PJ Jonas from (@Goatmilkstuff). So be sure to let us know your thoughts by live-tweeting us www.twitter.com/jonathanjspeaks Hoping that this episode inspires you if so be sure to like, comment, subscribe and tweet us your thoughts and make sure to hashtag #SYSPod! Join the Community with Jonathan (it's FREE) : http://jonathanjonesspeaks.com/email Follow us on social media! Instagram @JonathanJonesSpeaks Twitter @JonathanJSpeaks If you'd like to share feedback or just to say hi, Send a note to info@jonathanjonesspeaks.com Register for Goat Getters: https://www.goatgetters.com/a/20202/anroYs6c #Podcast #SYSPod #JonathanJonesSpeaks

As always we will be covering our weekly guidance moon news weekly news and life happenings, homestead updates and more! This will be the week I hopefully make soap so we will be talking about that as well as so much more open lines and readings are available tune in and join the Convo only at Freedomizerradio with Journey into Freedom

On this episode of the podcast, I'm joined by PJ Jonas of Goat Milk Stuff. PJ is a wife, homeschooling parent, farmer, and also a business owner. She accomplishes a lot of things, so I was very excited to talk with her. Some of the specifics of our discussion include: The importance of structure in both family and business Work-life balance and how PJ feels about it Mentoring and teaching future leaders Why you should get your product in front of people and ask for direct feedback Relevant Links: https://pjjonas.com/ (PJ Jonas Website)  https://goatmilkstuff.com/ (Goat Milk Stuff)  https://www.instagram.com/goatmilkstuff/ (Goat Milk Stuff | Instagram)  https://www.facebook.com/goatmilkstuff/ (Goat Milk Stuff | Facebook)  Thanks for listening and enjoy the show!

PJ Jonas is the founder and CEO of Goat Milk Stuff. Yes, you guessed it they sell stuff made from Goats milk. It started with soap and has grown to all kinds of things! It's a family business that started on the kitchen table, and now turns over in excess of $1million a year. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

  Learning Life Lessons From Goat Milk Stuff toLive a Life of AbundanceJust when you think your life is on the right track, you run into what appears to be a major road block. Then, what seemed to be a the worst thing that could possibly happen to you, time shows you just what life lessons can be learned and what a blessing that event really was. When you have an Abundance mindset you will be able to grow from those life lessons. That's what happen to PJ Jonas and her family of 10. She was dealt a bad hand that would have devastated anyone with a scarcity mindset. But PJ Jonas turned that potential catastrophic event into Life Lessons for her entire family and together they created Goat Milk Stuff. And, well... you just have to hear this one for yourself. Meet our Feature Guest[caption id="attachment_3462" align="alignleft" width="198"]https://menofabundance.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Bottle-Feeding-Baby-Goats.jpg () Greyden bottle feeding the Goats[/caption] PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of https://goatmilkstuff.com/MenSoap (Goat Milk Stuff)     Time Stamped Show Notes(click a time stamp below to time travel directly to that point in the conversation.) 7:14 So, where are you at in the World? 7:55 Attitude of Gratitude 8:40 Let's get Personal 10:10 Kick in the Gut Moment 10:40 Enough is Enough Moment 25:00 Good News Story Paying it Forward [26:35 26:40 Action Steps you can take today. 28:05 What daily habits make the biggest impact in your life? 28:50 What are you reading or listening to right now and why? Start your 30 day Audible trial and get Your http://www.audible.com/t1/30trial_at?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R (Free Book) 33:00 What do you feel holds most people back from live a life of True Abundance? 32:30 What does Living A Life of Abundance mean to you? 33:35 Parting piece of guidance Connect with our Feature Guest Get your Free Bar of Goat Milk Soap at https://goatmilkstuff.com/MenSoap (GoatMilkStuff.com/MenSoap) I already ordered mine. https://www.facebook.com/goatmilkstuff/ (Facebook) https://twitter.com/search?q=goat%20milk%20stuff&src=typd (Twitter) Wally's Take Away:PJ said it wonderfully. To often, we let other people's expectations of us hold us back from what we should really be doing. We often let societal norms dictate who we should be, how we should show up and how we should serve humanity. There are so many opportunities for you to take advantage of. You have the skills to add value to other people and there are so many opportunities for you to do so. The path of least resistance is not God's way. If it were, more people would go that route. Resources Mentioned:Books: Chronicles of Narnia Alexander Hamilton Biography Fortunes Children  Goat Milk Stuff Bloopers - YouTube https://t.co/Dmx9tonfKx (https://t.co/Dmx9tonfKx) One big family, multiple mistakes! https://twitter.com/hashtag/fun?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw (#fun) https://twitter.com/hashtag/video?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw (#video) https://twitter.com/hashtag/bloopers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw (#bloopers)— PJ Jonas (@goatmilkstuff) https://twitter.com/goatmilkstuff/status/905187336136347648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw (September 5, 2017)I liked a https://twitter.com/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw (@YouTube) video https://t.co/1jpMtp21wh (https://t.co/1jpMtp21wh) Goat Milk Stuff on The Doctors— Jason Roland Uttley (@JRUttley8) https://twitter.com/JRUttley8/status/914685673797505025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw (October 2, 2017)Sponsors and Affiliates, Helping you live your Life of Abundance and helping me keep the mic on.https://menofabundance.com/shake/ ()Shakeology, Dense nutrition... Support this podcast

In this episode I'm joined by PJ Jonas, Founder of Goat Milk Stuff and Host of The Busy Mom's Survival Guide Podcast, to talk all about her unlikely journey into entrepreneurship and how to be intentional about creating a family legacy through your business. (Did I mention she has EIGHT kids and homeschools??) She has so much wisdom to share so don't wait another minute to tune in!

 Get a FREE bar of Goats Milk Soap! http://goatmilkstuff.com/TrueHealthSoap   Goat Milk Stuff http://learntruehealth.com/goat-milk/ More people are shunning cow milk from their diet. And for an excellent reason, too! Cow milk can be hard to digest, not to mention inflammatory for some people. On the contrary, goat milk has a lot more benefits, whether you drink it or use it on your skin. My guest today, PJ Jonas, will tell us why. Making The Switch PJ Jonas is a mother of eight children, all homeschooled. Yes, you read it right. Eight children! She turned into such a big advocate for goat milk after discovering the harmful ingredients in bath soap in 2005. Not wanting toxic chemicals on her children’s skin, PJ Jonas went to look for natural ingredients that are both gentle and moisturizing on the skin. But since it was illegal to purchase raw milk in Indiana, PJ Jonas decided to get some dairy goats instead. And lo and behold, it turns out that goat milk was healthier than cow milk! “The main difference is the digestibility of the goat milk. There is no adverse reaction, unlike cow milk. Plus, it has a lot of nutrients,” explains PJ Jonas. Developing The Goat Milk Stuff Brand Apart from soaps, PJ Jonas eventually learned to make cheese and gelato using goat milk. Developing the brand for three years, PJ Jonas started giving out product samples in 2008. Apparently, Goat Milk Stuff is very much a family business. PJ Jonas proudly reveals that all her kids are involved. From the production to paying their taxes, managing accounts and dealing with customers, everyone contributes to building the brand. It was, however, not all smooth sailing for PJ Jonas. During the time between 2005 and 2008, the family experienced a budget shortfall. Despite the setback, the whole family was able to pull through. “Sometimes it’s the things that you think are the biggest disasters in your life, are pushing you exactly where you need to go,” said PJ Jonas. PJ Jonas says that when you’re building a company, it takes cash to fund and fuel that growth. And lack of money flow is what usually puts companies out of business. “Very few companies go out of business for growing too slowly. But many companies go out of business because they grow too quickly,” observes PJ Jonas. Benefits of Goat Milk Goat milk is a viable option to those who have a hard time digesting cow milk. Only two percent of goat milk is curd, whereas cow milk has 10 percent. Goat milk also has fewer allergenic proteins. Hence, causes less inflammation. If you’re worried about your calcium intake requirement, you’d be surprised to know that goat milk is richer in minerals than cow milk. It’s also high in fatty acids but low in cholesterol. “Goat milk itself has healing properties. It is high in selenium and good for the skin,” explains PJ Jonas. Success Stories PJ Jonas first tried out the goat milk soap on her husband Jim, who dealt with cracked and split fingertips for years. Within two to three days of using goat milk soap, his fingertips were healed! She also observed that her children’s skin looked better. Furthermore, the children rarely got sick anymore because they consistently drank goat milk. Because of this, PJ Jonas decided to get the message out so more people could benefit from it as well. In 2008, when PJ Jonas started giving out free samples, the response was very positive. Moms of kids who had eczema called in to report that the Goat Milk Stuff soap improved their children’s skin considerably. Apart from that, many others shared that the goat milk soap alleviated the symptoms of many other skin problems. Slowly but surely, the Goat Milk Stuff brand gained a lot of publicity. People were just amazed! “When you make a difference in someone’s life, all the hard work is worth it,” says PJ Jonas. Looking Ahead The Jonas family is currently looking into building a larger barn to accommodate their Alpine goats. This year, PJ Jonas says that they will be milking 80 goats twice a day and offering the milk products for sale on their website. PJ Jonas, however, cautions those who plan to get into the goat milk business as well. She stresses the importance of finding a good breeder who makes sure the goats they breed are in tip-top shape. Goat Milk Products If you look at the Goat Milk Stuff website, there are a plethora of products. Apart from the different kinds of bar and liquid soaps, the brand also offers solid lotions and deodorants with a detoxifying effect. Another great product to try is the laundry soap. PJ Jonas explains that the soap has special oils intended to break down grease stains and help fight bacteria. PJ Jonas reveals that the conventional laundry soap has an optical brightener. Apparently, it tricks your eye into making your clothes look brighter than they are. It has to bind to clothing, hence, causing a lot of irritation. “Everybody is different. Take time to find something that works well for you and understand its limitations,” advises PJ Jonas. ” Our liver is excellent at detoxifying your body, but it is just overwhelmed. So we have to get rid of as many toxins as we can. Finding the things that are good for you is worth the effort.” PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the start of Goat Milk Stuff Her Goat Milk products have been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, and the “O” Oprah Winfrey magazine.  PJ Jonas puts her systems engineering degree from the University of Virginia to good use while managing her business, farm, and family. This is a great story of how a business was started in her kitchen and grew it into a million dollar business. Get Connected With PJ Jonas: Official Website Twitter Facebook Instagram Youtube Linkedin Recommended Reading by PJ Jonas! 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PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuff, a growing goat milk products business that includes Goat Milk Soaps,cheeses, candies, fudge, gelato and more! PJ lives in Indiana with her husband, Jim and eight children. The entire family along with 6 full time employees work hard to promote the goodness of goat milk. You can explore more at www.GoatMilkStuff.com Nuggets of Wisdom from PJ: "Thomas Jefferson - I’m a great believer in luck and the harder I work the more I have of it." "All that hard work, ultimately, leads to the success that we are looking for." "By teaching our children how to do things, to cook, to do the dishes, to do the laundry, that frees a lot of my time and leaves me more time to spend having more fun times with them. When everybody works, all the work ultimately gets finished for the day." "When we started Goat Milk Stuff, everything had to become more focused. Starting a business from the very beginning, I had to involve my children in all the business aspects. It’s all something that we all had to work side by side." "You start small, you are not going to change something big overnight. That’s where a lot of us Go wrong. We have too drastic of a change too quickly. Pick something. Start with something small. Start with cooking. Pick a meal that you can teach your children to make. Don’t try and do it all radically because if we change too fast, it just falls apart. It’s all hard but it’s worth the effort." Some of PJ's Favorite Things: "SLEEP is the priority. I go to bed early. Don’t have time to go to a gym. I incorporate exercise into my day: 10-20 squats in the bathroom and 2 pushups against the sink, calf raises while washing dishes, 1 legged toothbrushing." Favorite kitchen gadget: Cutco Knives Niyc's Favorite Books: "Margin by Richard Swenson. Having space in your life. Time, physical energy, finances, and emotional energy. Keep space. That space between being overwhelmed and being able to keep up with where you’re at. Just keep that little bit of space, life will be so much more enjoyable." Best advice received: "Remember what’s important… You have to look 20 years down the road. Is what I’m doing contributing to that? I want my kids to be best friends and have successful marriages and families of their own and put others’ needs in front of their own. " PJ's Happiness Formula: "Sleep + eating well + doing nothing with my family. That would make me happy. Just together being a family. Telling stories, laughing -for me that’s what it’s all about." A Challenge from PJ: "Let go of something and create more margin in your life. Say no to something and free up more time. Figure out something that you can let go of. " Resources Free Bar of Soap for Vibrant Happy Women Listeners www.GoatMilkStuff.com Cutco Knives Margin by Richard Swenson Vibrant Happy Women Facebook Group  

PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuff, a growing goat milk products business that has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, The Huckabee Show, and in “O”, the Oprah Magazine.What started with an initial small batch of soap has expanded into a host of goat milk items such as goat milk soaps, cheeses, candies, fudge, gelato and more. It’s a team effort to keep the farm running, make and ship all the products, and welcome visitors to the farm. PJ’s husband, eight children (aged 9 to 19), and six full-time employees, all work hard to promote the goodness of goat milk.With over nineteen years of homeschooling children under her belt, as well as eight years of running a business, PJ enjoys talking to mothers and entrepreneurs across the world about living the best life they can live. She puts her systems engineering degree from the University of Virginia to good use every day, maximizing efficiencies in the processes of her business, farm, and household.Managing change in a dynamic work environment and constantly re-evaluating what is working and what isn’t are some of PJ’s strengths. A general hatred of clutter, and all other time and energy thieves, helps PJ decide what needs to go; but not everything is subject to change. PJ’s faith in Jesus along with a strong work ethic are non-negotiables that support some of her favorite maxims like the Pareto Principle, the Golden Rule, and the Youngest-Person Rule. These all work together, not so much in a work-life balance that so many seem to be seeking, but rather in a work-family-school-faith integration that all happens simultaneously and continuously.Topics covered in this episode: Innovation, Living a life of adventure, Importance of Faith, Thought Out Risk Taking, Building an accidental million dollar business, Creating products that are good for you, Hard work and good timing, Setting yourself apart with quality, Going agains the big guy, Innovation, Family, Faith, Healthy systems, Homeschooling, Learning, and so much more.Website: http://goatmilkstuff.com/JumbleSoap.htmlTwitter: https://twitter.com/goatmilkstuffFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/goatmilkstuffInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/goatmilkstuff/

Have you ever thought to homeschool your children? We interview PJ Jonas, a mother of 8 beautiful kids and goat-wrangling entrepreneur. With 19 years of homeschooling children under her belt and 8 years of running a business, she has some tips and tricks up her sleeve to share with you.

This is our episode #34. Thank you for tuning in!  Please subscribe and leave us a review! PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuff, a growing goat milk products business that has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, The Huckabee Show, and in the Oprah Magazine. What started with an initial small batch of soap has expanded into a host of goat milk items such as goat milk soaps, cheeses, candies, fudge, gelato and more which they sell at the family farm and online. Listen in to find out how to get a free bar of goat milk soap from GoatMilkStuff.com Visit BloggingSUCCESSfully.com/034 To share your thoughts on today’s show To read the transcript To find links to resources mentioned in the episode To download the MP3 audio file To help out the show Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews help so much and I personally read EVERY single one. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher to get automatic updates every time we release a new episode. Visit our sponsors for this episode: The Blog Connection To sponsor our podcast, start the conversation here: bloggingsuccessfully.com/sponsor-request

PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuff, a growing goat milk products business that has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, The Huckabee Show, and in O, the Oprah Magazine. This is a great story of how a business was started in her kitchen and grew into a million dollar business that now employs her entire family as well as other employees. What you’ll learn about in this episode: How ingenuity can arise from simply wanting to help others Solving problems as a mother that turned into a million dollar business Insider knowledge of entrepreneurship from a successful owner Thinking about employees carefully before hiring to promote success Understanding your missteps and not letting yourself be defined as a failure Why you can’t get it all done and how to seize on the right opportunities Maximizing efficiencies and processes through carefully designed systems Growing your business at the right pace What you need to know about your competition when diversifying your business How to be humble and a good listener and why all leaders must be able to do both Where you can have a chance get a free bar of soap from Goat Milk Stuff Ways to contact PJ: Website: www.GoatMilkStuff.com For a free bar of soap: GoatMilkStuff.com/AbsoluteSoap Twitter: @goatmilkstuff

Are your kids an excuse or your reason? Our guest today has no excuses. She home schools her 8 children, runs a farm and a very successful goat milk soap business. Trust, us, PJ Jonas has some serious lessons for all you mamas out there!

PJ Jonas is the founder of Goat Milk Stuff which she built in her kitchen into a multi-million dollar business. Her goat milk products business has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, and in Oprah Magazine. She runs a farm and is a mother of eight. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: [1:00] I introduce my guest, PJ Jonas. [2:00] What is the youngest person role? [4:00] PJ’s typical day. [9:00] PJ and her husband’s roles in the business. [11:00] Why Goat Milk? [14:30] How PJ got the business started at craft shows. [18:00] How YOU can empower your kids! [22:30] Some of PJ’s favorite books. [25:00] Finding the right people to join the team. [27:00] Expanding to a higher capacity farm. [31:00] Lessons from managing cashflow wisely and what products work. [37:00] How PJ and her family make business decisions. [39:00] Launching a new product. [46:00] How PJ ended up on a farm. [51:00] Deciding when to grow and how fast. [54:30] The lowest point and highest point in business so far. [57:00] What else does PJ and her family have on the farm? [58:30] A FREE offer from PJ! [59:30] Is the American Dream Dead? In this episode… What does a thriving family owned business look like? Is it just a company started by the parents and passed on to the kids or could it involve more than that? On this episode of Inspired Insider, you’ll hear from entrepreneur and business owner PJ Jonas as she shares the details of her family owned business, Goat Milk Stuff. One of the KEY reasons that Goat Milk Stuff has experienced such growth and success is because of their unique story. PJ explains how she and her family moved from new New Jersey to Indiana to live on a farm and eventually start their own family business. To catch PJ’s story, make sure to listen to this episode! Can you imagine searching for a product that would help your family only to find that it doesn’t exist? PJ Jonas wanted a clean and safe bath soap for her children and realized that the options available on the market at that time were very limited. All the products she looked at had complicated and unhealthy additives so PJ set out to make her own soap solution, that’s how Goat Milk Stuff was born. From creating her own soap line, PJ and her family decided to expand their efforts so they took their soap products to local craft shows. This allowed her to connect with other health-conscious moms who found, even more, benefits to the natural and healthy solution of PJ’s goat milk based soap. Don’t miss out on the whole story from PJ on this episode of Inspired Insider! One of the unique facets of PJ Jonas’ company, Goat Milk Stuff, is that her children are integrally involved with the day to day operations. In fact, this part of their story is what has led Goat Milk Stuff to enjoy such a high profile in the marketplace. PJ’s vision for her family owned business isn’t to just build something for the kids to inherit, she wants them to be active participants in something that matters. To their credit, the children have risen to her high bar and they are all actively involved and look forward to taking over the family business in the near future. There is so much more to PJ’s story, don’t miss any of it on this episode of Inspired Insider! What family traditions did you grow up with as a child? What values and lessons are you passing on to the next generation? For PJ Jonas and her husband, they are passing on a strong sense of personal responsibility along with their family owned business, Goat Milk Stuff to their children. On this episode of Inspired Insider, you’ll learn that getting the children involved isn’t PJ’s only focus, she is determined to help them learn and grow into responsible and contributing members of society. PJ and her husband accomplish this goal through homeschooling the children and teaching them from a young age that they have a role to play in the greater family structure. To hear more about PJ and her family’s story, make sure to catch this episode! What is the secret to keeping a family owned business profitable? If you ask entrepreneur and business owner PJ Jonas, she’ll point to their wise use of cash flow. PJ and her family learned early on that one of the most important steps to stay out of the red were to only spend their money on items and endeavors that would provide a return on their investment. It seems like such a simple principle but, as most business leaders will attest to, it’s easier said than done. Get more insights and lessons from PJ and her journey to build a thriving family owned business on this episode of Inspired Insider! Resources Mentioned on this episode Goat Milk Stuff’s website: goatmilkstuff.com Goat Milk Stuff’s Facebook page: facebook.com/goatmilkstuff Goat Milk Stuff’s Twitter page: twitter.com/goatmilkstuff Get a free bar of soap from PJ - HERE Goat Milk Stuff on Etsy   Alexander Hamilton Xcart Wordpress Excel Quicken Sponsor for this episode Rise25 is where entrepreneurs of 6,7, and 8 figure businesses come together live and in person every few months to solve their biggest business challenges through this high-level Mastermind group. Each member leaves each week with lifelong friendships and actionable steps to take their business to the next level. Check out Rise25.com - a group run by myself and cofounder John Corcoran. Rise 25 is application only.

Have you ever felt that you are in a season of starting over, again? Do you wonder what are the correct steps to take when doors are closing around you? Could God be punishing you? Should God’s will make the journey of your life easier? What environment are you creating to ‘hear’ God? These are just a few of the questions that today’s guest, PJ Jonas and I talk about. PJ is a fascinating lady. She shares some wonderful insights on being mom, wife, and business owner. PJ, her husband Jim, and their 8 kiddos have created the neatest business; it truly is a family affair – but it wasn’t always ‘sunshine and rainbows.’ Tune into this episode with PJ  and myself and learn what it means to trust Jesus even when life doesn’t look like it should. PJ’s verse, Psalm 68:20…. God is a God of deliverance PJ’s verse Romans 8:28…. work together for our good This book has really blessed PJ. It’s titled, ‘Margin’ by Richard Swenson and you can get an audio version of it free at audibletrial.com/blessed Want a free bar of ‘Goat Milk Stuff’ soap…. go here, goatmilkstuff.com/blessedsoap Click DONATE if you would like to support the show with a financial offering.

Since this is a milestone, I decided to make episode 50 a little different. I went back through all of the interviews and pulled out my favorite 2-3 quotes from each. This will definitely be one of the episodes that I tell everyone to listen to right after they discover my podcast. The amount of inspiration that's packed into this 24 minute episode will likely have you listening to it once a week. Anytime that I'm down, or in a funk, or having a creativity block, I read through tons of quotes that I have saved on my phone. Now I can bookmark this episode and get my motivation back anytime I can't get going. I hope it helps you out too! I hope you loved this episode, and if you did, be sure to subscribe to the podcast here! My Online Course Online Shop Master Course - Teaching you how to build your own e-commerce website so you can start selling your products online. With no software, even if you have zero web design experience! Sign up here... Interview episodes mentioned Episode 3 - Brandt Fuqua Episode 5 - Zephan Moses Blaxberg Episode 10 - Mike Alexander Episode 12 - Eric Zimmer Episode 14 - Nick & Gen Episode 16 - Trevor Gay Episode 19 - Joshua Santos Episode 21 - Fat Tony Episode 23 - Michael Carbone Episode 25 - Kolby Kolibas Episode 27 - Kayt Sukel Episode 29 - Geoff Woods Episode 31 - Joshua Fields Millburn Episode 33 - Zombie Dogz Episode 35 - Andrew Norelli Episode 37 - Tucker Max Episode 39 - Jake Kelfer Episode 41 - Andrea Lake Episode 42 - Pete Sisco Episode 43 - Maj Toure Episode 45 - PJ Jonas Episode 47 - RJ Hodges Top 50 quotes The business kind of led itself to the next thing at all times. I'm not some kind of genius. I think I made some smart moves along the way that made us what we are, but it kind of unfolded itself. It's like a paper airplane, you just kind of keep unfolding each wing and it keeps going. -Brandt Fuqua Any effort you put in early I think is coming back to you tenfold later. I believe that without question. But there's always a cost. Whether it's your time, your freedom, your social life, personal possessions, monetary value, whatever. We lived like we were poor for quite a few years just so we could be able to do some of the things we've done in the recent years. Some people don't know our full story, or they forget that we struggled all that time or didn't have things, so now that we have things it's like you're an overnight success. And that does happen, but not to many people, and it didn't happen to us. -Brandt Fuqua I don't feel guilty about sharing some of my successes in life, whether it be the equipment or the cars, or whatever, it's not a bragging thing. If it inspires even one person to go out and creates a business, even if they fail, if they give it a shot, I think that's worth it. If there aren't people out there showing you what you can do from nothing, there's not a lot of motivation for some people, they need to see the result. -Brandt Fuqua If you're not making it happen, then you don't want it bad enough. -Zephan Moses Blaxberg You really have to go after the things that you enjoy doing. We don't have enough time on this earth to do the things that we don't like doing. -Zephan Moses Blaxberg With the limited time you have in each and every day, who you surround yourself with is the biggest thing you can control that makes the most difference in your life. -Mike Alexander It's not doing what you love if you're still chained to a desk. -Mike Alexander There are ways to do your own thing and make your life different than what it is. There's a middle ground between staying at something you hate doing and quitting everything to chase what you want. There's a lot of play between those two things that people can do, and those options don't seem to be talked about a lot. -Eric Zimmer I don't see working for a big company as job security. Having skills that I know I can apply in a lot of different places and continuing to have connections, I see that as job security. I'm confident I can go find some way to make money with the skill set I have. I have no faith that Fortune 100 company “X” is any safer than being out on your own. -Eric Zimmer All the monthly payments were really killing us, and to be honest, we didn't even know how much we were spending on everything. We realized what's stopping a lot of people of traveling full time, including ourselves back then, is oftentimes a belief that they don't have the money. But it's just that, it's just a belief. Or they organize their life in a certain way and now they're stuck paying every month for stuff that in the end they don't really need. They'd rather travel than have cable TV, but they have cable TV because they have a TV and it's just convenient, which is the normal thing to do. So now we second guess every financial decision we do, because we're like, do we pay for a better flight or do we spend more money on that meaningless thing. And oftentimes, we choose the better flight. So really it's just our priorities have evolved a lot. -Nick & Gen When you do stuff differently, even though this is not what you're doing, you're questioning other people's lifestyle. They feel like you're challenging what they're doing. And they don't feel comfortable just because you're doing something different. Which doesn't make any sense because it doesn't apply to their life. This is why you sometimes get negative feedback to these kinds of decisions because people just want to feel normal and feel like they're doing the right thing. -Nick & Gen When you get rid of a bunch of stuff, there's definitely this huge sense of freedom that you just can't get anywhere else. -Trevor Gay Without a doubt, I think that just seeing those goals in front of you when you wake up and when you go to sleep are powerful. And it's not magic, it's just literally seeing your goals everyday and that's a simple reminder of what you're working towards. Ask yourself, “Have I done anything today to work towards that goal?” And if you say no, well, there's your motivation right there as soon as you get out of bed. -Trevor Gay Taking care of yourself regardless of your dietary choice is probably one of the most important things you could do in life period. -Trevor Gay One of my missions in life is to just wake people up, shake them up a little bit, and make them realize that you could be gone tomorrow. This is it. You have two decisions: become great and continue to do that, or sit on the couch and be forgotten. -Joshua Santos The ones who look weird to the world and society, those are the guys that I want to stick around with. -Joshua Santos It's so easy to have self-doubts. But maybe that's a good thing because maybe that means you're pushing yourself. -Fat Tony If you calculate the risk, then you're probably not gonna have many regrets. -Fat Tony I hired someone that knew what they were doing to help me and teach me what I needed to do. Then I put in a ton of work, and I'm getting results. -Michael Carbone When people think I'm crazy, that's when I know I'm doing something right. -Michael Carbone Even if you have the most basic knowledge, you shouldn't take it for granted. There's always people who don't know anything about that topic or are just new to it. So you can always find an audience of people who want to learn more. -Michael Carbone I'd rather be great at a couple things than good at everything. -Kolby Kolibas Who you know will get you there, what you know will keep you there. -Kolby Kolibas Risk is just being able to embrace uncertainty when you're going to make a decision. And there are very few decisions that we make that don't have some amount of uncertainty involved. -Kayt Sukel Success to me isn't just about making money, it's about carving out a life for yourself that has wealth in all aspects of it. -Kayt Sukel It all comes down to creating quality content and figuring out how you can get that content in front of as many people as possible (the right people) to the point where it actually makes an impact in their life first. Just give incredible value to the point where they're willing to give you an email address, they're willing to buy your stuff & do business with you, and to really scale that. -Geoff Woods You need to figure out what you're passionate about. You need to surround yourself with people who inspire you, who are already doing what you want to be doing, what you could only hope one day to have the opportunity to do. And when you surround yourself with those types of people they end up opening your eyes and showing you ways that you can do things that you never thought you could do before. -Geoff Woods It took getting everything I thought I wanted to realize that everything I ever wanted wasn't actually what I wanted at all. -Joshua Fields Millburn I don't have a college degree at all and I've never taken a writing class. The reason I started teaching a writing class online was because a lot of people kept asking me a ton of questions about writing. -Joshua Fields Millburn The path that I was on was leading me to a place that I didn't want to be. And so, the bigger risk for me would be staying. -Joshua Fields Millburn Planning on paper is very different than implementing it in real life. -Zombie Dogz It's a big leap and it's scary but you just gotta do it. You gotta commit, just like anything in life. -Zombie Dogz You gotta be willing to work. You gotta be very self-disciplined when you're self-employed. And when you're carving your own path, that's probably one of the hardest parts. -Andrew Norelli Accept that life happens and don't let things side-track you. -Andrew Norelli Something you love doing, something people will pay you for, and something that you're good at. Where those three areas intersect, that's where you can build a business. -Tucker Max If you want to start a business, the easiest thing to do is find a problem that is really painful to people. Then create a solution that they will pay for. -Tucker Max I'm young, I'm ambitious, and if I fail, and it doesn't work out, oh well, at least I tried. And now I know what doesn't work and I can learn from that. But if I never tried, I didn't want to look back ten years from now and say I wish I would have followed my heart and pursued my passions. -Jake Kelfer A lot of people still don't understand why I'm doing what I'm doing, but that doesn't mean they're correct. That just means they don't understand yet. -Jake Kelfer I think that for me, working on one thing solely is ineffective because I will choke it to death, I will worry about it, I'll obsess on it. Whereas, if I have multiple things going, I can work on whatever feels best in whichever company, and I don't worry as much. -Andrea Lake If you can't make your business work with a few thousand dollars starting out, it's probably not going to work, and more money isn't the answer. -Andrea Lake The day that you launch your website is the worst it's ever gonna look, because you're going to improve upon it from there. And then we extended that out and said, the day that you launch any business is the worst that that business is every going to be. So stop waiting until everything is perfect. -Andrea Lake I can tell ya, when you get it working and you realize how free a person you can be, it's absolutely intoxicating. There's actually an adjustment period to get your head around the fact that you can basically do whatever you want. -Pete Sisco I've never met anyone who doesn't have a skill, an ability, or at the very least a passion that can't be of service to somebody who would be happy to pay money for it. -Pete Sisco If you had all the money that you ever needed, if you were 100% debt-free, and you had money in the bank that was going to last you for the rest of your life, you just didn't have to think about it, what would you do? What would you want to do every day? -Pete Sisco The talents are natural, the skills come from repetition. But you have to do the work to get the skill. The talent is something that you're just naturally good at. But ironically, you won't figure out if you're naturally good at it until you do it. -Maj Toure What I do on my social media is, I make little motivational videos. The general public thinks that's for them. It's not. I use it for me at times when I'm down to keep myself motivated. It's like my future self talking to my present self. -Maj Toure We didn't realize it at the time, but the fact that we spent so many years living below our means, not having any debt except for the mortgage, and paying down the mortgage, that's what enabled us to build Goat Milk Stuff so quickly. -PJ Jonas I wasn't going to let someone else or their experience tell me what I could and could not do. I don't let other people's reality impact my reality. -PJ Jonas I think the best entrepreneurs in the world are those that can remain mentally, spiritually, and emotionally peaceful even in the midst of chaos. -RJ Hodges There's no way that you can keep talking about a thing and you don't finally at some point take action on it. Because when you have a deep-rooted desire, it will not let you rest. -RJ Hodges   Thanks for listening Be sure to subscribe to the podcast here and I can't wait to share the next episode with you soon! And feel free to leave a comment below with your feedback and any questions you have.

PJ Jonas is the founder of Goat Milk Stuff which she built in her kitchen into a multi-million dollar business. Her goat milk products business has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, and in Oprah Magazine. She runs a farm and is a mother of eight. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: [1:00] Jeremy’s introduction to today’s guest, PJ Jonas. [1:50] Software that PJ uses for her business. [4:20] How PJ ended up on a farm. [9:00] Balancing growth as a small business. [12:50] The highest and lowest moment in business. [15:15] What animals are on PJ’s farm? [16:50] How to connect with PJ. [17:40] Parting wisdom from PJ. In this episode… How would you handle business growth challenges? Do you have a plan in place? When you are starting out as a small business, you dream of success and rapid growth. But when it comes, it brings with it a whole host of new challenges. This was especially true for PJ Jonas and her family’s business. They had to decide what they were going to do to take their business to the next level. Because they deal with dairy products, they were caught in a tough situation. State regulations forced them to decide if they wanted to keep their business at a small scale level or quickly start putting the pieces together for a larger scale operation, there simply wasn’t any place in between. If you’d like to hear more of PJ’s story and how they were able to overcome this difficulty, make sure to catch this episode of Inspired Insider. One of the best aspects of running a small business that you started from home is being able to raise your children in an entrepreneurial environment. The values and life lessons that you are able to pass on and instill in your children are priceless. When looking back at their decision to move to Indiana, build their life on a farm, and start a small business PJ Jonas relishes the fact that she built the business for her family as her proudest moment. You’ve got to hear her talk about how much her children are involved in the business, her pride and excitement are infectious! You’ll walk away from this episode with profound inspiration - you can’t miss it! It’s often said that the best way to ruin a relationship is to get money involved. There are countless stories of business leaders who bring in a family member or even friends only to have it ruin their relationships. PJ Jonas and her family learned this lesson the hard way. One of her lowest moments in business was when she realized that she wouldn’t be able to continue employing some friends she had brought into the business. It wasn’t because they were bad people, it just wasn’t a good fit. Can you imagine that scenario? It was really difficult for PJ and it’s cemented in her mind as one of the most difficult moments she had starting her small business. Hear about how she dealt with that situation and what you can learn from it on this episode of Inspired Insider. Is the American dream dead? There are many people who seem to think so. From high unemployment rates to stock market instability in recent years it’s fair to say that hope in building something from nothing can be hard to come by for many individuals. But there are those who see things in a different light, entrepreneur PJ Jonas is one of them. PJ and her family found their slice of the American dream through hard work and big goals. She will be the first person to tell you that it wasn’t all smooth sailing. They had setbacks and failures along the way but they persevered. What lesson can you learn from PJ and her family’s story? Hear more about their journey toward success on this episode of Inspired Insider. Resources Mentioned on this episode Goat Milk Stuff’s website: goatmilkstuff.com Goat Milk Stuff’s Facebook page: facebook.com/goatmilkstuff Goat Milk Stuff’s Twitter page: twitter.com/goatmilkstuff Get a free bar of soap from PJ - HERE Xcart Wordpress Excel Quicken   Sponsor for this episode Rise25 is where entrepreneurs of 6,7, and 8 figure businesses come together live and in person every few months to solve their biggest business challenges through this high-level Mastermind group. Each member leaves each week with lifelong friendships and actionable steps to take their business to the next level. Check out Rise25.com - a group run by myself and co-founder John Corcoran. Rise 25 is application only.

PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. Afer getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuf, a growing goat milk products business that has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, The Huckabee Show, and in “O”, the Oprah Magazine. What started with an initial small batch of soap has expanded into a host of goat milk items such as goat milk soaps, cheeses, candies, fudge, gelato and more. It’s a team effort to keep the farm running, make and ship all the products, and welcome visitors to the farm. PJ’s husband, eight children (aged 9 to 19), and six full-time employees, all work hard to promote the goodness of goat milk. With over nineteen years of homeschooling children under her belt, as well as eight years of running a business, PJ enjoys talking to mothers and entrepreneurs across the world about living the best life they can live. She puts her systems engineering degree from the University of Virginia to good use every day, maximizing efficiencies in the processes of her business, farm, and household. Managing change in a dynamic work environment and constantly re-evaluating what is working and what isn’t are some of PJ’s strengths. A general hatred of clutter, and all other time and energy thieves, helps PJ decide what needs to go; but not everything is subject to change. PJ’s faith in Jesus along with a strong work ethic are non-negotiables that support some of her favorite maxims like the Pareto Principle, the Golden Rule, and the YoungestPerson Rule. These all work together, not so much in a work-life balance that so many seem to be seeking, but rather in a work-family-school-faith integration that all happens simultaneously and continuously. www.goatmilkstuff.com

Today's guest sure has her hands full. PJ Jonas is married with eight children in rural Indiana. For almost ten years, the entire family has been running a business called Goat Milk Stuff. When I first heard about the company, I was like, someone is making things out of goat milk? So obviously I had to check it out since my curiosity couldn't take it anymore. I'll let PJ explain the full story about how she came up with this idea, but essentially, she was tired of seeing all of the products that everyone is always using filled with harsh chemicals. So she decided to do something about it. Initially it was just for herself and her family, but she quickly realized that this idea could help a ton of people all around the world. It's primarily an online company, but it is constantly growing into a tourist attraction for people that want to come and check everything out in person. Just like a lot of stories you'll hear on this show, most start off with humble beginnings before the idea really takes off. The Jonas family story is no different. In this episode, you're gonna learn about patience, hard work, taking care of your customers, creativity, and plenty other lessons in business and in life. Plus if you listen all the way to the end, PJ has a surprise for everyone listening! So get comfy, block out all the distractions, and listen to my amazing conversation with PJ Jonas of Goat Milk Stuff. Enjoy! I hope you loved this episode, and if you did, be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a quick review! Connect with PJ Website: GoatMilkStuff.com Facebook: facebook.com/GoatMilkStuff Instagram: @GoatMilkStuff YouTube: youtube.com/GoatMilkStuff My Online Course Online Shop Master Course - Teaching you how to build your own e-commerce website so you can start selling your products online. With no software, even if you have zero web design experience! Sign up here... Free Gift Just for being a loyal Risk Without Regret listener, PJ is offering you a free bar of goat milk soap so you can try them out! All you have to do is visit GoatMilkStuff.com/RiskSoap. Enjoy! Best quotes from this episode We really understood our target market, because we were our target market. Word of mouth at the beginning, that was really how we had most of our initial growth. Social media is definitely been worth it for us but it's something that we definitely keep in it's perspective and do just try to keep it social. You don't have 8 children in today's society without sacrificing a lot. We didn't realize it at the time, but the fact that we spent so many years living below our means, not having any debt except for the mortgage, and paying down the mortgage, that's what enabled us to build Goat Milk Stuff so quickly. If we had been on the Today Show and we were trying to make it out of the kitchen, there's no way we could have filled those orders. It's kind of the myth of the overnight success, people think it happens so quickly, but they don't see the years and years of hard work and prep work that went into it. It's not about having a profitable business, it's about cash flow. There are plenty of profitable businesses that go out of business because they don't have the cash flow. It's better to grow slowly, because so many businesses will die because of growing too quickly. For every dollar of pre-tax income you want to make, you have to sell five dollars worth of stuff. Your expenses grow so much more the bigger your business gets. Everyday, if you can look and save yourself two steps or save yourself one action, that's going to add up over time. We really underestimate children in our country. They're capable of so much more than we give them credit for. And with the right support and the right tools, so many of them can do great things and I'd love to see more of that. You need to have the work ethic. Hard work covers a multitude of sins and a multitude of weaknesses. I've never met a problem I couldn't solve. You're never staying at one point, you're either growing or you're shrinking. You have to constantly be moving and adjusting and adapting. There were businesses that started, grew, and thrived during the Great Depression. So to say it's not a good time and you can't succeed, I think it's completely false. You always have lots of opportunities, but don't let the good distract you from what's the best. Work hard. Be financially responsible. Have integrity. You don't need all the best stuff to get started. You have to put things in perspective and you have to put money into the things that are going to have a return. If you don't live what you speak and speak what you live, that's going to come back and hurt you. If I'm not willing to use something on my children, I am not willing to sell it. I wasn't going to let someone else or their experience tell me what I could and could not do. I don't let other people's reality impact my reality. I don't want to get bogged down into worrying about what my competitors are doing. I want to care about my customers, I want to give my customers what they want at the best price that I can, and I've got to believe that that's going to take care of itself in the end. It was such a learning experience for my children, to know that what we do isn't just about making money so we can feed ourselves and pay our bills, it's about impacting the lives of others. I tell my children all the time, we are so blessed because we are able to work together, we are able to help people, and we're able to support ourselves doing it. I can't even imagine anything better than that. It doesn't matter what, I have to push through this. I have people counting on me to make all of this work.   Thanks for listening Be sure to subscribe to the podcast here and I can't wait to share the next episode with you soon! And feel free to leave a comment below with your feedback and any questions you have.

Learn how one family blends home-schooling, entrepreneurship, and raising their children to serve the Lord. In 2008, PJ Jonas began a goat milk soap business with her husband and eight home-schooled kids. That business now distributes soap worldwide. It has been featured on The Today Show and in Oprah Magazine. The product is changing lives, and the way she is running the business is literally impacting multiple generations. CLICK FOR A FREE BAR OF GOAT MILK SOAP>>> www.GoatMilkStuff.com/ChristianitySoap Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.ChristianityInBusiness.com

Learn how one family blends home-schooling, entrepreneurship, and raising their children to serve the Lord.  In 2008, PJ Jonas began a goat milk soap business with her husband and eight home-schooled kids. That business now distributes soap worldwide. It has been featured on The Today Show and in Oprah Magazine. The product is changing lives, and the way she is running the business is literally impacting multiple generations.  CLICK FOR A FREE BAR OF GOAT MILK SOAP>>> www.GoatMilkStuff.com/ChristianitySoap  Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.ChristianityInBusiness.com  

PJ Jonas is the co-founder at Goat Milk Stuff, a family business that creates and sells all-natural products as an alternative to chemical products that people use every day. Her company not only allows her family to work together, but it's been the vehicle to teach them about what's important in life. Those values come through in the goodness of their products and the excellence of their customer service.

There sure are a lot of animals out there that get a lot of recognition for their greatness. Dogs are a man’s best friend. Chicken’s are coveted for their delicious, healthy eggs, and their equally delicious and dynamic meat. Cows stand at the apex of the red meat world, and are also the standard for dairy products everywhere. But what about animals that are just as awesome and somehow fly under the radar of acclaim. What about the goat? Or should I say G.O.A.T? Their dairy…very low in lactose and S1 casein (another often inflammatory component of cow milk). Their meat? Gyros. Their size? Cute. Their temperament? Did you know that goats wag their tails when they’re happy? Yep, they’re pretty darn great. Today’s guest knows all about the greatness of goats and how great their dairy can be. PJ is the owner of Goat Milk Stuff which is an amazing, family run, goat milk business. They started with soap and now make just about everything you can think of. PJ is nice enough to offer a free bar of her REALLY good soap to Half Hour Intern listeners. Just visit http://www.goatmilkstuff.com/InternSoap to find out what all the hype is about.

P.J. Jonas—like many educated women—faced criticism when she left engineering to be a stay-at-home mom. Soon her problem-solving skills and creativity would be put to the test. After all, she was planning to homeschool her eight children. And raise goats. As an undergrad at the University of Virginia, making things from goat’s milk was nowhere in her plans. What started out simply as a means of getting good milk for her children produced a wide range of unanticipated discoveries—and a thriving family business called Goat Milk Stuff.

PJ Jonas is a business owner, goat-wrangler, entrepreneur, and mother. After getting goats to provide healthy milk for her eight children, she decided to put some excess milk into a batch of handmade soap. That decision was the beginning of Goat Milk Stuff, a growing goat milk products business that has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, The Huckabee Show, and in “O”, the Oprah Magazine. What started with an initial small batch of soap, has expanded into a host of goat milk items such as goat milk soaps, cheeses, candies, fudge, gelato and more. It’s a team effort to keep the farm running, make and ship all the products, and welcome visitors to the farm. PJ’s husband, eight children (aged 9 to 19), and six full-time employees, all work hard to promote the goodness of goat milk. Playing Small Moment In 2008, PJ realized she had some momentum going in the business, but it was not enough income to allow her husband to leave his job―unless, the family made some cutbacks and sacrifices. The entire family voted to pitch in and give up small pleasures to help invest in the family business.  The Wake Up Call PJ’s wake up call came when she realized the family’s existing 3 acre farm was not going to be big enough to support their growing business. When the family bought a 36 acre farm with a lot of traffic, they decided to open up their farm to visitors. Style of Leadership PJ wants her employees and family to know it’s okay to make mistakes, and to strive to be better through continuous improvement.  Current Business Challenge PJ is finding it difficult to identify good employees. Her challenge is to make better hiring decisions.    What Are You Excited About? A new kitchen building and a machine milking parlor are the latest projects for Goat Milk Stuff. PJ is excited to be increasing her company’s product line with food products, in addition to soaps and body products.  What Does Your Business Support System Look Like? PJ’s business support system is her family at the moment. She is interested in getting an outside perspective from other entrepreneurs, but doesn’t want to sacrifice her lifestyle.  Leadership Practice  Continuous learning is something PJ does in order to be the best leader she can be.  Book to Develop Leadership Lady on the Hill by Howard E. Covington  Advice For Younger Self “Don’t be in such a rush.”    Inspirational Quote “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the more I work, the more I have of it.” ~Thomas Jefferson Links Free Gift: http://www.goatmilkstuff.com/womensoap.html Web: http://goatmilkstuff.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goatmilkstuff Twitter: https://twitter.com/goatmilkstuff   For more resources go to https://womentakingthelead.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goatmilkstuff/

How PJ Jonas uses media attention to grow an online business PJ Jonas is a mother of 8 children. She homeschools them, she's an entrepreneur, and she studied engineering in school. In fact, that's when I met her, while we were both at the University of Virginia. I was an English major, by the way. Today, she, her husband, Jim, and her 8 children are working hard to grow the family business, Goat Milk Stuff. And PJ tells me, the media has been instrumental in the growth of the company. Maybe you've seen the family's story on The Today Show or Fox News. Maybe you've seen her products featured in Oprah Magazine. Listen to how she got the attention of the media and what she's done to leverage it to grow Goat Milk Stuff. I apologize for a bit of an echo when I talk, but no problems when PJ speaks. PJ has a lot to share and I didn't want to delay releasing this episode. Enjoy! What you'll learn in this episode: *How PJ Jonas came up with the business idea, how she tested it, and when she realized it was a product worth making *What PJ did to test her product (before she committed to it) in the marketplace *When she decided to turn her side business into the family's full-time source of income *Lessons she's learned about growing a product-based online business *Why she made the decision to raise her product prices, and why it likely saved her company *Her step-by-step online marketing plan *The hard work it takes to market a business in person and online *How media attention has fueled the growth in her business *How she got that first feature on the local news, and what she did to get national coverage *The publicity strategy she began with, and the one she has today *What makes a good story *The return on investment of publicity *Why podcasts are so beneficial for businesses *How this homeschooling entrepreneur mom of eight "gets it all done" Links mentioned in this episode: GoatMilkStuff.com Click here for a free bar of goat milk soap Did you enjoy the show? Please subscribe to the STANDOUT with Cheryl Tan podcast on iTunes here.

PJ is married and homeschools her 8 kids. In 2008 she began a goat milk soap business with her family.  That business now distributes soap world wide and has been featured on the TODAY show and in the Oprah magazine.  PJ has a passion for helping busy moms and reaches out with her podcast, facebook page, blog, and tweets.  Running her business and taking care of her family keeps her very very busy. And she loves it.

How do you become a Biz woman who ROCKS? Listen to our Interview with PJ Jonas of Goat Milk Stuff to Find Out! You're going to LOVE PJ! PJ Jonas, her husband and her 8 children run Goat Milk Stuff, a company that produces products that contain the goat milk produced from the goats on her farm in Indiana! Her initial and most well known product is her goat milk soap, which has successfully fulfilled a huge need in the market! In this amazing interview, PJ shares what it's like to train and work with her kids, how she's grown the business to a 7 figure company and her secrets to opening up the opportunity for customers to engage with you so you can create loyal customers! This entrepreneur is a power house! http://BizWomenRock.com/142

Meet PJ Jonas, creator of Goat Milk Stuff, a company that offers handmade goat milk soap and related products made with raw milk from Alpine dairy goats. Being a wife and home-schooling mom of 8 kids, PJ saw the need for a soap that wasn't full of harmful chemicals, and decided to utilize their family dairy goats to make all natural soap. Using word of mouth and local marketing, PJ and her WHOLE family (yes all 10 of them) have turned Goat Milk Stuff into a Big Time Small Business!

PJ is a wife, homeschooling mom of eight, and business owner. In 2008 she began Goat Milk Stuff, a successful internet company that manufactures and sells goat milk soap and other bath and body products. PJ is recognized as a successful female entrepreneur and has appeared on the Today Show, the O magazine, and other traditional and social media. PJ is passionate about helping others build their businesses.

ost Natalie Eckdahl provides a recap of episodes 72-75 with clips from each episode and key takeaways for your business as well as a few of her own favorite productivity tools and apps. Review for Episodes 72-75 Episode 72: Activate your Awesome with Molly Mahar of Stratejoy Molly Mahar is a coach, fierce love advocate and joy enthusiast. She is the founder of Stratejoy, a positive corner of the Internet that provides thousands of women inspiring + useful strategies to create their own joyful world. Molly’s work is delivered through small group programs, digital courses and high level one-on-one coaching, focused on gutsy women in transition. Episode 73: Puj Founder and Designer Katie Richardson is Simplifying Parenting Katie Richardson is known for her resourcefulness and clean, minimal design. Her company Puj (pronounced like “pudge”) focuses on “simplifying parenthood” with easy-to-use products for parents. In a few short years, Puj has expanded to 20 countries. Her products have been featured in publications like Parenting, Fit Pregnancy, Pregnancy & Newborn and the Daily Candy. Episode 74: Amy Porterfield Peels Back the Curtains of Her Biz & Shares her Work/Life Balance Tips Amy Porterfield is a social media strategist and co-author of Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies. Amy has a deep background in Marketing and has worked for Harley Davidson and for Peak Performance Coach Tony Robbins – first as Director of Content Development, and later she managed large-scale online marketing campaigns. Episode 75: Founder of Goat Milk Stuff PJ Jonas PJ is mom of eight homeschooled children and the founder of Goat Milk Stuff. PJ’s adventures into soapmaking originated in 2006 out of her desire to not use chemicals on the children’s skin. She wanted a natural soap that would moisturize their skin and last a long time. In 2008, Goat Milk Stuff was born, and she drafted the entire family into her adventures.

PJ is mom of eight homeschooled children and the founder of Goat Milk Stuff. PJ’s adventures into soapmaking originated in 2006 out of her desire to not use chemicals on the children’s skin. She wanted a natural soap that would moisturize their skin and last a long time. In 2008, Goat Milk Stuff was born, and she drafted the entire family into her adventures.

In this episode the moms chat about getting started with the new school year, their curriculum choices for the 2013-2014 school year, and share their interview with PJ Jonas, homeschooling mom of 8 from GoatMilkStuff.com.   Links in this Episode: … Continued

In this episode the moms chat about getting started with the new school year, their curriculum choices for the 2013-2014 school year, and share their interview with PJ Jonas, homeschooling mom of 8 from GoatMilkStuff.com. Links in this Episode: Jack-Jack, … Continued

PJ Jonas is married and homeschools her eight kids. In 2008 she began a goat milk soap business with her family. That business, Goat Milk Stuff, now distributes soap world wide and has been featured on the TODAY show and in the Oprah Magazine.  PJ has a passion for helping busy moms and reaches out with her podcast, facebook page, blog, and tweets.  Running her business and taking care of her family keeps her very, very busy. And she loves it.

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Episode 028 Keeping a family of ten and Goat Milk Stuff running smoothly requires a lot of organization.  One of the things that I rely upon to help keep me organized is my Central Notebook or Control Journal.  It contains everything I need in a central location. During this podcast episode, […]

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie talk about the following: – Update on Cliff's question for margin. – Lice, Lighters & Teacher Threats. Oh My! – http://GoatMilkStuff.com – Mardel Homeschool Curriculum Sale May 14-19 40% off! – Avengers movie review – Stephanie's 1/2 Marathon – Apple Computer Experience! – Another McKenna Story. Special thanks to […]

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie talk about the following: – Update on Cliff's question for margin. – Lice, Lighters & Teacher Threats. Oh My! – http://GoatMilkStuff.com – Mardel Homeschool Curriculum Sale May 14-19 40% off! – Avengers movie review – Stephanie's 1/2 Marathon – Apple Computer Experience! – Another McKenna Story. Special thanks to […]