Starting Your Own Business(es) with Sarah Gallagher Trombley

We talk a lot on Hotter Than Ever about midlife reinvention and the courage it takes to listen to your intuition, even when the outside world tells you to play it safe. Starting this podcast was a powerful turning point for Erin, but one of the best parts of reinvention? It doesn’t stop at just one chapter.

In this episode, Erin steps into her next evolution with the launch of her new business, The Broad Collective, alongside her co-founder Sarah Gallagher Trombley. Sarah is an entrepreneur, former media and technology executive, and the founder of Digital Mom Media, a parent education platform helping families navigate the digital world.

Together, Erin and Sarah dive into an honest conversation about the chaos of digital media, motherhood, and building something entirely new in midlife: this time with women’s expertise, values, and community at the center. This episode is your reminder that it’s never too late to pivot, redefine success, and build a life that actually fulfills you. Join us as we explore:

1. The tension between ambition, motherhood, and the corporate structures that weren’t built for women
2. Why both Erin and Sarah left high-profile roles to start their own ventures
3. What happens when your values outgrow the company you work for
4. The birth of Broad Collective, a new network for midlife women entrepreneurs, and why community is the ultimate accelerator for women building businesses after 40
5. The challenges of self-employment and building your own business beyond the myth of viral overnight success
6. Why real success means supporting and amplifying other women, not competing with them

OUR GUESTS: Sarah Gallagher Trombley is an entrepreneur and thought leader working at the intersection of technology, content, revenue and safety. After more than 20 years working in media and technology as a partnerships and sales development executive for storied brands including Conde Nast, Time Inc, Interbrand, Flipboard and Snapchat, Sarah left the corporate world to found the parent education platform, Digital Mom Media. Through this platform Sarah helps parents navigate the digital world with and for their kids. Sarah founded Broad Collective with Erin Keating to help other women entrepreneurs at midlife accelerate their growth and success by providing them with the tools, strategy and support they need to truly thrive.

Want more Sarah? Subscribe to her Substack, "Thoughts from a Digital Mom"

Learn more about Broad Collective and our membership network for midlife women entrepreneurs at broadcollective.com.

Apply to join Broad Collective at https://broad-collective-co.mn.co/landing

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Learn more about Broad Collective and our membership network for midlife women entrepreneurs at broadcollective.com. Apply to join Broad Collective at https://broad-collective-co.mn.co/landing