Ally Glover: Podcast Interview w/ Kaelynn
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allyglover: part of the story afterwards is we found out that Lincoln had a genetic condition, which is why everything happened the way it did, and that we had, like, a 25% of conceiving a regular normal baby without any issues, which is not very great. So we did IVF, and that was a whole another experience.
I could talk about that for, like, eight hours.
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah.
allyglover: But while we were grieving, and also I'm still trying to run my business and figure out what I'm doing with everything, right?
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah
allyglover: Like, 'cause running a business alone is stressful. It's like clients come in, clients come out. Like, there's so many different factors to worry about.
But I guess looking back, the biggest thing was that, uh, that I'm grateful for now is that I really didn't have to worry about my business because God was providing.
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Kaelynn Priest: This week on the By Their Fruits podcast, I'm bringing you a very savvy business owner, an amazing mom, and an amazing member of the Church of Jesus [00:01:00] Christ of Latter-day Saints, Allie Glover. Allie is the creator and founder of a social media marketing agency, Goldie Social, and she also has two beautiful baby boys, Lincoln, who is with us heaven side, and Beckham, who is with us earth side.
And Allie shares her story so beautifully today about navigating grief while also being an amazing, wonderful business owner. And so I'm really excited for you to hear her story today because this is something that almost no one talks about, but that is actually very commonly experienced. How do you continue to navigate running a business while in the middle of extreme trials, great trials?
And so I'm so grateful to Allie for sharing her story with us, and also hoping that there is something inside her story where the Spirit will be able to speak to you about something you need to hear today. So here is my dear friend, Allie
Okay, Ally, [00:02:00] first tell us about you. What are you up to? What's exciting about your life right now?
allyglover: Okay. Well, my name is Ally, Ally Glover, and I am a entrepreneur of all sorts, to say the least. I'm always doing a million different things to make money for my family. I'm like you, Kaelynn, like, "Oh, let's do this." But my main trade, my main business is called Goldie Social. It's a social media marketing agency for faith-based brand owners and businesses.
Our whole goal and mission for people is to share their light online, make an impact, share your message, but also scale your business at the same time, because that's important and God wants you to make money. And so that, my whole business is, and agency is built around that, and I have three team members right now who are amazing and support me, and I just love that.
That is, like, the bread and butter of what I mostly do. But then [00:03:00] photography and UGC on the side. So, lots of content creation things, but everything's social media based. Social media is kind of my thing because... And you know what? My dad asked me this the other day. He's like, "Do you ever just get so drained in social media?
Like, it's so bad out there." I'm like, "No, I don't," because I feel like I'm surrounded by all the people who are sharing their light, and, it can be such an uplifting, powerful place when you're s- in the right algorithm, right?
Kaelynn Priest: Yes
allyglover: I feel like we're, I'm here today for all those people who are in that algorithm
Kaelynn Priest: Mm.
allyglover: needing to share the goodness, because there is so much darkness and so many terrible, scary things happening in this world, and it's like, dang, we really need to share the light of Christ and to shine our light and, like, share our message, because how else are we gonna defeat the adres- adversary?
Kaelynn Priest: got two?
allyglover: Uh,
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah.
allyglover: so I mean, that, like, my mission, I feel like where God has kind of led me to be is, like, [00:04:00] just a light for people and then, like, a resource for people to help share their light and share their messages online. 'Cause we all have a message, right? We all have something in life that has led us to where we are, helped us build our testimony.
And, like, the best conversations that I've had with people are when you get personal and open up and share all your stories, because then people, pe- we, we need the realness out there. Uh, then-
Kaelynn Priest: I'm privileged to already have a snapshot of your story, which I'm absolutely gonna ask you about in just a minute. But before we do that, I wanna hear what got you started with social media. And actually, I just thought of a second thing I wanted to say. Allie has several clients who I know of that have, like, millions of followers.
Just to, like, toot your horn for you a little bit, Allie. really good at what she does. but tell me more about what got you started obsessed with loving social media
allyglover: You know, and I don't know [00:05:00] how much of this you know, but I started it for, like, my personal progress activity. Like, when I was, like, little,
Kaelynn Priest: Oh
allyglover: I... A social media page for, it was called My LDS Inspiration. I'm pretty sure it still exists out there.
Kaelynn Priest: Stop
allyglover: And I, like, posted all these, quotes. I'd go and, like, before...
Canva wasn't even a thing, so I don't even know. I used, some random app, and I would, put together little quotes of, the temple, and, prophet quotes, and I would post them every, day if- and I did that for, like, probably I'd say, three or four years, and I grew up.
Kaelynn Priest: goodness
allyglover: And, like, I look back, I'm like, "Okay, so I was supposed to be doing social media the whole entire time."
I just was
Kaelynn Priest: were you when you started that?
allyglover: like 13. So- I know. I would-
Kaelynn Priest: like one of the OGs. Was this on Instagram? I'm guessing it was Instagram.
allyglover: Yeah
Kaelynn Priest: Like, you were probably one of the first
allyglover: Like s- when it was square filters and all the things. [00:06:00] So I was just this, like, 12, 13-year-old who grew the account. I think it was, like, 30,000 followers, which back then,
Kaelynn Priest: way.
allyglover: like,
Kaelynn Priest: It
allyglover: you know, I was like, "This is cool." I never made any money off of it. It was just, like, a passion project that I had. And then, like, I got into high school, and I started driving, and I got busy, and I just never posted on the page again.
But that was, like, my first, I think, encounter with social media where God was like, "Yeah, you should probably be doing this." And, like, it just took me a minute to kind of come back to that because, you know, I graduated college... or not college, high school first, went on a mission, came back, COVID happened, got married, all the things, right?
And so, like, that's just a lot. As you know, social media is a lot to handle. But yeah, no, I started by doing photography it was around COVID times. Like, right when everything shut down is right when I started. And from there, I was connected with just a sweet little influencer [00:07:00] from Utah County who I started running her Instagram and all her socials, doing all her graphics, reels, all the editing and stuff.
And I was like, "Yep, I love this." And she referred me to someone else who referred me to someone else, and it just kind of, like, exploded naturally in a way that, like, I was like, "Oh, I could do this full time." I don't need to be working my corporate job anymore. So it just happened very, very organically, and I feel like God just led me to the right people at the right time, and everything kind of came back tenfold, if that makes sense.
Kaelynn Priest: yeah. I
allyglover: So-
Kaelynn Priest: that's, that for me is like when things multiply like that tenfold, like we know that's like a spiritual creation principle. that to me is like a sign that I'm on the right path for right now, whatever that
allyglover: Working in the like
Kaelynn Priest: When it grows that effortlessly, it sounds weird to say that 'cause it is not without effort, but more easily than trying to force it. [00:08:00] Tell me, walk me through the timeline of leaving your corporate job launching your own freelance social media services, and then Lincoln. Give me that timeline.
allyglover: Okay, so let's see. Photography is 2020. I was still working. My corporate job was a banking job. I was a banker. I did, like, home loans and all sorts of things, which I feel like I remember nothing about now, so don't ask me. I don't know how I did that. But I was doing all the social media stuff and photography, so both of those on the side, and it got busy enough probably in 2021, where I was like, "Oh, I think I need to go part-time at the bank because I need more, like, bandwidth to do all this stuff."
There's other stuff that at this point I was just doing, freelancing. I don't know what else you want to call it. Like, to me, I didn't really feel like I was a business owner, right? Like, I was just like, "Oh, yeah, I just do some social media and photography stuff." Like, it was very much [00:09:00] chill. And then it was April of 2022 I quit my banking job to do social media full time and go in full swing, which was so freaking scary for me.
I was like, "Are you sure?" Like, "Are you sure this is what I need to do?" Like, I don't know. Like, we just bought a house. We have a mortgage now. Like, it has to work out, and I was terrified, like, more than I can even explain, which seems so silly now because it all worked out so great, right? So yeah, we bought a house.
I quit my job and started doing social media full time, and still dabbling in photography. I feel like I kind of got less and less into photography and more into social media at this point. And then that summer I got pregnant with our first baby, and after that I was like, "Holy crap, I need help. I cannot do this by myself."
So I hired my first contractor, just, like, a team member to help me with, like, my workload and to hopefully help, like, when I went on maternity leave to just [00:10:00] make it so that my business would run and I'd still be making money after having a baby, right? And that was my first kind of... That's at that point I was like, "Okay, this is legit a business.
I know," like, "I'm going all in at this point," right? There, it's always, like, weird. You have to, like, there has to be one, some point where you coin a term for yourself like, "Yes, this is it. I'm doing this," right?
Kaelynn Priest: Yep
allyglover: That was, I think, that summer when I got pregnant. That was when I kind of was like, "Okay, yep, we're a business.
We're entrepreneur. We're going all in." So I did, and everything was going great. We had the best pregnancy up until about 30, 31 weeks, and that is when everything in my life blew up to shreds, quite literally. You can laugh about it now, it's fine. We went to, I ha- I just had this really strong prompting that I needed to get an ultrasound and see the baby, and I was like, "I don't know why."
I just really, like, this is our first [00:11:00] baby, and I asked my doctor, I'm like, "Well, can we just see him? Like, I really wanna see him." Like, I wasn't even supposed to get another ultrasound, if that makes sense
Kaelynn Priest: I didn't know that that's how this started
allyglover: Yeah, no, this is how it started. I just had, like, this re- this feeling of like, "I just wanna see him." Like, that's really all it was. It was like, I'm just a first-time, time mom, I'm excited, I just wanna see him. So I talked to my doctor and she's like, "Well, like, I guess you're measuring a little bit small, so we can get you in with, like, the ultrasound people."
So that's what happened. Like, the next week we went in, this is 31 weeks pregnant, and got an ultrasound, and they were checking everything. We saw the baby, and then, like, the nurse just went quiet, and I was like, "This is really weird." Like, I just knew in my gut that something was wrong at that point. And so then they, got the doctor and like, "We're gonna have you go see the doctor after this."
And they, like, didn't tell me anything, and I was, like, freaking out. Like, oh my gosh, the baby doesn't have a heartbeat. But I knew he did because I heard the heartbeat, so it was like, you're, like,
Kaelynn Priest: What
allyglover: of all the worst [00:12:00] scenarios, what's going on? But yeah. So they found, at that 31-week scan, they found just a bunch of fluid in our baby's brain, and so they were like, "This is really weird.
This is sus. We don't know what it means." And I was, like, freaking out. They couldn't give me any solid answers. All they knew was, like, "There's fluid in your baby's brain and we're gonna send you to some, like, the MFM, maternal fetal medicine doctors, but they can't get you in till next week." And I was like
Kaelynn Priest: Perfect.
allyglover: okay.
Cool. Now I'm just gonna go, like, sure my child's gonna be born, like, brain dead or something." Like, I literally knew nothing. Like, Googling all the worst-case scenarios. Fortunately, we were able to get in three days later because of, like, a cancellation, and they did, like, a full scan. And at that point, that's when, like, things went, got even worse.
I was like, "Cool." And they found, like, abnormalities in his heart and, like, clubbed feet and all these things where they're like, "Hey, look, your child [00:13:00] is probably not gonna be born alive." Like, it's too late to terminate, which we wouldn't have done anyway. But, the doctor was literally like, "You just enjoy the time you have because you're gonna be in the hospital a lot, and this baby probably is not gonna make it."
And so that was devastating But I just knew, like, you know, when you just have the knowing and you're like, "I know he's gonna be born and he's gonna be okay." I just had this, like, reassuring knowledge of like, it's gonna be okay. Like, you don't need to worry, you know? So I was very optimistic at this point, and I was like, "Okay, it's gonna be okay."
We went into all these specialist appointments, tried to get further diagnosises, trying to, figure out when we're gonna deliver and all these things. And flash forward, this is all in the period of, two weeks, so, super fast. We went from good to, like, bad, like, so fast, right?
At 34 weeks, we went in for a monitoring appointment, and they, he, failed all the tests that they do. I can't [00:14:00] remember what the test is called, but they, there's, a test that they can do for-
Kaelynn Priest: like a, like a stress test
allyglover: Yeah, he
Kaelynn Priest: different
allyglover: failed the practice test, and then there's another test after that, and he failed both.
Kaelynn Priest: Mm-hmm
allyglover: at that point they're like, "We're gonna induce you.
This baby is coming right now. If you want to meet him, this is your chance." So I was like, "Of course, go for it." So 34 weeks, three weeks after we found that out, I'm h- I'm here having a baby, right? It ended up being an emergency C-section, and he, I don't know, it's all a blur 'cause I was so medicated.
It was tr- traumatic, but I do know he was not... Like, they had to work pretty hard to save him, to be alive at that point. So he was on a ventilator, and we were at Primary Children's, or he was, and we were blessed to get 10 beautiful days with him, which now is, so crazy that we even got those 10 days is, incredible, because there were so many things not in our favor, and the doctors did not think we'd, he'd even [00:15:00] survive birth.
But he just proved, miracle after miracle, like, God provided, right? And it's just crazy because looking back at it, 'cause we didn't know how bad it was, right? I was just this naive, new mom being like,
Kaelynn Priest: First
allyglover: okay. Like,
Kaelynn Priest: mom.
allyglover: you, like, he's gonna be fine. I just know he's gonna get better." Like, they had some surgeries scheduled for about one month I guess when he would be, would've been one month old.
They were gonna do a heart surgery, and that would've fixed, a lot of the problems, right? Not a ton, because there was just some parts of his brain that didn't develop correctly, so we won't get too far into that.
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah.
allyglover: but I'm, like, kinda losing my train of thought here. Yeah, we got 10 beautiful days with him, and that was just the craziest experience.
I could, I literally could write a book about all the miracles we saw at that point. That's would take 12 million hours, so I'm not gonna do that. But, like, it was the most spiritual, miraculous thing of my life,[00:16:00]
Kaelynn Priest: Hmm.
allyglover: was Lincoln and this sweet little baby, because he just changed the course of my life and who I am in so many ways, and really just changed everything for the better.
Which sounds crazy to think about, when it's like, "Oh, your child died," but, like, it was also the best thing that ever happened to me. That sounds really weird, right? Like, but it is, because God is so good, and it was totally his plan.
Kaelynn Priest: Mm. I also think it speaks to your credit to take a season like that and turn it into a message like that. Not a lot of people do that, and it is honestly really cool to hear. Like, when you said, "I could write a book about..." I was like my brain jumped forward. It was, like, about how chaotic and miserable and sad that time was, but the word that you used was all the miracles that we saw in that season, which, just talk about, like, light and sharing light.
Like, [00:17:00] it's so beautiful that that's the mission of your brand, but that's also just who you are. So my question for you is, can you put a finger on some of the things that changed for you? We could talk about related to business or not, but, like, anything that you can think of that comes to mind where that experience was transformational for you and changed the way that you approach fill in the blank in the future
allyglover: Right. Well, it impacts literally everything, right? Because nothing was more important than being a mom. Nothing is more important than being a mom. And after that, I just felt this longing for my child, right? Like, after he was gone, and, that's just grief is crazy heavy and all these things.
But that was, like, my focus is, like, I love my business, and I still need to do my business because that provides for our family, but how can I do it in a way that is going to allow me to operate with my grief and my, sorrow and all the pain I'm going through, [00:18:00] but also, allow me to prioritize my life first with my family?
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah
allyglover: So I feel like, I guess, that's the biggest way that it impacted things because before then it was like, "My business is everything." But then after that it's like, the business is really nothing. Like, there are so many people out here suffering every day, and there are so many hard things about this life that, like, I don't know, I just knew I needed to do something about it, and that there was just more purpose to everything that I...
If that makes sense.
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah, that does make sense. Was there anything specifically that you approached differently in regards to your business and the purpose of business that changed or transformed?
allyglover: I'm, part of the story afterwards is we found out that Lincoln had a genetic condition, which is why everything happened the way it did, and that we had, like, a 25% of conceiving a regular, like, normal baby without any issues, which is not very great. So we did [00:19:00] IVF, and that was a whole another experience.
I could talk about that for, like, eight hours.
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah.
allyglover: But while we were grieving, and also I'm still trying to run my business and figure out what I'm doing with everything, right?
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah
allyglover: Like, 'cause running a business alone is stressful. It's like clients come in, clients come out. Like, there's so many different factors to worry about.
But I guess looking back, the biggest thing was that, uh, that I'm grateful for now is that I really didn't have to worry about my business because God was providing. And I think that's because I was able to take a step back and prioritize my family and share my experience and connect with others. Like, I think when you're doing what He wants you to do, He's going to provide no matter what.
And so, like, yes, He knows that my business is important to me, but because I was doing other things like reaching out to other lost moms, and I, I did a lot of things like, a lot of things to help people in that community that grief community, right?[00:20:00]
Kaelynn Priest: Will you share a couple of those things?
allyglover: Yeah. And K- Kayla had actually helped me with one of these, like, not those.
Kaelynn Priest: cool
allyglover: I had, like, a vision to give all these moms, I call them, like, lost mom box- boxes, a Christmas gift for all the moms who are missing their little babies or have miscarried and should have a baby here with them, like, over the holidays, because that is an experience that is just heart-wrenching, and I don't wish upon anyone.
So I just made all 50, I can't remember, I think it was 50 boxes the first time, and I had people, like, donate to them and so I could fund it, right? Like, it was kind of this whole side business venture because I didn't know, like, it's not like I had five grand just sitting around to pour into boxes, right?
So I was able to raise all the money I need and get all those out, and just, like, give back in ways that I didn't know were possible, but I know were lead by God and by Lincoln, because I couldn't have done any of that [00:21:00] on my own.
Kaelynn Priest: Just the way, like, everything fell into... One of those things, right, where we're, like we were talking about in the beginning, where it just falls into place. Like, my fingers in air quotes, "effortlessly" feels like not the right word, but, but also, like, it just feels like it's almost, like, placed before you, I guess, is
allyglover: I feel
Kaelynn Priest: to say it.
allyglover: like he knows the ability and you're ready, so he's like, "Okay, here you go." Like, that's, I don't know, that's how I envision it. But like, he knows that you are working hard and putting in the work to get there. It's not like he's just hand it to you.
Kaelynn Priest: Right
allyglover: You have to do the work, but then the rest will come
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah. that was just one of the amazing things that you d- that you still do NICU parents and a little bit more about that
allyglover: Yeah. I mean, Lincoln, like I said, I think that experience just hitting rock bottom really put things into perspective and has helped m- me and my family, me and my husband really try to give back to other people who are [00:22:00] in similar situations because it's so hard and there's a lack of resources, I think, for people.
And it's getting better, right? But one of the things we do is called Lincoln's Legacy, and we do donations to, of, like, stuffed animals, blankets, clothes. Not, well, not clothes, but, like, pretty much
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah, everything you would need
allyglover: everything but the jeans. And then every year on his birthday, we go and do a huge donation. Like, it's huge.
It's, like, thousands of dollars worth of stuff, and it just, like... I know it impacts so many people. And I, I don't see the fruit of that, right? But, like, that doesn't matter. That's not the point. And it's just something we do because God wants us to, Lincoln wants us to, and we want to, right? And so I feel like, I guess to kind of pivot this back to business, the way that that hard experience changed my life, it changed it in a way where everything's more service oriented of like, how can I help support other people?
[00:23:00] How can I help them in their time of need? And I feel like that's what, like, almost my mission is, if that makes sense. Is to, like, help people share their story, right? Because everyone has something that someone else can benefit from. And if we can put it out online, like, you will meet the right people.
The right people will come, and I've seen that again and again just from experiences on social media, like, right? I found you through social media, right? Like, you just find the right people at the right time that you need,
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah
allyglover: is such an incredible concept
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah. I wanna talk about Beckham next, but I just have one more question that I wanna, like, soak- I wanna, like, squeeze all of the juice out of the wisdom that you've gained because of one of the most fiery furnaces that a person can go through. But I'm curious if you can describe for me what the process [00:24:00] is like for you, like, receiving an idea from heaven.
Like, "Hey, Allie, I need you to go put together these lost boxes," or, "Hey, Allie, I need you to do Lincoln's legacy and do this and this." Like, if I was a fly on the wall in your house, what would I see? Like, would you be up late at night? Would you be, like, scribbling in your journal? What happens for you?
allyglover: Yeah, the way I receive revelation and God speaks to me is it's very just, like, straight in my heart, in my head, like, clear, like, "You need to do this." And, like, if it's, if it's something that I really need to pour my attention to, like, it will not go away. It just festers, and I keep on thinking of it until, like, I acknowledge it.
And so I've learned to just acknowledge it, like, as soon as I can because I, I know that's when God's speaking to me. I can talk about learning that process all, like, forever and a day because it... right?
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah, um
allyglover: Um, but no, it- a lot of it is just praying, like, "Hey, can you help me figure out what to do next?"
Like, what's the next exact thing that I should do? Because I have no idea. [00:25:00]
Kaelynn Priest: Yep
allyglover: I genuinely don't. Like, I don't know what I'm doing half the time, running the reviews.
Kaelynn Priest: Yep.
allyglover: So it's
Kaelynn Priest: feel the same
allyglover: have to ask God, like, "Hey, lead me. Like, what is the next step? What is the next thing that I should do?" And sometimes that's like, "Hey, reach out to this person."
And then I don't know why I'm reaching out to them, but I reach out to them, and then suddenly they give me a resource that I need to do this. Or I have a cr- I have so many crazy experiences, like, with this, but, like, I'll give an example. There was one day where I was on a walk, and I was like, "I really need to go to the library."
So we went to the library, and I ended up meeting this girl who was going through a rough time in her business and needed help with socials. And it was just this random connection, but, like, we both were able to help each other in that s- scenario, and now we're, like, super great friends. But, like, I wouldn't have known to go to that library, and I didn't know that that was gonna lead to further things, right?
So it's
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah
allyglover: what is that next thing? And just be very, like, I'm just try to be very aware of, like, okay, [00:26:00] what are these thoughts? Like, usually it's ideas that I would not think of myself,
Kaelynn Priest: Mm-hmm.
allyglover: that makes sense, 'cause I'm not a very social person. I'm not like, "Let's go to the library. That sounds fun." I'm not.
So, like, I just have to be very aware of, like, okay, what, what is me wanting to do? What am I wanting to do? And, like, what is God wanting to be- me to do? And sometimes they're the same thing, so it's hard, right? But sometimes it's not, and then I feel like, sometimes I feel like I'm blindly taking s- actions or taking steps, trying to figure out what is the right thing, right?
Like, it's not like I feel like I'm painting a picture where everything's perfectly handed to me. It's not, because I feel like I'm over here drowning and flailing for answers. Like, "Oh, I'll try this. Oh, I'll try this. Let me try this," right?
Kaelynn Priest: Yes
allyglover: there is an important part for people to realize that it is trial and error, too.
Kaelynn Priest: Yes.
allyglover: That is part of the process. I think that's ... And, like, eventually you'll have tried enough that, like, you'll latch onto the right thing, and then peace will come in, right? Like, that's how, like, at least for me, that's how I know that [00:27:00] it's right.
Kaelynn Priest: Thank you so much for saying that because I feel like a lot of women who I talk to who have a desire on their heart but haven't, don't, like haven't taken the first step on it yet, I think all of us have ideas like that in our heads too. So this is not like a or them type thing, but I think there's like There's some amount of faith required to even take that first step, but also I think not enough business owners are talking about what you just said, which is that so you know, it has not been a straight stair-stepping path where I just show up one day and I have this huge successful business.
It's actually pretty messy most of the time. At least I'll speak for myself
allyglover: 99.9% of the time
Kaelynn Priest: it's pretty...
allyglover: Oh, 100
Kaelynn Priest: It is not I don't like to say a hot mess, but it wouldn't be a stretch to call it that,
allyglover: Oh no, I think that's right
Kaelynn Priest: I think this is so [00:28:00] helpful for the ladies who are listening who have the thing on their heart, and they may even, like, have an awareness like, "I know that's the thing. just need to try it and let myself try it." Like, that really is the answer unfortunately. Like, it really is. You just have to let yourself
allyglover: sometimes I've failed after trying so hard.
Kaelynn Priest: Yes
allyglover: you can't be afraid to fail because that's how we learn. Like, just because you fail five times doesn't mean that's not what God wants you to do, right? It's all part of the learning process. Like, you will get there, and it, like, you will. That's just, that's just it.
You will
Kaelynn Priest: I think I've probably heard a quote like this. This is not my own idea, but it was something to the effect of like people who you are comparing yourself to and thinking like, "Why am I not there yet?" They've probably tried and failed 10 times more than you have. Which for me helps me with comparison if there is someone who I'm like, "Ugh, how did she get there and I'm not there yet?"
It's like, oh, that does kind of put it in perspective. Like she probably has [00:29:00] done more scary things than I've done. So I can release the judgment that I have on myself and maybe also loosen some of the fear that I have about failing or messing up or doing it wrong because that's, actually what this person did to get there.
Whether they're saying that publicly or not, they probably aren't. So that's just a little nugget that helps me out.
allyglover: No, I agree.
Kaelynn Priest: So with that being said, tell me about Beckham and that experience of getting Beckham here and what life is like with Beckham now
allyglover: Yeah, so Beckham is our rainbow baby and our IVF baby,
Kaelynn Priest: Hmm.
allyglover: and he is, like, the light of our life. He is just a bundle of energy, to say the
least. It is the best. He's fun. Um, but yeah, we did IVF. We had, like... We, right? We knew it was one of those things, right? We had tried, we did a transfer, it failed. Like, you never get what you want right when you want it. That's just the story of my [00:30:00] life. But then we waited and tried again, and it led to our sweet baby, Beckham, and he is about to turn two, which is crazy.
That's beyond me, honestly. Um, yeah, and Lincoln would be almost four, so it's crazy to think I would have a four-year-old sometime. That's a whole rabbit hole we don't go down and, but, but a two-year-old is enough. That's-
Like he makes up for all, like he basically has two children in one, but I don't know if that makes sense.
Kaelynn Priest: Oh my gosh
allyglover: He is like the light of my life, and since having him, right after I had him, I decided that I was gonna go full in and launch instead of freelancing, or I guess freelancing, being like my own person.
I launched my, launched my agency, Goldie Social. So now, like from there, I feel like I have built a business and a brand that is motherhood focused [00:31:00] because all my three team members are moms. They all have one or two little kids that like under two. We're all like in the thick of it, right?
Kaelynn Priest: I love that
allyglover: And I feel like a lot of our clients too are parents or have new kids or older kids.
It's, there's a range, right? But like I just feel like I'm in a phase now where it's like I get the two best jobs in the world. I get to be a mom, and then I get to bless people through social media, and like it doesn't get better than that. So I'm
Kaelynn Priest: so cool
allyglover: very grateful for where we are, even though it is harder than I'll get out.
Kaelynn Priest: You're speaking my language. You know I am no stranger to this. Actually, can we dive into that a little bit? Because I think a lot of ladies listening, there is a season of life when your kids are older, and there's a season of life when they're not, and it's just different. again, not like a us versus them type thing.
It's just, it's, it's different, [00:32:00] right? So can you speak to a little bit about... have two questions. I'll s- I'll start with the first. Did you feel any discomfort in being a working mom, or was that natural, easy, not weird for you?
allyglover: I mean, a little bit of discomfort, but only because it was just like, "Oh, I feel... Like, should I feel guilty that I'm pouring stuff into my business," right? Like, you're like, "I know the mom is being the most important thing, so, like, am I doing my child a disservice by working so hard on my business?" But the answer that I come back to again, again is "Nope, you're absolutely not.
Like, you need to be doing both." And that's what makes me happy, right? , I think I'd be a lot less happy if I didn't have an outlet that was creative for me to pour in to help s- serve my family, right? And so for me, that's the right thing. Is that the right thing for everyone? No. But, I really always have to, go back to the instinct of like, okay, I...
god planted this business. He gave me this, right? Like, I feel like he gave me, [00:33:00] this business to be, like... Like, I have stewardship over this business. Like, it's really not mine. Like, I... Truly.
Kaelynn Priest: Love that
allyglover: it really is his. But... And he's gonna... Like, as long as I'm... What, what I've learned is from trial and error yet again, is that when I am putting my family first, my business is going to be taken care of.
If I try to go too far into my business and get, like, lost in it, th- things are not gonna go well in my business. And that's just what I've learned,
Kaelynn Priest: Yep
allyglover: uh, for me, because I need to prioritize God and my family first, and if I don't do those two things, then it manifests, and my business, like, blows up and is terrible.
Kaelynn Priest: Interesting.
allyglover: all comes back to bite me. That's just a lesson that I've learned is like, yes, you can have your business. You can have your cake and eat it too, but, like, remember me. I'm most important. Your family's most important. And if you do those things, I will take care of the rest. And that's kind of the theme that I have kind of learned the last two years being [00:34:00] a mom to Becca,
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah I had a second question, but it left me. Let me see if I can remember it Or is, is there any secret sauce that you have that you wanna share with the people who are managing, especially managing young kids, like all motherhood, but especially managing young kids in a business? What's worked really well for you?
allyglover: I have a nanny. She is my secret sauce
Kaelynn Priest: Same.
allyglover: Quite really. And like, I don't know, we're in a very, very busy phase of life right now. Like, my husband's working his nine to five and doing his master's program, and, and I have my business, and I'm a mom. And my business is a lot. It's demanding.
Kaelynn Priest: Thanks a lot
allyglover: right? Having three employees is a lot. So it's just like, it is very stressful, and I could not do it without God and my nanny.
Kaelynn Priest: That's the soundbite we're gonna take from this clip. You know I feel the same way.[00:35:00]
allyglover: Hi, Doru
Kaelynn Priest: Was there can we talk about hiring a nanny? Because again, we're in this season. Did you feel any weirdness about hiring childcare?
allyglover: Oh yeah. I was like, it, it's definitely one of those things that you kind of have to get past mentally, but ... And, like, it's scary, right? It's like taking another step of faith. You're like, "Okay, is this gonna work out? Am I actually gonna do this?" But it has been the best thing, and my child loves our nanny.
She's actually in Europe for two weeks right now, and he keeps on asking where Nanny Sophie is, and I'm like, "Oh, here. Sorry. You get your Sophie." But which, yeah. But yeah, no, it's been a, a blessing to, like, have just extra support and, 'cause not everyone can have family that's close, right? Like,
Kaelynn Priest: Right.
allyglover: all my parents work, so it's not like they can watch my child for me all the time, and some people are, they do have that support, right?
So use the support that you have, and if not, make support. Make support happen for you. You can't try to do it all by [00:36:00] yourself. You can, but you're gonna burn out a lot faster,
Kaelynn Priest: Yep.
allyglover: and it's not gonna-
Kaelynn Priest: Did you, can you share a little bit about, like, how many hours does she come? What does your work schedule look like? I know the people are, we're all dying to hear this kind of information. If you were thinking about hiring childcare, like, give us the behind-the-scenes peek
allyglover: For me, we found the sweet spot is her coming about 15 hours a week.
Kaelynn Priest: Yep
allyglover: that's like 15 hours of un- like uninterrupted I get work done, and I get so much more done in those 15 hours than I probably would in, like, working 40 hours trying to manage.
Kaelynn Priest: sure. Yeah
allyglover: I don't know. Moms are superpowers. Like, have superpowers because, like, yeah, what you can get done with, like, uninterrupted time is crazy.
So
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah. Yeah
allyglover: I feel like that just time has been, been everything, and it, it's just good to have some alone time, and I use a lot of that time, too, to, like, read my scriptures and just, like, go to the temple because, like, my husband's never [00:37:00] home, and I h- gotta make time somehow, right? And so sometimes, like, it's a battle of like, "Okay, if I do these things, is it going to impact my client load?
Like, am I gonna be stressed out of my mind later?" And the, I always think that that will be the answer, but then it always works out. So God will provide. That is kind of, like, my message is
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah
allyglover: God will provide. So yeah, she comes for 15 hours a week, and then other than that, I probably do end up working about, like, 25 hours a week, and then the rest is just during his nap time after.
So
Kaelynn Priest: late nights, early mornings all the above
allyglover: Exactly.
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah, I feel that. I had a really good question for you again, and now it left me I'm gonna ask this question. Is there a verse of scripture that you can think of that captures your vibe of business, or something that you think about a lot or that gives you a lot of faith and hope as you're building a business?[00:38:00]
allyglover: Ooh, that's a good one. I should have picked one out before 'cause I'm not, like, good at scriptures. Like, I
Kaelynn Priest: or if it's just
allyglover: can't remember a darn thing
Kaelynn Priest: or a phrase that you think of a lot, that's amazing too
allyglover: Let me look. Can you cut this part out?
Kaelynn Priest: Mm-hmm.
allyglover: Well, I guess the one that is coming to mind is from President Nelson when it, he says, like, when Christ is the center of everything, like, when you're... What is it? When the joy is centered around Jesus Christ. You know that one? Like, I can't think of it word for word, but I feel like that pretty much encapsulates what I'm trying to-
I'm gonna find it. One second.
Hmm. Maybe
I literally can't find it
Maybe I'm not supposed to say that one
Kaelynn Priest: I feel like it's basically what you've been talking about this whole time, right? Like
allyglover: Yeah. I just wanna read it. That's why I'm like, what is it exactly? It drives me nuts
Oh, it's the joy [00:39:00] has nothing to d- or little to do with the focus of our lives, but... Or no, with circumstances of our lives, but the s- focus of our lives, right?
Kaelynn Priest: Yes
allyglover: The joy has little to do with the circumstances in our life, but the focus of your life. So when your focus is on Christ,
Kaelynn Priest: Hmm
allyglover: feel joy, and that is how I feel joy in the depths of, like, parenting a toddler who is crazy, and I'm trying to manage a business, and things are blowing up all the time with so-and-so client, right?
Kaelynn Priest: Yep
allyglover: these things where I'm like, "I literally cannot do this," but I'm still able to feel just the peace I need to get through, and the joy, right? And that's the same concept with when we had Lincoln. Like, because we focused our efforts on Christ, like, I was still able to feel joy. Should I feel joy that my son died?
Absolutely not. But do I? Absolutely. And the whole reason I do is because we have a savior that loves us so much, and like, is here to support you, and to take that away. [00:40:00] Like, you don't have to feel miserable if you don't want to. You can be, like, the most, in the most miserable situation ever and still feel joy is what I'm trying to say.
Kaelynn Priest: Mm.
allyglover: not to say any of your lives are miserable, but we all go through miserable stuff, right? But we cannot control the circumstances we go through, because life just lifes. It just happens. And if you keep one thing the same, and that is your focus on God, our savior, Jesus Christ, your family, and the things that matter most, nothing else matters, because it will all, it will all come together.
It will all work out exactly like it should be, and you will still be able to feel joy. So I guess that's my summary of what I've talked about today, and I feel like that quote encapsulates it well.
Kaelynn Priest: I also just want to say as you were saying that, like sometimes I actually think about this a lot in like testimony meeting. There's something different when someone bears their testimony like what you just did, knowing that what you just learned [00:41:00] came from what it came from, like the life experience that you have walked through that has given you that insight. Like it, it sounds kind of like dramatic to say, but like is piercing to my soul right now. Like hearing you, someone who's been through the most fiery of furnaces, like I've already said, be able to say that there's still joy and that the Savior can help is... It just means a lot to me. Like full, full honesty, Ally, like you've probably been through harder things than I've been through.
I've never lost a child, and like say prayers constantly that that would never happen to me. I don't know what I'd, what I would do. I just want to thank you for sharing your light so generously and- That your light is so bright because of your story and just, I just think that there is no [00:42:00] better testimony than that, than a person who has lived through something like that and can still say some of the things that you can say is pretty amazing to me
allyglover: Thank you.
Kaelynn Priest: You're
allyglover: It's definitely not easy, but
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah
allyglover: we're just so grateful. God is so good
Kaelynn Priest: Oh, that was, that was perfect. Is there anything on, uh, anything else on your mind you wanna share?
allyglover: I don't think so. Just a message to the listeners that, like, you got this. God ha- planted a, like a, an idea in your heart for a reason, and you can change the world. So go do that. Go make an impact. I know it can be freaking scary and freaking hard, and it is. It is for all of us, but it will be so worth it, and the impacts that you're gonna be making on probably generations and generations to come is insane.
Like, we literally do have the power to change generations through social media, and I, 'cause I believe that that content we're putting out just impacts not only the people now, right, but, like, it will live on. [00:43:00] And the good things you say and the good things you help people now are gonna help so many more people.
So be that ray of light for people and just, just do the hard thing. Just jump off and do it, because God will provide, and you'll find a way. So I hope that helps you, because I know that message always helps me when I'm feeling nervous or all the things
Kaelynn Priest: Yeah. So good. I couldn't have said it better. So good. Thank you for this. I just think you're amazing.
