Jennifer LabitJennifer Labit https://jenn.org/ Jenn is the Founder & CEO of Cotton Babies, Inc. She created bumGenius, a world-leading brand of cloth diapers. Here, she writes about everything from her experiences in the baby industry to her journey through merging motherhood with full-time corporate leadership. #ceomom Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:43:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/jenn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-jenn2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/ 32 32 198504389 The story of a mom experiencing homelessness who used cloth diapers. https://jenn.org/2022/11/21/homeless-mom/ https://jenn.org/2022/11/21/homeless-mom/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:43:56 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenniferlabit.wordpress.com/?p=231 One morning, as I was enjoying my coffee a number of years ago, I happened to find an incredible story of determination from Anastasia Denton, a mom who, at the time, was without a reliable place to live. She took the time to share her story on my Facebook wall. This post and this mom […]

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]]> One morning, as I was enjoying my coffee a number of years ago, I happened to find an incredible story of determination from Anastasia Denton, a mom who, at the time, was without a reliable place to live. She took the time to share her story on my Facebook wall. This post and this mom […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2022/11/21/homeless-mom/feed/ 0 231 Cloth Diaper Data: What Do We Know About Poverty & Accessibility? https://jenn.org/2022/09/29/data-tells-us-cloth-diaper-usability-impoverished-scenarios/ https://jenn.org/2022/09/29/data-tells-us-cloth-diaper-usability-impoverished-scenarios/#respond Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:40:00 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=1670 “Cloth diapers are typically not an option for the poor who often lack working washers and dryers.” – St. Louis Post Dispatch Today’s post is focused on the data we now have about cloth diaper feasibility and washing when a family is living on an income below the poverty line. As awareness grows around diaper need, […]

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]]> “Cloth diapers are typically not an option for the poor who often lack working washers and dryers.” – St. Louis Post Dispatch Today’s post is focused on the data we now have about cloth diaper feasibility and washing when a family is living on an income below the poverty line. As awareness grows around diaper need, […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2022/09/29/data-tells-us-cloth-diaper-usability-impoverished-scenarios/feed/ 0 1670 How to Cloth Diaper for (Almost) Free https://jenn.org/2021/02/09/cloth-diaper-for-free/ https://jenn.org/2021/02/09/cloth-diaper-for-free/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 04:00:00 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3264 Below is a question I received from a person with a business background who attended one of my cloth diapering classes. Dear Jenn, Why do you talk about tshirt diapers during your Cloth Diaper 101 class? You aren’t selling diapers when you teach people how to cloth diaper for free. Sincerely, A Business Person My […]

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]]> Below is a question I received from a person with a business background who attended one of my cloth diapering classes. Dear Jenn, Why do you talk about tshirt diapers during your Cloth Diaper 101 class? You aren’t selling diapers when you teach people how to cloth diaper for free. Sincerely, A Business Person My […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2021/02/09/cloth-diaper-for-free/feed/ 0 3264 Re-Connecting Broken Communities https://jenn.org/2021/01/23/re-connecting-broken-communities/ https://jenn.org/2021/01/23/re-connecting-broken-communities/#respond Sat, 23 Jan 2021 20:40:18 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=4053 How could new ideas take shape if people had the power to reshape their feeds with community building in mind?

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]]> How could new ideas take shape if people had the power to reshape their feeds with community building in mind?

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]]> https://jenn.org/2021/01/23/re-connecting-broken-communities/feed/ 0 4053 The Hoodie Test https://jenn.org/2020/11/15/the-hoodie-test/ https://jenn.org/2020/11/15/the-hoodie-test/#respond Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:50:09 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=4080 I was raised in a family that didn’t have a ton of money. We made ends meet, but I was never the girl who had the expensive coats or the nice shoes. It took me years to understand that the girls in third grade who were in the popular cliques had clothes from the expensive […]

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]]> I was raised in a family that didn’t have a ton of money. We made ends meet, but I was never the girl who had the expensive coats or the nice shoes. It took me years to understand that the girls in third grade who were in the popular cliques had clothes from the expensive […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2020/11/15/the-hoodie-test/feed/ 0 4080 The Ease of the Sale https://jenn.org/2020/11/01/the-ease-of-the-sale/ https://jenn.org/2020/11/01/the-ease-of-the-sale/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2020 20:56:48 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3556 I am often asked how to measure how platforms are doing with their efforts. As I consider that question, I look at balance sheets first to see how the business is behaving. Are they investing? Are they changing other behaviors? Have they reached a point where they cannot be stopped? How “easy is their sale”?

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]]> I am often asked how to measure how platforms are doing with their efforts. As I consider that question, I look at balance sheets first to see how the business is behaving. Are they investing? Are they changing other behaviors? Have they reached a point where they cannot be stopped? How “easy is their sale”?

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]]> https://jenn.org/2020/11/01/the-ease-of-the-sale/feed/ 0 3556 Platform Strategy for Brands https://jenn.org/2019/12/17/platform-strategy-for-brands/ https://jenn.org/2019/12/17/platform-strategy-for-brands/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2019 22:13:11 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3898 When people attend classes I’ve taught about strategy or economics, the questions often focus around how brands should approach an innovation and platform strategy. Those questions recently came up again in a different format, so I took notes and decided to start putting some of the most frequently asked questions on my blog.

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]]> When people attend classes I’ve taught about strategy or economics, the questions often focus around how brands should approach an innovation and platform strategy. Those questions recently came up again in a different format, so I took notes and decided to start putting some of the most frequently asked questions on my blog.

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]]> https://jenn.org/2019/12/17/platform-strategy-for-brands/feed/ 0 3898 What happens when a baby has enough diapers? https://jenn.org/2019/01/06/happens-baby-enough-diapers/ https://jenn.org/2019/01/06/happens-baby-enough-diapers/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2019 03:46:49 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=2912 Imagine what happens when a baby has enough diapers. A baby with a safe supply of cloth diapers is changed more often. Because she is changed more often, she has less diaper rash. Because she has less diaper rash, she might cry less. Because she cries less, her parents might be less anxious. Because her […]

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]]> Imagine what happens when a baby has enough diapers. A baby with a safe supply of cloth diapers is changed more often. Because she is changed more often, she has less diaper rash. Because she has less diaper rash, she might cry less. Because she cries less, her parents might be less anxious. Because her […]

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]]> https://jenn.org/2019/01/06/happens-baby-enough-diapers/feed/ 1 2912 Why Antitrust Law Matters https://jenn.org/2018/09/24/amazon-antitrust-law-monopoly/ https://jenn.org/2018/09/24/amazon-antitrust-law-monopoly/#respond Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:41:51 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3449 The removal of psychological constraints and physical constraints for retail and now imminent threats to grocery competitors has fundamentally changed the way business is done. This change has substantively altered economic forces in a way that should cause courts to evaluate and perhaps, once-again, evolve anti-trust law.

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]]> The removal of psychological constraints and physical constraints for retail and now imminent threats to grocery competitors has fundamentally changed the way business is done. This change has substantively altered economic forces in a way that should cause courts to evaluate and perhaps, once-again, evolve anti-trust law.

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]]> https://jenn.org/2018/09/24/amazon-antitrust-law-monopoly/feed/ 0 3449 Memorable Kindness https://jenn.org/2018/06/26/he-remembered-us/ https://jenn.org/2018/06/26/he-remembered-us/#respond Tue, 26 Jun 2018 18:07:23 +0000 Jennifer Labit https://jenn.org/?p=3428 It was twenty years ago. Jimmy and I weren’t married yet. We were looking for a church that we could call home together.  We'd seen a commercial, and decided to find that church. One Friday night, forty-five minutes late, Jimmy and I walked in the door and this particular usher just happened to be the one standing there.

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]]> It was twenty years ago. Jimmy and I weren’t married yet. We were looking for a church that we could call home together.  We'd seen a commercial, and decided to find that church. One Friday night, forty-five minutes late, Jimmy and I walked in the door and this particular usher just happened to be the one standing there.

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