Mompreneur on a Mission with Pallavi Pande of Dtocs

Written By Modern Species

In this episode, we are joined by Pallavi Pande, founder of Dtocs, to talk about the importance of pursuing something you’re passionate about, and the challenges of being a mompreneur.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • Learn about Pallavi's mission to revolutionize the way we are looking at single-use disposables at our homes and events.

  • We dive into Pallavi’s background as an electrical engineer and her corporate job.

  • How her perspective changed after becoming a parent.

  • Gage calls back the first episode of the podcast where Sandra Ann Harris had a similar realization after packing her kids’ lunch.

  • How Pallavi ended up in India, her hometown, to do some research and decided to manufacture with palm leaves.

  • Pallavi tells us how she found her niche.

  • We go back in time to 2019 to know how she started Dtocs and how she got the word out through social media.

  • The benefits of using Dtocs compostable tableware.

  • The challenges she has faced being a mompreneur and why she believes in blending her work instead of balancing it.

  • Pallavi opens up and talks about how much she values living in the U.S, the land of opportunities, as she affirms.

  • We go into the reverse mindset she practices and some manifestation techniques.

  • Pallavi tells us about the Happy Neighborhood Project, a networking platform.

  • What the future looks like for Dtocs.

  • How Pallavi is giving back to the community in India and the nonprofits she helps in the U.S through affiliate links.

  • A final piece of advice for new entrepreneurs.

Tweetables:

“Create your story and believe in it enough to take it and make it happen, because that’s where you will actually realize what you really want to do.” - Pallavi Pande [0:02:27] 

“When you actually have a problem to solve, and when you find the real solution from your own personal experiences, that is where a business becomes successful, and it really flourishes.” - Pallavi Pande [0:12:59] 

“You can't let a failure stop you from going” - Gage Mitchell [0:32:25] 

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