Dreaming Big with Alexis Allen
Every entrepreneur starts with a dream. Dreaming Big is a podcast about the humans behind the hustle. Alexis Allen from The Teixeira Loughran Group sits down with entrepreneurs to explore where they come from, what they’re building and why it matters. These are real conversations about identity, ambition and the spark behind the story.
27 May 2026
Episode 12: Reducing the Mental Load by Revolutionizing Parenting with Joan Nguyen, Founder of Bumo AI
In this episode of Dreaming Big, Alexis sits down with Joan Nguyen who is a two-time successful founder who started her first company, MeriEducation, at 20 years old with $3,000 in savings and a job as a barista. She built it into an INC 5000 company before shifting her focus to solving the childcare crisis. After nearly 200 investor rejections, she raised $10 million for Bumo, and just launched Bennie, an AI Family Assistant that just debuted on Mother’s Day to free up the mental load that drowns working parents. In this episode, Joan talks about what it means to be customer obsessed at every stage of building, why she’s user number one for every product she creates, and how refusing to give up isn’t about delusion ,it’s about extreme hope paired with a rational belief in what you’re building. She shares the real cost of fundraising, the mistakes she’s made with hiring and marketing, and what success actually looks like when you’re building for busy parents trying to do it all. Find more at bumo.com.
06 May 2026
Episode 11: Creating Real Food Snacks with Kristin O’Connor, Founder of Super Dirt Foods
Celebrity chef Kristin O'Connor sits down with Alexis to share what it's really like cooking for A-list actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Bradley Cooper and working on film sets for 12 hours straight. But the real story? She spent six years building Super Dirt Foods while working seven days a week. Kristin takes us inside her unconventional journey from art therapy to Food Network producer to private chef to founder, revealing how working for some of Hollywood's biggest names taught her about standards, excellence, and why patience might be your best competitive advantage. She shares the behind-the-scenes reality of CPG manufacturing, pitching Gwyneth Paltrow on Amazon Prime and what it actually takes to build something that lasts. If you're thinking about starting something, If you've ever thought you need to have everything figured out before you start, Kristin's story will change your mind.
22 Apr 2026
Episode 10: Spring Cleaning & Building Circular Fashion with Rebecca Bahmani, Founder of PreLoveYou
In this episode of Dreaming Big, Alexis sits down with Rebecca Bahmani, founder of PreLoveYou, who spent 30 years in the fashion industry before learning the truth she’d been contributing to: 85% of donated clothes end up in landfills or incinerated, and there’s already enough clothing on the planet to dress the next six generations. Her turning point came while pregnant with her second child, when she realized how broken the system truly was. PreLoveYou was born as a credit-based circular fashion platform that teaches kids and parents alike, that clothes have value. Families send in outgrown clothes, earn credits, and shop sustainably, while kids learn firsthand how reuse works. From bootstrapping the business out of her barn to becoming B Corp certified and featured in Fast Company, Rebecca shares lessons on perseverance, ethical entrepreneurship, and how spring cleaning your kids’ closets can actually help change the world.
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