Preparing for the Unpreparable

Kelsey, it's so nice to meet you. >> Likewise. I'm so excited. I've been looking forward to this conversation for so long. >> As have I. Your your business is so fascinating and amazing and you should be so proud of what you've built. My god. >> I never really, you know, I'm sure you

feel the same. I never really reflect back in that way, but it never hurts to hear. So, thank you. I feel like there's a lot of parallels, honestly, in all the amazing work that you guys do, too. So, I'm I've been very excited. >> You really are in the thick of it, right? You are

>> as I like as I review first grade teacher emails while I'm waiting. Yes. The very much the thick of it all. >> Isn't that such an interesting intersection like with the first grade, you know, teacher parent conference and you're in, you know, growing the business and and and doing all of the

operating at the same time. like how how are you managing through that? >> Like any mother, working mother I should say, I don't think you really ever manage it all equally. I mean, I'm an expert compartmentalizer. >> I'm reading Barry Diller's book right now. Actually, >> oh, it's so good. I read it.

>> Oh my god, I can't put it down. Like I'm like, Eric, you're on bedtime for the next two weeks until I finish this book because I started reading it over December break. And I get into bed at like 8:30 and I'm like, "Leave me alone, children. I need to finish." But anyway,

he talks a lot about compartmentalization and I really see a lot of myself >> in that. And I think, you know, some people call it avoidance. I think of it sometimes as a superpower, but >> you know, coupled with this idea that I think the pendulum swings at different phases of life >> into different chapters. I've been