In this reflective monologue, the speaker recounts how a mother, whose child had purchased but not read his "Toilet Paper Entrepreneur" book, discovered the book and called to praise it. Initially assuming his target audience was college students, the speaker realized through multiple contacts that his primary niche is "mom entrepreneurs." He explores why his book resonates: it offers genuine belief and practical support without the patronizing tone he observes in many male authors who pander to female audiences. He describes the emotional and financial tensions these women face—partners often verbally encourage the venture but emotionally resist due to financial strain—creating a duplicitous dynamic. The speaker emphasizes that his book provides the authentic encouragement and guidance these women need, affirming his belief in entrepreneurs regardless of gender.
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I got a call from a mother once I had my books out there of one of these students who had purchased a Toilet Paper Entrepreneur book but left it at home and never read it. So the mother of this student started flipping through it and was like, oh, this is pretty good. She called me. At first, I rejected the thought that a mom entrepreneur would want my book. But by the second or third person calling or contacting me via email and saying, you wrote your book for me, I was like, oh, my niche has found me. I thought it was college students. It's mom entrepreneurs. I asked them, it was fascinating. I said, this book is admittedly a little soft and warm. Why would you resonate with this? They said, this is the first time a male author is not pandering Pandering to the female audience. I'm like, wow. I'm like, I didn't even really realize guys do that. Why would anyone pander? An entrepreneur is an entrepreneur. And as I learned, no, a lot of male speakers intentionally or otherwise pander to the audience like, oh sweetheart, you can do this. Good luck. You got this. They don't mean it. But I believe in female entrepreneurs. I believe in male. I believe in entrepreneur, period. I asked also, I said, well, why would you consume books? And the common feedback was, I'm starting a business because my children are in school now. And this has always been my dream. My partner, often a husband at home, is a verbal supporter, like go for it, but an emotional detractor, like, but you're screwing us. Go for it because it's your dream, sweetie. But there goes our vacation money. You're killing us. I gotta fund you. So they're like, the male counterpart is in this weird duplicitous kind of relationship with me. I just need someone that believes in me and give me support and guidance. And your book's doing it.
