How a High School Sweetheart Couple Built Two Businesses
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What mindset is essential for entrepreneurial growth?
You gotta be comfortable being uncomfortable.
And if you say we're gonna do something, we're gonna do it.
Don't sit there and ask somebody, what do you think about this idea? Just do it. Ask ten people, you're gonna get eight people saying, oh, that's insane, I'd never try that. Well, that kind of makes us want to do it even more.
Exactly. You just have to have that, you know, self-reflection or self-love that you are worth it, you are strong enough, and you can succeed.
Austin and Hannah Reeve are entrepreneurial leaders, business owners, and the founders of Midwest Outlaw Garage and Lil Grease Monkey Child Care. Drawing from their shared commitment to family, hard work, and innovation, they have built thriving businesses that reflect the power of partnership, perseverance, and purpose.
Like I've explained to people, you know, working in a small town is harder than a city because, you know, everything you do is under the microscope. And if you don't, you know, put in 110% effort, you're not going to get 100% of what your goal is.
You know, I know we're probably not everybody's cup of tea, but, you know, we are just normal people, you know, husband and wife, and we try to do our best, you know, to make people happy.
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Welcome back to another episode of the Living Your Legacy podcast, the Red Life Edition. Joining me today is Austin and Hannah Reif. And let me scroll twice because I want to get this information correct. You guys have been sitting here so patiently for this podcast. And the reason why is because you are owners of Little Grease Monkey Child Care and Midwest Outlaw Garage.
How did Austin and Hannah balance business and family life?
Two things that require you to sit around and something for something to happen or the complete opposite chaos and you rush to it. So your patience is very much appreciated and we appreciate the grace. But boy, being in the child care service business must be all about patience.
Definitely is. Definitely is. And we have three kids ourselves. We know all about that. And honestly, it's nice just to chill and not be running around constantly like we normally do. So this has actually been really relaxing for us.
Both things require a lot of patience. Right on, Bubba. Let's enjoy that silence.
What's it like running a child care service center in a garage? First of all, what are they called? Let's do that.
So the shop is Midwest Outlaw Garage. Right on.
And then the child care center is Little Grease Monkey Child Care. So it's definitely an odd combination. We get that asked that a lot.
What challenges do small-town entrepreneurs face?
Like, why did you do that after you have the shop? And You know, the shortest and easiest answer is we had three kids that were running around the shop, and he called them his grease monkeys. They would go out there and get dirty and nasty and play, and it's not the safest place, you know, vehicles moving in and out.
Yeah, no.
But also, we wanted the family to still be together. So it was not the easiest thing to do, but right next door, we decided to open it up, and we had a lot of state requirements and regulations to get through, but... We did it. And now all three kids go to that center and all of them love it. And the kids there love it. They don't want to go home. So that was the goal. It's actually automotive themed. So he let me have one of his toolboxes and we use that for the baby changing station. That's amazing. Yeah, it's really cool. Very cool. Yeah, there's one. Yeah, there's a couple in there. Yeah.
How do they maintain a family-centered business approach?
And then we have valve covers and spark plugs as the coat racks. So it's like it's, yeah, it's unique. And I've never seen an automotive themed child care center before.
I was just going to ask how common is to find this often?
No, no. It just worked. We had so many extra parts laying around with so many things. It's like, you know, let's make this and let's put a girl on the wall and a door over here.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What mindset is essential for entrepreneurial growth?
0:00–1:36
2
How did Austin and Hannah balance business and family life?
1:36–2:32
3
What challenges do small-town entrepreneurs face?
2:32–3:25
4
How do they maintain a family-centered business approach?
3:25–4:14
5
What innovative solutions did they implement in their childcare center?
4:14–5:05
6
How do they handle the stress of running two businesses?
5:05–6:20
7
What role does community play in their business success?
6:20–7:14
8
What future plans do they have for their businesses?
7:14–29:49
Speakers
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