Venesha Raye Grinner
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Venesha Raye Grinner is a wife, mother of three, stepmother, and currently expecting twin boys. She lives in Copperas Cove, Texas, where family life is busy, loud, and full of love. Her children are involved in several extracurricular activities, and she spends much of her time at practices, games, and traveling from city to city. She describes herself as enthusiastic, ambitious, driven, and passionate—blunt and straightforward, with high expectations for herself and those around her. Over the years, she has learned that not everyone operates at the same pace or with the same intensity that she does.
Her journey began early: she graduated high school with a 3.8 GPA, earned her Certified Nursing Assistant certification at 18, and later obtained a Medication Technician License and an Associate’s Degree in Healthcare Administration. She worked in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and correctional facilities before advancing into healthcare management by age 24. After her third child, reliable childcare became difficult, so she moved into the school district and discovered a gap in kindergarten readiness. At 28, she took a leap of faith and opened Teeny Tiny Academy, a childcare and preschool center built to give children a strong foundation during their most important developmental years.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- How Venesha opened her first childcare center with just $15,000 while working 16-hour weekend nursing shifts.
- Why there is never a perfect time to start, so you must take the risk now.
- That success will not happen overnight, so consistent work and resourcefulness are essential to survive.
- How she kept her dream alive by working weekdays at her center and 16-hour weekend shifts at a nursing home.
- How Venesha balances motherhood, marriage, pregnancy, and entrepreneurship while staying fully present for her children.
- Why early education, structured academics, fine motor skills, and creative play prepare children for kindergarten success.
- How Teeny Tiny Academy stands out by offering English, Spanish, sign language, yoga, and sports in a community-centered program.
- Why being the only approved school choice provider in Copperas Cove creates unique opportunities for local families.
- How a background in healthcare management unexpectedly prepared her to lead a childcare center with grit and structure.
- That you have all the strength you need to succeed while embracing every version of yourself.
about the show
Mompreneurs is a business documentary series featuring mothers who have built real businesses, created wealth, and found their own path to success while raising families.
Each episode takes viewers inside the journey of a mom entrepreneur, showing how she built her business, what challenges she faced, and what lessons she learned along the way. Guests may come from industries like e-commerce, real estate, coaching, consulting, product brands, investing, online business, and professional services.
These are women who chose to build something of their own. They are founders, business owners, leaders, and mothers who understand what it takes to manage ambition, family, responsibility, and growth at the same time.
Mompreneurs goes beyond surface-level success stories. The series explores the strategies, decisions, sacrifices, setbacks, and breakthroughs that helped these women build businesses and create more freedom for themselves and their families.
Through honest conversations and documentary-style storytelling, each episode shares practical entrepreneurship and wealth-building wisdom from mothers who have lived it firsthand.
For featured guests, Mompreneurs provides a platform to share their story, build authority, inspire other women, and show what is possible when motherhood and entrepreneurship come together.
