Stop Starting Businesses. What If You Bought One Instead? Interview with Alyssa Mouton

What if you didn't have to build a business from scratch? Alyssa Mouton, better known as Laundry Lyss, left a decade-long career as a chemist after her son was born. She wrote letters to local laundromat owners, and one of them wasn't even planning to sell. That couple offered her seller financing, and a few months later the keys were hers. We get real about what owning a "boring business" actually looks like. She stacked multiple income streams under one roof, landed a federal government contract she never saw coming, and learned that nothing, and she means nothing, is truly passive. We also talk about learning to wait on God instead of jumping at every good-looking opportunity, and why the hard seasons are what make your roots run deep. You'll discover: Why buying an existing business can beat starting from zero, and how seller financing works The truth about "passive" income and why nothing is truly hands-off How Alyssa hired from her own network and built systems so she could step back The income streams hiding in one laundromat, from vending to pickup and delivery to commercial accounts How small business owners can land federal government contracts, and why you need to be ready fast The messy, humbling reality of owning a laundromat (yes, there's a horror story) If you've heard the "buy a boring business" talk for years and never taken a step, this episode is your push. Sometimes the opportunity isn't something you build. It's something you go find. Meet Alyssa Mouton Entrepreneur · Educator · Operator Alyssa owns and operates a laundromat in Louisiana and teaches aspiring entrepreneurs how to buy and grow laundromats and win federal government contracts. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laundry_lyss_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579355973768 Mentioned in this Episode: Laundromat University (from the Laundromat Resource Podcast), the course Alyssa took before buying her first laundromat My book is coming. The Hidden Deception: Raising Kids Who Don't Drift From Jesus — because our kids are watching what makes Mom feel valuable. Get on the early reader list: https://marinatolentino.myflodesk.com/thehiddendeceptionbook 🌺 CONNECT WITH MARINA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marinattolentino_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marinattolentino YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marinatolentino/ Website: https://www.marinatolentino.com/ Email Newsletter: https://marinatolentino.myflodesk.com/worklikeamother 🏡 Moving to Oʻahu or thinking about buying or selling a home? Connect with Marina and explore her Oʻahu real estate resources here: https://bio.site/marinatolentino 🎙️ WORK LIKE A MOTHER Work Like A Mother is a podcast for ambitious women navigating motherhood, faith, entrepreneurship, career, marriage, parenting, and purpose. Hosted by Marina Tolentino, the show explores what it looks like to pursue your calling, raise a family, build meaningful work, and follow Jesus in the middle of real life. Subscribe or follow so you don't miss the next episode. Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: MWTSWSV6MHPNSKYS