Rowdy Family Business Reality Show: What I was doing three years ago

Searching an old email address, I came across this email sent 2 1/2 years ago when my lovely daughters and I were discussing a reality show.

Think Duck Dynasty Meets Silicon Valley with some very attractive real-life CEOs

The opening RouseyOrtizDeMarsTaylor group text begins

Mom: I’m in North Dakota, freezing my ass.

Ronda: I’m doing a Sports Illustrated photo shoot from an undisclosed island location. Someone is currently painting my ass.

Maria: Salt Lake City, pitching investors. I do not discuss asses. This is why I am the CEO

Julia: I’m in hell, commonly known as high school.

Jenn: In 20 minutes, I have to go back to teaching middle schoolers about the constitution. Why are you people bothering me?

The series centers around Maria Burns Ortiz and AnnMaria De Mars, a daughter and mother who are the CEO and president of an educational video game start-up, with frequent appearances by younger sisters Ronda Rousey, a professional athlete, actress and entrepreneur and Julia De Mars, a soon-to-be college student and aspiring actress.

Maria balances three children aged 1–8 with a husband running his own journalism start-up and trying to cope with her unconventional extended family. Mom gave up the job as CEO to Maria because,