I’m not a gardener. In fact, I’m so afraid of worms that I can’t even plant unless the dirt comes from a bag. That’s where VentureMom Karen Hughan of Good Gardens comes to the rescue. When we first moved into our new home
Do your kids love your enchilada suizas? Are your friends begging you for your low cal lasagna recipe? Are your spiced pecans a hit every holiday season? You may think friends can cook like you or even love to cook. But that’s not the case. I can hardly boil water,
Her love of sharing her travel finds, lead her to a venture. Moira McCullough was a technology consultant overseas, but when she moved back to the US with no job and three kids to manage, she started writing about her travels. “I loved finding gems in the places I visited
When my favorite jeans were feeling a bit tight, I went on a lock down with my food intake. But I knew I needed some guidance. By chance I met Jacqui Justice at an event and she told me she was a nutritionist. A VentureMom to the rescue! I asked
A love of fabric led to a line of clothes. Clare Hare was on maternity leave from her investment banking job when she began to brainstorm with another new mom about a new venture. They came up with the idea of a line of maternity clothes that consisted of just
I like to cook, really, I do. Actually, no I don’t. Planning meals, shopping for meals, cooking the meals and then scrubbing all the pots that I used to make the meals – not my kind of fun. I can cook if I really wanted to (sort of) but I
I was thrilled to be one of the expert guests on Single Process. See my video here Turning a negative thing into a positive experience lead her to a venture. Barb Hazelton began her career in production for Anheuser Busch in St. Louis. When her family moved to New York,
Your kids are in school all day or off to college and here you are thinking about your next thing. You want to do something you really enjoy. You’d like to get paid. You don’t want to commute. You don’t want a boss. Maybe you want a partner. You and
I just wanted a photo book of my trip to Portugal. Was that too much to ask? Given that I didn’t even know how to download the photos from my phone, that would be the first thing I needed to learn how to do. The last photo book I made
In her past life she worked in the fabric industry, but it was her husband and son who helped her recreate her career later in life. Laurette Kittle was a fabric designer and created patterns for firms like Waverly and Schumacher. “I spent the first part of my career painting