Do you ever have that feeling, “If I don’t start this, I’ll die.” For VentureMom Jerri Graham, that’s how she felt about her “nola”, short for granola. Finding most granolas macerated beyond recognition, she wanted a granola that gave her texture, crunch and flavor – so she created it. “There
Wanting to make something special for her sister’s 13th birthday, Beatrice Karp has an idea. This ten year old and her next door neighbor and best friend, Annie Whittemore wanted to shape a screen to create an earring holder. With her mom’s suggestion and help, she found that if she
Charlotte Orenstein – Sweeties With a love of baking, she begged her mom to open a bakery. The answer to that question was no, but her mom gave her another idea. Charlotte Orenstien had learned to make cupcakes from scratch using her British Grandmother’s recipe starting when she was in
Sometimes it’s necessary to thank your younger sister for helping you. When Janie Karp’s five year old sister was attending a birthday party and the host couldn’t find a face painter, Janie and her friend Marcela Barros stepped in. Both Janie and Marcela, rising 8th graders, love to draw and
Give a 12 year old boy a camera and see what happens. When Ryan McCarthy learned how to use his IMac to get creative with video, that’s when a venture was born. Having so much fun making movies about his friends, he was hooked. Ryan’s local Apple store offers classes
Through experience we all know that the big transitions in life can be extremely stressful. Less discussed is the anxiety caused by seasonal transitions. Families with children of all ages often find the weeks around the end of the school year to be very challenging, and parenting teens through this
Mindy has always loved food and what it could do to change a person’s life, so she made a gutsy call to change her life. Having digestive issues and wanting to lose weight, she was hearing from so many of her friends that they were having the same problems –
How do you take a full-time job in New York City and turn it into your own venture that works around your new schedule with kids? Carolyn Jeffrey planned events for Channel 13. But when her first child was born, she says, “I went back to work for a minute,
With a former career as a Ford model, a colicky baby that cried 24/7and in desperate need of an income, Lynda Fassa wasn’t sure what to do with her diverse skill set and a child that couldn’t be left with a sitter. By chance, she saw an article on cotton
Ever think about taking a kayak tour with girlfriends in the moonlight? How about a yoga class on a paddle board? Or having a family kayak race to a lighthouse? Well Kim Beaumont has and offers these fun adventures from her surf shop on Five Mile River in Rowayton and
Buying gifts for others led this mom to have her own gift shop. When Rosey Costello found a hand knit sweater she liked for her son at a gift show, she was sold. Learning that the vendor wasn’t returning the following year in time for the holidays, Rosey asked if
All too often women, especially mothers, use the three dirtiest words in the English language: “should, could, and would”. This type of thinking is an energy-draining, unproductive trap that is important to avoid. You are most likely wearing too many hats to do anything perfectly. In addition to taking care