The gift of a camera from her father on her 16th birthday led Lisa Field to a venture that she still enjoys immensely decades later. Taking photographs throughout high school and completing a class in college confirmed that this was a passion Lisa couldn’t deny. Leaving a job in advertising
Sharon Sunoo didn’t start playing golf until she met her husband in her mid twenties; “it was a fun thing to do together.” But what to wear? Wanting to look chic on the links, Sharon wasn’t finding the clothes in golf shops. Culling from other stores like Gap, Banana Republic
Here’s a story – Four nannies met in New York City and became fast friends, Wendi, Hannah, Amy, Mary. They called themselves WHAM. A few years, marriages, and jobs later, Wendi had a baby and Amy, who made her own fashionista clothing, made her a baby mat. Hannah who was
Anyone can be an artist but being a successful artist is one of the most difficult achievements. So how did stay-at-home mom, Andrea Bonfils go from painting to fill her own walls, to garnering accolades from some of the harshest critics in the art world in ten short years? Prior
Wendy Sloane – Radio Mom It’s amazing how a casual dinner with friends old and new can change the course of your life. That’s what happened to Wendy Sloane when she met someone who owned two local radio stations. Thinking to herself, this could be an opportunity to go back
Blog Moms – Carolyn Dingman and Darcy Mayers Who knew that a response to a blog post would lead to a book and a meaningful friendship? That’s exactly what happened when two moms started responding to each other’s posts and emailing each other outside of their blogs. Darcy Mayers and
With a high school student facing college decisions, Pam Pik decided, like so many mothers of juniors, that she needed to educate herself on the college process. That pursuit of education led her to a venture. She has now started her own consulting business for parents and kids who want
Sitting around a fire pit sharing wine one night, Wendi Smith and her girlfriends started throwing business ideas around. With the new economic climate they talked about how everyone was re-evaluating how and where they spend their incomes. As an interior designer, Wendi had leftovers from interior design clients, evening
With a mission to produce a school auction without creating landfill, See Green Ventures was born. Three moms of elementary school children successfully threw a fabulous green party. Questions came in about how they did it and could they consult; from that a business was born. With 6 kids ranging
With three kids ages, 7, 6 and almost 5, Joan Lockwood, wanted to begin early to instill her children with the manners and social skills that would carry them successfully throughout their lives. A search for an etiquette class in her community, outside of Boston, left her empty handed. What
Finding the right contractor for jobs big and small can be a huge chore in and of itself. Mom, Lori Monte-Hubbard has developed a comprehensive list of contractors to assist homeowners in taking the guess work out of who to use. Lori’s List is a resource service of people that
Who knew that a gift certificate from her husband would lead Erin Hedley into a new career as a cheese expert. When the culinary class she wanted to take wasn’t available, Erin joined a cheese and wine class that forever changed her. She became enamored with all things cheese and