Category: Exercise/Health Ventures

Esther Blum – Integrative Dietitian

Esther’s grandfather Harry had an operating room in his home in Brooklyn and after his wife Regina put the ether mask on Esther’s face,

Throwback Thursday – Joy Ride Studios

Receive 20% off when you use the coupon code VENTUREJOY2019 at Checkout!!!! JoyRideStudios.com (5 , 10 and 20 packs, one time use only) Throwback to 2013! Since 2013, JoyRide has grown! They now have seven studios – five in Connecticut and two in Texas. They also offer strength training classes.

Michaela Grubbs – The Yerbary

20% off at Yerbery.com when you use the Coupon Code VENTUREMOM at Checkout How did she go from a division one tennis player in collage to offering a natural remedy product? When Michaela Grubbs was diagnosed with Lymes disease, she began a search to find a remedy for the debilitating

Leslie Myers – Hot Girls Pearls

SHOP Collection After years in everything from marketing, to music to credit cards, Leslie Myers wanted to do something different. She danced around in the nonprofit world and freelanced a bit, but still she wanted something different and something of her own. It wasn’t until she stumbled on a “cool”

Pamela Viglielmo – Menaji

SHOP this Collection Her entire career was in the skin care and cosmetics industry…. for women. So how did Pamela Viglielmo get involved in men’s cosmetics and skin care? “I was living in Shanghai and I thought I would go into finance but when a friend introduced me to someone

Jacqueline Segura – Redi Pedi

“Just because you’ve committed to doing one thing your whole life, doesn’t mean you can’t try something else.” That’s how Jacqueline Segura felt about her idea to create a shoe for wearing when you have a pedicure. She had been an interior designer all her life, but she had another

Indie Lee – Skin Care

I was so excited to finally meet Indie and her partner Rebecca at an event this week. On this Throwback Thursday, here’s her story from years ago. She is rocking the world even more now. Arthritis side-lined her from her passion of gardening, but figuring out what to do with

Rhonda Sherwood – Sherwood Green Beauty

Grand Opening Wednesday, November 14th 5 – 8pm, 271 Greenwich Avenue How did an engineering major, end up opening a beauty store? Rhonda Sherwood grew up in a super crunchy granola family in the mid-west. “I was embarrassed by not being able to serve junk food to my friends when

Featured VentureMom – Donna Berry – Synchronology Skin Care

SHOP NOW Her mother-in-law was a legend in the cosmetics industry in the 1970s but how did that lead Donna Berry into the same business. Donna’s mother-in-law, Madeleine Mono began selling eye makeup called Indian Eyes to her neighbors. This led to Madeleine’s own cosmetics company that carried her name.

Featured VentureMom – Diana Seo – The Collagen Bar

With a degree in biophysics and chemistry, her first job was cancer research in a lab. But Diana Seo quickly realized that she wanted more interaction with people. She began working for a doctor and then she got the itch for her own business. “My first try was to create