Looking around the baby play group listening to the other moms talk about people like Kim Kardashian, she realized she was the oldest mom there by about 15 years. That’s when Robin Gorman Newman realized she needed a new play group. She thought there must be other women who have
Literally torn between being home for her family and working 80 hours a week, Sam hit a wall and created a venture around her feelings. “After a horrific two-hour commute home along a backed-up freeway, I found myself in the kitchen, screaming at my husband to make his own dinner
The number one question I get asked by moms is, “How can I get started as a writer?” Here’s what I’ve learned over twenty years of professionally writing and editing: 1. Consider school. Even if you weren’t Journalism major in college and did very little writing in your pre-children career,
{Holly Hurd and Laurie David} “My car has replaced the hearth as the center of my family life.” Many know her famous side as an environmental activist and producer of the Oscar winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, but Laurie David is also a mom with two teen-aged girls. Given all
“I’m one of those people who has a wealth of information on a lot of things but no one to share it with.” Stacey Bewkes is an avid reader – everything from The Times to Italian Vogue – she can’t find enough time in her day for all the interesting
“In my wildest dreams I never thought I’d be a software entrepreneur.” So how did Darcy Ahl go from riding with her 16 year old son on Hwy 95, to running a start-up company? It was an experience she had when her son had his learner’s permit. He was
{Jenny and daughter Stephanie} When you were a little girl, did you want a pony? Well Jenny Scwartz and Ann Brown will grant that wish to everyone with their new venture Equestrian Neightion. Both women have been avid riders all their lives. They met through their daughters who ride together
Tracy Fox had the entrepreneurial spirit early and took her father’s lead. Although he owned a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, Tracy’s father became one of the first chefs in Manhattan to open a gourmet take out shop. A cookbook followed and he helped Tracy open a restaurant
With four kids, ages 13 to 21, Colleen Bushby has her hands full as a single mom. Divorced for 8 years, Colleen is all about making her life, and the lives of other divorced women, “better, not bitter.” She remembers walking out of divorce court, after almost 15 years of
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