Posts Tagged ‘mompreneur’
Friday, January 27th, 2012
By Guest Blogger Virginia Champoux-Sokoloff
When I was young, no one told me what to expect out of life. They’d just say life is filled with ups and downs, so you gotta learn to roll with the punches. Good advice? Maybe. But what if all you needed to do was invest in what you have, trust your gut, go after what you want, and have fun doing it?
I graduated with a degree in Communications. I then climbed the professional ladder and landed a high pressure, demanding job in Public Relations for the International Air Transport Association. In the midst of it, I met an amazing man and got married.
From the very moment my husband Jay and I decided to share our lives together, we were faced with serious decisions. Jay suffers from cystic fibrosis, so a regular 9-5 job would be difficult since he would likely spend lots of time in the hospital. It then became our priority to shape our life in a certain way, so that we could deal with unexpected hospitalizations.
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Posted in Career, Kids, Marriage, Motherhood, Relationships | 6 Comments »
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
By Guest Blogger Maya Brenner
As a child, I always loved stones, beads and all things that sparkled. I used to take my mother’s hippie turquoise jewelry apart, only to put it back together, re-worked into a much better design… at least in my opinion. Years later, when it came time to choose a career, I pursued a master’s degree in social work. My interest in jewelry hadn’t exactly diminished, but I saw it more as a hobby at that time. Certainly not something one could have as a career.
So, I was 25 years old, working in New York City with drug-addicted adolescents and making beaded jewelry at night to calm my nerves. I always kept the latest issue of US Weekly on my desk at the office, and was fascinated with the celebrities and their style— something that my co-workers always found time to tease me about. I hated the clothes that social workers were expected to wear—our clothes needed to be conservative and not too stylish or revealing so as not to elicit “inappropriate” attention from the clients. Nothing even close to what I was seeing in the fashion magazines.
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Posted in Career | 16 Comments »
Monday, August 8th, 2011
Happy Monday ladies! I’m baaaack!
I’m sorry that I hardly checked in over the past couple of weeks, but my vacation ended up becoming a bit chaotic at times, and so when there was downtime, I sat on my ass and watched my boys laugh and sing. Laugh and sing.
I closed up shop on Wednesday, July 20th, hoping to sneak in 2 1/2 weeks of vacation (instead of 2), but as John Lennon said it best, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” So, after I declared vacation, I ended up shooting a pilot for a TV show and delaying my vacation a few days. I don’t want to breathe too much life into it right now, as it’s in the infancy stage, and it’s far from in the bag, but it would be a dream job and I will keep you posted as I move through the motions.
Here are some pics from the shoot.
Finding the right shoes for this sexy Cavalli dress
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Tags: A Vacation Fit for a Mompreneur, john lennon, life is fragile, Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans, maine, mompreneur, summer vacation
Posted in Career, Kids | 8 Comments »
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
So when I told my friends I was off to New Orleans to speak at Mom 2.0 Summit, they were all like, “What’s a Mom conference?” Even I was a little skeptical, I’ll admit. It all could have sounded a little bit flowery– sounding perhaps like a bitch session with a bunch of moms getting together, hanging and kvetching about motherhood and trying to learn the tools to become a better parent.
Well, that could NOT have been further from the truth. The “Moms” I met this weekend were “knock your socks off” capable. These were no silver-spoon mamas. These were serious rockstars. And the Brands that came, came to play ball.
When I arrived in NOLA, having left the 40 degree Montreal weather behind, and walking right into the 88 degree humidity, I realized I had packed all wrong. But hey, I just surrendered and watched my hair-do become a hair-don’t. My cab brought me directly to the clean and sunny Ritz Carlton, and that was lovely of course. I left my bags in the room and headed downstairs to meet the “Mompreneurs,” many of them whose Blogs and websites I have followed, but never met.
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Posted in Career, Kids, Money, Motherhood | 23 Comments »
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
So it’s 2011. Maybe your kids are all in school now, and maybe you’ve decided that this is the year you’re going to get creative – in every sense of the word. Maybe you’ve decided that you’re going to get off the fence and contribute to society. That you’re going to contribute to your household income. That you’re going to leave your high stress job in search of flexibility and balance. Maybe you need to work for financial reasons, maybe you don’t. But one thing is for certain… MomPreneurship is big business.
What is a mompreneur you may ask? (more…)
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Posted in Career, Kids, Motherhood | 38 Comments »
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Happy International Women’s Day! Today we celebrate ALL women, ALL over the globe. Here’s to you, ladies!
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Posted in Beauty, Career | 5 Comments »
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Hi Ladies,
Happy Friday! For today’s Blog, I wanted to keep you updated on a few nice things that have happened this week. Yesterday was a big day. I finally finished the book! I was sitting at Second Cup cafe, I clicked “save,” closed the file, and actually got teary eyed when it was all done. It felt like giving birth all over again. That sense of accomplishment you feel when it’s all over. All 11 chapters, with their 9 key points per chapter (hence 99 points). I still have the book’s introduction to write, and of course, my thank you page. It feels surreal. I guess timing is everything in life, and I just couldn’t pass up this incredible opportunity. It’s been full days, not leaving the house (or cafe), no gym, and I’ve been working my ass off. But it feels great, and I’m not complaining.
I also wanted to share with you that I have been officially chosen by ABC’s The View (Yes as in Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar, Whoopi Golderg and Sherri Shepherd) to be an Ambassador for the show, to represent the Mom community. I was honored that they believed in me and chose me, considering my voice is very new to the mom community. It’s exciting. You girls know how I love all things women and talk related. It’s gonna be fun. I’ll keep you posted along the way on how it goes. So if you have any suggestions for guests you’d love to see on the show, come to MOI! Ha ha. For real!
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Posted in Career, Friendship, Kids, Relationships | 12 Comments »
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