Mom Entrepreneurs 2
As a follow-up to my previous post on Mom Entrepreneurs, I wanted to highlight 3 other mom entrepreneurs that I’m very familiar with:
- Wendy Bird: Wendy is the founder of the very successful MyPrincessPearls.com. My Princess Pearls sells pearl jewelry that has been hand-crafted by women in Thailand and the Phillipines. Not only do they sell gorgeous jewelry (my wife has some), but they also help out the women that have been rescued from dire circumstances, many of them living in temporary housing, and raising children on their own. Through employment, their lives, and the lives of their children, are lifted. Greaty story and Great company. I was honored to recently have been asked to serve on their board.
- Kelly Anderson: Kelly is the Founder and CEO of Sweet and Charming. Sweet & Charming is a children’s experience based retail company for children aged 3-10 with a castle theme. Kelly is incredibly motivated and has already placed in a few business plan competitions across the country.
- Rachael Herrscher: Rachael is the founder and CEO of Today’s Mama. Today’s Mama strives to simplify motherhood by making parenting resources accessible and easy to use. They have created handbooks, “mama pages”, and an online store with the goal of helping mothers. They have recently started to franchise their idea with terrific response.
I admire each of these women for their hard work, dedication, and life-balancing skills. I commend them for their efforts and wish them the best of luck in the future.
I wonder what it’s like being a mom entrepreneur? How do they balance their life? Do you know any other mom entrepreneurs that are juggling motherhood and entrepreneurship?
[...] He asked for comments on his blog, http://brockblake.com/2006/08/23/mom-entrepreneurs-2/ and I had to laugh, hardly any mom entrepreneurs will likely comment because they don’t have time! So, I will comment here and there. If you can, go comment on his site!! This is how my day has gone so far: [...]
How do we do it all? We don’t. We can’t. Or else we will go insane! Mom entrepreneurs and starters of non-profits have to be extremely judicious with their time and activities. I’m not the best at this, but here is what I personally do: I choose to NOT have a spic and span home. At the same time, I have taught my three oldest kids to be contributors in the home and each of them has to do 3 meaningful chores a day. It really helps. I choose to not make a fantastic meal every single darn night (it’s okay to have pancakes or pizza toast for dinner here and there). I also have come to the realization that my four kids don’t have to be involved in every single activity, sport, music program, or club. I allow them to participate in the top two things they show the most talent for each year and call it good. This has freed up our calendar tremendously and helped the entire household relax a bit, especially me! Also, no matter how poor we have been through school, through starting up our own businesses and non-profit, etc. my husband and I ALWAYS go on a date each Friday night. This helps us reconnect and regroup, not to mention give me one meal a weak where I actually can sit down and finish my food. But whatever you mom entrepreneurs do out there…keep your family your first priority. Don’t allow your family to get dysfunctional just so that you can fulfill YOUR dreams. The time will come when our kids are all in school, or even grown up and gone, and it will be then when we can focus most of our efforts on our business or non-profit. Timing.
Congrats to Rachael Herrscher of Today’s Mama who just received FUNDING. To learn more about Rachael Herrscher, visit my blog, http://www.startupPrincess.com; she is featured on our site! What an inspiration for us mom entrepreneurs trying to follow in her footsteps…(and Wendy Bird’s for that matter!!)