Doesn’t this photo say it all?  I’m just so happy that someone out there has figured out how to calm all the crazy.  As you’ll read below, Meredith defines success the way we all should.  It almost makes you want to forgive her for not being a sushi lover.

What business did you start up?

I started Calm the Crazy, LLC, a company that develops products that make life with kids easier…because more ease means more fun. We also believe that your life – your style, your attitude, who you are – shouldn’t stop simply because you have kids. So, we create products that are easy, smart, stylish and durable for moms (and dads!) by moms.  We are incredibly proud and excited about our first product – the Kikou: a unique and fashionable cover-up to protect your clothing from life’s little messes (a.k.a. spit-up, drool, snot). And it’s a great nursing cover, too! Read more

Multimedia maven Brooke Randazzo Eggert does everything in two’s:  raising two boys, building two companies, speaking at two upcoming Momtrepreneur Exchanges.  Like any double agent, Brooke aims to maintain her creative lifestyle while driving her businesses forward–and doing it with her sanity.  That’s 4 stars and 1 high-five for you, Brooke.

What business did you start up?

SpiffyMoms.com and r3 multimedia group. Read more

Pleshette did not mean to inspire momtrepreneurs.  She did what any practical mother would do: get inspiration from her child to do something great and figure out a way to make it profitable, too.  And doing it as a one-woman show–without the tightrope or circus juggling.

What business did you start up?

King’s Kids Childcare & Resource Center: home childcare that specializes in caring for children with special needs and catering to parents with special work schedules.

What motivated you to do it?

I am a single mom of a child diagnosed with a “special need”.  Like most single parents I needed to master the complicated task of working a job while taking care of my son.  One of the most difficult assignments of being a parent of a child with a special diagnosis, is finding a childcare facility that offers both quality care for children with special needs and flexibility to parents who don’t work the typical 9 to 5 job.  I took my son from daycare to daycare trying to find one that not only stated that they accepted children of all needs, but actually took care of them.  Quite frankly, the high level of patience, necessary training and care was and is hard to find in the childcare arena.

2007 was my turning point. I was laid off from my job and it was then that I decided to take a leap of faith and start my own business. So, when the door opened I jumped in with both feet and never looked back.  It was then that King’s Kids Childcare and Resource Center was born, the childcare home that provides quality care to children of “all abilities” and caters to parents with flexible work schedules.
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Jennifer James is the creator of Mom Bloggers Club.  And Mom Blog Magazine. And Pregnant Bloggers Club. And Mum Bloggers Club.  And Mom Vloggers Club. Oh, and she’s a speaker, too.  And then maybe a consultant as well.  (Tired yet?)  Humble beyond humble, Ms. James is doing a LOT of community gardening and has been bringing moms together for quite some time.  She’s ahead of all the curves.  We could all learn a thing or two from Ms. James.

What business did you start up?

I own a wide range of niche sites for moms from blogs to robust social networks. Read more

Nothing is more fantastic than being a Canadian momtrepreneur named Dusty.  Nothing.  Offering the world adorable products like the Snuggle Bum, Dusty shares all that she’s learned in this very brief time running an online baby store.

What business did you start up?

I actually purchased a business in September of 2009 after looking for about three years.  We found one that resonated with me and jumped in!  Read more