Crib Sheet #51: MyMompreneur.com’s Holly Suso.

My doppelganger apparently lives in the Bay Area.  Holly’s background in web development enables her to offer Twitter and Facebook classes, along with an entire online community for momtrepreneurs.  She’s so inspiring that I vow to skip the mompreneur vs. momtrepreneur debate on this one.  Just this once.  For 3 hours.

What business did you start up?

Mymompreneur.com is a network of mom entrepreneurs dedicated to providing a community for women seeking sisterhood, professional growth, and work-life balance while remaining true to their values. Our online MyMompreneur.com online magazine features stories of success, challenge, and empowerment for all levels of entrepreneurs, from the person with a desire to start their own business to the successful leader wishing to mentor others. Read more

Crib Sheet #49: BellyButtonBoutique.com’s Karla Trotman.

Karla inherited the entrepreneurial drive from a previous generation of movers and shakers; her parents are both entrepreneurs.  This momtrepreneur turned her uncomfortable life experience into an online place of comfort for expecting women…(presumably all carrying future entrepreneurs).

What business did you start up?

BellyButtonBoutique.com, an online store that offers products of comfort and support for pre- and postnatal women.

What motivated you to do it?

One long and miserable pregnancy!  I couldn’t get comfortable Read more

Crib Sheet #48: Author and Speaker Brenda Nixon.

HiRes from Revell Award-winning author and speaker Brenda Nixon is a powerhouse of parental wisdom.  She “builds stronger families through parent empowerment” and offers parents a not only a fantastic resource for childrearing, but she also offers every late-blooming momtrepreneur much inspiration.  Check out her co-authored holiday title on YouTube available at Cracker Barrels everywhere.

What business did you start up?

I launched a vertical learning curve into the professional speaker circuit. After speaking in Read more

Crib Sheet #43: Organizing Philly’s Mia Carpiniello.

Headshot for Contact Us Page This attorney-turned-momtrepreneur fills us in on the major career switch — with two very little ones, to boot. My favorite part of her business?  Those “after” shots.

What business did you start up?

A professional organizing business, Organizing Philly, that helps residents and business-owners maximize their space and simplify their lives. Read more

Crib Sheet #41: Have Baby Will Travel’s Corinne McDermott.

With the New Year comes my usual list of 359,224 resolutions, the first of which is always to travel with my family more than we do.  And how clever of Corinne–she figured a lot of it out for us!  Thanks to yet another mom full of gumption and the ability to create what was missing for us all, Have Baby Will Travel is the go-to site for our (and our children’s) wanderlust.

What business did you start up?

Have Baby Will Travel – an online guide for family travel with babies & toddlers. It features destination information, useful links and articles, packing lists, and first-hand accounts from parents of trips they’ve taken with their babies and toddlers. Read more