Expert Blogger Panel::
Market Mommy ® is proud to have a panel of women who are experts in their field, willing to share their knowledge with our readers. Each blogger has a wealth of information to offer about business, family, marketing and making it all work. Beginning in June 2011, each fabulous mom entrepreneur will provide a guest blog post every 6-8 weeks. We truly hope you enjoy their contributions. Here is a look at our fabulous panel::
Bola Ajumobi
Bola Ajumobi is a mom of two young boys with a health care background and owns the online children’s bookstore; SlimyBookworm.com where busy parents or gift shoppers can take advantage of the complimentary gift suggestion service to find just the right books for the kids in their lives. She loves interacting with other moms-in-business and exchanging insights on running a business.
Lucinda CrossLucinda Cross is a teacher, an innovator, a change agent and an author. Lucinda uses speaking, training and mentoring to help business moms attract quality clients and grow their business effortlessly by becoming an expert in their field. She is the author of Corporate Mom Dropouts and has a blog by the same name.
Amber DavisAmber Davis is a 17 year direct sales associate with The Lonagberger Co. and currently director for at Thirty One Gifts. Holding a degree in business administration and marketing, she previously worked in the business industry. After the birth of her second child; family took priority over work and she left her full time position. Now a mother of four, she believes firmly in direct Sales and the endless opportunity it provides! "I can't imagine ever returning to a traditional 9-5 job," she said. She firmly believes in doing what works for your family. She helps her husband on the family farm and writes her own blog: Adventures in Farm Life. This, she said, is a work in progress and mostly serves to share family photos. In her free time she loves to travel and enjoys volunteering.
Mindee DoneyMindee Doney: Author, Inventor (Boogie Wipes®), Idea Consultant.Tired of chasing her kids runny noses, Mindee herself ran with an idea she had for a saline infused nose wipe she called a Boogie Wipe ®. In 2007, she partnered with Julie Pickens and by 2011 grew her concept, to $12 million in sales, with distribution to 50,000 retail locations in 8 countries. She managed all PR, marketing and branding herself and landed Boogie Wipes® on the Today Show, The Big Idea with Donny Deutch, Good Morning America, in People Magazine, The NY Times and countless others. She is the author of Get your Own Juicebox – Confident Moms raising Capable Kids (May, 2012) and consults an exclusive group of start-ups through her company Juice Box Consulting.
Diane LangTherapist, educator, author and life coach Diane Lang has dedicated her career to helping people turn their lives around and is now on a mission to help them develop a sustainable positive attitude that can actually turn one into an optimist, literally. A parent herself, Lang has taught Positive Parenting to parents and written extensively on the benefits of using it with even the youngest children. She has also spoken or conducted seminars on postpartum depression, striving for balance versus having it all and practical tips on interviewing, networking and dressing for success and is the author of “Baby Steps: the Path from Motherhood to Career” & “Creating Balance & Finding Happiness”. Lang has an M.A. in Counseling and a B.A. in Liberal Arts from the New York Institute of Technology.
Shara Lawrence-Weiss Shara Lawrence-Weiss has a background in education, early childhood, special needs, freelance and marketing. She owns various websites including: Mommy Perks, Kids Perks, Personal Child Stories, Early Childhood News and Resources and Pine Media (co owner). Shara is an active member of her town charity group and a Library Board Member. Learn more about her at Mommy Perks.
Heather LopezHeather Lopez is a 30 something married mom to two toddlers. She is also the owner & founder of Heather Lopez Enterprises, a firm dedicated to assisting businesses and brands to connect to their consumers via social media, branding, marketing, pr and events. She is the mom behind the Super Mom Entrepreneur Conference & Expo, the Bloggin' Mamas Cruise Conference, Happy and Healthy Mom, WAHM Kiddie Swap and Become Better Brands. And, she is also now the owner of The Mom Entrepreneur(R).
Jill SalzmanJill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, the world’s first and only kid-friendly collective of monthly meetups for mom entrepreneurs. A graduate of Brown University and law school, she started a music management firm and then a baby jewelry company before her current venture. Jill has been featured in national media outlets including People Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Daily Candy Kids, and WGN TV. In her spare time, Jill enjoys kloofing, baking, and erasing her daughters’ crayon artwork from the kitchen walls.