Archive for the 'Interviews' Category
Do you find yourself forgetting little tidbits of information? Is cousin Sara’s name spelled with or without the “h” at the end? Is her birthday on the 11th or the 12th? What did that mechanic tell me about rotating my tires? Perhaps your schedule is so complicated that a day planner just isn’t enough. Wouldn’t [...]
Belly Buster Parties Make Dieting Fun And Being A Consultant Even More Fun
I recently got the opportunity to interview a woman who’s a consultant for a diet business that is something I’ve never seen before. Becca is a consultant for Belly Buster Diet which is a new business that offers their customers a chance to lose weight starting out with a Belly Buster party and going on [...]
Belly Buster Parties Make Dieting Fun And Being A Consultant Even More Fun
I recently got the opportunity to interview a woman who’s a consultant for a diet business that is something I’ve never seen before. Becca is a consultant for Belly Buster Diet which is a new business that offers their customers a chance to lose weight starting out with a Belly Buster party and going on [...]
Most parents know what it’s like when it comes to babies and drool. It’s plentiful. Many babies and even toddlers have a never ending drool problem that can soak through many outfits. Then when parents try to use a bib, they don’t look all that great or they just don’t hold up to their needs. [...]
Most parents know what it’s like when it comes to babies and drool. It’s plentiful. Many babies and even toddlers have a never ending drool problem that can soak through many outfits. Then when parents try to use a bib, they don’t look all that great or they just don’t hold up to their needs. [...]
One Mom Helps Other Mom’s Work From Home
If you’re a mom and you’re looking to work from home then Lisa Paredes just might be your best friend. A work at home mom herself, she has recently started a website that is an online resource guide for working from home. Membership is free, so any mom looking for information on starting a home [...]
One Mom Helps Other Mom’s Work From Home
If you’re a mom and you’re looking to work from home then Lisa Paredes just might be your best friend. A work at home mom herself, she has recently started a website that is an online resource guide for working from home. Membership is free, so any mom looking for information on starting a home [...]
MJennings Designs Is Not Just Another Jewelry Business
MJennings Designs is not just another jewelry business because this hand crafted beaded jewelry is a business that Melissa Jennings, a work-at-home mom, runs inbetween taking care of her own family. Her jewelry is personalized for each person. Including jewelry that features your name or the names of people you love. What inspired you to [...]
Keep Your Kids On Time While Making It Fun
In many households around the world that has children in it is bound to have problems getting things done on time. That’s a part of life. Or at least it was. Moschel Kadokura is the inventor of On∙Task On∙Time for Kids, a product that can make being on time fun for your kids. By including [...]
Keep Your Kids On Time While Making It Fun
In many households around the world that has children in it is bound to have problems getting things done on time. That’s a part of life. Or at least it was. Moschel Kadokura is the inventor of On∙Task On∙Time for Kids, a product that can make being on time fun for your kids. By including [...]
An Interview With The Mom Behind The Gigi Blanki Co.
Heather Gaston created one of the most loved items amongst moms who have young children. Thanks to her version of the “Blanki” many moms don’t have to fight with full size blankets when it’s time to pack up their childs’ security blanket anymore. Ivillage.com has even voted The Gigi Blanki the worlds best blankie! How [...]
An Interview With The Mom Behind The Gigi Blanki Co.
Heather Gaston created one of the most loved items amongst moms who have young children. Thanks to her version of the “Blanki” many moms don’t have to fight with full size blankets when it’s time to pack up their childs’ security blanket anymore. Ivillage.com has even voted The Gigi Blanki the worlds best blankie! How [...]
Get Your Words 'Tweaked' By TweakMyWords
I recently got the pleasure to exchange emails with a woman who will put your grammar mistakes in their place. That’s right, I’m talking about Belinda Bombei of TweakMyWords.com. If you find yourself needing a human proof-reader, you can submit what you wrote to the website where you can get it checked for as little [...]
The WAHM Behind Sweet Greetings
I recently got the opportunity to do an interview with the woman behind Sweet Greetings, a business that provides lawn announcements for those who are interested in announcing to the world about the new bundle of joy in their family, and other occasions. What type of business is Sweet Greetings? Sweet Greetings is a Personalized [...]
I recently posted about Kim, the owner of K-Notes, and I decided she’d be a great woman to also get an interview with as well. Kim’s products are so great looking that I couldn’t resist taking a moment to point out a couple of her products that are my favorites: The first image to the [...]
What is the Reverse Funnel System?
If you’ve spent much time online looking for a way to get rich quick, you’ve definitely stumbled across ads for Ty Coughlin’s Reverse Funnel System. I know I’ve run a couple them. I recently had an opportunity to speak with one of my contacts, Dr. M. about it. What are people using the Reverse Funnel [...]
Interview with the Creator of the OnTray
Laura Hamrick, the creator on the OnTray, a clip-on shopping cart tray, took a few moments recently to speak with our special correspondent Lisa Di Clemente. Laura, tell us about the creative process for developing the OnTray. What inspired you, and what was the development process? I was in the grocery store two Novembers ago [...]
Car Magnet Business Opportunity
Although young drivers represent only 6.6% of the nation’s licensed drivers, they are involved in 14.8% of fatal crashes. The Rookie Driver Car Magnet, a brainchild of Corinne Fortenbacher and her teenage son Austin, is an easy way to alert other drivers that a novice driver is behind the wheel. The magnet comes in three [...]
Meet The Jen Behind Premade Scrapbooks by Jen
Appleton Post-Crescent: Q: As a stay-at-home mom, you’ve got your hands full with a 2-year-old, a 4-year-old and another on the way. Do you figure you’re building this business for the future? A: While I am doing this as a business for the future, I don’t want to take away from my primary job, which [...]
Breaking into the toy and game industry these days is a challenging (if not impossible) feat for small businesses who invent creative and educational family board games. Hats off to Brainiac Games, Inc. for their unique new board game that teaches children about the importance of safety. I had an opportunity to interview Tamara Purcell, [...]
Fort Worth Business Press: Stay-at-home-mom-turned-entrepreneur [Nancy] Carter entered the home-based boutique clothing business last year, as a consultant for New York-based clothier Etcetera. She sells the upscale designer line from her living room in trunk shows. The University of Texas finance grad used to handle medical malpractice claims but finds direct-sale clothing shows much more [...]
The Woman Behind Robinette Design
I recently had the pleasure to meet the woman who not only runs Robinette Design, but the crocheted products that she sells are crocheted by her. Angel is a good example for all the mom’s out there who want to take something they love and turn it into a business. What inspired you to start [...]
Interview with the New Owner of BusinessMoms.net
Last month, Bunmi Zalob sold BusinessMom.net on eBay for $3,050. At the time of the sale, we ran an interview I did with Bunmi. Today, we have a brief chat with the new owner, Janice Clark. You recently purchased BusinessMom.net. What attracted you the website? I love the idea of being able to help develop [...]
Business.MaineToday.com: Q: How did you get started? A: My friend Kelly L’Heureux was the former owner. She’s another soccer mom who lives in Falmouth, and had the business in her home and was selling it, so I bought it from her. She had bought it several years before, when it was the Poplar Ridge Cookie [...]
Florida Today: Mary Davis of Cocoa wanted advice on how to start her own business, so she went to the bookstore to find it. Instead, she found no books on the topic of how to be a mom and an entrepreneur at the same time. So the aspiring business owner and aspiring mother struck out [...]
Cynthia Sweeley of Menu Master on Starting Up
The following interview is with Cynthia Sweeley, President of Menu Master, Inc. Cynthia launched a successful home-based business 13 years ago as a single parent with a poverty level income. Despite many obstacles and difficulties, she built this ground level business into one of the most successful menu and placemat companies in the United States. [...]
BusinessMom.net For Sale, Plus an Interview
Bunmi Zalob is selling BusinessMom.net on eBay. The current bid is $1,025.00. You can access the auction here: ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?item=140152860786. I recently had a chance to ask Bunmi a few questions about the site. What is BusinessMom.net? BusinessMom.net is the largest social networking site just for mom (and dad) business owners. The site consists of franchisees, [...]
Dan Portnoy wanted to make a movie. So, instead of spending his days dreaming about what it would be like to be a big-time Hollywood director, or studying the minutia of filmmaking and watching movies in his basement, he made one. And it’s good. Plus, as you’ll read in my interview, it has an inexpensive [...]
A Mom's Balancing Act: Dessert Shop and Family
The Arizona Republic: Teri Ponticello moved to Arizona from New Jersey with her family last summer to find 115-degree temperatures and no Italian-ice shops. “We were dying!” Ponticello said. That December, she and husband Gordon opened Teri’s Italian Ice in Ahwatukee. On most days, the couple are in the shop by 9:30 a.m., and they [...]
Work at home moms, and momprenuers, are a driving force in our industry. The website BizyMoms.com has recently launched their newest local website www.BizymomsPhoenix.com. I had the opportunity to sit down with Susan Hutson, their Community Director, and asked her a few questions about the focus and direction the website is taking. My questions are [...]
Dunwoody Mom's Invention Gives Shorties A Lift
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: If you’ve visited a public restroom in a Whole Foods location or at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport lately, you may have noticed a new convenience — the Step ‘n Wash. Joi Sumpton, a mother of two, was sick of hoisting her kids up to wash their hands and realized there was something missing in [...]
Selling Mary Kay Helps Mom Balance Career And Time With Kids
OC Register: Describe your business: I am an independent consultant for Mary Kay. I sell skincare products and cosmetics. Why did you start this business: I started using Mary Kay’s Time Wise line about18 months ago and my face looks amazing now. I get compliments all the time and people can’t believe I just turned [...]
Every Day is a Miracle for NY Businesswoman
The following is a guest post by Donna Bliss of My Miracle Baby, Inc. Even in the worst of times, I believed in miracles… Why wouldn’t I? My family and business are all tied together in one neat package as the result of a tiny little miracle named Jillian. And in the period of 6 [...]
The Northwestern: Q You could very well be the patron saint for stay-at-home-moms who want to work. You created your own firm at home and it grew like gangbusters. How did you get it going? A A lot of it was word of mouth. It was friends and family who owned businesses. I didn’t do [...]
Financial Planner And Mom Doles Outs Common Sense Advice On Money
Lower Hudson Online: Gayle S. Lob, a certified financial planner who lives in New Rochelle and owns Gayle Lob Financial Strategies in White Plains, offers her clients a healthy dose of common sense gleaned from the raising of her own children, who are now adults. Her goal? Help parents keep their financial sanity and raise [...]
Guardian Angels Watch Over This Business
Weekend Entrepreneur: Becky DeYoung wanted to start a home-based business. When I asked her if she had a mentor she told me, “I don’t consider people as mentors but as guardian angels above and here on Earth. My mom’s sister Suzie died in 2004. She was so full of life, and we had a very [...]
