Motivating Other Moms

On this episode of Motivating Other Moms, Rosemary talks to Navyn Salem about her non-profit organization, Edesia. Navyn discusses juggling being a mom and an entrepreneur, while passionately trying to end malnutrition in Africa, and other areas around the world.    Key Takeaways: [00:01:39] Navyn talks about how she started with Edesia. [00:03:41] Navyn discusses her first research trip to Africa. [00:05:49] Navyn shares the history of Plumpy'Nut. [00:07:10] Navyn explains juggling her family and entrepreneurship. [00:08:26] A look at Africa. [00:11:06] Taking your kids abroad to learn. [00:15:24] Exposing your children to safe and unsafe situations around the world. [00:18:36] Funding for Edesia. [00:21:20] Navyn's supporting husband. [00:23:54] Overcoming fear and expanding Edesia. [00:26:18] Grants and other funding for Edesia. [00:27:00] New products. [00:27:57] Why Edesia is a infrastructure investment. [00:29:47] About the products and how they work, and why they're important. [00:36:41] How to contrib

Heather Barrow joins Rosemary Nickel to talk about an important topic – high risk pregnancies. Today, she shares her personal story on her high risk pregnancy and why she wanted to make a difference in Tampa, Florida and all over the US. She is the founder of High Risk Hope, a charity organization that gives the much needed support and encouragement to other moms on bed rest or who have a child in the NICU. Rosemary and Heather talk about the things you can do to comfort a high risk pregnancy mom, things not to say, and how you can help someone on today's show.    Key Takeaways: 2:00 – Heather shares her story about her son, Hill.  6:25 – Many of the moms that High Risk Hope has helped are volunteering in Heather's organization once they are better.  8:30 – Heather gets to see 2,500+ kids grow up and that's one of the biggest rewards for her.  12:00 – Rosemary shares her niece’s story of losing a children through a high risk pregnancy.  17:00 – Heather recently read an interesting study about singing to a chi

Kiersten Hathcock is a second time guest on Rosemary's show. She was featured on Shark Tank to help fund her startup called Mod Mom Furniture. Her company has blossomed remarkably since the last time Kiersten sat down on MOM. She also created the Little Light project, which helps sensitive children, grieving parents, and sexually abused victims find a more spiritual path in life. On the show, she talks a little bit about her divorce, becoming a medium, and how you can help your sensitive child grow and cope with the noisy world outside.    Key Takeaways: 2:30 – Kiersten catches up with Rosemary and talks about her personal life.  6:10 – Kiersten still lives with her ex-husband, but they're making it work for their kids.  13:45 – Rosemary asks about Kiersten's non-profit, the Little Light project.  19:20 – Is going to a medium dangerous?  25:18 – A lot of people might not remember they've been sexually abused when they were younger until they hit their 40s or have had life changing event.  30:45 – Kids today h

Today's Motivating Other Moms guest is Elizabeth Sarquis. Elizabeth has helped develop games that make a big difference and impact on the world. She and her family have developed a fantastic game called Sidekick Cycle and 50% of the game's proceeds go to helping children with poor or rural backgrounds receive a new bicycle. She talks to Rosemary about some important topics like her company, her family, and signs that your child may have an eating disorder on today's show.    Key Takeaways: 2:00 – Elizabeth talks about how she got started in the gaming industry.  7:30 – Elizabeth shares tips on how you can get your kids to be more involved in giving back.  14:00 – Dental care is so important and it's amazing a lot of people don't even have access to it.  20:30 – Global Gaming Initiative is a family run business.  25:00 – Elizabeth's kids love calling her and talking to her regularly.  30:20 – Elizabeth shares tips on how she got her kids to open up more with her.  34:30 – Actions speak louder than words and yo

Patricia Rossi is the host of NBC Daytime’s weekly Manners Minute which airs in 165 syndicated television markets. Her best-selling debut book Everyday Etiquette: How to Navigate 101 Common and Uncommon Social Situations (St. Martin’s Press 2011) is currently in its fifth printing. Patricia is a nationally acclaimed business etiquette coach, spokesperson, author, and columnist. She has been featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Real Simple, HGTV, and many other publications. Professional sports teams, universities, corporations, and other audiences love her fun, interactive seminars on business etiquette and social influence. She lives in Florida with her husband Bobby and their two sons Jackson and Harrison. Topics covered in this show:  How to End a Conversation   How to Handle “The Conversation Rambler”   What are the best Hostess Gifts?   What is the etiquette around re-gifting?   How to deal with crazy family members at holiday parties.   Proper etiq

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Motivating Other Moms, mompreneur of the month!!    LaTara Bussey: Single Mom of two beautfiul boys Mompreneur - Life ReBrand Specialist, Speaker, Author, Dream Laucher  Listen in as LaTara and I discuss the unspoken truth behind money and mompreneurship.  LaTara's courage to share and ask for help is inspiring! If you feel lead share this episode and link it back to MotivatingOtherMoms.com/LataraBussey and her Go Fund Me Campaign    THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OTHER MOMPRENEURS!!       If you know a mompreneur who has a crowdfunding campaign and would like to have her spot ligthed here on M.O.M. Radio please contact info@motivatingothermoms.com         

Rosemary Nickel of Motivating Other Moms interviews mompreneur Debi Lilly of A Perfect Event. For transcripts of this show go to www.motivatingothermoms.com/debililly They discuss quick and easy ways to put on a perfect event at your home! (make sure to read Debi's amazing bio below...think Oprah!!) We cover: Table Decor Staples that you should have on hand in your pantry at all times Modern Day Invitation Etiquette  Simple Food Prep Ideas What Kind of Drinks to Serve at Your Party Debi Lilly is on a one woman mission to inspire, educate, and share her twenty years of party planning and stylist tips, tricks, and DIY designs to elevate celebrations for any occasion, everywhere, coast to coast. These and more of her stylist secrets are shared in her new book "A Perfect Event", as well as her new seasonal eMagazine, "A Perfect Event" Working for more than ten years on The Oprah Winfrey Show as Oprah's "Favorite Pro", she planned Oprah's 50th on air live birthday party celevration and designed florals, decor, sty

Jeannie Spiro was sick of working in Corporation America and knew she had an inner calling to do more. She eventually quit her job to work on her own business and help other mom entrepreneurs. Rosemary asks her a couple of questions about how she was able to achieve it and she talks a little bit about how other moms can successfully manage and prepare themselves to own their own business.   Key Takeaways: 5:45- When Jeannie joined a smaller company, she was able to learn the entrepreneurial ropes through her boss at the time.  9:30 – The mindset you need is to really prepare yourself. Have a bit of money saved, get a support system, and take care of the details.   14:00 – Jeanie has special marketing days. She focuses on her blog, newsletter, webinars, and social media.  17:22 – How do you convince your husband that what you're doing is great? Jeannie says let your partner see inside your business. Share the good news with him, share the bad news, and the other ups and downs of a business. .  23:00 – Jeannie

Abby Theuring is a big advocate for breastfeeding your own children. She is the owner of www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com/ and was recently on the news for sharing some of her opinions about breastfeeding and why it's good for your children. She is also a self-identified attachment parent and today talks to Rosemary a little bit about what that means and how you can maybe become one too.    Key Takeaways: 2:00 – There's a lot of moms who want to breast feed their children, but are afraid of the stigma. Abby tries to help with that. 4:45 – She struggled with breast feeding at the beginning. 8:45 – What is attachment parenting? It's taking a more 'villager' old-fashion approach to just holding your baby more, sleeping with your baby more, and giving your baby more sense of touch than what modern times provides. It's not a club, just an idea of how you can be closer to your child. 11:05 – When I became a mother, I didn't know what was going on. She was very disconnected to her mothering instincts and it took her a

M.O.M. Radio Show #40 - Ally Loprete   Ally Loprete runs a non-profit business directory for parents called OurMilkMoney.com. The idea behind the business was to help support other parents who are selling products you need. If you ever find yourself in need of household products, childcare services, and more, you can always go to OurMilkMoney.com and buy a product provided by a parent. Today Ally joins Rosemary to talk about how she was able to make her business succeed as a busy mom.   Key Takeaways: 3:50 – As a new mom, she was unhappy to send her child to daycare. She wanted to be there with her child, but she also needed the second income to support her family. 10:10 – Moms are judged for almost everything and it can be overwhelming. Mom's need the support. 13:15 – Don't be afraid to ask for help and look for help else where if someone is making you feel bad for it.  15:30 – Corporate American is becoming more flexible with parents because they don't want to lose their top performers. 17:20 – Ally did it

Take control of your business and develop a strategy to move your business from your basement to a internationally recgonized business.   In a world full of start up businesses, how did Julie Cole of Mabel's Labels and her partner grow from a basement startup to an award winning celebrity endorsed international phenomenon?   Listen to this interview to see how this mom of 6 and her partner used word of mouth marketing to build this amazing business. We will talk about marketing, branding, social media, family, homework, autism, The Today Show, partnerships, Contracts, Failure, and so much more! Want to hear more shows like this one?  Head over to Motivating Other Moms website for more episodes of M.O.M. Radio         

What does Whitney Bishop, the Kentucky Derby, Indy 500, Oprah, Pastor T.D. Jakes, Gilda Radner, and Dave Chappelle, have in common? Listen to Motivating Other Moms Radio to find out!  This is such a FUN, EXCITING, and ENLIGHTENING episode!!   Whitney is an enthusiastic agent of change who delights in being of service to women entrepreneurs, small business owners, non-profit leaders and organizations who need help moving forward during times of change and opportunity.  Whitney has leveraged her 20+ years of experience in training, meeting facilitation, mentoring and non-profit leadership to develop a simple and effective framework for moving forward known as "Make 3 Changes™" She serves clients all over the country from her home office in Lousiville, KY.  She lives with her husband Chris, a couple of big dogs and a really fat cat. They have two creative and talented children, Parker and Caitlyn, and the most adorable 9-month old granddaughter in the entire world.      Make 3 Changes Make a difference in your w

Holly Homer is stay at home mother of three boys. She writes Kids Activities Blog and runs Business 2 Blogger (A site that matches bloggers with businesses who want bloggers to write about them).  She never expected her blogging hobby to become full time job! On June 10, 2014 her first book written with Rachel Miller was released - 101 Kids Activities That Are the Bestest, Funnest Ever!   Listen in on our converstation as Holy shares her journey and as I ask the questions we all wonder about. Do activity/craft bloggers really do all those activites?   Can you really make a living blogging? How much time does it take to be a successful blogger?   All this and more!  

In this episode of Motivating Other Moms Radio, Rosemary Nickel interviews Janette Gleason who has an 11-year-old son with Asperger’s and Autism. She speaks about her journey as a small business owner, wife and mother of three whom at one point stopped paying her mortgage, lost her house and hit rock bottom. Janette never gave up and turned her life around. She is now an author, speaker, runs her own business and has a team of virtual assistants to help meet her goals. If you’ve ever struggled and want some inspiration then you need to listen to this podcast. Looking for links mentioned in the show?  Click the link below http://motivatingothermoms.com/janettegleason/  

Joleene Moody is a nationally known speaker and client closing expert for women entrepreneurs, specializing in speaker training and coaching. She guides these amazing women to a place where they can incorporate their purpose-driven message to write kick-a$$ presentations and find or create speaking gigs that generate cash and hi-paying clients. Joleene studies what’s working NOW to help women entrepreneurs make more money, build confidence and grow a lucrative and sustainable business. With her on-fire, no-nonsense comedic approach, Joleene energetically guides her clients through self-esteem, growth and money issues that may keep them from becoming the remarkable leaders they are meant to be!

  Stacie Walker is an Internet Business Strategist, International Best-Selling Author, Podcast Producer, Business Coach and Mentor. Stacie has been known as a success driven entrepreneur ever since her journey began in 2008. That's the year she left her secure career in the Psychiatry Department at the University of Texas Health Science Center. In just a few short years Stacie now has a thriving business doing doing something that I’m truly passionate about - frequent vacations, spending quality time with her growing family,  and helping people around the world create their own entrepreneurial dreams.

Jessica Rhodes is the founder and President of ESS – Entrepreneur Support Services, a business providing various admin and marketing support services to busy entrepreneurs and small business owners. Entrepreneur Support Services is the parent company to InterviewConnections.com, the premier source for booking outstanding guests for your podcast.In addition to finding and booking great guests for her client’s podcasts, Jessica and her team help successful entrepreneurs get booked on other shows so they can share their message with the world and gain valuable exposure for their business. Jessica founded ESS so she could stay at home with her son Nathan, who she often refers to as her vice president!  

Mom Business Coach Rosemary Nickel interviews the most inspiring and successful mompenuers. We pull back the curtain, share vulnerable moments with lessons we’ve learned along the way and solid business tips. MOM Radio will leave you saying “I CAN DO IT!”   Rosemary Nickel is Described as the Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Phil for Moms,  offering wonderful parenting advice and valuable motivation for moms who are juggling business and family.  If you're feeling overwhelmed with everything that's going on, you might just need that motivating touch that Rosemary provides in every show.