‘Tis the season of indoor play in NYC, and although it’s not my favorite season, I do try to get creative for the kiddos on the weekends. I am excited to share a new play space with you that is different from others I’ve seen. The GIANT Room mixes art with science, and is filled with the most challenging, yet fun activities for our little ones; from giant blank canvases for art making, to complicated tech tools they can put together and break apart, to laser cutters and 3D printers, this room is fully equipped to make our children feel GIANT. It is a colorful, safe, and educational environment for our kids to learn and explore independently, with the help of their female founders who have a background in early childhood education. It’s a space where kids can design clothing, make a mural, build a toy car, learn coding, and basically create anything they can think of. I can’t wait to take the girls to this Chelsea children’s paradise!
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2019 Holiday Gift Guide
If you’re looking for some help with your holiday shopping, I’m here to hook you up, and hopefully make this season slightly less stressful!
Read moreGugu Guru - A One-Stop-Shop For All Things Baby...
I remember the feelings of insecurity and anxiety when I was having my first baby, as if it were yesterday. Becoming a mother, and all of the unknown can be incredibly overwhelming, particularly when it comes to all of the baby “stuff” you need. The market is so saturated with products, and stores only promote and have knowledge regarding what they are currently selling. Moms need an honest and reliable resource for all things baby, and Monica Banks, aka the Gugu Guru, has filled this gap! Monica created an incredible lifestyle and parenting quiz, powered by an algorithm, that allows experts in the baby market to provide product recommendations suiting your personal needs. They are not fueled by any advertising dollars, it’s just straight up great advice from the people who know best. I cannot tell you how helpful this would’ve been for me in my beginnings of parenthood! It eliminates so much time stressing about giving your babies the best, and figuring out what that even means. Gugu Guru is your new BFF!
Read moreInkwell - Back To Work
Manon DeFelice is a woman I admire. She has taken my mantra of women supporting women to the next level, opening up her recruiting company almost five years ago, catering to women requiring flexibility in the workplace. There are so many brilliant, talented women out there who held important positions at work but left after motherhood, and never felt empowered or encouraged enough to return to their previous employment because they wanted to be present for their new families. This is a challenge I see even with my own group of friends, who would love the opportunity to launch a company or assist in building a start-up, but feel it would take too much time away from their children. Manon created Inkwell with these women in mind, and helps place women in the work force who need to work remotely, or have a shortened work week. Flexibility is the foundation of her business, and she provides financial rewards to the clients who give referrals. Her business is what supporting women is all about, so if you are feeling the itch to get back in it, shoot her an email.
Read moreMASSE - The App Version of Me!
There’s a new app in town, and it was founded by two veterans of the e-commerce world, Lizzy Brockhoff and Elizabeth Shaffer, and the app is called MASSE. When we first met, the day of their launch, I was astounded by what they’d created. It was literally Mama & Tata in an app, and it was genius. Essentially, they sought out to create a resource for women, particularly mothers, where there was shared, tried and true, reliable information on products. They wanted to create a space for friends and colleagues to share their experience with products, in order to easily find the best options. Just like me, they are about sharing information that is free, meaning no paid advertising or dishonest sponsored information. Simply a way to easily go back to friends and family for some good advice regarding what’s on the market. I have a feeling we will be seeing a lot more of these women, as their app becomes a big success.
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