trendy mommies

Today on WCAP-AM 980 we are talking about moms and women in business.  Can you do it all? What about job searching in today’s tough economy? Here is a clip of the trendymommies weekly radio segment along with a few books as resources. READ THEM!

MOM Incorporated A Guide to Business & Baby by Aliza Sherman and Danielle Elliott Smith

Discover Your CEO Brand by Suzanne Bates

Trendymommies.com WCAP-AM 980

What a day!  We had the opportunity to attend the kickoff event for the Bark About Books initiative at the Tadpole Playground in Boston Common.  Mayor Menino, Billy Costa of Kiss 108 FM and Susan Meddaugh – Martha Speaks author/illustrator, and Creative Producer of the TV show Martha Speaks helped kick off the event. Ms. Meddaugh spoke about her wonderful series Martha Speaks.  She along with Mayor Menino read to the kids. It was fun! They also talked about the importance of having your kids continue to read in the summer!

WGBH-TV partnered with ReadBoston and WGBY to provide readers in Boston and Springfield with access to high quality children’s books, coupled with activities and reading incentives. Over the summer the Bark About Books! Massachusetts Summer Reading Initiative will distribute more than 5,000 books to children in Boston and Springfield communities.

So happy reading to you and your family!

WGBH-TV event with Boston Mayor Tom Menino

WGBH-TV event with Kiss 108 FM's Billy Costa

Susan Meddaugh of WGBH-TV Martha Speaks

As I have mentioned before I find inspiration in other’s stories of turning their passion (or their problem) into success. It’s Q&A time!  This week Andrea Buchanan, author of Live and Let Love, Notes from Extraordinary Women on the Layers, the Laughter and the Litter of Love answers our quick Q&A.

Q:  Tell us in a nutshell about your career and how you became a writer.

I write books as well as television and film and I’m a director and a producer.  My work has been mostly in the non-fiction/documentary area, however, over the last four years, I’ve been doing more scripted television and co-directed a short film with Jennifer Aniston which I wrote called “Room 10″.   I always wrote poetry and journaled, and just took that interest to the next level in non-scripted shows: The most famous is Behind The Music, where I honed my writing chops.

Q:  What would you tell other writers who are struggling?

There’s not a writer who isn’t struggling, so just know that you are not alone. It’s a very isolating business and there are days that are less productive than others. But if you sit down and work everyday, at least for an hour, something will come from that hour.  Something I learned from one of my writing mentors, is that there’s no such thing as a crappy first draft.  Write it, get it out, let someone read it, and then improve upon it.

Q:  Any advice for other women owned businesses?

Try to be kind to yourself every day. Stay present, have goals set, put them up somewhere so that you can see them. Surround yourself with people who will lift you up instead of tear you down.

Award Winning Filmmaker and author Andrea Buchanan’s new book is called Live and Let Love, Notes from Extraordinary Women on the Layers, the Laughter and the Litter of Love. It’s an essay of love written by some of America’s most fascinating and vibrant women.  Find out more here. 

I was so excited when I attended the Massachusetts Conference for Women back in December as it was a fun filled day of seminars, speaker conferences, meeting talented and successful entrepreneurs and soaking up all the information to make your business stand out.  It was there that I met Jen Groover  - an entrepreneur, designer, author, speaker and mentor. She is creator of the Butler Bag and founder of the launchers cafe (http://www.launcherscafe.com)

I’m glad I met her and read her latest book “What If & Why Not?”. I rarely have time to read a book but this was so informative and a must read for any woman looking to embark on a business adventure (or for those stuck in a current business looking for new ideas or new ways to address an old problem)  In this book she gets you thinking about what it takes to get moving on your ideas and think outside the box especially when someone says that won’t work. Why not?  http://www.whatifandwhynot.com

She was so nice to send this trendymommy her Butler Bag! It looks so functional I cannot wait to test it out and let you know what I think!