Helping your 5-year old cope with her father's tragic death, starting a new career to overcome grief, crying in the shower, keeping the memory of daddy alive, the moment you know you did a good job as a parent, and becoming a grandma. Amy Serino, VP of Brand Merchandising for the NBA Atlanta Hawks, shares her Mom Journey with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park, and is joined by her friend Annette Schatz, a fashion business consultant.

In this episode:

The first time a guest has had a friend on the show!

How Amy's prior business positions set her up on a good merchandising trajectory

Becoming a new grandma

When Amy's fiancée passed away in a car accident, she had a 5 year old daughter already, was very young when it happened

How Amy's father, as Head of Stores for Wilson's Leather, got her a job to shake her back into the world

When Amy got the job, nobody knew her background or about her fiancee’s death, and that’s what she needed to heal and move ahead into her career

Fasttracked because of ability and work ethic

How Amy helped her daughter cope with the death of her daughter's dad, everything she did was to make sure it was as un-traumatic for her daughter as possible, cushioned her

Taking five showers a day to cry without her daughter hearing

Talked about daddy all the time in context, and keeping him current in her daughter's mind

Making sure daughter could see her trakectory

An incredible #MOMSGOTTHISMOMENT that gave Amy feedback that she did a good job in spite of the hige adversity, and it makes everyone cry in the room

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