COOL MOMS

Jenné Claiborne is even more than meets the eye. The lauded vegan chef, mother, and author of Sweet Potato Soul Cookbook is a self made entrepreneur with an affinity for her southern roots. Jenné shares much of her world via her successful Youtube channel which she started as a fun way to share recipes with friends. Tune in as Jenné and I discuss how her family laid the foundation for her relationship with food, dissecting elitism within the vegan community, and how she continues to push herself to strive beyond her own expectations.  

LaTonya Yvette is a trailblazer. The writer, published author, mother of two, and advocate was one of the first Black women to make waves in the world of lifestyle blogging. Her passion for writing and inherent ability to galvanize community led the Brooklyn native to publishing her first book, Woman of Color: part memoir, part lifestyle guide.  We discuss what it means to be an open book with boundaries, restructuring family, and bond over the importance Black maternal health while getting candid about our own birth stories. Tune in, laugh and go deep with LaTonya and I. 

Hope Smith is enigmatic. Departing from a very successful modeling career, the beauty entrepreneur led a fairly private life before wedding her husband, billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith. It was in Hope's first pregnancy, the idea sparked to use modeling industry knowledge coupled with her formal background in cosmetic dermatology to formulate the answer to stretch marks. The brand MUTHA was born. Join us as Hope and I discuss the power in investing in yourself while still giving back, dismantling shame around surrogacy, what it means to be a white woman raising Black children, and inadvertently carving out her own identity in founding her skincare line MUTHA.

Jodie Patterson is an anomaly. The mother of five has co-owned New York's iconic, Joe's Pub; served as PR director for fashion designer Zac Posen; founded her own PR agency, and has launched two beauty brands. Everything changed when Jodie's then, 3 year old expressed that he was not a girl, but rather a boy. This propelled Jodie on a journey of learning and unlearning much of which she chronicled in her memoir, "The Bold World". Jodie now has dedicated her work to advocacy and educating community on subversive parenting. Listen in as Jodie and I have a refreshingly honest conversation about moving without fear, navigating life after divorce, and our obsession with rap lyrics. 

Atlanta native and multidisciplinary artist, BOSCO, is constantly evolving. From being a signed artist to starting her own record label and creative agency, SLUG GLOBAL, the multi-hyphenate utilizes her DIY tactics to define what success looks like for her. Join in as we talk how to not follow the rules, creating opportunity when one doesn't exist, and empowering her community all while ushering in her third trimester. 

We're back with a special live recording from The Wing SOHO in partnership with our friends at TUMI! Actor, Alysia Reiner, and Journalist, Collier Meyerson, join us to discuss the evolution of motherhood in media, what are societal and self-imposed expectation we place on how millennial motherhood should look and of course catching up on the latest since our last chat. Feel the energy of our live audience and tune in!