Mommy's on a Call | Wellness & Mindfulness for Modern Moms, Mindful Parenting, Entrepreneurship

One year ago in the midst of 2020 chaos, newborn in arms, distanced learning preschool to starting distanced learning kindergarten and running after a toddler, the Mommy's on a Call podcast was born. 

Join me as we celebrate one year of podcasting and take a sneak peek into the upcoming guests joining in Season 2!

If you're interested in giving feedback on the podcast or to suggest guests or topics, I'd love your response in the Mom Survey: bit.ly/MOACSurvey. Fill out the survey or send me a DM on IG: @StephanieUchima

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Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.

Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!!

For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com

• Stephanie's Website
• IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima

Michelle Reeves is the co-founder and CEO of The Accessory Junkie, a mom of two and step-mom to one. During the Pandemic she moved her family from Portland, OR to Australia and is busy juggling time zones and the daily needs of a modern, global family while building her company.

In this episode we chat about:

• How working US hours in Australia (yes, 3am workdays) has actually made her a more present parent
• Her personal journey from corporate to becoming a serial entrepreneur and the many lessons learned along the way
• 2 key things that kept her going in entrepreneurship even after kids
• Her experience leaving her family for 4 months to participate in Techstars and tips for how was able to make it all work
• The lessons her kids have learned from her pursuing her entrepreneurial dreams

Follow Michelle at

• Website: theaccessoryjunkie.com (for 20% off, use code: Michelle20)
• IG: @michellejreeves // @accessoryjunkie

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Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.

Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!!

For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com

• Stephanie's Website
• IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima

Kodi Berg is a former actress and model turned obsessor of making chic weights you actually want to use with her company EQUIPT. Kodi can be found doing leg lifts and child wrangling most hours of the day while sending emails and trying to keep people moving.

I loved our conversation because we had a real conversation about her entrepreneurial journey, which was the opposite of most founders… an accidental one that was born out of her own creativity, curiosity, and personal necessity. She never originally envisioned selling her product yet alone patenting it. 

Kodi is driven by emotion and her favorite line "I see something in my head" is what fuels her to move forward with each one of her business ventures. Kodi is a multi passionate entrepreneur and probably the only one I know who can weld metal and steer a cow!

In this episode we chat about

• Her journey from being a soap actress and model who never worked out to the founder of a home fitness equipment company and owner of a brick-and-mortar ice cream shop
• How she built a company driven by emotion vs. business
• What she does to fuel herself - like taking a break to be outside without technology
• How she involved her family with their decision making process to purchase an ice cream shop
• Where she gets inspiration for building brands and design
• And lots of tips for scrappy entrepreneurs!

Follow Kodi at

• Website: www.equiptmovement.com
• IG: @kodi_kitchen_berg // @equiptmovement

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Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.

Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!!

For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com

• Stephanie's Website
• IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima

Cara Zelas is an author, educator, kindness advocate, and the founder of Big World of Little Dude is an educational platform teaching children, aged 3-7, social and emotional skills through a book series and curriculum.

She is a mom of 2 and fur mom to Little Dude, a real life Therapy Dog with the Good Dog Foundation.

In this episode we talk all about

• How the concept of Big World of Little Dude was created out of seeing the lack of social and emotional skills taught in schools
• Tips on teaching young children empathy
• How she pivoted her business during the Pandemic
• Moving her family from NYC to her hometown, a small 2,500 person town in Australia, during the Pandemic
• Survival tips for jet lag with toddlers

Follow Cara at:

• Website: www.worldoflittledude.com 
• IG: @worldoflittledude

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Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.

Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!!

For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com

• Stephanie's Website
• IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima

Sonnet and Veronica are the co-hosts of Not Your Mother's Podcast, which is a podcast that covers all the things no one is talking about when it comes to being a woman and becoming a mom. They are also co-founders of Raising Children You Like, an online platform helping parents not only take charge of the toddler years but also transform their own self as a parent. 

In this episode we cover so many topics including:

• How to regulate yourself during toddler tantrums - including a breathwork technique
• Using journaling to help figure out what fills you up
• Implementing weekly family meetings and check-ins
• Learning to parent when not everyone is on the same page
• Asking for an "honest hour" to create better communication in relationships
• How not to pass your baggage on to your kids through your parenting
• Building a podcast and business together as busy moms and primary parents

If you're ready to transform the way you parent, you can check out Raising Children You Like at https://bit.ly/stoptoddlertantrums

Follow Sonnet & Veronica at:

• Website: notyourmotherspodcast.co // raisingchildrenyoulike.com
• IG: @notyourmotherspodcast // @raisingchildrenyoulike

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Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.

Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!!

For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com

• Stephanie's Website
• IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima

Julia Dennison is the Digital Content Director for the Parents brand, which includes heading up the content for Parents.com and its social platforms. 

As a single co-parenting mama to 4-year-old, Julia has been writing and editing in the parenting space for over 13 years (an editor in general for more than 16 years), with a passion for covering all the wonderfully unique ways people parent and form families. 

She was the co-host of the podcast Pregnancy Confidential, and now of the new podcast We Are Family with Shaun T, all about the diversity of family life in America today.

In this episode, we chat about

• Co-parenting and how to get on the same page even when you're married
• Managing with co-parenting after a divorce
• Her story getting into the world of parenting journalism pre-kids
• What to do in your alone time away from being a mom and the importance of taking time to yourself to recharge - it's okay to just binge and sit and relax
• "Can I..." vs. "I'm going to..."
• Dating advice for single parents in this stage of life

Follow Julia at:

• Website: Parents.com
• IG: @juliadennison & @parents

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Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.

Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!!

For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com

• Stephanie's Website
• IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima

"Be very, very, open-minded, ask a lot of questions and just really not give up. Like if you know that this world needs, whatever it is that you want to build, just do it, you know, do it." - Jessica Levison

Jessica Levison is a mom of 3 (ages 4, 6 and 8) and a former lawyer who has a passion for ice cream. When she saw a need in her local community, she decided opened a brick and mortar ice cream shop (as a side hustle to her law job).

However, after having kids she struggled with getting them to eat their veggies whereas they always would eat the ice cream. That is where the idea for Peekaboo Organics was born.

Peekaboo makes ice cream with hidden veggies you cannot see or taste. Why? Because nothing feeds our soul quite like ice cream and that's just as important as eating our veggies! Jessica was recently featured on Shark Tank and Peekaboo can be found in stores nationwide.

In this episode Jessica and I chat about:

• Starting a business in a completely new industry with no direct experience
• Why creating your own group of mentors and advisors is crucial to avoiding mistakes
• The ups and downs of being a Founder
• Managing life with 3 kids and multiple businesses

Follow Jessica at:

• Website: www.eatpeekaboo.com
• IG: @eatpeekaboo
• Twitter: @eatpeekaboo

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Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.

Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!!

For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com

• Stephanie's Website
• IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima

Megan Harper is a work-from-home mom of 3 kids who recently launched a marketing agency after a successful career in marketing and product growth.

Before kids she was a trained sommelier and worked at some of the top restaurants in NYC. After her son was born she left the restaurant world to work in start-ups and make her name for herself running her funny Instagram account, @girlgonechild_ (formerly @girlgonechildinnyc) which showcases the life of an ex-party girl turned young mom navigating her life in NYC being a working mom and trying to have it all.

During the Pandemic Megan relocated her family to Charlotte, NC where she was working-from-home as the Head of Product Growth for Tinybeans and Red Tricycle in between homeschooling, running after a toddler and breastfeeding. After being laid off from her job only a month later, her post on adding her pandemic parenting experience to her resume went viral and led her on the path to launching her own marketing agency so she could work with many companies, not just one.

In true Mommy's on a Call fashion, this episode is filled with kids screaming, husbands walking in, and nursing babies, which is a perfect snapshot of what real work-from-home during a pandemic mom life looked like. Megan and I had a real honest, unfiltered, and unapologetic conversation about the struggles of motherhood and managing a career.

Follow Megan at:

• IG: @girlgonechild_

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Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.

Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!!

For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com

• Stephanie's Website
• IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima

Annie Evans is the founder of Dream Ventures and a former founder operator turned angel investor and connector helping founders reach their fundraising goals and secure partnerships that are transformative for early stage businesses. She invests in companies that make the world a better place. Annie is also the mom to a 2 year old boy.

In this episode we dive into...

• The 2 most important lessons she learned from her failed startup, Beautified
• Turning free "pick your brain" sessions into paying customers
• What not to do when starting a company
• The story behind launching Dream Ventures and how she picks companies to invest in
• How motherhood changed her mindset and strategy on startups
  

Follow Annie at

• Website: www.dreamventures.co
• IG: @dreamventures.co

To book a complimentary call to just pitch your idea and get some advice, send Annie an email at [email protected]

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Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.

Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!!

For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com

• Stephanie's Website
• IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima

Rachel Rosenthal is an organizing expert, founder of Rachel and Company, a Washington, DC-based professional organizing firm and above all the mom to identical girl twins.

In this episode, we chat about

• Her journey from being a lawyer to launching her side hustle full-time as an organizing expert
• Her biggest business lessons learned during the Pandemic
• Raising twin girls as a single mom and launching a company
• How to declutter kid stuff (especially the toys)
• How to let go of physical stuff (especially when emotions are involved)

Since 2007, Rachel's firm has worked with 3000+ clients, and teamed up with prominent brands, including West Elm, Pottery Barn, The Container Store, and Four Seasons. Rachel is a TODAY Parenting Contributor and her organizing tips and expertise has been seen by millions and in 100+ publications, including Real Simple, Martha Stewart, House Beautiful, The Rachael Ray Show, and local NBC, ABC, and Fox morning shows. Rooted in the belief that organization can be achieved by all, Rachel emphasizes solutions that are easy to use and enhance a home's existing aesthetic.

Follow Rachel at

• Website: www.rachelrosenthal.co
• IG: @rachelorganizes

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Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.

Subscribe and tune in weekly because I know you've yelled "Mommy's on a Call" at least once in the last week!!!

For show notes, visit www.MommysonaCall.com

• Stephanie's Website
• IG: @MommysonaCall // @StephanieUchima