Moms Got This

A self-love community, empowering women, health and wellness, the Mom Tool Kit, an unusual career trajectory, owning one's voice, staying alive and inspired, and becoming the observer when two kids are playing. Randi Zinn, founder of Beyond Mom and author of "Going Beyond Mom" and Athleta Brand Ambassador, shares her mom journey with Stacy Igel. (Instagram @randizinn)

In this episode:

Being founder of Beyond Mom, a self-love community pathway for fulfillment

Enmpowering women to own the right to give to themselves, to come together

How Randi has been in health/wellness and media space, and then she blended those fields when she became a mom

Research on what makes a woman feel whole and productive

A Beyond Mom tool kit

From media to yoga

When Randi's dad died in an accident, how it changed her professional and personal trajectory

Randi knew little about business and strategy

Owning one's voice, trusting leadership skills,

How her business and mission provides a glimmer of passion, keeping her alive and inspired

Watch two kids engaging and playing, and how she can personally affect them, and becoming an observer

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Pride in the family you built, when kids negotiate for each other, nature vs. nurture, when a four-year-old asks about taxes, Scentbird flourishing, advising startup companies, and when Grandmas feed the kids. Rachel ten Brink, CMO and Co-Founder of Scentbird (Scentbird is a luxury fragrance subscription service that sends you a 30-day supply of a designer fragrance of your choice) shares her mom moments and aspirations with Michelle Park. (Instagram: @scentbird and @rtenbink1)

Presented by Keepsake Frames. Print, frame your photos easily and fast from your phone – handmade in the USA and delivered with free shipping. Use discount code #MOMSGOTTHIS at www.keepsakeframes.com for 30% off first order.

In this episode:

- Rachel ten Brink on thinking she "built this" (family) and they love each other, siblings

- Seeing a whole generation of children

- How wonderful it is when kids negotiate for each other

- Nature vs. nurture, so much ingrained in personalities

- A four-year-old asking questions about taxes

- Seeing Scentbird flourish

- Giving it forward, Rachel as an advisor to small startups

- Grandmas make you eat

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

WHAT IS SCENTBIRD?

Scentbird is about the fun and magic of fragrance. They designed Scentbird for the pickiest girl- or boy- to let you date luxury perfumes before marrying them.

Get access to a 30-day supply of hundreds of top designer fragrances, including Dolce & Gabbana and DKNY delivered to your door

When exercising gets boring, a mom-boss tip for working out, fading more time with kids, making mom friends, and Gymboree. Rachel ten Brink, CMO and Co-Founder of Scentbird (Scentbird is a luxury fragrance subscription service that sends you a 30-day supply of a designer fragrance of your choice) shares her mom products and solutions with Michelle Park. (Instagram: @scentbird and @rtenbink1)

In this episode:

Rachel ten Brink on travel size fragrance sprays from Scentbird, being able to have scents that match the situation

Exercise and how Rachel gets bored, no time

Boss-mom tip – YouTubes workouts via PopSugar Fitness, a new workout every morning, getting something in each day

ClassPass -- usually on weekends

Rachel is always on the lookout for things that give her more time with kids on her schedule

Gymboree may be made for people like Rachel, and got to meet other working moms, make friends

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

WHAT IS SCENTBIRD?

Scentbird is about the fun and magic of fragrance. They designed Scentbird for the pickiest girl- or boy- to let you date luxury perfumes before marrying them.

Get access to a 30-day supply of hundreds of top designer fragrances, including Dolce & Gabbana and DKNY delivered to your door

Being dependent on nannies, the need for help with the kids, juggling too much, the role of the nanny as a member of the family, when kids ask about your business, quality time vs. quantity, setting yourself up for success, making sure the kids know you are there when they need you. Rachel ten Brink, CMO and Co-Founder of Scentbird (Scentbird is a luxury fragrance subscription service that sends you a 30-day supply of a designer fragrance of your choice) shares her mom routines and relationships with Michelle Park. (Instagram: @scentbird and @rtenbink1)

In this episode:

Michelle's  struggle with loss of a nanny who had been for so long, and couldn’t make the new schedule work with two kids

Rachel ten Brink on being dependent on people who care for your children

Word of wisdom – sometimes you have to throw money at the problem

Get more help than you think you need

People trying to juggle too much

Juggling hours

Rachel needs a nanny that really helps

Nannies know everything about you

Kids ask questions about your business, but they get it

Answering kids about building a company, being honest

Making sure they know you are there if they need you

Quality time vs. quantity time

Set yourself up for success

Prioritization

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

The trade-offs of being a mom and working, the career path to building a business, creating Scentbird, having to go full time with a startup, a supportive husband, loving the challenge, teaching your kids by example, doing it well, taking care of yourself, and when you actually are able to take care of b0th job and family despite impossible odds. Rachel ten Brink, CMO and Co-Founder of Scentbird (Scentbird is a luxury fragrance subscription service that sends you a 30-day supply of a designer fragrance of your choice) shares her mom journey with Michelle Park. (Instagram: @scentbird and @rtenbink1)

In this episode:

Wine in the studio

Michelle being sandwiched between two kids – greatest feeling

Rachel on trying it all, eleven years as a mom, trying every configuration of working and being a mom, always a trade off

Find what works for you, always an evolution

At time she worked there went back after 10 weeks wasn't ready, working at Estee Lauder

When her employer let her go

Becoming a "tequila queen" at Bacardi

When her department was being restructured, everyone got laid off

A mom has to be ready for change

Then working for the CMO of Elizabeth Arden

Starting Scentbird with an algorithm to match you with scents

Then the company was accepted in an accelerator in NY

Having to go full time

Why early stage startups are not for faint of heart

How Rachel's husband is so supportive

Part of Rachel loves it all even with the challenge

Why Rachel is proud of what she’s teaching her kids

Just do it well

Have to take care of yourself

A #MOMSGOTTHIS moment - Demo day for Scentbird, working at office, making it to gymnastic presentations, then a business outing with colleagues

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Being frustrated at your own kid, then not forcing her into mom’s world, motherhood as a learning process, letting kids figure it out and make mistakes, why mom get things done so efficiently when away from kids, mom groups, and making sure kids feel like number one. Lily-Hayes Kaufman-Salzberg, who writes, directs and produces for the web, TV and film (St. Vincent, Dreamworks/NBC’s SMASH, Kill Your Darlings) and who has photographed people and places around the world, shares her Mom special moments and aspirations with Michelle Park.

Presented by Keepsake Frames. Print, frame your photos easily and fast from your phone – handmade in the USA and delivered with free shipping. Use discount code #MOMSGOTTHIS at www.keepsakeframes.com for 30% off first order.

In this episode:

Michelle being frustrated at Madeleine, then taking step back as to why she is doing things, need to think like her

Realizing a mom’s job is not to force a child to fit into mom’s world.

Motherhood as an ongoing learning process

Seeing the world the way your kids see it

Letting kids figure it out and make mistakes

Moms get things done efficiently because time spent away from kids better be worth it

Moms groups that make all the difference to share and get/provide support

Making sure kids always feel like they are number one

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Buying too much stuff for kids, cycling through toys, loving an online concierge service, and all about strollers. Lily-Hayes Kaufman-Salzberg, who writes, directs and produces for the web, TV and film (St. Vincent, Dreamworks/NBC’s SMASH, Kill Your Darlings) and who has photographed people and places around the world, shares her Mom products and solutions with Michelle Park.

In this episode:

Michelle, buying too much stuff for kids

Rationalizing buying toys to keep Michelle’s daughter Madeleine busy, same as a music class

Cycling through toys, moving them around rotating them, and donating

Jetblack, concierge service, keeping track of growth of kids, thoughtful recommendations, a lifesaver for gifts

Strollers

Why you don’t need a double stroller, heavy clunky, and side-by-side strollers can be dangerous

A double running stroller with one wheel in front is great, don’t need a name brand

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Sick kids and when both spouses can’t be home, kid questions, teaching the clock, using Alexa to motivate behavior, and reminders, grandparents as support, nannies as part of the family, when the children bond with dad, and when bonding moments help the marriage. Lily-Hayes Kaufman-Salzberg, who writes, directs and produces for the web, TV and film (St. Vincent, Dreamworks/NBC’s SMASH, Kill Your Darlings) and who has photographed people and places around the world, shares her mom routines and relationships with Michelle Park.

In this episode:

When your kid is sick, your spouse can’t stay home, and you have to be somewhere

Lily-Hayes’ daughter Hazel asking questions, things kids experience and stick in their brain and they want to talk about them

What the clock says, using clock to create clock rules, getting used to time

Michelle programs Alexa for reminders (vitamins, time for bed, etc.), as a voice of authority

Grandparents a big part of support systems, and a great nanny

A nanny as an extension of your family, kids need to see her as a voice of authority

When Lily-Haye’s daughter Hazel is bonding with husband Matt and when Hazel said he is her best friend

How bonding moments with kids can help with marriage

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

How everything you think of first is about your kids, dealing with mom guilt, when your brain is taken over by the kids, the value of a mom/freelancer’s schedule, setting time aside to be 100% with kids, when your kids wake you up and tell you to put down our phone, getting into the entertainment business, selling a show to NBC, why a TV production schedule is tough for a young mom, and when your own mom drops everything to help you. Lily-Hayes Kaufman-Salzberg, who writes, directs and produces for the web, TV and film (St. Vincent, Dreamworks/NBC’s SMASH, Kill Your Darlings) and who has photographed people and places around the world, shares her Mom Journey with Michelle Park.

In this episode:

Lily-Hayes Kaufman-Salzberg on being a producer/director, with a past in finance

Lily-Hayes’ kids Hazel 2 1/2 yrs., Arthur 1 yrs.

Being a mom and the incredible experience, how it changes everything, everything you think of first is about your kids

Lily-Hayes does have creative drive, but a larger portion of brain is taken by family

Dealing with mom guilt

Being a freelancer and the ability to control a lot of schedule in projects, great as a mom

Why Lily-Hayes got rid of her office, she was basically paying to be away from kids

Being disciplined for setting time aside for work so kids don’t think you’re not 100% with them

Amazing moments when daughter Hazel says put down your phone, pay attention, keep the phone on other side of the room

How Lily-Hayes got into the entertainment business

How she wanted to work in film, so she worked in finance to save money so she could work in film/TV

Then started working as a Production Assistant (no money), after getting her MBA, and why the MBA made that tough

Success in selling a show to NBC before having kids

How becoming a mom fit in with this kind of production schedule, and why a production schedule for a TV show doesn’t fit with mom life

Seeing her own mom, in a #MOMSGOTTHIS moment, responding to a call for help and dropping everything

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Trying to remember the special moments, when one kid makes the other laugh, being in the delivery room when your grandchild is born, wanting your child to be happy, and when the paths you plan for your kids don't get followed. Amy Serino, VP of Brand Merchandising for the NBA Atlanta Hawks, shares her Mom moments and aspirations with hosts Stacy Igel and Michelle Park, and is joined by her friend Annette Schatz, a fashion business consultant.

Presented by Keepsake Frames. Print, frame your photos easily and fast from your phone – handmade in the USA and delivered with free shipping. Use discount code #MOMSGOTTHIS at www.keepsakeframes.com for 30% off first order.

In this episode:

Many moments happen constantly with young kids, how does a mom remember all this stuff

Michelle's baby was giggling, wouldn’t stop, her other daughter Madeline started making her little sister laugh

Being in the labor room when your grandchild is born, full circle

Always wanting your child to be happy

Amy having a path for her daughter, but she didn't end up like Amy entirely

To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.

Amy's professional bio:

A trend merchant with 15+ years of strong business background. Recognized for visionary thinking, innovative problem solving, customer intimacy , developing talent, integrity and trust. Diverse industry and market experience that includes sales, buying, product development, merchandise planning, financial planning and contract negotiations for young men's, women's and children's merchandise. Strong leadership skills, leading a team of experts in sales, planning, allocation, design and merchandising to achieve sustained top line and bottom line growth. Proven track record in $500 Million+ volume wholesale and retail organizations.