As a small-town Montana gal with big dreams, Hillary Folkvord has always been the girl with a green smoothie in one hand and a glass of champagne in the other. She was born and raised in Three Forks, Montana in a three-generation farming family. Hillary pursued her passion for hospitality and joined her family’s business as the owner and operator of the Sacajawea Hotel in Three Forks, Montana and The RSVP Motel and The Farmer’s Daughters Café in Bozeman, Montana.

Back in the mid 90’s, the word Mompreneur was created as a term to describe a female business owner who actively balances the role of mom and entrepreneur. As any mom well knows, the best ideas come from your own personal needs while raising your children. Mompreneur’s like Umma Shekani, wife and mama to 4 babies under 3 and Founder of Swaddle Sleeves, have designed and created life changing products over the years for babies and children.

So, what’s your hair story? Our hair is part of our story and is an important piece of our identity.  For Allison Harr, Founder of Gemmist, she wanted to prevent hair drama for future generations.  After her long career in Marketing for companies like Unilever and Clorox, Allison acted upon her desire to become an entrepreneur and created Gemmist, a haircare company inspired by two key pillars – science and simplicity.

Every woman needs “that” girlfriend in life – you know the one that motivates you to be your best self and the one that is your biggest cheerleader, support system and believes in you whole heartedly.  Meet Renee Dick – the girlfriend you never knew you needed in business.  Whether you’re in the beginning stage of starting your business or if it’s just a dream and you haven’t taken the leap yet, Renee is here to help start, build and grow your brand!

I’m kicking off Season 2 by introducing you to a fellow St. Louis mama and her idea that started as a way to keep the mom brain organized, but quickly turned into a life changing tool.  As a twin mama turned sleep coach, Lauren Anderson understands the exhaustion, the expectations, the doubt.  So, she created The Tiny Tracker, a beautiful linen-wrapped gold spiral bound baby journal that is a Pediatrician recommended planner, tracker, memory book, development guide all-in-one.

Becoming a mother is the greatest gift and joy in life. But, pregnancy, birth and lactation can be very hard on a women’s body. After experiencing her own fair share of pregnancy and post-partum birth complications, Mirelle Leguia, Holistic Nutritionist, Mother and Founder of Mother Nutrient, decided to take matters into her own hands and create a line of supplements, probiotics and superfoods designed to support mother’s in all stages of motherhood.

As the social media guru, girlboss, Creative Director and CEO of PREM-PR & Social, Marilyn Cowley created her one of a kind PR agency to help businesses find ways to be creative and stand out from the noise. She has had the privilege to run large campaigns for national brands and work alongside some of the best creative minds in the industry. Marilyn and her team specialize in branding and growing local & national businesses through digital channels and “positive buzzes” – aka strategic PR.

At the age of 23, Yara Kamal, an adventure seeker by day, creator by night, art teacher by passion and a yoga teacher by heart, founded Scoria World, a sustainable Canadian yoga brand with unique slip-resistant cork yoga mats to spark the inner child. Born in Toronto, Canada, Scoria offers the most creative & imaginative high quality cork yoga mats.  At Scoria, they believe that reconnecting with lost creativity enhances our mental and physical well-being and that creativity must be embraced with kin

Whether you're working from home, working on your next BIG business idea, your desk is a special place where many memories are made and for many people, where many hours are spent.  Dana Bakich, founder of HerDesk, was in need of a new home office desk and after several hours of research, settled on a basic desk from a large retailer.  When it arrived broken, in a million pieces and made from a cheap material, Dana was frustrated; but, also inspired Dana to build her own desk – the HerDesk.

When you think of the timeless and classic toys you played with as a child, play dough has to rank near the top.  However, we all know play dough quickly dries out and his tough for small hands to roll out.  Mel Haque, Australian based mom of 2 and Founder of Wild Dough, searched extensively for an alternative play dough. But, after coming up short, she took matters into her own hands and created a playdough that’s deliciously scented and specifically developed to be soft enough for little hands.