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Debra Rubin-Roberts, Founder of Mommy Makeup, has been a makeup artist for 20+ years and when she became a mother, felt inspired to launch a line of clean beauty ideal for busy moms. Tune in to learn how to achieve a full face of make-up in five minutes flat!

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Diwali was celebrated at the White House, with NY Mayor Eric Adams, and in #NYC at the Pierre Hotel, a star studded affair. Kanika interviews hosts Maneesh K. Goyal, Anita Chatterjee, Sakshi Khurana, Alvina Patel Buxani, and Shane and Falguni Peacock on the event, touted the South Asian MET Ball. They shared how they grew up celebrating Diwali with their families and how they've embraced bringing it to the masses.

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Episode 8: Surrogacy & Fertility Financing for Hopeful Parents

Kanika Chadda Gupta and Michael Perry interview Eran Amir, Founder of GoStork on how he has created a marketplace for surrogacy agencies and fertility clinics for hopeful parents. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, Eran found a lack of resources and was overwhelmed when family planning. The product has grown to include fertility financing and helping parents find an ideal surrogate, egg donor matches as they start and grow their families.

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• MY LOOK: Eran's older daughter, Ariel, is really into beauty (hair, make-up for dolls, nail polish). There are various products they’ve collected to essentially turn into a home salon, like this one!

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If you’re a mom, you already know that Mom 2.0 is the premier summit nationwide to help connect mothers in marketing, media, and even the metaverse. I remember having a photo of Mom 2.0 on my vision board, so it was wonderful when I met the founders and was asked to be part of their rewned conference in LA after a hiatus during the pandemic and conduct interviews with Kelly Rowland and America Ferrera for their sponsors, March of Dimes and the White House.

I’m honored to announce the masterminds behind it all - Laura Mayes and Carrie Pacini.

About MOM 2.0

Owned by Mom Media Enterprises, LLC and founded in 2008 by Laura Mayes and Carrie Pacini, Mom 2.0 is North America’s #1 organization for parenting content creators, marketers and media. It is home to compelling content, engaging relationships, and impactful campaigns.

Laura Mayes is an Emmy-winning writer. She oversees influencer development, community management, programming, communications and content for Mom 2.0. Over the last decade, she has created numerous industry conferences, digital networks, brand events, product launches, exhibitions and nationwide programs for women. Her work has been profiled in The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Ad Week, Mashable, The TODAY Show, Rachael Ray Show, Real Simple, Martha Stewart Living, and Better Homes & Gardens

Carrie Pacini runs business operations for all Mom 2.0 Properties, and is the experiential director for all Mom 2.0 events and client campaigns. She has launched and produced numerous industry conferences, campaigns, and digital networks. Carrie and her work have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Mashable, Parent &Child Magazine, The TODAY Show, and more. She is also the founder of the For The Feast culinary website, which was the 2016 winner of Bon Appétit magazine’s Readers Choice Award.

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Saumya Dave is a writer, psychiatrist, and mental health advocate. She's the author of two novels, Well-Behaved Indian Women and What a Happy Family. Well-Behaved Indian Women was selected as the "summer's fix" by the New York Times Book Review and optioned for a television series by CBS Studios. What a Happy Family was the July GoodHousekeeping Magazine book club pick. Her novels have also been featured in Marie Claire, Elle, PopSugar, and others.

Saumya is a frequent contributor to NBC News, where she discusses a variety of mental health topics. Her essays, articles, and poetry have been in The New York Times, ABC News, and Refinery 29. She is a practicing psychiatrist, co-founder of the mental health nonprofit thisisforHER, and an Adjunct Professor at Mount Sinai. She lives in New York City with her husband Sameer and son Sahil.

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• NBC NEWS: Weekly Check-In with Saumya Dave & Joe Fryer on Morning News NOW

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• AMAZON: Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be

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Chelsea Clinton, mother of three, is an expert when it comes to introducing a new baby to the family, and this humorous book is all about what to expect. Her latest book Welcome to the Big Kids Club teaches older siblings why your baby cries, how to carry them, and more! She has authored several children’s books including the She Persisted series on trailblazing women around the world, which was fodder for the book she co-authored with her mother Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Gutsy Women, and the docuseries Gutsy on Apple TV. Kanika Chadda Gupta sat down with her to discuss her books, the challenges and joys of being a mother of three, and how she galvanizes toddlers, tweens, teens and beyond to make an impact in their communities and fight for global issues like world hunger, access to education, the water crisis, saving endangered species, and climate change. You can follow Chelsea Clinton on Twitter @ChelseaClinton or on Facebook at facebook.com/chelseaclinton.

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Mandy Teefey is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Wondermind, CEO of Kicked to the Curb Productions, and mother to Selena Gomez. She is the Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed Netflix Series, Thirteen Reasons Why. The mother-daughter duo have both navigated mental health issues in their lives and felt compelled to launch Wondermind along with Daniella Pierson, the founder of pop culture newsletter Newsette. The “mental fitness” multimedia company is valued at $100 million and backed by Serena Williams’ Serena Ventures. Kanika Chadda Gupta interviews Mandy on her life story and what compelled her to create narratives around mental health across media. Learn more at www.wondermind.com. 

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Zibby Owens is the founder of Zibby Owens Media, a privately-held media company designed to help busy people live their best lives by connecting to books and each other. Zibby is a celebrated author, published, podcaster and bookfluencer. She’s the Editor of two anthologies (Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids and Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology), a children’s book Princess Charming, and a memoir Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature. Kanika Chadda Gupta interviews her on her life story and lessons she’s learned as a co-parenting mother of four. You can learn more about her at www.zibbyowens.com. 

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For new moms and moms to be, it can get overwhelming when you see a breast pump for the first time let alone research all the brands on the market.

Today, I’m meeting with the founders of a new breast pump on the block called Babyation. We’re going to talk about how they are disrupting the market and helping families nourish their babies in a more effective, efficient way.

Babyation was founded by Jared Miller and Samantha Rudolph, a husband-and-wife team based in St. Louis. Jared is primarily responsible for product development and oversight, as well as sourcing and technology. Samantha’s area of responsibility spans all business aspects, including marketing and finance. Babyation’s core team currently consists of six people, including five women and two people of diverse backgrounds.

Jared Miller (CTO) is an expert in the implementation of emerging technologies. He leads all product development efforts for Babyation and is an expert in the implementation of emerging technologies. He leads a team of internal staff and trusted engineering subcontractors. With a background in system integration, IT engineering, and software development, his skillset encompasses all phases of high-tech project execution, from proposal development through conceptual and detailed design, to project management and execution. He has also been responsible for implementing quality systems and change-management practices at multiple organizations. Mr. Miller has developed the pneumatics, circuitry, microcontroller firmware and related software behind Babyation’s breast pump, and is the lead inventor on multiple US and international patents. He received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a concentration in Computer and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He has owned his own software and technology consulting firm since 2007.

Samantha Rudolph (CEO) excels at designing innovative strategies for startups, nascent businesses and cutting-edge product launches. Sam spent nine years as a serial entrepreneur within ESPN, where she founded the pre-game area of ESPN’s Stats & Analysis team, the group responsible for live scores and stats across platforms. She produced ESPN’s creative staging for three days of live television from the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show, focusing on the company’s big picture and brand. Sam was also part of the launch team at ESPN’s Los Angeles division, and she oversaw the business development team responsible for evaluating new technologies. Sam graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received dual concentrations in Operations and Information Management (Decision Processes) and Management (Strategic Focus). Sam has served as a mentor for the Stadia Ventures accelerator since 2016, and she is the Treasurer of the St. Louis Breastfeeding Coalition. Sam is also a Certified Lactation Counselor.

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Who says 40 is over the hill. And if it is, isn’t the best vantage point to have in life? Our host Kanika Chadda Gupta recently celebrated her 40th birthday and brought in her birthday in Bollywood style with her best friends and sisters in Miami. The theme? For you, for me, forty! On this episode she shares 40 lessons at 40 with her audience.

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