The Mom Enterprise

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.

Episode Guest: Johanna Contreras

Johanna lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband Jared, 2-year-old son, Max, and 2 cats. Johanna works for the City of New York, in the Mayor's Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Johanna has been at OMB for 5 years and is currently the Deputy Assistant Director for the Education Task Force. She manages a stellar team of 11 to oversee the budgets of the Department of Education and City University of New York which together total $34 billion. Johanna and Jared met in grad school where they both enrolled in the Urban Policy program at the New School. Johanna and Jared have been married for about 4 years and handle the day-to-day of parenting with the help of flexible jobs, family nearby, and a nanny for a few hours a week

Listen to hear more about Johanna's story:

• 3:15 | The City vs The Suburbs
• 5:15 | Getting to know Johanna.
• 7:25 | Weekly scheduling and managing the day to day.
• 12:15 | The Education Task Force
• 15:50 | Johanna meets her husband by coincidence.
• 20:40 | Maternity Policy in government work.
• 24:25 | Having two boys or two girls versus a boy and a girl.
• 31:50 | Managing a career and motherhood.
• 35:30 | Stigma in the workplace.
• 39:35 | Having baby number two.
• 44:00 | Lightening Round!
• 48:05 | What's next for Johanna.

Links mentioned:

Portable Toddler Potty

Instagram | @joj_c

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• Instagram: @themomenterprise
• Website: www.themomenterprise.com

Contact Us: [email protected]

Music: www.bensound.com

Producer: Kendra Martinez

Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.

Episode Guest: Shanelle Kunz

Shanelle Kunz was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV, shortly after marrying her husband, they spent 3 years traveling to different cities across the U.S. selling alarm systems door to door. In 2015, they decided to move to Phoenix, Arizona, plant some roots and start a family. With a sales opportunity they felt they couldn't pass up, off to Arizona they went. A year after they settled there, Shanelle got pregnant with her daughter and they bought their first home.

Her daughter was in some aspects a catalyst of growth for them. She brought in a whole new challenge factor but shortly after she was born, they started to really invest their money. They bought their first rental property in 2016, a second in 2017 and our third, which they turned into an airbnb in 2018. Shanelle and her husband also "flipped" 1 house in 2016 and 2 in 2017. All while marketing and selling for solar (semi)-full time. So that exponential growth, now in retrospect, all happened after her daughter was born. With that being said, they had a major pay raise that allowed them to reinvest into real estate but Shanelle believe that her daughter's birth was subconsciously a motivating factor as well.

When not tending their 2.5 year old and 6 month old, flipping homes or managing their AIRbnb; Shanelle does FB marketing and cold calls, to generate sales leads/appointments for her husband to go to.

Shanelle is also the Author of "manifesto" called The Empowered Work at Home Mama.

Listen to hear more about Shanelle's story:

• 3:15 | Jumping into Sales with Shanelle.
• 8:30 | The Elevator Pitch on Solar and understanding it's benefits.
• 15:50 | The Breakdown of flipping houses and real estate .
• 20:30 | Managing schedules between sales, real estate investments and family.
• 27:25 | Starting a family.
• 37:30 | Managing the household.
• 39:35 | Making time for yourself and the changes you go through as a mother.
• 49:10 | Lightening Round!
• 51:50 | Biggest Mom oops.
• 52:30 | What's next for Shanelle.

Links mentioned:

Calm Magnesium Gummies

Fisher Price Pool

IG @Shanelle_Miraclemornings

Shaenllekunz.com

Follow this podcast:

• Instagram: @themomenterprise
• Website: www.themomenterprise.com

Contact Us: [email protected]

Music: www.bensound.com

Producer: Kendra Martinez

Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.

Episode Guests: Renske & Charlotte

Renske Lives in Williamsburg with her husband Hein and their 2 1/2 year old daughter Kiki. Her education is Law School & Health Care Science. Her former career includes lawyer and project manager in financing health care.

Charlotte came to the US with her Fiance in 2005 working for a French Tabletop company as Marketing Director, while her husband was doing an MBA at Columbia. They have 3 kids here (Theodore 10 yo, Emilie 8 yo and Adrien 5 yo). Charlotte had 15 years experience in Marketing and brand strategy before Noobie Box.

Listen to hear more about Renske & Charlotte's story:

• 1:15 | Say hello to Renske & Charlotte!
• 3:20 | Two working moms inventing the concept of Noobie Box.
• 8:15 | Family Planning.
• 8:50 | Socialized Medicine in Holland and France.
• 11:50 | Breastfeeding various from child to child.
• 12:50 | Getting to know Noobie Box and operations.
• 15:55 | Can't live without products from Noobie Box
• 19:05 | Renske & Charlotte's Motherhood Journeys.
• 27:15 | Maintaining the day to day schedule.
• 29:35 | Childcare and outsourcing.
• 34:40 | If you could make one change what would it be?
• 37:20 | Lightening Round.
• 41:40 | What's next for Noobie Box.

Links mentioned:

www.noobiebox.com

www.instagram.com/noobiebox

www.facebook.com/noobiebox

Follow this podcast:

• Instagram: @themomenterprise
• Website: www.themomenterprise.com

Contact Us: [email protected]

Music: www.bensound.com

Producer: Kendra Martinez

Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.

Episode Guest: Hilary Hendershott

Hilary Hendershott is the founder of Hendershott Wealth Management, a leading financial advisory firm for women, where her mission is to motivate women and their loved ones to be financially empowered.

Hilary hosts Profit Boss® Radio, a weekly podcast where she and her guests offer inspiration and actionable advice to support women in their financial journey. She's also a TEDx speaker, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, NBC, ABC, FOX, DailyWorth, Forbes, and Investopedia.

Hilary was recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 Entrepreneur in Silicon Valley and in 2018, Investopedia named her one of the Top 100 Most Influential Advisors in the US. With more than 30 television appearances, she's considered the go-to personal finance expert in Silicon Valley for NBC, where they have nicknamed her "The Investor's Voice of Reason.

Hilary has an MBA from Santa Clara University, and is a Certified Financial Planner.

Hilary is a wife and mother of a 2 year old daughter, they live in San Jose, California.

Listen to hear more about Hilary's story:

• 1:20 | Women in Finance: Hilary's professional journey.
• 6:15 | Working with women in a male dominated field.
• 9:15 | Common mistakes people make with their finances.
• 10:40 | Top 40 under 40 Entrepreneur in Silicon Valley.
• 27:35 | Becoming a client and working with Hilary.
• 32:50 | Hilary's Motherhood Journey and her little unicorn.
• 40:15 | This is motherhood. This is what is real.
• 46:00 | Hilary's pregnancy journey.
• 49:15 | Delegating & Outsourcing.
• 50:30 | Lightening Round!
• 53:20 | Biggest mom oops.
• 54:40 | What's next for Hilary.

Links mentioned:

BOB Revolution Stroller

Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic Microphone

https://twitter.com/HilarytheCFP

https://www.facebook.com/hilaryhendershott/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilarythecfp

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• Instagram: @themomenterprise
• Website: www.themomenterprise.com

Contact Us: [email protected]

Music: www.bensound.com

Producer: Kendra Martinez

Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.

Episode Guest: Lauren Ranalli

Lauren Ranalli is a public health professional, children's book author, diverse books advocate, and a fully grown adult who still gets excited over the Scholastic book catalog. She lives with her husband and two high-spirited children in Ann Arbor, MI.

Listen to hear more about Lauren's story:

• 3:00 | Lauren's journey into the Adolescent Health Initiative and what it's all about.
• 8:05 | Biggest take away and learning experiences.
• 10:15 | Most concerning health issues right now.
• 15:05 | The journey of becoming a Children's Author.
• 20:05 | Making time for the side hustle.
• 25:15 | The Motherhood Journey.
• 31:45 | Lauren's maternity policy with her two little ones.
• 35:40 | The best thing about being a mom.
• 38:40 | Making time for yourself to decompress.
• 40:00 | The brother-sister dynamic.
• 41:40 | Navigating the day to day.
• 46:30 | Lightening Round!
• 55:00 | Biggest mom oops.
• 55:35 | What's next for Lauren.

Links mentioned:

www.laurenranalli.com,

Instagram @lauren.ranalli_author,

Facebook Lauren Ranalli, author,

Twitter LRanalli_author

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• Instagram: @themomenterprise
• Website: www.themomenterprise.com

Contact Us: [email protected]

Music: www.bensound.com

Producer: Kendra Martinez

Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.

Episode Guest: Fabienne Raphael

Fabienne Raphaël is a business building coach, speaker, and podcaster. She helps aspiring and underpaid coaches become highly paid experts by building their coaching business. Her background in radio and television hosting allows her to conduct unique interviews on her top ranked Marketing to Crush your Competitors podcast, where she has broadcasted over 295 episodes. Through the course of her career, she has even hosted her own TV show. Fabienne has also shared the stage with John Lee Dumas, Chris Brogan and Sue Zimmerman, and spoke at the last New Media Europe conference in London. She has been featured in Forbes, Inc., ABC, NBC, Thrive Global and Huffington Post, just to name a few, and has appeared on over 25 podcasts, such as CopyChief Radio and Entrepreneur on Fire. Fabienne will be going to the next Pan-American Games in Lima as an athletes' mentor with the Canadian delegation of 500 athletes. She will also be a judge at the next Changemakers Global Unite Awards in the category "Podcasters" in Sweden. As a former elite athlete and physical therapist, Fabienne brings a high level of energy, radiance and authenticity to lead her clients to live their true purpose and get paid for it! Fabienne lives in Montreal with her life partner and 2 boys. She looooves family walks along the river and almond cake!

Listen to hear more about Fabienne's story:

• 2:40 | The road to becoming a Business Building Coach and Podcaster.
• 4:40 | What exactly is a Business Building Coach?
• 11:40 | Starting Marketing to Crush your Competitors podcast and what it's all about.
• 13:50 | Fabienne's life as an athlete.
• 20:10 | A few quick business tips.
• 21:45 | Fabienne's motherhood journey and having children years apart.
• 29:20 | Mastering time management.
• 30:40 | Day to Day balance of family.
• 33:45 | Lightening Round!
• 37:15 | Breaking down maternity policies.
• 39:15 | Biggest Mom oops.
• 40:25 | What's next for Fabienne.

Links mentioned:

https://www.facebook.com/FabiennRaphael

Follow this podcast:

• Instagram: @themomenterprise
• Website: www.themomenterprise.com

Contact Us: [email protected]

Music: www.bensound.com

Producer: Kendra Martinez

Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.

Episode Guest: Lindsey Cormack

Assistant professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, the powerlifting coach at Bowery Crossfit, and the Owner of FitPodNYC

Lindsey has a daughter in grade school and lives on the Upper East Side. She spends the bulk of her efforts working as an Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology where she just authored a book, Congress and U.S. Veterans: From the GI Bill to the VA Crisis. When not researching, writing, or teaching in the classroom she runs FitPodNYC a fitness and bring along baby fitness class for new moms. She can also be found teaching the bench press at Bowery Crossfit every Sunday morning.

Listen to hear more about Lindsey's story:

• 3:05 | Lindsey's journey into the Crossfit community.
• 8:15 | Being an Assistant Professor and life in the academic world.
• 14:05 | Mental Health and the impact of growing up with Social Media.
• 15:55 |Getting started with FitPodNYC
• 25:20 | Lindsey's Motherhood Journey.
• 33:50 | Balancing motherhood and career.
• 44:10 | A day in the life of Lindsey and her family.
• 48:00 | Lightening Round!
• 51:20 | The ideal maternity policy.
• 53:30 | Biggest Mom oops!
• 55:45 | What's next for Lindsey.

Links mentioned:

www.fitpodnyc.com, www.lindseycormack.com, www.dcinbox.com,

instagram @coach.cormak

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• Instagram: @themomenterprise
• Website: www.themomenterprise.com

Contact Us: [email protected]

Music: www.bensound.com

Producer: Kendra Martinez

Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.

Episode Guest: Jennifer Lordon

"I have been living in NYC for 20 years with quick stints in both LA and Miami. I have been in the design industry even since I moved to NYC. I have worked for major Interior firms such as Studio Sofield, Andre Balazs (the hotelier but worked on designing hotels for him in their design dept) Roman and Williams and GACHOT. When my ex husband left the country and my kids both emotionally and financially I was left to take care of my children and myself. I was having to travel so much for work, my kids were really struggling with their fathers abandonment, and financially it wasn't adding up with all the child care expenses. I knew I had to make a change in my career for my family. So much had happened that I figured "how could possibly one more thing go wrong" this had to work and I had to make this work somehow. So I left my job and started Jennifer Lordon Interiors. It will be 2 years in the spring since I opened the firm. I have been blessed that business has been great! However, it is a struggle juggling my business, my three children and their busy school and social lives. I am so fortunate to have my mom close by (lives in New Jersey) who helps with the kids (she takes them for the summer so i can focus solely on work) and I run back and forth to NJ and NYC during the summer months. I also have an amazing amazing group of friends and a (fabulous boyfriend) who help me whenever Im stuck in a bind and need that extra care for them." - Jennifer Lordon

Listen to hear more about Jennifer's story:

• 1:00 | Jennifer's family & motherhood journey.
• 6:20 | Getting you and your kids through difficult times and finding support in friends and family.
• 8:10 | Putting on the "Game Face" while also trying to heal inside.
• 10:05 | The transition from daily work to opening your own business.
• 12:50 | What sets Jennifer apart from other interior designers.
• 17:15 | Must have for a home and family safe designs.
• 19:10 | Jennifer's family of three little ones.
• 22:10 | The struggles of single motherhood.
• 27:22 | Things that keep you grounded.
• 31:15 | Juggling the household chores & errands.
• 35:30 | Lightening Round!
• 39:30 | The ideal maternity policy.
• 41:45 | What's next for Jennifer.

Links mentioned:

IG | @jennifer_lordon_interiors @habiterranyc

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• Website: www.themomenterprise.com

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Music: www.bensound.com

Producer: Kendra Martinez

Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.

Episode Guest: Ashley Iszak

Ashley Izsak is a creative director who turns your Pinterest ideas into thoughtful interiors and Squarespace websites. Ashley specializes in crafting memorable interiors and visual stories for small commercial shops and individuals.

Ashley Izsak has been blogging and writing for close to a decade. She is the author of a series of essays including heartfelt glimpses into motherhood, normalizing infertility, travel and design. Her writing and design work has been showcased on The Rising Tide Society, Apartment Therapy and Small Talk Social. Nestled in a small village outside of Ottawa, Ashley, her husband, their twin daughters and toddler son, strive for simplicity, joy and lots of camping.

Listen to hear more about Ashley's story:

• 1:40 | Ashely's journey and process to becoming a social media Chief Creative Officer
• 14:00 | The start of Calmly Chaotic Blog.
• 15:20 | Ashley's journey with infertility.
• 28:50 | The Taboo of talking about infertility.
• 30:15 | Time for Twins!
• 40:40 | Sibling dynamics with twins plus one.
• 42:30 | Managing the day to day household.
• 51:05 | Lightening Round!
• 57:30 | Maternity Policies in Canada
• 1:00:15| Biggest Mom oops!
• 1:03:04 | What's next for Ashley.

Links mentioned:

CCO (Chief Creative Officer) Instagram Ashley Izsak Creative Design Studio Calmly Chaotic Blog Pinterest

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• Website: www.themomenterprise.com

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Music: www.bensound.com

Producer: Kendra Martinez

Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.

Episode Guest: Heather Weyrick

When Heather's first daughter was born in 2012, she found herself in a brand new city, in the midst of a professional identity crisis. She no longer wanted to be a reality TV producer, so she learned a new skill and became a video editor. She is now the Senior Director of Post Production at Full Picture Productions and lives in Brooklyn with her husband, two daughters (6 and 1) and a big floofy dog.

Listen to hear more about Heather's story:

• 1:15 | Heather's path to Full Picture Productions
• 10:45 | Experiences with different maternity policies.
• 12:40 | Heather's motherhood journey.
• 15:45 | Keeping siblings entertained with a 5 year age gap.
• 18:05 | The 1st The 2nd child.
• 31:20 | Getting all the help you can get.
• 33:50 | Being your best self as a parent.
• 39:20 | Mothers in the workplace.
• 40:15 | Dividing up the household labor.
• 46:05 | Lightening Round!
• 50:05 | Biggest Mom oops.
• 51:10 | What's next for Heather.

Links mentioned:

https://fullpicproductions.com

Follow this podcast:

• Instagram: @themomenterprise
• Website: www.themomenterprise.com

Contact Us: [email protected]

Music: www.bensound.com

Producer: Kendra Martinez

Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows