In honor of the mother figures in our lives, we pulled some of our favorite moments from The Mothers of Reinvention. Here's a little taste of the Rebel Women we've had on the pod. 

Camila Alves McConaughey has worked for and created everything she has. She is a dedicated mother, healthy eating advocate, entrepreneur, and woman of the world. Born and raised in Brazil to a family of farmers, she grew up with a strong connection to the taste and aroma of food made using only fresh-picked ingredients.  After moving to the U.S. in her teens to pursue a career in fashion, she later established herself as a well-known lifestyle expert – hosting the Food Network’s “Kids BBQ Championship” and Bravo’s “Shear Genius,” guest judging on “Chopped Junior,” and co-founding a frozen organic baby food brand, Yummy Spoonfuls.

She regularly makes appearances on Today show, The Talk and Rachel Ray sharing her fresh, modern approach to entertaining, beauty and cooking. Throughout her career, she has traveled the world and with each journey found a deep interest and connection to different cultures and communities around the globe. With this vision, in 2015 she launched the lifestyle and community website Women Of Today with the purpose of building a space that encourages connection around content focused on family, food, fashion, wellness, home and more. 

Her new book, Just Try One Bite is out now and can be purchased here: https://sites.prh.com/justtryonebite.

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Dr. Sophia Yen has a passion for making women's lives easier. Women have #BetterThingsToDo than to run to the pharmacy each month and should not suffer from "pill anxiety" - the fear of running out of their prescription birth control. She is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pandia Health, where they solve this problem by bringing #BirthControl to women wherever they have internet and a mailbox. She loves to help educate women about #PeriodsOptional and men and women about #EmergencyContraception.

Kathryn Finney is a builder, a venture capitalist, and a visionary. She is the founder and Managing General Partner of Genius Guild, a venture studio with a $20M venture fund that builds and invests in scalable companies led by Black founders that serve their communities and beyond. Kathryn invests in market-based innovations designed to end racism. She is also the founder of The Doonie Fund, supporting over 2,000 Black women entrepreneurs throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Kathryn is well-known as the founder and past CEO of digitalundivided, a groundbreaking social enterprise focused on creating a world where women own their work, and mastermind of the widely acclaimed #ProjectDiane research. She started digitalundivided after selling her company, The Budget Fashionista, a lifestyle media company, making her one of the first Black women to have a successful startup exit.

A Yale-trained epidemiologist, Kathryn has received numerous honors and awards including the Paypal Maggie Lena Walker Achievement Award, Aspen Financial Leaders Fellowship, Leadership Unbound General Partner Rising Star award, Echoing Green Fellowship, Eisenhower Fellowship, an Entrepreneur Magazine “Woman to Watch”, a Marie Claire “Woman to Watch”, and on the Ebony Power 100, Black Enterprise “40 under 40” list, and more. She is an Obama White House Champion of Change and past member of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) appointed by the Obama Administration.

Her new book, Build The Damn Thing: How to Start a Successful Business if You're Not a Rich White Guy, is slated to launch in the summer of 2022 under the Penguin Random House Portfolio imprint. 

Tyomi Morgan is a Certified Sexologist, Authentic Tantra® Practitioner and International Pleasure Coach whose candid and authentic approach to sexual technique and eroticism has inspired and enlightened millions of people around the world.

New York Public Radio has recently appointed Kristina Newman-Scott, Executive Director of The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.

In her new role, Newman-Scott will oversee NYPR’s broadcast venue and street-level event space and be responsible for setting the direction including the strategy for all curatorial, audience operational, and financial growth.

She previously served as President of BRIC, a leading arts and media institution anchored in Downtown Brooklyn whose work spans contemporary visual and performing arts, media, and civic action. She was the first immigrant and first woman of color to serve as BRIC’s President and one of the very few women of color to lead a major New York cultural institution.

Thank you to Jill Pollack-Lewis for introducing us. 

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Sarah Kim-Jenkins and her mother, operated Irori Sushi in Marina del Rey back in the aughts before opening Ramen Yukinoya in Arcadia and Rowland Heights. They opened Moto-Ramen at the beginning of the pandemic on the Westside with their longtime Japanese Executive Chef who caters to a loyal fan base. Her Okinawa-inspired ramen menu features black garlic tonkotsu, spicy miso, tan tan men, shio chicken, and it's delicious. While running the resto, Sarah is raising two small children. To say Sarah is resilient is an understatement. Support small business. Visit Sarah at http://motoramen.com

Miry Whitehill is a social entrepreneur, activist, and speaker. Her work over the past decade focuses on immigration, community engagement and social media and digital marketing.

Miry is best known as the founder of Miry’s List which can be found at miryslist.org, the first nonprofit organization to develop a scalable solution to the historic and systemic problem of refugees starting out in America without the things, people and services they need to feel safe and normal. Through crowdsourcing and social media, Miry’s List addresses the needs of families resettling as refugees by connecting them with their new American neighbors. Since its founding in 2016, Miry’s List has served over 320 families from countries including Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran and activated over 70,000 America people to welcome their resettling neighbors.

Prior to founding Miry’s List, Miry worked in digital advertising, helping Fortune 500 companies grow their audience online through video, social media and influencer outreach.

As a speaker, Miry empowers audiences to support and uplift families and individuals resettling in America as refugees, focusing on inclusivity, equity, safety and freedom in all its forms, civility, and a shared sense of belonging. Through storytelling and personal anecdotes, she has dedicated herself improving the experience for families resettling as refugees in America by connecting them with their neighbors.

Most recently Miry was the recipient of the 2019 LinkedIn Compassion Award and in 2018 she was recognized as 1 of 11 Women Making L.A. A Better Place by Los Angeles Magazine. Miry is the coauthor of People of the World, A Migration Story, which will come out in 2020, and creator of People of the World Migration Club, which piloted at Eagle Rock Elementary in Spring, 2019.

Tatianna Tarot is a Diviner, Intuitive Tarot Therapist, Spiritual Wellness Instructor, Iyalorisa Priestess, Espiritista and Mama, currently based in New Orleans. She has over 20 years of experience as a Tarot Reader, providing this service as means of modern alternative therapy, aiding others in gaining awareness of their personal power, intuitive gifts and facilitating healing through deepening other’s connection with Spirit and their Ancestral lineages. She is an Akashic Records practitioner, assisting and guiding others in healing deep rooted karmic patterns, past life trauma, and giving insight on their soul’s journey. She leads annual international retreats that focus on personal development, spiritual wellness and mental health.  She also hosts various workshops throughout the U.S, focusing on Spiritual practices of the African diaspora, multidimensional Energy Healing and Divination work. She facilitates a monthly donation-based gathering in New Orleans, catering to the spiritual development, community, and education of the African diasporic healing practices. All proceeds from the Ase Collective are donated to a local organization benefiting Black womxn and children of New Orleans, La. Tatianna Tarot’s work  has been featured in: VH1, HBO, Apple TV, Bravo, Google, Vice, Good & Well, Target, Afropunk  Spotify, Mitú, Refinery 29, Om Noire, Being Boss, Black Girl in OM, The Get Up Morning Show, Latina Magazine, MadameNoire, Bustle. Her mission is to provide black and brown people spiritual tools to shift their mindset towards self-empowerment and truth.

Shannon Watts is a mother of five who, prior to founding Moms Demand Action, was a stay-at-home mom and former communications executive. The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Shannon started a Facebook group with the message that all Americans can and should do more to reduce gun violence. The online conversation turned into a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that protect people from gun violence. Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state of the country and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country, with over 6 million supporters. In addition to her work with Moms Demand Action, Watts is an active board member of Emerge America, one of the nation’s leading organizations for recruiting and training women to run for office.