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Theresa Ofstad and Ariella Vaccarino have some amazing women coming up they get to interview so they need to come back together after being a part to practice recording episodes on MOMentum podcast. Each feels so blessed to be on this journey together and Grateful that you are on this journey with us. Please continue to check out past episodes to support these fabulous women… Oh yeah and become a Patron to help us continue this journey. Ep. 29 We have 1,000 Downloads and our first Sponsorship :55 – We are signed up for a Patron Account, click on this link to donate: Supporting MOMentum (podbean.com) We would use the money donated to hire someone to help us. 2:20 – We have over 1,000 downloads, 8 Countries (New from South Africa), over 25 states. 3:15 – We don’t see each other as often as we did in the beginning but working in our own bubbles from a distance while texting. Last night we called each other, Ariella was so stressed but called back to work through and communicate a way to work through it. 7:20 – When things are in place it is good. 7:30 – We are on this journey together, starting with our journey then pivoted and brought on some amazing women for interviews along the way. 9:40 – Ariella has launched her other two podcasts. Wants to spend her time creating content but not necessarily edit it. We can use some people to help as interns. Let us know if you are willing to help a few hours per week. If you want to help build your social marketing or publicity skills, we can use the help. 11:25 - We got our first sponsor. Theresa is helping to plan Toastmasters, District 52 conference and Speech Contest. One of our past interviews, Gail Lara sponsored an Advertise. 12:40 - We want to do great things; we want to travel to big conferences for podcasters or Mom’s. We want to create big conferences. It is just in idea mode but we look forward to doing it in the future. 14:00 – MOMentum is becoming a positive way to create something better in our lives. People go through different seasons in their life and every time it is an opportunity to recreate yourself. As moms, we can finally take a breath now that our kids are a little older. 16:16 - We are at a point where we are trying to fine tune things to perfect them. Instead of trying to be perfect, we are DOING IT! We have already launched over 25 episodes and can’t wait to get to 50. If we stop because it’s not perfect, then people won’t see it. It’s ok to fine tune but don’t wait before launching t 18:00 – We have some big interviews coming up and it pushed Ariella to launch her other two episodes. She waited to learn things with MOMentum first. 20:00 – Ariella is trying to go for the long game and is releasing her other podcasts slowly. 20:50 – We had batched so many episodes so we didn’t feel like we had to rush to record an episode or interview. Because we haven’t recorded in a while We need to get back into the groove as we have these big interviews coming up. 22:00 – There is so much that needs to be done to release an episode and what if something comes up. 23:00 - As Theresa has been working her regular job, she has made so many connections, and networking events that she goes to and the fact that I am a co-host on a podcast gives us something memorable to talk about. 24:00 – Whatever it is that you are doing, talk about it! Talk about your business to a minimum of 10 people per day. Thank you, Gail Lara, for our first Sponsorship! Follow Your Dreams… Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and...

Ariella Vaccarino and Theresa Ofstad interview Remy Meraz founder of Me Tyme and Zella Life. Remy learned that she is a visionary and has created several ideas for million-dollar companies. Listen to her story of how she had to pivot and created Zella Life. Ep. 28 – Remy Meraz - Zella Life 1:00 – Your energy together is off the chain. It’s so infectious. 1:50 – Remy and Theresa met in 2017, she was a year into her first start up, Me Tyme and in an entrepreneurial program for female founders through the Valley Economic Alliance. 2:50 – It’s like the Legend of the Phoenix, it had to burn down. My whole life burnt down as I knew it and was in a deep place of healing. Building a company while rebuilding her life. 3:45 – I was the crazy lady that got laid off from my job because I discovered my purpose with the idea of Me Tyme. I had big ideas that were multibillion dollar ideas for other people. I said, “If I ever came up with another big idea I promised myself I would not quite.” 5:30 – Fast forward to 2021, after working on Me Tyme for 5 years. I was applying for funding, and they required us to talk about our competitors. One of the competitors were at 98 million raised and valued at $1.1 billion. It was very defeating and empowering that her ideas are on point as a visionary. 6:30 – Realized she had to build a new idea with a new team. Bringing on team members that operate at the same speed, have the same work ethic, and have the same drive, tenacity, and commitment as you. 7:15 – You have to get very clear on your strengths and weaknesses. You have to own it and fill the gaps with the people that fill your weaknesses. 8:45 – Her investors said they believe in her as a founder, but they were not excited about the business model anymore. They offered to back her again if she created a new idea, but she had to get rid of the team she had, and also had to make sure the new idea made money right away. 10:15 – She was driving down the freeway thinking, “what does this mean? Do I give up?” Then looked to her left and saw a billboard that said, “Never ever give up!” 11:00 - The divine journey that Remy and Theresa are both on. 13:00 – Zella Life is the new endeavor that focuses on coaching to create unity between leadership and diverse talent. 16:20 – Mindset and emotional intelligence coaching to focus on moving forward. 17:50 – FAIL means: First Attempt In Learning. 21:00 – How she learned about the Google funding. 23:24 – Remy shared a social media post that Me Tyme Failed, then she birthed Zella Life, talked about the five things people could do to help; share with others, coaching, PR, etc. 26:44 – A friend saw her post and said he just finished Googles Black founders fund, they are launching a Google Latino’s founders fund, but you have to be nominated in and I want to nominate you. 30:00 – Google offered a year long program that provides resources for their founders; networking, programs, webinars, therapy sessions, etc. Got selected for Google growth academy. 32:00 – Remy talks about her business with everyone, it’s your Why, it’s what you love, she is doing it because she wants to help millions of lives, she is living a very purpose driven life so she is going to tell everyone about it. 45:00 – How you show up in one way is how you show up in all ways. 52:00 – You have been using your single mom excuse in a lot of different ways, who would I be without that excuse. When I realized I used that excuse a lot. When I asked myself about it, that is when the universe opened up. 53:00 – People think when their kids turn 18 you are done, empty nesting. You are not done, they need you in a different way. I know you have been going through a tough time, but I just need my mom. 1:03:00 – Being a mom is one of the most fulfilling things I’ve done but I can also get fulfillment in other ways. Ways to find Remy Meraz: https://www.zellalife.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/remy-meraz/ Some Background on the...

After being away from each other for three weeks, Ariella Vaccarino and Theresa Ofstad share gives with each other and talk about how inspiring it was to see Tabitha Brown at a Basketball game. If you don’t know who Tabitha Brown is, listen to this episode, she will inspire you to follow your dreams. Ep. 27 - Gift Giving – Tabitha Brown :30 – Ariella and Theresa send greetings and love to their husbands who support them creating this podcast. 1:00 – We have been apart for a few weeks while Theresa trained for her new job. We batch recorded a bunch of episodes and interviews to get us through several months of weekly releases. 2:00 - We are figuring things out and continuing to build MOMentum While apart we each got gifts for each other 3:00 - Ariella gifted Theresa with a journal so she can write one good thing that happened today. “The best way to protect the future is to create it.” By Abraham Lincoln 5:08 - “Never give up!” Card for support and a reminder that we are in this together for the long run building MOMentum for everyone, us, moms, and anyone who needs the motivation. Love, Theresa 6:45 – First gift is Tabitha Brown’s book, Feeding the Soul Because Its My Business. 7:25 – After reading her book, Theresa feels it was meant to be that we ran into her, it’s Bashert. Her story is very similar to Ariella and Theresa in different ways. 8:48 – We mentioned on a previous episode that we ran into her at a basketball game, she is the “Super Successful Secret women” from episode 25. 9:40 – Ariella started off watching her cook, sing, pray, say inspirational message through the pandemic. Then she suddenly took off and got all these brand deals with Target, Whole Foods, McCormick Spices, Ulta, etc. 11:30 – Theresa introduced herself and gave her a compliment after Ariella saw her at basketball and told her who Tabitha Brown is. 12:00 - A quote in the book really connects the three of us. “Your pregnant with something right now, maybe it’s a dream of a family, maybe you want to start a non-profit in your community (Fuller Life), maybe you always wanted to sing and make an album (Ariella opera singer). That sentence right there connects the three of us. 13:45 – Additional gifts are for the outside table to decorate for future episodes. Theresa kept buying more gifts to support Ariella and Tabitha. 15:45 – The mug Theresa bought looks just like Mr. Yummy Tummy, our co-host and her other 4 dogs. 17:30 – Story of the connection to another podcast Tabitha was on with Crystal Evans. The sister of Anthony Evans, who Theresa follows his songs that she heard when she got the idea to create Fuller Life Story. 21:00 – After reading her book, Theresa found so many connections between the three of us, Tabitha, Ariella, and Theresa. 22:00 – Tabitha Brown inspires Ariella and reminds her that you don’t have to be in a box. She is out to the masses. 22:38 – Tabitha wants to be known as America’s Mom, what better show than MOMentum. 23:40 – Trust that God sees you and is working things out for you. She heard God say to her, “This is not the life I planned for you.” Similar to Leap and the Net shall appear quote was a moment in Theresa’s life that she knew where she was in her life was not what she was meant to do. 24:35 – Theresa was so emotional seeing all of the connections. It is Bashert that they met Tabitha Brown. 25:15 – Ariella loves that Tabitha works out of kindness. “If you are not having a good day, don’t you dare mess up somebody else’s” 26:30 – It’s unbelievable what She has done. Theresa just wanted to give her a compliment and tell her how she is inspiring. 27:30 - Manifestation, hopefully get Tabitha Brown on our Podcast, getting us on Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi’s stage. 28:00 – Sara Blakely is also inspiring, because she pays it forward and does something amazing for her friends and staff out of kindness. 30:00 – Giving women compliments when they are so kind and stay true to who they...

Theresa Ofstad and Ariella Vaccarino take the time to celebrate Mother’s Day and show how to relax and focus on self-care. They managed to collaborate with Burke Williams Spa by recording this episode on location in one of their private rooms. They had services done at the spa then went to lunch and shopping. A special tribute to both their mom’s, mothers-in-law, and share what it is like to be a mom. Listen, comment, and share this episode. Tag a mom in your life. Become a Patron and help support us. Ep. 26 Happy Mother’s Day collaboration with Burke Williams. :18 – Happy Mother’s Day, you deserve this day and stop to take care of yourselves. :45 – Theresa and Ariella volunteered to show you what its like to take time for self-care as they collaborated with Burke Williams and recorded this special episode from one of their rooms. 2:50 – History of Burke Williams: Founded by Theresa and Bill Armour in 1984 as they shared the vision of bringing the luxury experience of a world-class resort-style spa to the city. In order for Families to rejuvenate. See the link below… 4:15 – We would love to interview Theresa Armour and find out her journey. 5:13 – As mom’s we don’t take the time for ourselves. A lot of other countries, being in a spa is a part of their life. 6:28 – In the steam room we tried to record a quick audio clip on our apple watch. 6:50 – We then went to lunch and got to try a product of another mom we will be interviewing very soon. 7:50 – All mom’s, mompreneur’s and women in general, you deserve to take time for yourselves. 8:30 – Theresa shares a story about her mom as a tribute. She taught me to be myself and encouraged me to get dirty and have fun. 9:30 – Theresa wears a necklace with a picture of her and her mom in a locket. She wears a bracelet with a tree of life because her mom wanted to be planted as a tree. The little necklace charm is for her son and shares what it’s like to be a mom. 10:45 - Ariella shares her story about becoming a mom, when her and her husband never thought about being parents. Then after having five children the gapping hole inside her got filled up. 11:50 – After Ariella’s mother died she went to therapy and her therapist said, “I don’t think you are depressed, I think you are bored.” This was before she was married and had five kids and five dogs as if they were waiting for her. She didn’t realize how much she needed to help keep her level. 12:55 – Theresa always knew she wanted to be mom, when she was in a major accident when she broke her pelvis bone the first thing her mom asked the doctors was, “Can she still have children.” Because her mom knew how important it was for her. 14:30 – When Theresa and her husband first met and got to know each other they found a lot of similarities, including having a family. They both wanted to have a big family, yet they were blessed with one. Until they formed HYPE Basketball with five team and now have 54 kids… 15:50 – It’s the love that you give. Ariella didn’t realize it but she was a voice teacher that would go to fancy homes with her little dog Chewbacca, and started her motherly thing. 17:00 – Being a mom is amazing. Because of medical reasons, Theresa and Chris considered adopting and asked their son if he would mind if they adopted vs having additional children of their own. He said, “I don’t care, I just want a brother or sister.” Then asked if he wanted a brother or sister. He said a sister because they are just so darn cute. 19:15 – Ariella lost her mom in her early 30’s before she got married and had children. When her and her now husband reconnected, her mom said she was looking forward to being a grandma and pushing the stroller down the beach. She never got to do that. Her parents were in the holocaust, she was born in a refugee camp in Germany. She had a really tough life but was filled with light, energy, and fun. Kinda like I am a little fun, and my kids got that too which is nice. 20:00 – Her mom didn’t...

Ariella Vaccarino and Theresa Ofstad celebrate recording their 25th episode. They have interviewed 9 amazing mompreneurs and captured their own journeys in 16 other episodes. So many golden nuggets they have learned from each guest, we share some on this episode. Plus, some things ahead, including the “Secret Super Successful Mom” that has agreed to be interviewed by us in a few weeks. Can’t wait for you to find out who she is. Ep 25 – Let’s Celebrate this milestone! :26 - Ariella Vaccarino and Theresa Ofstad celebrate big milestones in their 25th Episode. 1:30 - Showing what can be done when people come together. Building a community. 2:00 - At the time this episode was recorded we have not released any interviews yet, But in Realtime we have released 9 interviews of some amazing mompreneurs plus 16 episodes of our own journey. 3:20 - We can visualize how much we will grow once these interviews go out. Between our connections and each interviewee’s connections and their connections. (We currently have over 1,000 downloads) 4:25 - We want to share our successes, challenges, and everything we have been through along our journey. Walking around the track together gave us an opportunity to make this podcast. Opportunities are around all the time, but you have to act on those opportunities. So many people don’t take the opportunities. They think about it but don’t take action. 6:05 - When you feel something in your gut or your heart, combine it with your mind and take action. Speak your Business or your thoughts. If you don’t take action, it will just live in your heart or your gut. 7:20 – What was the very first thing Ariella did in this journey? 8:20 – Cheers to Episode 25!!!! 9:00 – Theresa is starting a new job so we batched enough episodes that put us 3 months ahead while releasing once a week on Monday’s. 11:00 – We have a great rapport together, but we didn’t know we would have this melody together until we started recording for the very first time. And now we are on Video as well. 13:50 - Amazing episode for Mother's Day 14:05 - Our guest interview for Asian Pacific Heritage month. 14:50 - Collaborative brains bouncing off each other helps us come up with some great ideas. Like becoming AFFILIATES for Marie Forleo. Hear the story how we made this happen. We want to support her. She LOVES our VIBE! 17:50 - Next year we will look at the schedule and plan episode releases better based on what is happening throughout the year. 19:00 - Some people say you can only focus on one thing at a time. Mom’s do so many things that it is hard to focus on one. You do have to FOCUS on one thing at a time! But sometimes you can put one ball down while focusing on another one. 20:00 - Ariella has already recorded 6 episodes for Talented Magical Mommies Club. 23:00 - Walk the walk people will assume. 23:40 - Went all out with Podbean, purchased the full year with 10 channels for more podcasts to go all out. 24:20 – We can go on location and take the equipment anywhere. 25:30 - Tips on Monetization from one of the moms we interviewed. Here what she said. 26:30 - Story of “Secret Super Successful Mom” Don’t let SUCCESSFUL people stop you from reaching out to be kind and introduce yourself to them. HINT: She started videos during the pandemic and blew up through her personality. What she has done inspires us. 32:15 - Toastmasters conversations led us to discussion about Ariella coaching speakers at conferences with their voice. It is so important! I can see how it would help people. 34:14 - Tips from interviews recently; bringing in students as interns or VA’s virtual assistants to help us grow our show to get great sponsors and advertisers that could be part of our conferences and events 35:50 – We need to grow our listenership so we can entice advertisers and we can help women with their business by producing a live conference or event with Keynotes, breakout sessions, good food, pampering ourselves. It's fun to...

Ariella Vaccarino and Theresa Ofstad interview Ana Battung, the founder of MCSQ Consulting. MCSQ focuses on developing Corporate Sales strategies; increasing Revenue and Sales performance; Task Force assistance; Meeting, Event and Conference Management and enhancing company culture through a lens of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion across all industries for Regional, National and Global organizations. Ana believes in building relationships through authenticity while Leading with Compassion, Living with Purpose. Listen to her tips for Mom business owners. Ep 24 – Ana Battung – Celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with MCSQ Consulting, LLC :40 – Ana reached out to Theresa to offer being interviewed as a kickoff to Asian Pacific Heritage Month. 1:35 – Ana and Theresa know each other when they each worked for Hilton Brand hotels. 3:00 – MCSQ works on sales and business development, focus on diversity and inclusion while helping them to integrate it in their company’s culture. 3:35 – Ana and her family moved to Chicago from California in 2019, the weather is much different. 4:30 – Ana has two teenage boys who are active in sports. 5:15 – When the hospitality industry shut down, she was laid off in June 2020 and started her company in July 2020. 7:15 - So many people went through change through the pandemic. As mom’s we teach our kids you don’t make the basket, suck it up and try harder. What kind of lesson would I teach them if I didn’t do the same. 8:00 – Her two boys; Mathew Christian and Michael Conrad are the name of the company = MCSQ 9:20 – Theresa was also laid off in April 2020, many people had to pivot during the pandemic. She shifted fields as a way to teach our kids that there is a way to pivot and a way to figure out the new plan. 10:45 – MOMentum, this podcast is a way to create something new. Highlighting other mom entrepreneurs. 11:30 - Ana is an entrepreneur by circumstance. 12:00 - Ana is helping businesses how to improve their KPI’s (Key performance indicators) and do more with their businesses. Elevating companies with their Diversity, helping companies understand what that looks like. 13:45 - Help them understand how they can elevate their business from an internal and external standpoint when everyone around the room looks the same, speaks the same, and comes from the same background. 15:00 – Ana helped her job develop and elevate their DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) initiative. The customers she worked with then wanted to bring her aboard to help them with their DEI initiatives. 15:30 – Ana was nominated for SMART meetings 2023, the focus on visionaries and industry leaders, to entrepreneurs, stellar performers, innovators and rising stars. 16:15 – Theresa knows past winners like Mariles Krok who was Theresa’s colleague at LA Tourism. Seeing all the additional personal development that Mariles did inspired Theresa to do more herself. 17:17 – Ana is a co-Vice President of Corporate Relations on the Board for Ascend Pan-Asian Leaders, a national organization that is geared towards Pan Asian American Professionals and provide resources to advance their careers. They are 8,000 members strong as well as student professionals. 20:00 - Taking on a Voluntary leadership role is a great way to gain experience. 23:25 - Life balance giving of your time freely, working your business, and taking care of family. As mom’s we want to be everything to everyone. It is about time management and being honest about things that we can and cannot handle. 24:50 – It’s ok to say I am going on vacation with my friends, a “Mamacation.” MOMentum will be planning one of those one day… 26:30 – Self-care is so important! Even if you are doing laundry and listening to a meditation, or music, or whatever makes us relax. 27:00 - The journey of her company so far…Personal wins, professional wins. 28:20 – Started a non-profit, MCSQ Scholars, because it is important to her to give back with a mantra to...

Ariella Vaccarino and Theresa Ofstad interview Ariella’s cousin; Jess (Harbour) Maul. From modeling to ring card girl, to rockstar energy spokesmodel, to e-commerce modeling, to motherhood, and travel business, this woman has experienced a lot. Hear her exciting journey and which celebrity gave her his phone number. Also gain tips like habit stacking. Ep 23 – Jess Maul – From Rockstar energy spokesmodel to Jess Travel 1:20 – Background: Jess was a model, ring girl for Mayweather vs MacGregor, traveled for events, spokesmodel for Rockstar energy drink, and e-commerce modeling. 2:40 - Straight A student, with a BA in psychology, was on her way to getting her doctrine before she started modeling. 3:40 - Find out what interesting things happened and what celebrity gave Jess his phone number while being a ring card girl. 4:11 – As lead model for Rockstar energy, she would manage the other models and help plan their travel. She also did a lot of personal travel. 5:20 – Struggled when she transitioned to a fulltime corporate job because she worked hard and didn’t make any more money versus having flexibility to make more money the harder, she worked. 6:30 – Built influencer program for Rockstar energy. 8:00 – Met her husband nine years ago, both travelled a lot for work. 8:50 – Pepsi bought Rockstar and laid off a lot of people. 9:55 – She avoided the layoffs and managed a brand ambassador and model program with 1,000 influencers. Booked corporate travel. 11:45 – Had friends ask her to book their travel based on all the amazing places she travelled. 13:00 – Timeline of transitioning to her own Travel business through the pandemic. 14:00 – Theresa shares her journey through the pandemic when travel shut down. 16:20 – Nashville didn’t experience as much issues with booking travel. 19:05 – Her husband Jeremy sees how much happier Jess is when booking travel and asked her to handle a very big client that he had from his tour bus company. She landed the job after interviewing with the “A” List client. 21:05 – Quit her corporate job so she could focus more on travel business and her baby at home. 23:55 – You have to take advantage of your network. Proximity is power. 24:30 – New mom, new entrepreneur, still working on building website, domain, etc. 26:05 – “Leap and the Net will appear” All three of us took a leap in different ways. 27:00 – The best lessons are learned when you are on the ground running. No better school than the school of life. If you are good with people, they will come back to you. 30:00 – There are so many skills that are covered in being a mom, you can list it on a resume. 31:00 – Learned about habit stacking from podcast The Skinny Confidential. Like listening to a podcast while taking the baby and dog for a walk with a hair mask in her hair. Getting a bunch of good habits in at the same time. 37:00 – Selfcare is so important. Finding 30 minutes at the end of the day to do something for yourself. 38:30 – Next phase is to expand with an office and an assistant. 41:45 – An example travel itinerary for a trip to the Bahamas. Find Jess at the following links: https://www.instagram.com/jessharbour/ https://www.facebook.com/jessica.harbour.75 https://twitter.com/jessharbour https://www.dreamlinercoaches.com Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and teenage son. She is developing a business called Fuller Life, a resource for patients, seniors and their families. She is an area director with Toastmasters, a lifetime learner, leadership...

Ariella Vaccarino and Theresa Ofstad interview Mel Mutterspaugh, formerly known as Mountain Mel and current founder of The Herbalists Path, Apothecary Momma, and Medicine Makin’ Mommas. Mel was a huge success, and her products were sold at REI until she decided to close down shop and pivot to an online learning platform with The Herbalists Path, Apothecary Momma, and Medicine Makin’ Mommas. Listen to her story of the highs and lows of running a successful company while being a mom. Ep 22 – Mel Mutterspaugh – The Herbalists Path – Apothecary Momma :25 – Found Mel on Need a guest Facebook page. Her company is called The Herbalists Path. 1:45 - Theresa’s story of her mom “Ginkgo Biloba Tree.” 2:15 – Mel has a 9 1/2-year-old daughter. 2:35 - Clinical herbalist - Herbalist Path. 3:30 - Created a Natural first aid kit at age 20, got into REI. 4:50 - Learned how to hustle and network from being a bartender as well as being a mixologist. 5:50 - Mountain Mel’s essential goods were created to help change the world. 6:30 - She had a lot of success, yet it was the hardest thing in her life. 7:55 - How did you know how to price your product? 10:00 - Ariella was hired by LA Opera and wanted to do it so bad that she didn’t realize she would get paid for it. 11:50 - The stigma of having to give it all away for free when it comes to herbalism. Yet the years of education and hard work needs to be recuperated. 12:50 - Working with a human body. 15:30 - Shut down her business a year ago. Decided to create something different. 17:25 - Mel was very successful in many ways. 19:44 - Meyers Briggs test, Mel is the complete opposite of her new business partner. 21:25- Apothecary mama – herbal mentorship book sorry but you’re just gonna have to be patient because the car on my way. 22:50 - Herbalist program was launched in July 2022. 25:45 - Medicine making mamas launched February 2023. The art of mixology. 26:30 - Ashwagandha Tincture with scientific strategies. 27:35 - The overwhelm of where to find herbal ingredients and how to mix it all together. 28:50 - Apothecary mamas get discounts to online dispensaries like Full Script for herbs and supplements. 30:30 - It’s clear that Mel is an expert. How do you do all of this as a mom? 34:00 - Learned the art of delegation, even if nobody can do it as good as you. Hire people to help you. 35:00 - Using a team to help editing videos that were already created. Creating Reels for social platforms. 35:42 – A mom, Jennifer, has been helping her and just completed VA training (Virtual Assistant.) 36:45 – Record on TikTok, then edit with Capcut, create Reels, and upload to all other platforms. TikTok gives favoritism to those using their platform and recording in it. 38:05 – Recently started repurposing her TikTok’s and publish them to the public on her personal page as a fresh post. 41:50 – Many people don’t like to post on their personal page which can be imposter syndrome. Why wouldn’t your friends and family want to know what you are doing? 43:20 - Metricool, Hootsuite, and vidIQ are platforms to help publish on social media. 45:00 – Onlinejobs.ph is where she found her teams of people to help with VA work. 46:20 – Tips on what to help you use a team of people for. 47:20 – Connecting to businesses that support the same things you do. Find Mel at the following links: https://www.theherbalistspath.com/ https://www.theherbalistspath.com/blog/the-herbalists-path-podcast https://www.theherbalistspath.com/medicine-making-mommas https://www.theherbalistspath.com/apothecary-momma-herbal-mentorship https://www.tiktok.com/@theherbalistspath https://www.facebook.com/TheHerbalistsPath https://www.instagram.com/theherbalistspath https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHerbalistsPath https://www.pinterest.com/TheHerbalistsPath/ Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line...

Ariella Vaccarino and Theresa Ofstad talk about latest achievements with social media channels created, making reels, videos, and posts to highlight upcoming interviews and episodes. Theresa decided to take a new job for benefits and additional income while still building her business. Ariella released 2 episodes of The Talented Magical Mommies Club. Listen to the letter Theresa wrote to Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi to manifest their destiny. Ep 21 – Social Media channels and Theresa’s new job 1:30 - Social media posts, Reels, Video interviews, video editing platforms. 3:15 - Every day is a step towards the polished version. 4:30 - The two of us would love to be on panels. 5:45 - Showing our strengths and not being afraid of showing when we mess up. 6:15 - Being creative in highlighting our guests with Reels. 7:30 - During networking events a conversation about MOMentum comes up. 8:30 – Ariella talks about holding back her podcast, but since recording this, she released 2 episodes of Talented Magical Mommies Club. 9:12 – Theresa is working on another podcast with people in the senior living industry, not yet released. 10:00 – Sometimes you need to work a fulltime job while building a business. 11:45 – Took the time off, stepped away and came back taller. 13:58 – Closed two clients by helping them move into their new community. 15:30 - Sometimes you plant a seed, and it sprouts the next day and sometimes the seeds are for five years from now. 16:45 - We started Calendly to schedule appointments for interviews and meetings. 19:50 - We would love to hear feedback on our recent interviews. Please comment and share our episodes. 21:15 - Manifesting letter “To Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi...” 23:20 - Pay it forward by helping a charity that is important to you. 23:45 – Other wins for the week: We have a Tik Tok, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram where we post reels and weekly episodes. Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and teenage son. She is developing a business called Fuller Life, a resource for patients, seniors and their families. She is an area director with Toastmasters, a lifetime learner, leadership fanatic, and community connector. Sign up for her monthly newsletter to volunteer and support: Fuller Life Join MOMentum's private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/849622462704055/ Become a Patron by clicking the link at the top of the page or clicking here: https://patron.podbean.com/momentum

Elizabeth Brunner is a San Francisco based designer and a mom of girl-boy twins. StereoType was born with the mission to celebrate kids’ individuality and freedom of expression by blending traditional ideas of boys’ and girls’ wear. Elizabeth also ran a successful clothing line called piece by piece using scraps from designers to eliminate the waste, which shut down in 2018 when she decided to stay home and focus more on her kids. Ep. 20 – Elizabeth Brunner, StereoType Kids 1:55 –Elizabeth Brunner is a San Francisco based designer. StereoType is a gender-free kids clothing brand that’s designed to empower kids to express themselves authentically. 3:02 – StereoType was inspired by her girl-boy twins when they started to dress from each other’s wardrobes as their preference. 4:30 - Studied fashion design at California College of the Arts 5:50 – Launched StereoType kids in November of 2020 during the pandemic after feeling the calling. 6:28 – Advocating for all kids’ individuality. 7:12 – Her kids were her DNA of the brand, Co-founders, and models. 7:49 – “Wow mom, you are making changes for the world.” They wanted to be part of a bigger mission. 9:00 – Became an accidental entrepreneur, her family did not own their own businesses. 10:00 – Home schools her kids along with a naturalist caretaker. They are learning what they want to learn and what they are called to learn. 11:25 – It was all about the creative process and commitment to follow through. What is the goal and how are we unique? 12:23 – Gender Neutral tends to be toned down. Gender-free is more about blending what is typically considered masculine and feminine. Defining it as blended fashion. 13:35 – Once I had the definitive brand, things started to fall in place. That’s when you know you are on the right track. 14:10 – I consider this business as raising a third baby. I need help raising my baby to help get those first building blocks going. It’s never ending, sharing your vision and your passion. 15:10 – It’s like another child, you have birthing pains, you have growing pains at different stages of growth of your business. As mom’s we know what that feels like. Like Ariella’s line of CD’s and books on singing, every time she completes a CD it’s like I gave birth to that and now it's there. It’s such a cool feeling. Nourishing our newborn baby/business. 16:10 – As an entrepreneur it is so hard, how do you know what to turn it off/on? She has a great answer here… 17:30 – Allowing our kids to express themselves naturally instead of telling them boys play with this and girls play with that, or boys wear this and girls wear that. 18:50 – It would be nice if there was not just a boys’ section and girls’ section, but just a kids’ section. 20:30 – This brand is about educating parents to consider what would be normal for their child to express themselves and not limit them or limit ourselves. They should not be labeled. 21:50 – Some people have a hard time with change. It’s a fear of going outside the norm. 23:20 – There is a point when our kids become aware of who they are and what they want. 25:15 – What are they going to do next? 27:14 – Still in start-up phase with direct to consumer using high quality, limited quantity products that support local manufacturers. 30:40 – What are your hopes and dreams for your business? Advocating for adults and kids to step outside of your box, get uncomfortable, do something you normally wouldn’t consider. You will learn something about yourself that you never thought you would. 31:50 – Advice to mompreneurs – Go for it!!! If you have a burning idea that your heart is calling you to do, then do it. Start small but get started. Once you align your heart with your vision, things will start to fall into place. It’s not always going to be easy, but your voice matters, and we need to hear what you have to say and share. Find Elizabeth and StereoType at the following...

Robin Barber has always been a giver. About 26 years ago, a dear friend of hers struggled to get pregnant. When she finally did, Barber and her husband knew they had to do something special. Each month of their friend’s pregnancy, Barber and her husband would send gifts anonymously to the friend, only to reveal themselves once the baby arrived. The idea was so well-received that Barber has continued to anonymously send her friends and friends’ daughters gifts throughout their pregnancies until she decided to make a business out of it in April 2020. Listen to her story. Ep 19 – Robin Barber-The Baby Fairy Shoppe 1:45 – The Baby Fairy Shoppe is 20 years in the making. Starting with a friend who had a hard time to get pregnant. 3:11 – Gift giving service, go to the website, pick what you choose, Robin mails them individually throughout the month. Ships gifts every two weeks with a card that says their Fairy if thinking of her. Reveal with the last gift, who it is from (if you wish.) 5:20 – Anticipating the birth of your child, there are so many emotions you go through. This is just a way to bring extra joy. 5:50 - When they open the gift they know someone is thinking of them and it puts a smile on their face. I love it, it is a dream 6:40 - April 2020, it became an official business. Robin started with a partner that bowed out. She has been on her own since January 2022. 7:20 - Robin works a full-time job as well. The goal is to leave the full-time job and focus all her time on The Baby Fairy Shoppe. 8:00 - Sometimes people need to have a full-time job, even if it’s just for the benefits. Keep doing it until your business takes off. 9:00 - Biggest challenge is marketing. She uses Facebook, Instagram, Ads, Word of mouth. 9:40 – Participating in Bridal expo’s, what happens after your wedding? A Baby! 10:00 – Business could scale to add gifts to people who are engaged. 13:12 – The hope is that her son will take over the business and keep the love going. 13:39 - Dreams can take the amount of time they need to take. You can slowly build until you are ready to start. 15:30 – Exclusive wholesale companies that Robin works worth that are high quality items. Soon to be adding local artisans to pamper moms with lotions and things. 18:45 – Theresa suggested she add diaper cakes. See examples by clicking here. Theresa made the one below: 19:35 – Use your social media to connect to each other. 70-100 women connected to us through a social media request for a guest. Robin direct messaged Ariella and continued to follow up until we called back. She also became part of our community through our private Facebook group. We want to support her. Robin Barber - The Baby Fairy is a gift giving service that allows you to send anonymous gifts to expecting moms, families, friends, coworkers etc. You shop, they ship and then they reveal who the baby fairy was (If you wish to be revealed). Years ago, Robin and her husband’s friends had a hard time conceiving and when they finally got pregnant, they thought “we need to do something special, “the baby fairy was born!! This is her passion to give back and she wants everyone to experience the magic of being a baby fairy! The Baby Fairy Shoppe Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and teenage son. She is developing a business called Fuller Life, a resource for patients, seniors and their families. She is an area director with Toastmasters, a lifetime learner, leadership fanatic, and community connector. Sign up for her...

Gail Lara is a Small Business Commissioner for the City of Los Angeles. She was also the founder of the Women’s Collaborative Mentoring Program and brought to the position more than twenty years of experience as a business owner and small-business development training. She holds twenty-five years of experience in retail buying, sales management, procurement, and advertising specialty. Commissioner Lara also worked as a business coach with Operation Hope and progressed their Launch + Grow for women entrepreneur’s program. Over her extensive career, she served more than 5,200 business owners to start or grow their company and connect to resources for funding and new business opportunities. Listen to her tips and advice while being a mom of three children, which includes raising a special needs child with high functioning Autism (Asperger’s) and was an instrumental leader in navigating the system to help improve school programs for youth with Special needs! Ep 18 - Gail Lara-Women's Collaborative Mentoring Program 2:50 - Right out of college, moved to Hawaii, stayed there for 25 years, had her three children, and moved back to the mainland 23 years ago, and was in retail. She decided to start her own business bringing goods from Hawaii. 3:50 - Started the Women’s Collaborative Mentoring Program 10 years ago. 5:15 - Word of mouth is the best way to do things. 6:00 - Planning and scheduling Pau, Hana Friday’s, to them means finish work then go to the beach, watch the sunset and have dinner together. Kids get used to family traditions. 8:04 - Assigned each child a budget for a meal for the family each week. She would take them to the store to buy the items within budget. And if not, they would put it back. 9:22 - With high functioning autism, her son was in LAUSD and on so many programs that mixed them with the other children, it was a challenge. 10:07 - Autism is a big business, “do this for him”, “take this medicine,” etc. You try to do it all and you don’t even know what is working. 10:55 - It’s not about fixing him but understanding him. I needed to sit down with his teachers and caregivers and ask what one thing are you doing that’s working? 13:46 - we tend to want to hover and do it for them and fix things. They need to know how to do it themselves. 15:30 - Gail is my friend that started the entrepreneurial training program 16:25 - Tips for people starting Business - 19:10 – Not once source has the budget to handle it all, be part of all of them. 20:30 – Contracting; Women contractors, Women owned business, Black owned business certifications. 22:15 - Gail connected you with the free resources and helped get your business started. 23:13 – Women’s Collaborative Mentoring Program was put under the VEA and Launch and grow was under OPERATION HOPE. They were both transitioning when she retired so they are no longer. But her resources still exist. 25:54 – My middle daughter has a wellness center in Mammoth and Bishop, Her oldest daughter is doing elixirs and works for a corporate company. Her son has his own business. 27:00 – You need to speak your business every day, to everyone at every opportunity, nonstop and ask yourself; did I speak to 10 people today? 28:00 – Ariella was at her son’s school event as she was starting a group class. She was telling everyone at school about it. 28:50 - On average, people need to hear about you 7 times to get the sale. 29:21 – Be known for something. 30:00 – Speak to anyone and everyone you come in contact with. 32:56 – What does your morning routine look like? It starts with gratitude and a morning walk. 34:35 – Look at your Business Plan and ask yourself; how is my business going to look in five years? How am I going to make money this year? Today, tomorrow, next week, next month… did I make my goal? 35:25 - I can’t tell you how many entrepreneurs want to give it away to a charity. Get your business going first. Get yourself established, then you can think about...

Menina Fortunato, founder of MENINA ENTERTAINMENT, has been in the dance industry for 3 decades and maintains a hectic schedule working both in front and behind the camera, owning multiple dance businesses, traveling the world while juggling being a wife and mother of 3. Ep. 17-Menina Fortunato - This Mom Sure Can Pivot. 1:53 – In 2016 we moved back to Canada to raise our family. 3:40 – Before having children, I used to tour with Earth Wind & Fire, Rain, Luis Miguel, and others. I toured until I was four and a half months pregnant. 4:53 – I always knew a dance mom in the city that I was touring in to help with babysitting. 5:53 – Every summer I would travel to L.A. with my kids to run The Hollywood Summer Tour. 7:03 – Going to work was a vacation, I had all this me time. 8:08 – I love my work; I love what I do. I have never had a regular 9-5 job my entire life. I have evolved my entire career around dance and had to pivot a lot. 9:12 – During the pandemic, my events business which was my main bread and butter completely stopped overnight. Had to pivot again. 10:17 – I did my first online event over the summer and live streamed in L.A., Vegas, and London while I was in Vancouver. 12:05 – I was stuck at home, and I needed to get back in shape, so I turned that into something. 13:13 – I was undercharging and that was a whole thing. It’s hard to know what to charge people online. 14:15 – Mom’s will spend anything on their children but not when it comes to themselves. 16:00 – I started a whole library of videos that moms can watch on their time and added nutrition, chef, mindset. 16:50 – I hired a business coach that specializes in high ticket sales, it was a big investment. 18:40 – On Demand is pre-recorded lessons that they do on their time. Plus, I had weekly accountability coaching. I also added nutrition, mindset, 19:40 – Social Media Marketing is where I found most of my clients; MOM groups in Facebook are where a majority came from. 21:00 – To create each video I used my iPhone, ring light, lavalier mic plugged into computer separately, edited and overlayed video, sound, and music in final cut, using royalty free music. 24:21 – How do you know when to invest and how much to invest? If you want to make a lot of money, you need to invest in yourself and expand your mind. 26:52 – Arman Sheffey from high ticket coaching helped Menina pivot again. 32:30 – Instead of throwing spaghetti at the wall, find someone who has done it and short cut your success rate. 39:00 – I took the framework that I learned from my coach, pitched a 6-month mentorship program to dive deep with dancers and creating a career for them. 41:00 – How do you pick just one of your products to promote and be known for? 43:50 – Instead of focusing on high volume of sales, have less clients at a higher ticket and really nurture them. They get better results and refer a friend, everyone wins. 49:05 – I think I am on to something here. I started the Hollywood Sumer Tour in 2006 and I still love it, but I have created something better for my lifestyle as a mom. 52:00 - I felt like I was a jack of all trades and a master of none. Now that I am focused, I can connect the right people to help serve my clients. Find Menina at the following links: https://www.instagram.com/meninafortunato https://www.facebook.com/meninafortunato https://www.youtube.com/meninaf www.meninaentertainment.com and www.meninafortunato.com Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and teenage son. She is...

Ariella Vaccarino and Theresa Ofstad share more accomplishments, from interviewing our first guest, spreading the word through social media, and creating Reels. Our next guest will be international, from Canada. Follow the journey of two busy passionate moms while they bring other mompreneurs on the show. Ep. 16–Interviewing our next guest from Canada. 0:45 – First interview has been recorded and about to record our second interview. 1:12 – Creating Reels on Social media to help spread the word. 2:00 – Story of how our first reel happened. Don’t put it off until next time. 3:59 – We had a mom comment on our post is that it inspired her. It gave us the MOMentum we needed to move forward. 4:25 – Reels are beyond your Facebook page but needs to be under 60 seconds. 5:12 – We recorded it in the wrong format and learned how to do it for next time. There are tools to change the format to the correct way. 6:00 – We used YouTube to figure it out. 6:25 – We have 70 women wanting to be interviewed on our podcast. 7:00 – The more you connect with other moms, you are able to capture their audience as well. 8:45 – Part of our walks and strategy sessions are organizing how we are going to select and get these women on our show. Starting video interview on YouTube. 10:00 – There are video editing platforms to help create the videos. 11:04 – We are recording so much that we need to figure out where to store them. 14:30 – Trying to figure out how to properly launch this podcast with a larger audience. 15:15 – Creating PDF’s in Canva to add to the content in each episode. 16:15 – We have friends texting us directly that they like the episode but we need to get more people to comment in our Facebook page or Podcast website. 17:15 – Our Co-host, Mr Yummy Tummy also has a few posts on our Facebook page. 18:00 – Hashtag expert is something we are looking into. 21:00 - International interview coming up next, a Mompreneur from Canada. 22:00 – Streaming platforms can help Zoom interviews go live, maybe we will do that one day. We figured out how to set up Affiliates! Before signing up for Podbean click here: https://www.podbean.com/ourmomentum We figured out how to set up ads! If interested in advertising on our channel click here: https://www.podbean.com/OurMOMentumAds Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and teenage son. She is developing a business called Fuller Life, a resource for patients, seniors and their families. She is an area director with Toastmasters, a lifetime learner, leadership fanatic, and community connector. Sign up for her monthly newsletter to volunteer and support: Fuller Life Join MOMentum's private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/849622462704055/ Become a Patron by clicking the link at the top of the page or clicking here: https://patron.podbean.com/momentum

As one of the first African American daytime soap opera heroines as attorney DiDi Bannister on Edge of Night, Mariann Aalda helps us close out Black History Month while opening up Women’s History Month because she truly is every woman. She is an Actress, Speaker, and mom who is on a mission to create an ageing shamelessly revolution. After “aging out” of Hollywood, AARP named her an Age Disruptor for her career reinvention as a hypnotherapist turned standup comic and performance artist. At the age of 74, Mariann shares some wonderful advice. By the end of this episode, you will be saying to yourself: “I’ll have what she’s having.” Ep. 15 – Mariann Aalda, Actress, Aging Shamelessly 6:00 – Mariann is an actress and one of the first African American daytime soap opera heroines as attorney DiDi Bannister on Edge of Night. 7:30 - AARP calls her the Age Disrupter. 12:00 - I didn't quite acting they stopped calling. 13:30 - Comedy is scheduled hours and easier with a family. 14:55 - Carl Jeung - we are designed to do something. When you know you’re doing the right thing it just feels right. If you’re not passionate then you won’t be able to go the distance. 16:45 - Society and culture have been hypnotized to think that women lose their currency and sexuality when they get older. 17:36 - First solo comedy show - snap out of it, you have only been hypnotized into believing your over the hill. 20:05 - I am a high empath. 20:41 - My son was 8 when I was on Edge of Night. 22:16 - When Calvin and DeeDee got married, I was part of black love in the afternoon. 25:50 - Find your village. 26:48 – My ex-husband asked me, “Why do you have to be too much.” So, I became less. Find Mariann at the following links: https://www.mariannaaldainherprime.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mariannaalda_ageingshamelessly/ https://www.facebook.com/mariann.aalda This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and teenage son. She is developing a business called Fuller Life, a resource for patients, seniors and their families. She is an area director with Toastmasters, a lifetime learner, leadership fanatic, and community connector. Sign up for her monthly newsletter to volunteer and support: Fuller Life Join MOMentum's private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/849622462704055/ Become a Patron by clicking the link at the top of the page or clicking here: https://patron.podbean.com/momentum

Lillit L. Cholakian is a mother of two daughters, and the Founder and CEO of NewGen Global Leaders. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and leading the Next-Gen track at NAWBO-LA (National Association of Women Business Owners) Lillit is a Certified Professional Coach through Logos University in partnership with Integrity Coaching and Top Leaders, Inc. She is also a certified John C. Maxwell Coach, Speaker, and Trainer. Website: www.CoachLillit.com Ep. 14 - Interview with Lillit Cholakian, NewGen Global Leaders 1:30 - Theresa met Lillit by taking her Mastermind course in 2016 3:00 - Introducing Lillit L. Cholakian, mother of two daughters, and the Founder and CEO of NewGen Global Leaders. 5:50 - The one thing that impacted Theresa the most: switching seats. 14:22 - Power of repeating things 17:25 - What is your back story/journey? 21:00 - I want to contribute to make this world a better place for my kids. 25:30 - As a mom, we want a better world for our kids. 26:50 - A Basketball player said to Theresa, “Do you know Ariella is famous?” 28:00 - We are role models for our kids that regardless of our age we are following our dreams 31:16 - There are times in your life when you can take a pause. If you are a new mom, be a new mom and figure that business out. 34:00 - We have our human moments and do the best we can. Today is a new day and I can do it better. 35:00 - Sometimes you have to let go of a dream, pivot, and come back to it later. 38:00 - Sit in self-awareness, what is my priority? 40:45 – Time flies by so quickly then our kids are all grown up. We need to stop the podcast so we can find our kids and hold them. 41:35 – Tip from Lillit, “Take your train and bring others on the journey with you.” Find people to collaborate with. Staff to your weaknesses. We are bringing people along the MOMentum train… 46:40 – The way people come into our lives when the timing is right. 51:00 - What are the needs? Planting seeds until you eventually need to be. 52:50 – Sales and Leadership. Need to understand how to communicate. Find Lillit at the following links: www.CoachLillit.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/lillit-l-cholakian-mba-cpc-951b366/ https://www.facebook.com/NewGenGlobalLeaders Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and teenage son. She is developing a business called Fuller Life, a resource for patients, seniors and their families. She is an area director with Toastmasters, a lifetime learner, leadership fanatic, and community connector. Sign up for her monthly newsletter to volunteer and support: Fuller Life Join MOMentum's private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/849622462704055/ Become a Patron by clicking the link at the top of the page or clicking here: https://patron.podbean.com/momentum

In this week’s episode we set up social media accounts and connect with women to be interviewed on our show. We are increasing our listenership in more states and countries. Can’t wait for you to hear our first interview and a dozen others that we have already recorded by now. We will be publishing one this week and each Monday after that. Ep. 13 – Week of the Guest 0:30 – Updates: We are in 5 countries, 12 states and 400 downloads. We added listeners in Slovenia and France. 2:00 – Theresa diving into senior market and working with six families. 2:50 – There are so many resources that have a focus on working with seniors; from moving companies, Hospitals, Assisted Living communities, Lawyers, Real estate agents, etc. 3:30 – There are so many people out there that can start a niche business, don’t let fears stop you. 4:12 – John Maxwell; “MOMentum solves problems, MOMentum has energy and exaggerates things in a positive way.” Work creates work. 6:02 – Ariella accomplished Facebook page and posted about needing a guest, got 70 women that want to be interviewed. 7:30 – Many of the mompreneurs we connected with recreated themselves through the pandemic, can’t wait for you to hear their stories in a few weeks. Our show will pivot with highlighting other mompreneurs. 9:00 – There is a group for absolutely everything on Facebook, you just need to search to find it. 10:00 – Ariella is looking at being a guest on other podcasts for collaboration. She found a fan that has listened voice lessons and CD’s for Voice Lessons To Go. 11:45 – A women reached out to her about her five dogs. See photo…Mr Yummy Tummy is our Co-host and is the one on the upper right of the photo. 12:05 – This year for Ariella is about Rising up and seeing what is out there. Collaboration expands our minds to what else can be done. 13:17 – You can be so close to something and not even realize it until you take action, then things will present themselves. 14:28 – Ariella created a YouTube page; interviews may be uploaded as videos. We are still working on that. 16:00 – We will need to add zoom and video editing tools to post our interviews. We can pull clips of them to post as reels. 17:00 - First interview will be recorded and we are scheduling others. (By now, the first interview is done and will be published this week.) 18:16 – Theresa planned on doing videos on iPhone for her grief workshop (which is very doable) but can now use Ariella’s equipment. She has lots of tips to improve quality. 20:00 – We will be creating an application and setting up Calendly for scheduling our interviews. We figured out how to set up Affiliates! Before signing up for Podbean click here: https://www.podbean.com/ourmomentum Marie Forleo: Click here to purchase her book. Click here to purchase her 2021 calendar for inspiration. Click here to attend her Dream Business Bootcamp We figured out how to set up ads! If interested in advertising on our channel, click here: https://www.podbean.com/OurMOMentumAds Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and teenage son. She is developing a business called Fuller Life, a resource for patients, seniors and their families. She is an area director with Toastmasters, a lifetime learner, leadership fanatic, and community connector. Sign up for her monthly newsletter to volunteer and support: Fuller Life Join MOMentum's private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/849622462704055/ Become a Patron by clicking the link at the top of the page or...

In this week’s episode we celebrate more achievements and that we have international listeners. Ariella Vaccarino and Theresa Ofstad talk about things they have learned from interviewing other women. Reels, shorts, monetizing, affiliates, etc. Also learn more about how Theresa can help your Senior loved one find the right place to live for free through Fuller Life. Ep. 12 – Achievements – We are International! 0:38 - Theresa is working with five families to find the right place for their Senior loved one through Fuller Life. This is a free resource. 3:17 – She has personal and professional experience with this process. 3:38 – Taking seasonal jobs until the money flows in - UPS / UBER / DOORDASH / etc to allow the flexibility to work your business. 5:00 – Photo (above) of big shipment, each box was 50 pounds of heavy equipment. 5:52 – There are kind people out there that leave snacks for their delivery drivers. 7:30 – Took the opportunity from a cancelled shift to visit five communities in the Santa Clarita area and built great relationships. 8:00 – Talk about your business, share it with others. It opens doors to other opportunities. 10:39 – Ariella recorded several episodes for the Talented Magical Mommies. 11:04 – Facebook and Instagram reels and YouTube shorts can monetize. 12:04 – Can send stars from reels. Ariella set up social media; Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Tik Tok, etc. 17:23 – Amazon associate with affiliates, search Facebook groups. 17:50 – We are international now with listeners in Canada and Argentina! Woo Hoo! We figured out how to set up Affiliates! Before signing up for Podbean click here: https://www.podbean.com/ourmomentum Marie Forleo: Click here to purchase her book Click here to purchase her 2021 calendar for inspiration. Click here to attend her Dream Business Bootcamp We figured out how to set up ads! If interested in advertising on our channel, click here: https://www.podbean.com/OurMOMentumAds Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and teenage son. She is developing a business called Fuller Life, a resource for patients, seniors and their families. She is an area director with Toastmasters, a lifetime learner, leadership fanatic, and community connector. Sign up for her monthly newsletter to volunteer and support: Fuller Life Join MOMentum's private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/849622462704055/ Become a Patron by clicking the link at the top of the page or clicking here: https://patron.podbean.com/momentum

In this week’s episode we celebrate achievements and gifts. This is our holiday episode as we regroup after the holidays and open very special gifts from each other. Marie Forleo’s book and calendar; Everything is Figureoutable. 2023 Planner and journal, “This is your Year!” Ep. 11 – Celebrations – Everything is Figureoutable 1:42 – Ariella opens her gift from Theresa, a book & calendar - Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo. Coincidently, this week she has a 3-day event called Dream Business Bootcamp that Theresa will be attending. More to come on future episodes. Marie Forleo: hereherehere 4:00 – A MOMentum calendar to come… That will be year-round so no worries about the year. LOL! 5:00 – 2021 Calendar is all about the inspiration, still had to give it to her in 2023. LOL! 7:15 – None of us were given a manual at birth. “Do the best you can until you know better, then when you know better do better.” – Maya Angelo 8:46 – Theresa opens a planner “2023 This is Your Year”, pens and journal for creativity to use for MOMentum notes. 10:28 – MOMentum private Group on Facebook is where you can go to collaborate with inspiration, shares, and tips & tricks. Join, comment on posts, and share with anyone you think would like or need this supportive community. 11:18 – Created a MOMentum public page where we post episodes and important information to share publicly. 11:31 – Podbean, links for affiliates below, GREAT platform to use, allows you to create 10 channels. If you create a podcast share your link in our facebook group to share with others. 12:45 – Dashboard shows statistics. Check in… (from weeks ago) we are being listened to 8 different states, plus 62 unknowns. We are streaming on 11 different platforms you can see on our website. 14:45 – Followed through with above achievements because we have accountability partner. Helping each other push through. 16:05 – Having deadlines and goals are so important. We launch every Monday morning at 6am pst, and have to have everything ready to launch. 17:08 – Facebook group just started (weeks ago) and have 50 members. 18:00 – We want to ask questions from the private group but afraid nobody will respond. “Please respond.” AND we can’t let fear stop us from doing it. This week we will ask a question from the group. “Please respond.” 19:00 – Looking for like minded people that this is meant for. We don’t want to bother those that are not interested. 19:50 – Searching for mommy business groups and other types of groups to share to. The people this is made for. 20:27 – Sharing inspiration and want everyone to share with others in your network and communities. 21:35 – We have climbed up a big hill with all our accomplishments, we have more to do. 22:30 – Tip: when searching MOMentum add Vaccarino or Ofstad or Ariella or Theresa. We figured out how to set up Affiliates! Before signing up for Podbean click here: https://www.podbean.com/ourmomentum We figured out how to set up ads! If interested in advertising on our channel click here: https://www.podbean.com/OurMOMentumAds Some Background on the hosts! Ariella Vaccarino- Once an opera singer, mother to 5 children, voice and piano teacher, creator of Voice Lessons To Go, a line of voice lesson CDs/downloads that sell nationwide. She is also the host of the podcasts: The Talented Magical Mommies Club Ariella's Vocal Notes and she has her own YouTube channel about singing: www.youtube.com/VoiceLessonsToGo Theresa Ofstad- Is currently working a fulltime job while running a Basketball Club with her husband and teenage son. She is developing a business called Fuller Life, a resource for patients, seniors and their families. She is an area director with Toastmasters, a lifetime learner, leadership fanatic, and community connector. Sign up for her monthly newsletter to volunteer and support: Fuller Life Join MOMentum's private Facebook...