I once auditioned for the Ice Capades. I thought I could run away from a difficult period in my life to tour with the show across America. To be fair, I hadn’t skated seriously since high school. I thought my lack of training would be the biggest strike against me.
The latest tragedy in a grim news cycle stems from Bangladesh, where, as we all know by now, a textile factory collapsed killing nearly 400 workers inside. We’ve also learned that the factory manufactured clothing for Canadian company Loblaws’ Joe Fresh brand.
For the past few years we’ve had the great fortune to offer Speed Coaching to the fabulous women at the Women in Biz Network Conference. Last year we got to know Avery Swartz, who, as her web site will tell you, makes web sites. Turns out though, that’s not all she does.
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Amy Ballon and Danielle Botterell have been finishing each other’s sentences for more than 20 years now. Over the last two decades they’ve been classmates, roommates, ‘best woman’ at each other’s weddings, and present for the births of each other’s children. In between all of this, they’ve been business partners for a decade and recently became co-authors.
Amy and Danielle set up shop in their business, Admiral Road Designs in 2002, and have been shipping cozy personalized blankets to happy babies around the world ever since. Along the way, they’ve discovered, if not mastered, the art of juggling – becoming mothers to five kids between them. Learning to balance business and babies led them to spend a lot of time considering the complexities of life as moms and entrepreneurs.
Just to keep things interesting, Amy and Danielle decided to share a part of their ongoing conversation with a few more people. Their book, Mom Inc. – How to Raise your Family and your Business without Losing your Mind or your Shirt, was published by HarperCollins in 2011. Between teaching seminars, chatting with new business owners and writing on the subject, let’s just say Amy and Danielle have thought A LOT about the ins and outs of life as an entrepreneurial mother. When they’re not working or mothering Amy and Danielle can be found working out, watching Dragon’s Den, or indulging in celebrity gossip rags – oh, and talking to each other.
In Mom Ink – Amy and Danielle will share insights, tips, advice, and the occasional straight-up confession about life as a mom and an entrepreneur. Are you a Yummy Mummy with a business? Or just thinking about it? Welcome to Mom Ink – where we look at the good, the bad, and the sticky of life as mom entrepreneur.
Follow Amy and Danielle on Twitter: @mominc and @admiralroad
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