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Mom Entrepreneur Creates Gorgeous Custom Cupcakes
With a passion for cupcakes and a flair for art, Kati Angelini started Kati’s Kupcakes in January 2009 once her youngest child started going to school for the full day. Kati’s gourmet cupcakery relies on delicious cupcake recipes, many of which were inspired by her mother and grandmother, as well as Kati’s background in fine [...]
Pediatrician Mom Creates Innovative Children’s Learning Tool
Dr. Jennifer Canter has two sets of twins and a pediatric practice, but when she came up with the idea for the U-Play Mat in the fall of 2008, she just had to add being an entrepreneur to her already busy schedule. Conceived of as an educational tool, the U-Play Mat is a U-shaped pad [...]
Stay-at-Home Mom Entrepreneurs Help Organize Messy Diaper Bags
Maythi Calvert and Robin Speas were two stay-at-home moms who were tired of yucky spoons, dirty diaper bags, and all around messiness. And together, they’ve come up with a solution — Spooneez utensil carriers. You just place your spoons or other items in the Spooneez’s pockets, fold the top over, roll up, secure and you’re [...]
Mom Entrepreneur’s Boot-Strapping Product Keeps Pants in Place
Jennifer Crittenden has never been one for taking a traditional route through life, so when the opportunity to start a new business presented itself in 2008, she jumped on it. Jennifer (left) and her friend Lisa Church (right) are both fashion-forward women who love the style of wearing jeans tucked into their boots. But they [...]
Mom’s Preemie Son Inspires A Hands-On Product
In 2001 Yamile Jackson gave birth to her son Zachary 12 weeks prematurely. He weighed less than 2 pounds, and when he was 3 weeks old, Tropical Storm Allison hit Houston, shutting down power and water in the hospital. The hospital staff, Yamile and her husband, Larry, had to keep Zachary alive by hand for [...]
Mom Beats Birthday Party Burnout With New Card Product
Nicki Donley couldn’t believe the number of birthday parties she was attending once her 6-year-old triplets started school. At one party in particular, Nicki watched the hosting mom pick up all the wrapping paper, envelopes and gift bags and just throw everything in the trash. She knew once the party was over the cards weren’t [...]
Mom Creates Sweet, Stylish Doll Backpack for Girls
Roberta Wagner’s daughter wanted to bring her doll everywhere. Unfortunately, shortly into each trip she would tire of toting her toy and Roberta ended up being the one carrying the doll. The creative mom knew she wasn’t the only mom whose hands were constantly tied up carrying her daughter’s doll, so she decided to create [...]
Mom’s Invention Keeps Kids Entertained While Shopping
After a frustrating shopping trip with her 3 boys, Laura Hamrick knew she had to create something to help her time at the market go more smoothly. During her sons’ afternoon nap, she came up with OnTray, a plastic container that attaches to the handlebar of a shopping cart where you can place your child’s [...]
Mom Creates Fun, Stylish Flip Flops Inspired by Her Daughter
From the age of two, Sheena Edwards’ youngest daughter, Lizzie, had an obsession with shoes. While out shopping one day, Lizzie picked up a pair of $200 crystal-embellished flip flops and said, “Do they have my size?” At that moment, it dawned on Sheena that no one had ever created a mother-daughter line of shoes. [...]
Mom Turns Craft Project into Growing Gift Business
Marianne Impal wanted to find a way to promote a healthy body image for her two young daughters. She didn’t want them to enter their teen years with poor self-esteem, and she sought to find a special way to support them as they transitioned into adulthood. She came up with the idea of putting together [...]
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