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Life in the Mommy Lane by Riche Holmes Grant — Career + Entrepreneurship

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I owe everything I am to my mom and here's why... 2

My mother never accepted mediocrity in our household and I can't tell you how grateful I am that she never budged...ever.  I'm only the mom I am today to Riley because my mom was who she was to my sister and me.                                           [Mom and me circa 1977 & Riley and me in 2013]At one point in high school, I was obsessed with the soap opera, "All My Children."  When mom discovered this, she made a...

Smart + Stylish Mom Spotlight: Pursuing Your Passions in the Midst of Motherhood 0

Today’s smart + stylish mom spotlight is on Phnesha Marchette, a 37-year old Southern California lawyer-turned-artist, who’s mom to daughters, Gabby (6) and Gigi (4). I met Phnesha in high school, when we were one grade apart in the Science & Tech magnet program at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Prince George’s County, MD. There, it was a given that everyone in our program was smart (one of the co-founders of Google is an alum), but not everyone was smart…AND…cool…AND…gorgeous…AND artistically inclined. Well, not everyone except Phnesha Marchette. Phnesha was the kind of girl who...

Smart + Stylish Mom Spotlight: Balancing Work, Family & Style 0

May is for moms! We're kicking off the best month of the year with the first post in a new series that I'm doing on a diverse group of smart + stylish moms who inspire me and exemplify everything the BambiniWare brand stands for.  We're starting with 45 year-old Alethia Nancoo, who's a Finance Partner at Patton Boggs LLP in Washington, DC.  In our interview, Alethia gives great advice for how to successfully manage working full time and raising a family.

How to Turn Your Passions into Profits 0

*This article also appears in the April/May issue of the Fulton County, GA Women's Journal here: http://bit.ly/1wwnqfP At 26, I'd recently graduated from law school and passed the New York bar exam. At my grandfather’s urging shortly before he died, I decided to take six months to discover what I was really passionate about in life before beginning my legal career. It was during that period of introspection when I discovered that education, not law, was the area where I wanted to make the most significant impact on the world around me.  That was my...

Anna Trebunskaya Loves BambiniWare at the Pre-Golden Globes Boom Boom Room! 0

Our hearts danced when the BambiniWare team met Anna Trebunskaya (professional dancer, "Dancing with the Stars")!  Anna is a first time mom (who has since given birth to baby Amalya since we met!), who I really enjoyed talking to about striking a good balance as a working mom.     In her words... "Oh wow, [the Burpa Collar] is a great idea...I love it!"~Anna Trebunskaya