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2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Busy Moms
Over the past few weeks, I have been researching women-owned online stores for our 2020 holiday guide. My criteria for selecting these amazing gifts were as follows: The product has to make moms’ lives easier I have to “love” the story of the brand The product/service has to be affordable There has to be a…
Read MoreEnding 2020 on a “Lighter” Note
I confess I am a hot mess! My boy is doing remote schooling which means I am his homeschool teacher. I never wanted to be a teacher for a reason: I am not good at it! Well, I am one now! I am standing up this company, coaching founders to pay the bills whilst worrying…
Read MoreDesigning a Socially Distanced Halloween. Part 2
Well, we pivoted! On Saturday morning, as we were all getting ready to head to Home Depot and buy the stuff we needed to make the zipline work, my husband came up with the idea of creating a “candy cannon”. It would require a long pipe connected to a full-strength air-compressor! You feed the candy…
Read MoreDo one thing with your family that is new to all of you
Last week, I received a really awesome email. I learned that my interview with Thrive Global got published! Thrive Global is a high-authority lifestyle publication by the amazing Arianna Huffington. This is such an honor and privilege. I couldn’t be more proud. DispatchMom (Now Call Emmy) is all over this article too. Read the article…
Read MoreDesigning a Socially Distanced Halloween: Part One
Well, here comes my alpha side! There is a pandemic, yes! And a pandemic ain’t got nothing over a mom who is determined to have her boy and all other kiddos in the neighborhood have a blast on Halloween, safely… This year on Halloween, we are gonna have an epic time, masked and all. But…what…
Read MoreThe Balancing Act: Featuring Nicole Trick Steinbach
Call Emmy: Nicole Trick Steinbach, Global Executive & Career Coach. Nicole Trick Steinbach is a global career coach and change management consultant. She is a former global senior director and has worked in over 25 countries. Nicole innately understands and lives the skill of bravery & the joy of failure. She was born into a…
Read MoreRBG from the lens of a woman from the middle-east
I must admit, I didn’t pay that much attention to RBG until about ten years ago. Now that I look back, I realize that had it not been for this larger-than-life woman, perhaps my life in the US could have had more similarities to my life in the repressive conditions I was raised in. I…
Read MoreThe Balancing Act: Featuring Danielle Shoots
DispatchMom: Danielle Shoots, Founder and CEO, The Daily Boss Up. VP and Chief Financial Officer, The Colorado Trust Where did you begin your career? I actually began my finance career while still in college. For my work study hours as a part of my scholarship, I worked at a local non-profit organization that supported at-risk…
Read MoreThe Working Mom’s Podcast
Last month, our founder Arezou Zarafshan sat down with podcast host and estate attorney, Pam Maass to discuss her background, inspiration and passion for starting DispatchMom and how by keeping your own ‘well’ full, you can then pour into everybody else’s glass. Give it a listen or check out the show notes below! Link to…
Read MoreThe Balancing Act: Featuring Julie Holunga
DispatchMom: Julie Holunga, MBA, PCC – Leadership Trainer and Executive Coach I am a Leadership Trainer and Executive Coach developing professionals to lead with influence and authority, with two teenage kids who keep me on my toes and remind me I’m not that cool. I love seeing people go after what they want, and realize…
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