International Women’s Day
10 Mompreneurs we love.
It’s no secret that being a mother is the most rewarding and challenging career in the world. There is no guidebook to parenting, and there is a lack of resources surrounding women’s health, and that is changing, because other women, who like all of us, are mother’s with dreams, aspirations and businesses! In honor of #internationalwomensday, we’ve rounded up ten of our favorite mompreneurs making a difference in the world. This post is not an ad or sponsored! The best way to be the change we want to see is to empower one another, so here’s to mamas everywhere, we see you.
1. Jamie O’Banion, Founder of BeautyBio
Founded on the basis of “truth in beauty,” Jamie and her family developed BeautyBio, a brand dedicated to minimizing unnecessary chemicals and ingredients in skincare and beauty products for all! This mama of three took her vision and skills and built a business whose principles are all about keeping it real, and clean! Check it out here!
2. Chelsea Rosen Hirschhorn, Founder of FridaMom & FridaBaby
There is nothing more intimidating than all the grey areas of pregnancy and postpartum. Fom the packing lists to navigating adult diapers, stitches and everything in between. Chelsea has developed a line of mom and baby products and tools designed to take the fear out of labor and delivery by providing everything from postpartum kits to snotsuckers! Don’t miss out, check them out here!
3. Payal Kadakia-Pujji, Founder of ClassPass
Born from a love of moving to music, dancer and entrepreneur Payal Kadakia developed a service that connects folks to fitness and wellness classes they want to try without the fear of committing to something that doesn’t fit. It is a monthly membership to gyms, clubs and classes around the world. ClassPass bridged a gap so big, it became the decade’s first unicorn and secured D-series funding as one of the few minority owned businesses to do so, we’re celebrating this new mama, one class at a time! Which one will you try? Here’s the list!
4. Adena Teitelbaum, Pebble Parents
This mama took the postnatal experience and made it 360, with the drive to bridge the gap in women’s healthcare, Pebble provides an entire community and board of resources to parents post having children, designed to remove the ambiguity and encourage knowledge and empowerment, there’s no time like the present to get to know Pebble.
5. Karen Cahn, Founder of IFundWomen
Women and mother’s can be brilliant, brilliant in all aspects of life, and giving them the tools and community to succeed is the crux of IFundWomen. Designed to fund woman owned and operated ventures, single mom, Karen Cahn, has developed a world in which women are the catalyst for change and support. What better way to change the world we live in than invest in it? Find your newest project to support here.
6. Amy Sterner Nelson, Founder of The Riveter Co
For women, by women, The Riveter Co was started by a mother of four in efforts to provide women safe, inclusive, supportive and resourceful grounds for networking and community growth. Spearheading projects, conferences and building, there’s nothing quite like being a Riveter, help the fight for equality and check it out here!
7. Whitney Wolfe Herd, Founder of Bumble
Dating, business and making friends just got equal, we’re here for it. Whitney founded Bumble, originally a dating App whose key feature was allowing women to message first. It expanded it’s horizons to a business networking and community building platform, making it’s way around the world. Let’s all start empowering women to make the asks, pitch the ideas, and message first. What’s your type? Find out here!
8. Katherine Power, Founder of WhoWhatWear and Versed.
Mama, and founder of two companies, Katherine is all things entrepreneurial innovation. From fashion to clean, vegan, and skin friendly skincare, she’s empowering women from the inside out and the outside in, grab a new outfit, or lather on some love.
9. Jaime Schmidt, Founder of Schmidt’s Naturals
There is no better way to live than aluminum free! This mama is dedicated to providing clean resources to everyone, everywhere sans the B.O. Fighting body odor shouldn’t have medical implications. Schmidt’s originals are all about keeping clean ingredients that are body friendly. Find your perfect fit here.
10. Katrina Lake, Founder of StitchFix
The woman behind the perfect fit, and the perfect stitch! Stitch fix is a styling company dedicated to everyone in the family from the adults to the little humans who deserve to look just as dapper and beautiful. From thoughtful sourcing to incredible selection, StitchFix is your efficient solution to incredible children’s wear.
The best way to empower mompreneurs is to support their endeavors and advocate for one another. We’re here to improve women’s maternal and postpartum care, to support thriving moms and babies.