Happy Mother ' s Day
Mompreneurs Yachica Gonzalez
Talent Acquisition Manager for Pentaho / Hitachi N. A. and the Co-CEO of Global Media Marketing & Entertainment Management Firm
I specialize in Talent Acquisition and management in two industries, Information Technology and the Entertainment field. I ' ve worked with large companies i. e. Walt Disney, Google, Yahoo, Amazon and with Nationally recognized and signed artists.
I am also a soon to be divorced single mother of 3 children. My son Robert is 19 and my two daughters Aamora( 11) and Aayden( 7). My journey to get to this point was more like a never-ending marathon. LOL. I was a teen mother at 17 and had a difficult marriage for 10 years that resulted in health issues and mental abuse. I reluctantly walked away over 3 years ago, and my life took off! I lost 130lbs, moved to Florida and God has elevated me because for the first time in my life I invested in ME!
Jennifer Enders
Kendra Sikes
Personal & Business Development Strategist, Minister, Wife and Mother of Five
I wear a lot of hats, but I actually enjoy every bit of it, even though sometimes it can get rough. But, when I look at those little faces, it motivates me to push harder. With my kids aging from 12-3, and me being only 29, I have to work extra hard to keep myself and mind focused on why I do what I do, and the WHY is why I feel I owe it to my kids to be successful and leave a spiritual and inheritance. I come from a family where poverty and lack were the norms, and I knew I was going to break that generational curse from my family. So each day I am determined to wake up, work on my business and strategize. I wouldn ' t say it is hard to be a business owner and have kids, but I will say it ' s a challenge, and as long as you stay in prayer and are goal driven, it will make each day easier. I want to be an example of a mother who dominates, and that is exactly what I plan to do. CEO Chick Moms Rock!
Lifestyle and Leadership Coach John Maxwell Team & Coach and Regional Director CEO Chick Network
Running a business and a family isn’ t easy but it’ s a life I love. As a mother of four I have enjoyed having my own business for over 15 years. Being an entrepreneur gives me the flexibility to work my business around my family schedule. I have the blessing of being an example to my children that you can help others through business and financially contribute to the family. I have found that I am a better mom when I’ m working vs. staying at home solely with my kids. I thrive in the marketplace and have found walking out my calling in business gives me great fulfillment and purpose.
Every week brings something new when it comes to a growing family and the glamor of social media often times doesn’ t tell the real story of being a mompreneur. While impacting lives through my business can be exhilarating, it is also very hard work. There are many late nights and weeks where I may miss the mark in being super mom for being a super entrepreneur. Adversely, there are definitely times my family’ s needs override my ability to be all-in for my business. I’ ve found that there is no perfect balance, but it’ s much like the wings of a plane coming in for a landing. To land smoothly, there is a teeter totter effect in the wings to create balance in the Windstream and in the end land safely. If a plane stayed perfectly level across the wings and didn’ t modify or course correct in the wind, a crash landing would indeed occur. This picture is such a great model and reveals there is no perfect balance but more of a back and forth in life and entrepreneurship. Your ability to course correct and become comfortable with the balancing act is key to success.
It is possible to create a life you love as a mompreneur and fulfill your responsibilities to your family and your business. This is something I teach clients as well as the women in our CEO Chick Network, where we create an environment for female CEO’ s to connect, collaborate and dominate. You can learn more at www. ceochicksonline. com.