The Mom Manual

#035 - Introducing Food Allergens: When and How to do it Safely with Dr. Katie Marks-Cogan

Follow Dr. Katie on Instagram @docallergies and @readysetfood
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Dr. Katie Marks-Cogan is the Chief Allergist for Ready, Set, Food!, the only complete, three-stage guided system – backed by thousands of pediatricians and allergists, rooted in the latest science and medical guidelines – that allows families to introduce the top food allergens to their babies safely and easily. Dr. Marks-Cogan is also a board-certified and Ivy League-trained physician specializing in allergies, asthma, and sinus disease providing exceptional care to pediatric and adult patients in southern California. She is a mom of two and loves to hike, cook and build LEGO castles. 
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#034 - How I Went From Selling Out of My Garage to Making a Deal on Shark Tank with Rachel Nilsson, founder of RAGS

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Rachel Nilsson is the CEO and founder of Rags Apparel. Frustrated with cheesy, uncomfortable kids clothing options, Rachel created her first snapless romper out of a stylish, well-worn men’s t-shirt. She soon made the leap from her garage to Instagram, then from Shark Tank to Nordstrom, building a brand and cult following of fiercely loyal fans. Known and loved for its bold colors, patterns and simply unconventional style, Rags is now a baby-to-big-kid brand of super-soft rompers, dresses, joggers, tees, and the game-changing Peek-a-booty. Rachel leads her company with her own unconventional style and her belief in living in the moment, being good to the core, and always being ready to party. 
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#033 - How I Became a Small Business Owner with Tammy Rant, Founder of TushBaby

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Follow Tammy on Instagram @tushbaby
Tammy is the founder of Tushbaby. Mother of two. Lover of dogs. Career saleswoman who once poured wine for Oprah. Tammy was shocked to find no easy way to carry her babies comfortably, so she created her own solution with Tushbaby.
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#032 - How We Took a Challenge and Turned it Into a Successful Company with Katy Mallory, Co-founder and CEO of Slumberpod

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Katy Mallory is co-founder and CEO of SlumberPod, a baby products company that launched in 2016 and earned a Shark Tank placement in 2020. She and her mother (Lou Childs) were inspired to invent SlumberPod and start the company following a few sleepless nights on a family trip. SlumberPod is a quick assembly privacy pod that covers a playard, mini crib or toddler mattress -- giving baby their own dark and private place to sleep while sharing a room with family. Beyond being a mom, Katy has more than 15 years of experience in marketing and communications, working most recently at Cox Automotive. She left her full-time job in February 2022 to join her mom on the entrepreneurial journey. 
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#031 - How to Raise Caring, Confident and Resilient Children with Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard, Co-founders and Co-CEOs of Slumberkins

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Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard are the co-CEOs and co-Founders of Slumberkins, a Direct-to-Consumer, e-commerce, children’s brand on a mission to promote emotional wellness and provide tools to help raise caring, confident, and resilient children. The brand is refreshing the plush toy industry, and resonating with parents that find community on social media platforms and seek out modern, new, and intentional products to bring into their homes. Slumberkins is on the forefront of brand building online as they expand into children’s entertainment by bringing the characters to life in a preschool television series produced by the Jim Henson Company. 
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#030 - How I Focus on Independent Sleep from the Start with Kayla Squier

Follow Kayla on Instagram @serenitysleepconsulting and check out her website HERE. 
 
"Working as a Registered Nurse for 12 years had me feeling confident to transition into motherhood but when I gave birth at the height of the pandemic, I struggled during lockdown and sleep deprivation hit me like a ton of bricks. I knew there had to be something I could do to support my little one in the sleep department. I started to work on what I like to call Sleep Shaping, baby boy Eli turned into a champion sleeper and it was life changing. Eli hit 6 months and we were expecting again, I knew I wanted to know everything about sleep, I obtained my Sleep Consultant Certification and decided to turn my passion into a service based company to help other families. I launched Serenity last year and it has been an amazing experience. "
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#029 - How I Became a Sleep Consultant and Help Families Get Better Sleep with Rachel Mitchell

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"My name is Rachel Mitchell and I am the founder of My Sweet Sleeper. I am a certified Pediatric & Maternity Sleep Consultant, former night nanny, and mom of seven. My Sweet Sleeper was born shortly after I had my first child ten years ago. As a young mother, I struggled to juggle working and taking care of my new baby while running on little sleep. I realized at this time how little information I received about sleep and how valuable this would have been going home with a brand new baby. Even with my experience working with children, I had no idea where to start when it came to getting my baby to sleep, and I felt worried that I would never get a good night’s rest again (and I know you probably share these thoughts, too). Since starting My Sweet Sleeper, I have worked with thousands of families all over the world and I have had the rewarding experience of helping their children sleep better. It truly is one of the most wonderful professions, and I genuinely look forward to each new family I get to be a part of.When I’m not saving families from sleep deprivation, you can find me sipping hot coffee (half decaf), running along the beach, working in the yard, and hanging out with my husband and kiddos. We live just outside of Boston and are pretty much a modern day Brady Bunch with six kids between us!"
 
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#028 - How to Redefine The Myths of Black Motherhood For Ourselves with Lavelle Smith Hall

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Lavelle Smith Hall is a Personal Growth Consultant and certified in emotional intelligence and mental health coaching. She works with moms, parents, businesses, organizations, and schools to provide parenting workshops, coaching, and positive community impact through the lens of emotional intelligence, mental health, and personal well-being.
 
A former educator, Lavelle is also the founder and Chief MOM of MOMLogics™, an organization that empowers Black moms with the best parenting strategies, training, and technology so they can have better relationships with their children, spouses or partners, and families.
 
Lavelle has two children, son Alec and daughter Braelyn.
 
MOMLogics™ Mission: To redefine Black motherhood and help moms become successful in their parenting and personal wellness journey of growth and development.
 
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#027 - How I Educate Others About Health Disparities in Black Maternal and Infant Health with Adrienne Spires

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Adrienne is the Reproductive Justice Manager at Black Women for Wellness.
Adrienne is dedicated to positively influence and increase education and social change through organizing, networking and collaborating with entities and individuals. She has 20 plus years of non-profit experience implementing racial, economic and gender equality in preventing and addressing interpersonal violence and related crimes, domestic violence and sexual assault, and mental health. 
Adrienne N. Spires is a native Illinoisan and has worked in the anti-gender-based-violence field in California as a project coordinator for the last five years. She received a MS in Education Administration from Eastern Illinois University. Adrienne has 15 years’ experience in children’s mental health. 
When Adrienne is asked to describe herself, she happily shares she is a wife, mother and grandmother without hesitation.
Black Women for Wellness website https://www.bwwla.org/
Black Women for Wellness Action Projecthttps://bwwactionproject.org/campaigns/
California Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System Project Releases New Information Regarding Pregnancy-Related Deaths in the State:https://www.blackinfantsandfamilies.org/pmss_project_releases_new_information
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#026 - How I Juggle Two Businesses and a Family with Tequila Robertson

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Tequila is a wife and mother/bonus mother currently located in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area. She is a doula and childbirth educator (Mama 2 Mama A Southern Love). She loves all things childbirth related and skincare and is the founder of GlowCare SkinCare & Wellness. 
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