Word of Mom - Mompreneurs at our BEST!

I don't know about you - but I was told that is was a "man's world" and that a woman's place is in the home! Well - our place is in the home, and the board room and the senate, and someday - the White House! Women are out there in full force, and a force to be reckoned with.

More and more, mompreneurs are becoming the norm. We are NOT women who dabble in business between bake sales, we are smart, savvy businesswomen who have found the balance between raising a family and building a business. I don't know about you - but I am proud to be called a Mompreneur - because it shows that Mom has always been my most important role in life and being an entrepreneur has evolved from that role.

I wanted to build a business and not sacrifice my children doing it. For a time I was in the corporate world, and making great money I might add. Then one day my daughter became ill at school and my "boss" told me that he paid me x amount of money and that I couldn't go. Well - that was the turning point for me! I decided his money wasn't worth it and walked away. Fortunately I became involved in a MLM - which I know most people are afraid of. For me, it gave me flexible hours and a way to make good money. As I spent time in the company I began to attend different training sessions and one theme was constantly repeated as I built my "businesses" and that was, "Why word this hard to build someone's business when you can build your own!" Did that ever make sense.

I eventually left that company, but that theme kept playing on...and I have never looked back. I worked with 2 marketing company's - both times as an owner and the VP of Marketing and then finally branched out on my own. Then an event happened that changed the course of things for me. One day in Columbine two students went to school and decided to take out their rage on their classmates and teachers and a call to action happened in my heart. As a mom of three I could not imagine kissing one of my children goodbye and not having them return from school because someone brought a gun into the classroom in their backpack. Thus the "birth" of S1 - Safety First.

With four of the best people I know I set out to design and develop a line of clear bags and backpacks to assist with the safety issues being implemented in our school. More and more of them were requiring students carry clear bags or no bags - and as a mom - I know where the bags break. My children were instrumental in their design and S1 has grown from four bags to nineteen in five years. The latest addition is our checkpoint friendly laptop bags and backpacks developed with the TSA guidelines so travelers no longer need to remove their laptops at airport security checkpoints. This is why we are S1 - The CLEAR Advantage!

Well - as the years have gone on, my need to continue to give back has grown. That is why I am beginning a MomTV segment of Word of Mom that debuts January 20, 2011 at 4pmEST/1pmPST. This is an extension of Word of Mom on BlogTalkRadio which airs on Thursdays at 2pmEST/11amPST. Mom's support mom's and I wanted to continue to brand my show that celebrates the Mompreneur while sharing tips on how to grow your business, create viral marketing and still be able to stop and play with your kids when they get home. I hope that you will follow along and share as I share so we may learn from each other! Please connect with me on Twitter, join the Word of Mom fan page on Facebook, become a member of the Word of Mom website or email me directly at dori.s1bags@gmail.com and lets see how we can support each other in the coming new year.