Word of Mom on BlogTalkRadio and MomTV

This Thursday is a jam-packed day on Word of Mom!



At 2pmEST/11amPST I will be speaking with Dr. Linette Daniels on Word of Mom on BlogTalkRadio. Linette is a national speaker, author and coach who, for the past 20 years, has worked with youth from the cradle through college in a variety of arenas which include public school, child care, foster care, juvenile court, social services, and youth-serving organizations.
As a single parent, Linette used her vision to see infants’ progress into developmentally strong toddlers, academically prepared preschoolers, empowered youth and successful adults. This vision enabled her to raise 12 therapeutic foster care and 2 biological children. Dr. Daniels’ believes that given the right space, tools, and training, ALL youth can succeed and her favorite activity is showing youth “how” to start a business and create the life they want to live!
For more information you can visit Linette at www.empoweringyouthforsuccess.com. Please join me and my guest co-host Heather Hetchler @CafeSmom on Word of Mom on the 24th at 2pmET/11amPT or call us at 347 850 8994 as we talk about how you have a business - and your kids need one too!



At 4pmEST/1pmPST Word of Mom on MomTV I will be talking with Moira Podgurski about her story that she shares on her blog www.IsItAnIllusion.blogspot.com. In 1985 Moira was diagnosed with Leukemia and told that she has 3-5 years to live. Our conversation will share her journey of survival - which she began 25 years ago.
Join us as Moira share her journey as a World Class Hurdler, mother of 3, business owner and survivor as we talk on MomTV at 4pmEST/1pmPST.

For more on Word of Mom, email me at dori.wordofmom@gmail.com, follow me on Twitter at Dori_WordofMom, join the Word of Mom fan page on Facebook, visit our website www.wordofmom.ning.com

Big Blend Magazing Back on Word of Mom

On Thursday January 27th 2pmET/11amPT BigBlendMagazine is back on Word of Mom. BigBlendMagazine.com, has been owned and operated since 1997, by mother-and-daughter team Nancy J. Reid - Editor and Production Director, and Lisa D. Smith - Editor and Marketing Director. Together Nancy and Lisa offer over 40 years of marketing, photography, and editorial experience in the travel, lifestyle, leisure, special interest, hospitality, business and retail industries.

BigBlendMagazine.com got its start as a San Diego based print and online publication called The Blend Magazine. A few years later, it expanded to becoming SouthwestBlend.com covering the southwestern US states. In 2006, boasting over 1 million unique visitors per month, it became a completely online publication and expanded to being national and international in coverage. In 2008, BigBlendMagazine.com added 10 online radio shows to the mix, as well as Big Blend TV.

Now, in 2011, in celebration of 14 years in being published with over 2.7 million monthly unique visitors, and 4 years of online radio broadcasting with over 800,000 listeners, BigBlendMagazine.com is proud to announce its expansion into becoming ten online magazines, each with their own online radio show on Big Blend TV channel. Featuring articles, interviews, games and giveaways, and Big Blend Radio show schedules, BigBlendMagazines.com also publishes the The Daily Blend eNews, which is sent to over 270,000 subscribers every day.

The 10 New Radio Magazines include:
- www.ChampagneSundaysMagazine.com art, books, music and entertainment radio magazine

- www.CreativeCelebrationsMagazine.com wedding and event planning radio magazine

- www.EatDrinkBeMerryMagazine.com food and drink radio magazine

- www.GardenGossipMagazine.com home & garden radio magazine

- www.QualityofLifeMagazine.com health, spirit, family and style radio magazine

- www.RantsRavesRockMagazine.com politics, issues and rock radio magazine

- www.NatureConnectionMagazine.com nature, science and environment radio magazine

- www.SuccessExpressMagazine.com business, career and finance radio magazine

- www.VacationStationMagazine.com travel and leisure radio magazine

- www.WayBackWhenMagazine.com history and heritage radio magazine

Join us on Word of Mom on BlogTalkRadio Thursday January 27, 2pm ET/11am Pt or give us a call in at 347 850 8994 and hear all about the new publications and more. For info on Word of Mom visit the Word of Mom website, follow me on Twitter Dori_S1_Bags, join the Facebook fan page DoriS1Bags or email me dori.s1bags@gmail.com.

Empowering our Youth with Dr. Linette Daniels on Word of Mom

On Thursday January 20th at 2pmEST/11amPST I will be speaking with Dr. Linette Daniels on the Word of Mom show on BlogTalkRadio. Linette is a national speaker, author and coach who, for the past 20 years, has worked with youth from the cradle through college in a variety of arenas which include public school, child care, foster care, juvenile court, social services, and youth-serving organizations.

As a single parent, Linette used her vision to see infants’ progress into developmentally strong toddlers, academically prepared preschoolers, empowered youth and successful adults. This vision enabled her to raise 12 therapeutic foster care and 2 biological children.Dr. Daniels’ believes that given the right space, tools, and training, ALL youth can succeed and her favorite activity is showing youth “how” to start a business and create the life they want to live! For more information you can visit Linette at empoweringyouthforsuccess.com.

Please join us on Word of Mom on the 20th at 2pmET/11amPT or call us at 347 850 8994 as we talk about how you have a business - and your kids need one too! For more on Word of Mom, email me at dori.s1bags.com, follow me on Twitter at Dori_S1_Bags, on the Word of Mom Facebook fan page and on the web at Word of Mom.

Gagagougou and All Things Baby

Remember the old stereotype of people feigning baby-talk saying "Gagagougou..." well - Iris Wu took that playful moment and turned it into a great store where moms can buy good products, essential products, at a price they can afford. How did Gagagougou begin? As a WAHM of 2 small children, Iris was one of the first moms in her family to stay at home and create a home-based business. Deciding to work from home while pregnant with her second child, she started a mommy group and, with all the new products on the market every day, she began testing out new items and gadgets. Friends began asking her what she liked and didn't and eventually, they began suggesting that she share her experiences with other moms so they didn't waste their time and money on useless products. Thus began Gagagougou! So - now Iris started an internet based business - but just how do you go about funding, marketing and building your business when you have a 4 and 2 year old at home?!? With a little help from your friends, thats how. Mompreneurs know that moms support moms and Iris turned to past Word of Mom guest Shara from Mommy Perks to advertise Gagagougou and really get the word out. She also began Gaga-Blog to bridge the gap between Gagagougou, parents, WAHMs and the companies of the products she shares and reviews. Her story is so interesting and she will be sharing this and more with me on Thursday October 28th at 2pm EST. Follow Iris on Twitter and connect with her on Facebook. Kasey Lian will be my guest co-host so join us on Word of Mom or give us a call at 347 850 8994 and join the chat as Iris shares her passion with all of us!

Big Blend Magazine on Word of Mom's BTR Show!

How exciting for Word of Mom to return to the airwaves with a show like this! On Thursday, September 9th at 2pm on Blog Talk Radio I welcome the 2 amazing women behindBig Blend Magazine, which has been published since 1997. Passionate and dedicated to educating the public about the various and diverse facets of the USA and the rest of the world, Big Blend Magazine is operated by mother and daughter team Nancy J. Reid - Editor and Production Director, and Lisa D. Smith - Editor and Marketing Director. Together they offer over 40 years of marketing, photography, and editorial experience in the travel, lifestyle, leisure, special interest, hospitality, business and retail industries.

Online for over 13 years, http://www.BigBlendMagazine.com has an average of 2.6 million unique visitors who enjoy articles, recipes and radio interviews. Hosted by Nancy and Lisa for almost 4 years, Big Blend Radio features 10 different radio shows, which air live Friday-Monday on BlogTalkRadio.com

This is the info for the professional face that Big Blend Magazine prides itself on. It is top-notch every step of the way and shows the depth of the background of its editors. On Word of Mom I want you to know the story behind the magazine and the powerhouse tag-team that Nancy and Lisa are, because that is the real story. It all began when Nancy, a successful wildlife artist, writer and photographer led tours from LA to Kenya, East Africa with Lisa - who was 1 1/2 at the time. Their travels have taken them all over the world and led them to the amazing work they do now. As Lisa and I were chatting about our upcoming interview I was sharing why Word of Mom is so special to me and my pride at being a Mompreneur! Too often people turn their nose up at that title -as if Mompreneurs dabble in business between bake sales. Well, as I said to Lisa, if Nancy hadn't been a pioneering Mompreneur, Lisa wouldn't have been in Kenya with her mom, she would have been home with a nanny!

I am so happy to share these women with you, and hope that my daughter tunes in and gets some ideas for the future...(wink, wink!) Tune in on Thursday September 9th at 2pm EST as my guest host Heather Hetchler @cafeSmom and I chat with Nancy and Lisa about the journey that led them to the magazine and the airwaves. Follow them on twitter at @BigBlendMag and, to find out more about their travels and experiences.

KIBOOMU - Music Making our Kids Smarter!

I am a singing mom! All my life, singing has been a large part of who I am and as a mom - I brought that to my children. Walking down the street and breaking into song was never unusual for me and they would join right in. Well, I am not alone! On Thursday July 29 at 2pm EST Wendy and Sherry, the founders of KIBOOMU join me on Blog Talk Radio to share their mission of making children smarter through music. KIBOOMU stands for Kids, Books & Multimedia, is their brainchild.



Wendy was the founder and owner of KIDZUP, an award winning children's music and media publishing company based in Montreal, Canada. In 2004 was named one of Canada's top 100 woman entrepreneurs! Wanting to expand, Wendy bought Tormont Publications and met Sherry in 2006. Sherry was the Children's Book Publisher at Readers Digest Canada and had been the Marketing Director at Pearson Education, the biggest educational publisher in the world. Can you see the writing on the wall! They were destined to collaborate. Sherry joined Wendy at Tormont and they quickly became known as the "New Tormont". Then, as life does, things changed rapidly!

In 2007 the CD market crashed, 2008 the biggest recession since the Great Depression hit and in 2009 Wendy moved to CA for her daughter Sara. Sherry became the President of KIDZUP/Tormont and then they sold the print side of the companies. Retaining the digital side of the company they wanted to use the years of experience they have to create fun educational products for children and in December of 2009 KIBOOMU Inc - their very own edu-tainment company began! There's is a story of new beginnings, hope, commitment and bold decisions and they are here to share them with us.

Join us and find out more about these fascinating women! Again - we will be on Blog Talk Radio on July 29, 2010 at 2pm EST and would love to hear from you so call us at 347 850 8994. Please feel free to email me at dori.s1bags@gmail.com, join my fan page on Facebook and follow me on Twitter.

Enter the World of the Virtual Assistant

You have a small business and now you've become a big fish in that small pond. The next step is becoming a small fish in a bigger pond without looking like one. So the question arises - how does a small business make itself look Big in the marketplace? Enter the world of the Virtual Assistant!

VA's are the new way that small businesses can begin to expand their staff on a smaller budget and look as if they have a full time group of savvy professionals in their office! My guest are Kasey Lian from KL Virtual Office Solutions and Janice Clark from Biz M Solutions. These two mompreneurs have created their VA companies and work with other mompreneurs to grow their businesses because they have first - hand understanding of the special needs the mompreneur faces - as well as the business background to make their business grow.

Join us on Blog Talk Radio this Thursday, May 27 at 2pm EST and find out how they can make your small business look BIG! The place is Blog Talk Radio - or you can call us at 347 850 8994 and email me at dori.s1bags@gmail.com.

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