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Tell us a little bit about Handle Your Own PR and the idea behind it.

Handle Your Own PR is a company dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, small business owners and independent PR professionals do their own PR. It offers access to downloadable, targeted media lists, offers free PR tips to help you get started with your PR campaigns, and press release writing services too. In other words, Handle Your Own PR enables professionals to run a successful PR campaign on a shoestring budget!

The idea for Handle Your Own PR was planted in my head by two PR colleagues, Jules Brooke and Simone Heydon, who live in Australia. They launched the company in Australia last year and have had much success. The duo found me on Twitter and asked if we could talk about working together to bring their idea to life in the U.S. After a few Skype chats I was hooked on the idea and we haven’t looked back since! more

Tell us a little bit about Dove Chocolate Discoveries and how you got involved with it.

Dove Chocolate Discoveries is a division of Mars Inc. We sell an exclusive line of premium Dove Chocolate products at in home tasting parties like martini mixes, brownie mixes, and sea-salted caramels. I got involved with Dove because of Mario Lopez;0) I won tickets to meet him at the Southern Women’s show and while I was there (drooling I might add) I saw a Dove Chocolate booth. I knew that anything with Dove Chocolate in it had to be worth it!! I was one of the first in VA and the first in my area. That was 2 ½ years ago and I haven’t looked back since :-)

What did you do before becoming a Dove Chocolate Discoveries Consultant?

I did accounting work, but started in direct sales doing Creative Memories about 12 years ago, and then Top Line Creations. I also did Uppercase Living for awhile. I had given up on Direct sales when Dove came along because TLC had gone out of business. That is one of the things I love about Dove. Because it is backed by Mars, I don’t have to worry about them going anywhere :-) more

Tell us a little bit about the Prissy Designs and how you came up with the idea.

I founded Prissy Designs in 2006.  I started by making children’s accessories and clothing.  When my daughter was old enough that I didn’t need a full diaper bag. I started looking for a smaller one but I didn’t find anything I really liked.  I am not one to carry something that looks like a diaper bag therefore I created my own line of stylish diaper clutches. I wanted them to be stylish yet functional and easy to care for.  I have recently also created a new product – Blankie Bundle – The Blankie Carrier for Kids. I created the Blankie Bundle for my daughters so they wouldn’t drag their blankies on the ground and also allow them to safely carry all of their essentials themselves.

What did you do before Prissy Designs?

Well I still work full time 5 days a week at a nutritional company in the IT Department.

How many hours do you work a week and how much is spent is your home office?

I work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week at my full time job then I go home to take care of the kiddos.  Once they go to bed, that is when I sew any new products that I need, check email, Twitter and Facebook to connect with all of my wonderful Mompreneurs. So I would say I get about 2 hours a week night in then whatever time I have on the weekends. more

Tell us about how you got involved with Stroller Strides as a Franchise Owner.

When my younger daughter was 4 months old, the prospect of going back to work full time was almost too much for me to handle.  I was wearing my heart on my sleeve when I met the local Stroller Strides franchisee for the second time in a week.  She thought I might be a good fit for Stroller Strides and suggested I buy a Stroller Strides franchise.  From that moment on, I couldn’t get the idea out of my head – it was a way to do something for myself and to hopefully lead into fulfilling my desire to be home with my kids. I attended one of her classes right away, did a little research and determined that the mission of Stroller Strides and my goals were well aligned.  While I didn’t have a formal fitness background, I’ve always been active and have been around successful businesses.  My favorite fitness activity “before kids” was inline skating.  I love the feeling of exercising outdoors and using minimal equipment – more reasons why I thought Stroller Strides would be a great fit for me!

So much of what makes Stroller Strides franchises successful is the right people, not necessarily the people who have the best resume.  Most of the business can be learned through the multitude of trainings and resources offered by the Stroller Strides corporate offices.  I attended the Stroller Strides instructor training to receive the required pre and post natal fitness certification.  I began offering classes in September 2009.  And, although my first year of business has been quite slow, I feel great about the service I’m offering! more

Tell us a little bit about Kt Steppers and how you got started.

Kt Steppers is all about offering a unique, custom and personalized product for just about any occasion.  Our featured product, the ‘steppers’ (or step stools) are hand-painted and designed per order, so you know it was made just for that special someone or event.

As you will see below, I worked from home and enjoyed keeping/holding a job but it wasn’t ‘working’ with my schedule or priorities,  but the extra money was hard not to think about. So, I think the urge was there to figure out what to do or start that was my own.

I was always creative and loved art and drawing, etc.. so I received a step stool for my second son as a gift and had that ‘aha’ moment.  A few months later the first “stepper” was conceived when a family member was looking for something unique and personal for her best friend’s son. more