New Urban Mom Podcast #17

When it comes to assigning a price to the services or products you offer through your home-business, do you undercharge? Do you worry about relationships in business to the detriment of your own business success? If you’re nodding in agreement you are definitely not alone…according to marketing expert Denise Michaels this is in many cases a ‘female’ thing.

Denise elaborates on her thinking with her bestselling book Testosterone-Free Marketing: The Yin and Yang of Marketing for Women . Since the book’s publication there has been plenty of buzz about women’s attitudes and strategies when it comes to smart marketing and building a business. If this is the year you want to kick start your marketing strategy with focus and confidence, you’ll want to listen to this podcast. To browse archives featuring other New Urban Mom guests please visit New Urban Mom.

New Urban Mom Podcast #16

Where would many of us be without family close by or familiar friends to lean on during important or emotional times in our lives? For many of us it would be a pretty tough experience.

Can you imagine then what it must be like for many military spouses who move where they’re asked to move, often to new parts of the country, hundreds of miles away from family and friends?

Can you imagine what it would be like to know that your husband, in service to his country, could possibly be in harm’s way thousands of miles away from you and your children, for months at a time, if not years?

This is when community really makes a difference and why Military communities are so important. Join us for an interview with mom, military wife and podcast/multimedia diva, Tammy Munson. You’ll be glad you listened in to hear about the kind of sacrifice and commitment of these men, women and children who are giving so much to our country.

New Urban Mom Show #15

What qualifies a community to be on the New Urban Mom Top Ten Communities List? A commitment to building or redeveloping neighborhoods that will nurture a real sense of community.

That’s not an easy concept to explain and that’s why we’re thrilled to have on this week’s show the builder responsible for the New Urban Mom Top Ten List community, Longleaf .

Longleaf development’s Perry Reader, is an architect and planner who was there when new urbanism took hold in the U.S. over 20 years ago. Today as President of the Florida division of Crosland he is part of a company which has as its corporate mission the development of sustainable communities that enhance urban and natural environments.

Listen in as Perry informs us on what makes his firm’s communities so beneficial for the people living there and the environment as a whole.

Show 14 - New Urban Mom

Do you want your children to follow in your entrepreneurial footsteps? Better yet, do you dream of them taking your business to the next level? If you’re not entrepreneurial are you itching to find a way to get back into your career or into a new career?

If any of the above apply to you then you’re in luck. Today’s guest is popular author, speaker and career development expert, Lindsey Pollak. Running a business or managing a career can be a wonderful influence on your children and Lindsey is living proof of that. As the daughter of renowned entrepreneur and business coach, Jane Pollak, Lindsey has successfully followed in her footsteps and taken that business in new directions of her own. Listen in as Lindsey talks about what it’s like to be raised by an entrepreneurial mother.

We’re just one of the many media outlets to benefit from Lindsey’s advice. She’s been featured in such high profile venues as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post and CNN.com.

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New Urban Mom # 13

Last week I reviewed nationally acclaimed and New York Times reviewed book, Leisureville. In today’s podcast I have an interview with the book’s author Andrew Blechman.

A former Los Angeles Times reporter, Andrew Blechman conducted the most in-depth investigative research into the retirement community boom in America. These aren’t just small, benign communities dotting the landscape here and there…some will approach over 100,000 and they are big business for developers. One more thing…children are not allowed (not without special permission and a pass and they better not be there beyond 30 days over the course of the YEAR).

Most importantly we have to ask what message will this leave for the youth of today and tomorrow? How will they feel to be excluded in this way and what will that mean for us as we grow old? Will they continue to support our pension and old age benefits system?

This is a podcast for everyone to listen to and as Andrew points out, especially moms! To visit the New Urban Mom archives click here.

New Urban Mom #12

Today’s show spans the gamut - from an update on college decisions in my family to an interview with a Yale educated mom who realized that having it all didn’t necessarily mean “juggling” career and family. Christine Lowe Woolard decided that family meant more to her than her career. So she left her teaching job to tend to her growing family and then ended up launching a successful skin products company - www.sheaproducts.info - from her home while raising 3 children who are now all under the age of 6!

During the show listeners are also reminded to enter July’s great Scentsy give-away contest. For details click here.

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New Urban Mom #11

This week we meet with Los Angeles single mom and entrepreneur Nancy Goodman Iland. Nancy is a born and bred Valley girl who in recent years chose to move to more urban L.A. where today she raises her son and earns her living as a food stylist in the film and TV industry, independent TV program producer and internet marketer! Nancy shares with us her take on why urban living is great for raising her son, building her business and meeting her own social and cultural interests. To visit archives for this show click here.

New Urban Mom #10

Eat local, protect our green spaces, stop urban sprawl, rebuild our cities, drive less, work closer to home (or at home) - are all buzz words today that are making front page headlines in most major news papers across America. Listen in to today’s show as we talk to one of the leaders in the new urbanism development movement, David Pace of New Broadstreet Companies.

David Pace, was Director of Real Estate Development for Walt Disney when the much talked about early new urbanism community, Celebration was developed in the late 1990’s. He later joined Pritzker Realty Group to lead the redevelopment of the 1,100 acre Orlando Naval Training Center into Baldwin Park, a $3 billion project comprised of houses and apartments for 4,300 residents and 1 million square feet of commercial space. Today David is president of New Broad Street Companies.

David represents the expertise that goes into re-shaping inner city neighborhoods and suburban/rural areas into welcoming and rejuvenated communities that bring residents together for social and business benefits. These “sustainable” communities are also designed to make it easier for residents to not only work and carry out their businesses close to home, but to lead their personal and family lives in ways that are healthier for them and the environment.

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Website references: www.newbroadstreet.com

New Urban Mom - Show #9

If you’ve wondered if there was a resource to help you network effectively both locally and online - your search may be over. On today’s show I talk with Diane Danielson the owner of a networking organization that connects women business owners and career women both online and in person, according to their preferences, lifestyles and schedules.

The local connection is the one aspect of online networking that some women miss especially those in new urbanism communities. Diane Danielson’s Downtown Women’s Club (DWC) is an organization that seeks to address this need.

From numerous online events and resources that include a DWC facebook interface to local cocktail events and mixers for women, DWC provides choice for today’s WAHMS, other women business owners and career professionals.

Diane stresses that “downtown” is a state of mind not just a place. Whether you’re in the suburbs, rural areas, or a major metro area like Chicago, D.C. or New York, DWC likely has a chapter near you. If not you can easily start one without paying any fees. You can also network with the thousands of women in sister chapters across the country and now the world.

The other topic discussed during our talk was the gap in knowledge and engagement between mommy bloggers and corporate women. Mommy bloggers and work at home women are way ahead of their counterparts in the corporate world when it comes to using web 2.0 technology to further their businesses. Listen in to today’s program as Diane shares some perspectives on the reason for these differences and what the future holds for women online.

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New Urban Mom - Show #8

Being a mom today can be exhilarating, joyful, maddening and anxiety ridden–often all at once. We deal with demands from various corners of our communities including our families, our clients, our employers, our girlfriends, our neighbors and ourselves.

Most of those demands and issues we can address without too much inner stress. But how well do each of us manage major transitions in our lives?

We all experience significant changes at various times from having a baby, to starting a business, to ending a marriage - major life changes can take many forms. Sometimes change drops into our lives unannounced and at other times it is as inevitable as the rain. What is certain is that life transitions can affect us at many levels–sometimes causing physical symptoms that serve as a wake up call.

How we deal with the impact of this kind of change can be very important to our health, our happiness and our families. Today’s show will examine 6 ways to deal effectively with major life transitions in our lives.

Don’t forget to listen for the “secret phrase” - this is the last week to enter Moms Talk Radio’s May ipod contest. Once you hear me say the secret phrase, write it down and enter it in the “Listen to Win” form at the bottom of this page. Good luck!

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