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Mary Beth Evans

Best known for her various soap opera roles over the last two decades, Mary Beth Evans is also a wife, mother of three and entrepreneur.  She started Mary Beth's Apple Pie Co. in 2005 and has taken her business from neighborhood sales to local supermarkets and food shows to selling 3,000 pies on QVC.  Mary Beth has been a contributor in Hybrid Mom magazine as well as having her own column on hybridmom.com.  "Ever since my teens I wanted to do it all and do it with grace and style, so that is my approach to everything that I do.  I love talking to people, networking, getting ideas and making something happen.  I enjoy gardening, baking, cooking and decorating. I love raising bright, open, loving, compassionate children.  I want to do things that inspire people." Mary Beth lives in California with her husband Michael and three children Danny, Katie & Matthew. You can read  Mary Beth's articles here.

Vanessa Ghantous

Vanessa lives in Paradise. The end. "Ha! Always leave 'em wanting more; that's my motto! A few more details: Married, mother, writer, waitress. Lives in Hawaii, does not surf, loves the beach, hates to swim, enjoys her food, refuses to exercise. Shopping? Yes please. Wine? Don't mind if I do. Teen marriage, divorce, remarriage, infertility, pregnancy, adoption and menopause—yes, menopause—been there, done that. And I'm only 34. I like to keep things interesting." You can read  Vanessa's articles here.
 

Jennifer Rawlings

Writer, comic, filmmaker, and kick-ass mom Jennifer Rawlings has appeared on stages around the world. You have seen Jennifer on Comedy Central, CMT, PBS, FOX, VH-1 and more. She has shared the stage with everyone from Faith Hill to the Vice-President of the United States.

Jennifer often leaves her family of five children to entertain the troops. She has performed in over 300 military shows in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo,UAE, Djibouti, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Korea, Kwajelean, Guam, Japan, Iceland and several other countries.

It was after these trips to war zones that Jennifer began her career as a filmmaker.  Jennifer’s powerful directorial debut “Forgotten Voices:Women in Bosnia” has received critical acclaim and has been invited to screen at film festivals worldwide. Several universities have included “Forgotten Voices: Women in Bosnia” as part of their curriculum.

Rawlings has written a children’s book, magazine articles, television specials, and after dinner speeches for prominent world leaders. She is a featured writer in the book I killed Road Stories From America’s Top Comedians, published by Crown. She is currently finishing a new book. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles. Visit her websites for more www.JenniferRawlings.com & www.ForgottenVoicesFilm.com  You can read Jennifer's blogs here.

Megan Schwartz

Megan Schwartz is a freelance writer and guest blogger at MA! Motherhood with Attitude.   After several years working in PR, she left her career to be a stay-at-home mom to her two girls, ages 2 and 4.  Together with her husband of 6 years, she now works to raise their kids and maintain a (mostly) happy home while still holding on to her sense of self—and humor.
You can read Megan's articles here.

Claudine Wolk

Claudine Wolk is a columnist, speaker, CPA, and author of It Gets Easier and Other Lies We Tell New Mothers. She writes on all subjects regarding motherhood in the 21st Century with humor and honesty. She also presents fun, informative workshops on the subjects of “new motherhood” and “mothers returning to the workforce.” Her goal is to make motherhood a little easier through humor and practical strategy. She lives in Bucks County, PA with her husband Joe and her children, Joseph, Casey & Ally. Visit her site Help www.help4newmoms.com.  You can read Claudine's articles here.

Angie Mizzell

Angie Mizzell is a writer and speaker living in Charleston, SC.  She began her career as a television news anchor and reporter, and after eight years, Angie left the business in the pursuit of happiness. Along the way she has been a personal fitness trainer, a freelance TV host and producer, and the co-owner of a PR and marketing company. Today she is living her life-long dream of writing a book, and she’s doing it with a baby on her hip and a preschooler standing on her head. Angie’s mission is to encourage women to embrace their gifts, talents and passions and to create success on their own terms. She has a BA in Journalism from the University of South Carolina and is a certified life coach. You can connect with Angie by visiting her website, www.angiemizzell.com. Read Angie’s blog post’s here.

Trish Dewald

Talented in the ways of marketing, fundraising and special events, Trish Dewald is on the brink of making a life change.  A good friend and mentor quoted Thoreau when she advised “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.”  This mother of two under two will share her journey that will (hopefully) take her from her director level position at a private art college to small business owner.  Trish lives in Michigan with her husband, Chris, and children, Eleanor Ivy and Lincoln Scott.