September 15, 2017 9:00 am - 3:30pm
Annenberg Beach House 415 Pacific Coast Highway Santa Monica,CA
purpose. connection. inspiration.
"Walk through any human story and you will find a mom. She may or may not always be a hero. She will always be a warrior."
war·ri·or: a fearless and strong fighter MomWarrior is an impact organization dedicated to the mothers of today who are raising our next generation of innovators and visionaries. Through a platform of events, coaching programs, and forums, MomWarrior aims to build community, connection, and a shared purpose. #momwarrior #wearewarriors Twitter: @themomwarrior Instagram: @tetoffensive
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About MomWarrior™
Welcome Tet Salva & Kristi Rible Scobie Opening Keynote Jill Salzman Panel: The Balance of Momhood Paige Chapman, Samantha Kurtzman-Courier, Beth Roman, Heather Spohr Workshop: Moms & The Identity Crisis Tracy Kennedy, Cari Ziemianski LUNCH Panel: Raising Socially Aware Children Carolyn Chen, Laura Konigsberg, TyLynn Nguyen Discussion: Learnings and the MomWarrior Statement Closing Keynote Q&A: Ambition and Momhood Janice McNair, TyLynn Nguyen, Abbie Schiller, Elizabeth Wallace Networking
Agenda
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Jill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, the world’s first and only kid-friendly collective of monthly meetups for mom entrepreneurs. A graduate of Brown University and law school after that, she started Paperwork Media, a music management firm and her first entrepreneurial venture. (Her parents still wonder why she opted for the music business over the seductive and alluring career of a bankruptcy attorney.) She went on to create The Bumble Brand LLC to sell Bumble Bells, audible anklewear for the newest of human beings (she sold it in 2011.) Having built two successful companies, she launched The Founding Moms to connect mom entrepreneurs around the globe with one another. A sought-after speaker, Jill has been featured in national media outlets including the New York Times, CNN’s Headline News, People Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Daily Candy Kids, Business Matters, WGN TV and WAHM Talk Radio. Her TED talk, Why Moms Make The Best Entrepreneurs, received rave reviews. She was recently named one of the Top 50 Women To Watch In Tech and Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer. She released her first book, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs, published on January 12, 2012 through Piggott Press. Speakers in 2014. She’s a co-host on the most entertaining business podcast in the world, Breaking Down Your Business. In her spare time, Jill enjoys kloofing, traveling to small towns, and erasing her daughters’ crayon artwork from the kitchen walls.
Kristi is a social entrepreneur, ideator, and cultural strategist. Following a nearly two-decade career in international marketing and strategy in consumer wireless, Kristi opted out of the traditional work environment to pursue more purpose-driven work. Today, she is the founder Colorfully Cultured™, a project dedicated to promoting cultural literacy and global citizenship amongst girls. Most importantly, she is in the midst of raising two young girls and hoping to lay a groundwork for their future so that they become strong and independent, involved and open minded, active and healthy.
Kristi Rible Scobie
SPEAKERS
Tet Salva
Tet is the Founder & CEO of MomWarrior™. Her professional experience spans over a decade and a half as an executive advisor and organizational change leader to some of the biggest and influential companies in the hi-tech, utilities, energy, and retail industries. She is passionate about the advancement of women in the workplace, particularly moms who are juggling to balance it all. She is also working on a project for girls ages 12-18 called bentogirl. It aims to disrupt the conversation around empowerment by focusing on the whole girl through an inspiration lab that brings programs, tools, mentors and resources so our girls are able to face today's challenges and thrive. Tet is a mom to 4 girls under the age of 12. She has recently been honored as one today's "40 under 40" influencers for her work with MomWarrior.
Jill Salzman
Event Producers
Tracy Kennedy
Tracy is a results-driven coach, consultant, facilitator and master trainer. She's passionate about working with individuals to help them achieve greater levels of happiness, fulfillment and success – personally and professionally. Across her almost two decades of experience, she's worked with thousands of individuals, teams and organizations across a wide variety of roles and industries - from education to technology. Her qualifications include a Black Belt in the Instinctive Drives System™, Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and training in Integrative Wellness principles. Tracy resides in Topanga, CA where she is the proud Mom to three beautiful and energetic daughters, an even more energetic black lab, and wife to husband, Jake. In her not-so-spare time, she loves adventures with her family, being outdoors, hiking, yoga, learning and growing.
Paige Chapman
Cari Ziemianski is a Life and Purpose Coach known for her loving approach, sharp intuition, and ability to empower her clients to create a life they love. Cari's path to coaching began during her decade-long career as a corporate marketing executive, where she realized that the most fulfilling part of her job was helping clients and colleagues make meaningful shifts in their personal and professional lives. She eventually decided to make her own meaningful shift and began her career as a life coach. With over 10 years of coaching experience, she has continuously deepened her practice through such respected programs as Chopra Center Coaching, Intrinsic Health Coaching, and the Hoffman Institute. Inspired by her own journey through the changes and challenges of motherhood, Cari is devoted to helping moms find balance and live a more fulfilled, inspired and impactful life. She utilizes an integrated approach to help her clients connect with and heal their mind, body, heart and spirit - all with plenty of support, love and laughter along the way. Cari lives in Westchester (Los Angeles) with her husband, 2 very active boys, and 1 very lazy boxer. Cari enjoys dancing (especially spontaneous family dance parties!), quality time with friends, being in nature, and deepening her spiritual practice.
Carolyn Chen has brought her stunning visual style and honest, emotionally driven storytelling to TV commercials and brand content for over two decades. An award-winning cinematographer, Carolyn spent her childhood armed with a camera and black and white film roaming lower Manhattan. After beginning her formal photography training at RISD, she was compelled to more narrative storytelling and completed her education in filmmaking at NYU. Carolyn has directed over 200 spots for top advertising agencies and diverse leading brands such as Proctor and Gamble, Bank of America, AT&T, Nike, McDonald’s, Pfizer, General Mills, Coldwell Banker, Alamo, Lockheed Martin, Walmart, and Unilever. Today, as a content creator, entrepreneur, artist and mother, Carolyn sees life and work through fresh perspective constantly. Her work lives deeply in the art of observation and capturing moments that become stories.
Cari Ziemianski
Carolyn Chen
Speakers
There are a lot of ways one could describe Paige Chapman. Student in the art of stick fighting, knife fighting, martial arts and MMA. She’s a weight lifter, rock climber, skateboarder, hip hop dance instructor, runs obstacle course races and competes in strong (woman) competitions. She’s owned a sports massage therapy business for the last 14 years. Ask Paige’s closest friends and family, and they would probably say, above all, she is an accomplished American Ninja Warrior and proudly married mom of 4 little ninjas under 10. Known as the “Lil’ Beast” and at just 5’ tall, she finished in 6th place at the Los Angeles Season 9 American Ninja Warrior, just getting edged out of the finals in speed of completion by another female ninja veteran. To top tjat off, she is currently working on opening her second business, an obstacle course/ninja training gym. Paige currently resides in La Mesa, California. When she’s not working, training or leading her women’s group, her typical day will be at the park, entertaining the dreams of her 4 ninja kids. Always leading by example, Paige focuses on life lessons that will ensure her kids are set to take on the challenges of their generation, with the same great big smile.
Samantha Kurtzman-Courier
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Janice has more than 20 years of finance and operating experience with Fortune 500, growth and startup companies. Janice is currently the VP Finance at CallFire. In 2009, Janice launched an independent consulting firm, J Advisory Group, providing long-term engagements in corporate finance, business launch and strategy for digital media, gaming and technology companies. Prior to J Advisory Group, Janice was a Vice President in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, and worked for a number of years at JP Morgan, including LabMorgan (a FinTech venture fund and incubator). Janice currently serves on the advisory boards of Plug-in LA and Industry X. She is also a founding member of the Council of Urban Professionals Los Angeles Chapter. Janice has a B.S. magna cum laude from Boston College in Finance and Economics and holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
Abbie Schiller is Founder and CEO of The Mother Company, a multi-media company created to “Help Parents Raise Good People.” After having spent over a decade in PR, specializing as head of ABC Daytime PR, and global head of public relations at Kiehl’s, Abbie left her career to become an entrepreneur. For the past 8 years, Abbie and her partner Samantha Kurtzman-Counter, have created and produced an Emmy award-winning children’s series called “Ruby’s Studio,” which helps children understand feelings, friendship, safety and siblings which airs nationally on PBS and internationally on Netflix. The duo has written 11 children’s books that are now sold in 10 countries, and conducted hundreds of interviews for TheMotherCo.com. Abbie is a regular contributor to top outlets like Disney’s Babble and she has been a featured speaker at the Moms for Social Good Summit. Abbie and her husband live in Los Angeles with their two children, age 6 and 13, and a pet hamster.
The Brand // Inspired by the sensual power of the female mind, TyLynn Nguyen aims to provoke an innate sense of self love. The ideology of the brand is centered on the belief of “amour de soi,” meaning the love of self regardless of others opinions or perceptions. TyLynn Nguyen designs are classic silhouettes derived from California minimalism, each piece an essential in TyLynn's key wardrobe. TyLynn Nguyen facilitates the physical manifestation of all that it means to be a woman. La Femme // TyLynn Nguyen was born in Columbia, South Carolina to a drill sergeant mother and a banker father. In 2009, She graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a bachelors degree in textile marketing and design. Here she found her love of lingerie through talking with a professor about the importance of inner beauty and what it means to care and love for yourself. TyLynn Nguyen is based in Los Angeles, CA where she resides with her family.
Samantha Kurtzman-Counter is President of The Mother Company, a multi-media venture dedicated to Helping Parents Raise Good People. Sam’s background is in film and TV as a Director/Producer. At The Mother Company, she is at the helm of their Emmy-winning children’s TV series, "Ruby’s Studio,” which can be found on Netflix, PBS Stations, Amazon, and TheMotherCo.com. Sam is also the co-author of the company’s 11 children’s books, the sum of which has secured The Mother Company over 25 parenting and media awards. Sam curates and contributes to the wealth of expert parenting advice at TheMotherCo.com, and as a parenting and lifestyle expert herself, she has been interviewed in editorial as well as broadcast segments seeking her insight such as MSNBC, WGN-TV, Home & Family, KTLA and WABC-TV. She also serves as a parenting blogger for Huffington Post and is also a regular speaker at premiere women’s and parenting conferences. Sam and her husband reside in Los Angeles with their 11-year-old son.
Abbie Schiller
Janice McNair
TyLynn Nguyen
With over 14 years of experience in human computer interaction and information architecture, Beth is a seasoned expert in web, application, responsive and device based transactional and content focused user experience design & strategy. She is currently the Director of User Experience at CallFire Beth has worked in a myriad of verticals designing business-to-business and business-to- consumer applications and multi-platform experiences for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. She has spanned several industries in her career ranging from finance, high-tech, automotive and health care to entertainment, travel, real estate and online learning. Beth also has international experience working abroad in Europe and is fluent in German. Beth has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Cruz in Global Economics, with an emphasis in German. She took part in the Education Abroad Program and returned to Germany twice to work for two companies, most notably BMW in Munich. She continued her education and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley’s iSchool with a master’s degree in Information Management and Systems, with an emphasis in human-computer interaction.
Beth Roman
speakers
Laura Konigsberg
Heather Spohr is a writer and editor whose award-winning blog, "The Spohrs Are Multiplying," has been visited by more than 65 million people since 2002. She is a nationally recognized fundraiser for the March of Dimes, and the President and Co-Founder of Friends Of Maddie, a charitable organization that supports families after the death of a child. She has spoken at numerous conferences, on CNN, CBS, and HLN, and before members of Congress. Heather's first book, The Toddler Survival Guide, hit bookshelves August 1. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband Mike, and their children, Annabel and James, and their dog, Schuyler. She also has two goldfish, but she doesn't like to talk about them.
Liz Wallace
Elizabeth Wallace is writing a book about women's ambitions, based on The Ambition Interviews, a series she cowrote for The Atlantic. Elizabeth worked in print magazines for 15 years, at titles including Vogue, Nylon, Seventeen, Us Weekly, and Lucky, and is now a freelance writer and editor. She has published essays on parenting and women's issues for Parenting, Redbook, Lenny, ManRepeller, and Healthline. Clips are available at elizabethannwallace.wordpress.com.
Heather Spohr
Dr. Laura Konigsberg is the Head of School at Turning Point School, an independent school serving students from Preschool-Grade 8 in Culver City. She has been an educator for 25 years, working with students from preschool through college. While pursuing graduate studies in literature and film, Dr. Konigsberg became interested in representations of teenage girls in media, which became the subject of her dissertation. Dr. Konigsberg earned a doctorate from UC Davis in English with a designated emphasis in Feminist Theory. Her interest in adolescent girls led to an opportunity to teach at Bentley School in the San Francisco East Bay. There she chaired their high school’s English department, developing socially aware curricula; became a dean of students, creating programs to support the social and emotional growth of teenagers; and academic dean, designing programs focused on student-centered learning. Dr. Konigsberg also holds a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. With her husband, Ted, she is raising two boys, whom she hopes are learning values of social awareness and will become change makers.
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Lou Fancher is a published author and journalist. Her articles and columns have appeared in The East Bay Times (formerly Contra Costa Times), Oakland Tribune, San Jose Mercury News, Diablo Magazine, WIRED, San Francisco Weekly, Oakland Magazine, Walnut Creek Magazine, San Francisco Classical Voice, East Bay Express, East Bay Monthly, among other publications. She is the author of two original children’s books and has designed and illustrated over 50 picture books. With an extensive background in dance, Lou is a freelance choreographer, ballet master and teacher. She has served as Rehearsal Director/Ballet Master for contemporary dance companies in the U. S. and Canada, including Dancing People Company, Company C Contemporary Ballet, James Sewell Ballet, Minnesota Dance Theatre, ARENA, and the Alberta Ballet. She holds a BFA in dance from the University of Cincinnati. Lou has created ballets for Ballet Arts Minnesota, James Sewell Ballet, Alberta Ballet Apprentice Ensemble, Theatre Ballet of Spokane, Ballet Pacifica, New York Theatre Ballet and others. You may visit her website online at www.johnsonandfancher.com
Momwarrior™ team
Darlene Dos Santos, Operations
Darlene Dos Santos is a mom, entrepreneur, blogger and lover of life. Darlene has a son, Nikolas who is 11 years old and has been diagnosed with learning disabilities. She has struggled to make a difference in his life and education by advocating for better educational tools to help children with Dyslexia and Tourette Syndrome. Her mission is that every child has an opportunity for a fair and appropriate education in a safe, bully free environment. Darlene joins MomWarrior in a supporting role assisting in whatever way she can. Darlene is from Sao Paulo, Brazil; but currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
Lou Fancher, Writer/ Editor
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