The Bizzimumzi Podcast

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S2/ E22: Zibby Owens, CEO of Zibby Media and Author of "Book Ends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature" May 16, 2023

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Ashley welcomes Zibby Owens onto this weeks Bizzimumzi podcast.

Zibby Owens is an author, publisher, award-winning podcaster, CEO, bookstore owner, and mom of four. Creator and host of the award-winning, daily podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, Zibby is also the founder and CEO of Zibby Media, dubbed “the Zibby-verse” by the L.A. Times. It includes a publishing house, magazine, podcast network, retreats, classes, Zibby’s Book Club, and Zibby’s Bookshop, an independent bookstore in Santa Monica, CA. A regular contributor to “Good Morning America” and other outlets, she loves recommending books as “NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” (Vulture). A writer herself, Zibby has published a memoir, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, a children’s book Princess Charming, two anthologies, and a zillion essays. Her debut novel Blank comes out in March 2024. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, Zibby currently lives in New York with her husband, Kyle Owens of Morning Moon Productions, and four children ages 8 to 15. She spends too much time on planes going to and from L.A; she is currently a Diamond Medallion member on Delta. Follow her on Instagram @zibbyowens where she tells it like it is.

On this Bizzimumzi episode:

Finding community as a first time Mom.
Raising kids in NYC.
The motivation and determination to create her award winning podcast; Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books
Creating Zibby Media and managing her household
Sharing her love of writing and the inspiration behind it
Finding confidence in writing
How her company inspires more Moms to create

The Bizzimumzi Podcast is brought to you by coffee-infused host Ashley Verma. This show is created to share all the ups, downs and all arounds of the wild world of parenting. Each week Ashley will be joined by a fellow inspiring, thriving and surviving Bizzimumzi – who will share their own journey. This podcast is your weekly opportunity to take a deep breath as we try to navigate the wild world of parenting; think of this podcast as the safe space where we are not too hard on ourselves, we share our humility and relish in overcoming the inevitable failures that simply happen. This is a podcast for those who are unapologetically At Its Best, even when ‘At its Best’ means the dishes aren’t done, there is crayon on the walls and your hair hasn’t been washed in forever. We Are Bizzimumzi. We love hearing from you! Get in touch with any topic suggestions, questions and feedback at: info@bizzimumzi.com

S2 / E21: Em Roberts, Creator of The Lipstick Fever & The Big Move Podcast May 09, 2023

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Ashley is thrilled to welcome Em Roberts of The Lipstick Fever for a Bizzimumzi chat.

The Lipstick Fever is astyle and beauty blogcreated by Em Roberts in 2015 in NYC. What’s in the name? ‘Lipstick Fever’ is not just about Em’s love for a bold lip – it’s about overall attitude and confidence. There’s something about the right pop of lipstick or easy style tweak to change your overall look (and more importantly, how you feel) in an instant.

In 2017, Em moved to London, taking her love for content creation as well as her followers, international. Since then, she’s traveled throughout Europe, and has embraced London life which is now reflected in her style and overall content. As well, she is a new mom to a baby boy and aims to be an inspiration to the modern ‘mum’ – women who are truly juggling it all.

As an American living in London, Em’s met inspiring women from all over the globe, which prompted her to start The Big Move Podcast. #TheBigMove empowers, motivates, and inspires women to make their ‘big move’, whether that’s moving to a new city or country, or taking more risks in their work life.

On this episode the gals chat about:

Growing up in New York City
Moving to London and start families in the Big Smoke
Navigating Covid with a newborn
Identity as a New Mom
The importance of Self-Care, Em shares her favourite products
Moving back to the USA and planting hometown roots
Raising kids in the states where gun violence is on the rise
Whats next for Em with content creation and her podcast, The Big Move
Words of wisdom for an expecting Bizzimumzi

S2/ E20: Tobi Asare, Creator of My Bump Pay & Author of The Blend: How to Successfully Manage a Career & a Family May 02, 2023

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Ashley Verma is thrilled to meet and welcome Tobi Asare onto today's Bizzimumzi podcast.

Tobi Asare is a founder, idea generator, a wife and most importantly a mum. She is the creator of My Bump Pay and recently launched her book, The Blend: How to Successfully Manage a Career and Family.

Tobi studied Law at the University of Manchester and then stumbled into Law School at BPP in London. As life would have it, she has been fortunate to be at the heart of building and leading client service teams and running commercial relationships developing new business.

On this Bizzimumzi episode, Ashley and Tobi discuss:

Growing up in a large family
Falling pregnant and navigating work-life in a corporate environment
Pivoting to creating your own business and still being a full-time Mum
Holding your power and confidence as a New Mum
What is My Bump Pay
Creating time and energy to write a book
Why Tobi wrote the book, The Blend: How to Successfully Manage a Career and Family
Words of wisdom for expecting Bizzimumzi's

S2/ E19: Carmen Sognonvi, Creator of social media sensation; Top Flight Family Apr 25, 2023

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Ashley is thrilled to welcome Carmen Sognonvi of social media sensation, Top Flight Family.

Carmen is based with her multiracial and multicultural family in New York City. Her family of four have been globetrotting for years and document their every move on their social media platform, Top Flight Family. Travel the world is a huge passion they as a family hold close to their hearts and believe in traveling in comfort and style. From five-star hotels and resorts to first-class airport lounges, the Sognonvi family share with their readers the best of luxury family travel.

On today's Bizzimumzi chat they gals chat about;

Raising a family in New York City
Cost of living and making it work
Views of having a family and reflecting that it doesn't have to be like your original upbringing
Kids taking up space when traveling
Its ok that kids travel Business Class and stay in Luxury Hotels
Bucket List Adventures
Worse trip before they even boarded the airplane
Life skills children learn from traveling
Tips for first time family traveler's

S2/ E18: Dr. Emma Svanberg, Clinical Psychologist & Author of "Parenting For Humans" Apr 18, 2023

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Ashley Verma shares a Bizzimumzi chat with Clinical Psychologist & Author of "Parenting for Humans", Dr. Emma Svanberg aka Mumologist.

Dr. Svanberg is experienced in a range of psychological therapies that work integratedly, with a focus on attachment and psychodynamic approaches. She also draws from Cognitive Behavioural therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, systemic and narrative approaches and other theories. Alongside my direct clinical work, I use community psychology ideas to offer information, support and empowerment through writing, online communities, social media and activism. Emma believes that many mental health problems could be prevented or their impact minimised with better support from those around us – from our communities to our governments.

During this Bizzimumzi chat Ashley and Emma discuss:

Dr. Svanbergs journey to becoming a Clinical Psychologist
Her mentors
What led her to specialise in early years birth trauma
How to achieve being "good enough" in the parenting space
Approaching parenting with low pressure
Copping with trigger words from your child
The development of her new book "Parenting for Humans"
Expectations of what is next
Passing the torch with words of wisdom to a fellow Bizzimumzi

The Bizzimumzi Podcast is brought to you by coffee-infused host Ashley Verma. This show is created to share all the ups, downs and all arounds of the wild world of parenting. Each week Ashley will be joined by a fellow inspiring, thriving and surviving Bizzimumzi – who will share their own journey. This podcast is your weekly opportunity to take a deep breath as we try to navigate the wild world of parenting; think of this podcast as the safe space where we are not too hard on ourselves, we share our humility and relish in overcoming the inevitable failures that simply happen. This is a podcast for those who are unapologetically At Its Best, even when 'At its Best' means the dishes aren't done, there is crayon on the walls and your hair hasn't been washed in forever. We Are Bizzimumzi. We love hearing from you! Get in touch with any topic suggestions, questions and feedback at: info@bizzimumzi.com

S2/ E17: Vicky Silverthorn, Founder/CEO of You Need A Vicky Apr 11, 2023

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Ashley meets Vicky Silverthorn, Founder/CEO of You Need A Vicky, for a Bizzimumzi chat.

Vicky Silverthorn is passionate about knowing what's new in the world of storage and decluttering services, as she makes it her job to keep up to date with the latest trends. Boasting over 10 years of industry experience, Vicky is a proud member of The Association of Professional Declutters & Organisers and has written an Amazon bestselling book, 'Start with your Sock Drawer'. She is passionate about helping others with her exepectional professional home decluttering services.

On today's Bizzimumzi chat the gals discuss:

Meeting each other for the first time and laughing about social media
Vicky's journey through the UK system to adopt
Single parenting
Bringing a newborn home for the first time as a solo parent
Integrating your newborn into your life and business life
Child-proofing the house
Navigating all the curveballs that come with parenting

The Bizzimumzi Podcast is brought to you by coffee-infused host Ashley Verma. This show is created to share all the ups, downs and all arounds of the wild world of parenting. Each week Ashley will be joined by a fellow inspiring, thriving and surviving Bizzimumzi – who will share their own journey. This podcast is your weekly opportunity to take a deep breath as we try to navigate the wild world of parenting; think of this podcast as the safe space where we are not too hard on ourselves, we share our humility and relish in overcoming the inevitable failures that simply happen. This is a podcast for those who are unapologetically At Its Best, even when 'At its Best' means the dishes aren't done, there is crayon on the walls and your hair hasn't been washed in forever. We Are Bizzimumzi. We love hearing from you! Get in touch with any topic suggestions, questions and feedback at: info@bizzimumzi.com

S2/ E16: Lindsay White, Founder/CEO of The Little Milk Bar Apr 04, 2023

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Ashley Verma is thrilled to have a Bizzimumzi chat with Lindsay White, Founder/CEO of The Little Milk Bar.

Lindsay created The Little Milk Bar in 2018 at her kitchen table after a woman came up to her at a wedding while I was feeding my son and said, ‘do you really think you should be doing that here? Maybe you should go to the bathroom and do that’. Lindsay never wants ANY mother to feel like she has to feed her baby in a dirty bathroom stall. Every mother should know her rights. Every mother should know she’s got a gang of mamas standing right behind her.

On this episode of Bizzimumzi, Ashley & Lindsay chat about:

Life in Salt Lake City, Utah
One of Ashley's favourite Bravo Housewives franchises: Salt Lake
When did Lindsay start her own business and what inspired her to transition to boss life
What inspired her to start The Little Milk Bar
The pressures to do it all and how to manage
Handling the pressures of speaking up and advocating for other Moms.
What is in the pipeline for The Little Milk Bar

The Bizzimumzi Podcast is brought to you by coffee-infused host Ashley Verma. This show is created to share all the ups, downs and all arounds of the wild world of parenting. Each week Ashley will be joined by a fellow inspiring, thriving and surviving Bizzimumzi – who will share their own journey. This podcast is your weekly opportunity to take a deep breath as we try to navigate the wild world of parenting; think of this podcast as the safe space where we are not too hard on ourselves, we share our humility and relish in overcoming the inevitable failures that simply happen. This is a podcast for those who are unapologetically At Its Best, even when 'At its Best' means the dishes aren't done, there is crayon on the walls and your hair hasn't been washed in forever. We Are Bizzimumzi. We love hearing from you! Get in touch with any topic suggestions, questions and feedback at: info@bizzimumzi.com

S2/ E15: Sophie Liard, CEO & Author of The Folding Lady Mar 28, 2023

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Ashley is thrilled to welcome TikTok superstar and folding sensation, Sophie Liard aka The Folding Lady. , onto this weeks Bizzimumzi podcast.

Sophie started The Folding Lady in 2020 at the start of the global pandemic. Her folding skills were learnt in the department store she worked in from the age of 16. She was taught to fold by many prestigious brands such as DKNY, Ralph Lauren and 7forallmankind. She transferred her folding and merchandising skills from store to home and now shares her magic with others through her social media platform and first book: The Folding Lady.

Ashley and Sophie have Bizzi Chatter all about:

Stories around first time parenting
Finding hilarity in no sleep and no sleep ;)
Age gap and its pros/cons
Sophie's love of retail and why she cherished her job
Inspiration from her boss
Why The Folding Lady and how it came to be
Words of wisdom that you can do it all, it just takes some organising and support

S2/ E14: Rhian Stephenson, CEO of Artah Mar 22, 2023

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Ashley welcome's Rhian Stephenson, CEO of Artah, for a Bizzimumzi chat.

Rhian is not only a mama bear of two girls, she is a registered Nutritional Therapist, Naturopath, and has been at the forefront of the fitness industry for the past 6 years. Informed by her experience in fitness and functional medicine, Rhian founded Artah in 2020 with the launch of its flagship retreat property in Spain. Passionate and energetic, she is dedicated to tackling the root cause of illness through preventative medicine and positive lifestyle choices, and strives to empower individuals to reach new levels of physical and emotional health.

Ashley and Rhian chat about:

Maintaining confidence pre/post natal
The madness of managing as a first time Mom
Why your health starts from the inside
Creating longevity in your body
Why Rhian created Artah and how she juggles it with being a Mom
Giving grace for our hard work as a business owner and parent

S2/ E13: Michelle Pratt, CEO of Safe in the Seat Mar 15, 2023

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This week's Bizzimumzi episode brings Ashley chatting with Michelle Pratt, CEO of Safe in the Seat.

Michelle founded Safe in the Seat in 2018 when she couldn't find a go-to resource to help navigate this complex part of a child's safety in the car. She became and expert and the rest is history. Michelle is passionate about helping parents feel confident that they're doing all they can to keep their kids safe in the seat. As a Nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety Expert, Michelle spent years consulting with parents just like you- parents who simply need guidance or reassurance when it comes to traveling safely with their kids.

On this Bizzimumzi episode topics discussed:

* Traveling with newborns and what is highly recommended for our tiny little kiddos.

* Ages to change the car seat. Graduating to forward facing.

* Raising kiddos as a solo parent and running a business.

* Car Seats and Potty training... What not to do.

* Tips for first time parents and first time car seat buyers.

The Bizzimumzi Podcast is brought to you by coffee-infused host Ashley Verma. This show is created to share all the ups, downs and all arounds of the wild world of parenting. Each week Ashley will be joined by a fellow inspiring, thriving and surviving Bizzimumzi – who will share their own journey. This podcast is your weekly opportunity to take a deep breath as we try to navigate the wild world of parenting; think of this podcast as the safe space where we are not too hard on ourselves, we share our humility and relish in overcoming the inevitable failures that simply happen. This is a podcast for those who are unapologetically At Its Best, even when 'At its Best' means the dishes aren't done, there is crayon on the walls and your hair hasn't been washed in forever. We Are Bizzimumzi. We love hearing from you! Get in touch with any topic suggestions, questions and feedback at: info@bizzimumzi.com

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