Moms Changing the World Ekua Walker

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Children's author, Jennifer Kurani is author of A Big Birthday Hug and The Great Adventure and Feeling Special. She was born and raised in New York, and spent her childhood always using her imagination. As an adult, she worked at Scholastic in children's publishing, edited creative writing essays, and developed web content for parents and students. She lives in New York City with her husband, two loving children and her dog. She believes in spreading the love. Jennifer comes to us by way of Nisha Melvani EP 49.  
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We are back with another fun episode that will put a smile on your face and laugh in your spirit! I had so much fun interviewing Cat and Nat awhile back that I am glad to share it with you now as we start summer.
CATHERINE BELKNAP and NATALIE TELFER have been friends since they were teens but grew closer with motherhood when they chose to confide in each other about the more taboo topics of parenting. It wasn’t long after that when they decided to bring the conversation online in hopes of helping other moms feel less isolated. Their rapidly exploding community of like-minded moms tune in every day to watch them rewrite the paradigm of “the perfect mom.”
 When they felt there was no safe space for moms to be themselves, no confidante to turn to without losing prized relationship-. Cat & Nat decided to change this. With seven children between them, the duo has been through it all, and in Mom Secrets (released 3/29/22)—the follow-up to their nationally bestselling Mom Truths—they’ve invited the legion of moms who love them to share their own darkest parenting secrets, and use those to kick off their own stories, going deeper about big topics like guilt, balancing career with motherhood, and body image. Mom Secrets cover confessions such as:
Being a single parent without friendsFantasizing about running awayWhat to do when kids take parents' "toys" to schooland much more...
Check out clips from their appearances on The Today Show, GMA Strahan & Sara ‘Momfessions’, TIDE pods commercial, and others.
CAT & NAT’S MOM SECRETS: Coffee-Fueled Confessions from the Mom Trenches
by Catherine Belknap & Natalie Telfer
Praise for Cat and Nat’s Mom Truths:
 
“What do new mothers need the most? Sleep, for one. But after sleep, they need good friends, people to let them know they aren’t alone in this strange new world they are navigating. Enter Catherine Belknap and Natalie Telfer ... Their new book is funny, honest, and encouraging.” —New York Post

“Accept the chaos, embrace the mom bod and stress less about germs, among other things. That’s courtesy of Catherine Belknap and Natalie Telfer, friends from high school who reconnected as first-time mothers. Parenting books left them feeling like they already blew it, the writers said, so they looked elsewhere for affirmation.”  —Wall Street Journal

A Random House Trade Paperback
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We finish up the second half of the wonderful interview with Dr. Marie-Ange Eyoum Tagne. She is a veteran tech leader with 15 years of experience in product management and innovation, launching consumer electronic products globally. Currently Director of Product Management at Yahoo where she leads Yahoo Social and Community Product Initiatives with Yahoo Finance, Sport, News and Home. Prior to Yahoo, she worked at Amazon, Roku, Intel and McAfee where she led a variety of product initiatives in the areas of streaming, Ads monetization, Identity / Security and Connected Devices. Her deepest passion is taking an idea from conception to launch and positively impacting the lives of consumers around the world with the products she launched.

Outside of work, Marie-Ange has been actively involved in the community to promote education, mentorship and technology within various non-profits organizations. Over the past two decade, she was part of the board or leadership team of several non-profit organizations to provide strategic operational advice. She is currently a founding member of Round and board member of UPWARD which aims to increase the representation of women in leadership and C-suite positions. She has also been involved with WIN (Women at Intel Network) and worked closely with NASA, Techbridge and Girls for Change in mentorship, training and coaching activities to encourage women and minorities to excel academically. Finally, she has been part of TAN (The African Network) leadership team to promote entrepreneurship in people of African descent.

Marie-Ange holds a Master and PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of California-Berkeley with research expertise on advanced process engineering of MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems). She enjoys spending time with her husband and beautiful children (Zoey 7 years old and Ian 5 years old).

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My next summit appearance will be on Love to Learn Summit Feb 27th to make 2023 the year your teen Loves to Learn! I am teaming up with Jessyka Coulter of Ace Cookie Tutoring and over 20 other leaders to bring learning tools and tips your way in the virtual summit. Register here: Love to Learn.  
My guest this week is Dr. Marie-Ange Eyoum Tagne who is a veteran tech leader with 15 years of experience in product management and innovation, launching consumer electronic products globally. She is currently Director of Product Management at Yahoo where she leads Yahoo Social and Community Product Initiatives with Yahoo Finance, Sport, News and Home. Prior to Yahoo, she worked at Amazon, Roku, Intel and McAfee where she led a variety of product initiatives in the areas of streaming, Ads monetization, Identity / Security and Connected Devices. Her deepest passion is taking an idea from conception to launch and positively impacting the lives of consumers around the world with the products she launched.

Outside of work, Marie-Ange has been actively involved in the community to promote education, mentorship and technology within various non-profits organizations. Over the past two decade, she was part of the board or leadership team of several non-profit organizations to provide strategic operational advice. She is currently a founding member of Round and board member of UPWARD which aims to increase the representation of women in leadership and C-suite positions. She has also been involved with WIN (Women at Intel Network) and worked closely with NASA, Techbridge and Girls for Change in mentorship, training and coaching activities to encourage women and minorities to excel academically. Finally, she has been part of TAN (The African Network) leadership team to promote entrepreneurship in people of African descent.

Marie-Ange holds a Master and PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of California-Berkeley with research expertise on advanced process engineering of MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems). She enjoys spending time with her husband and beautiful children (Zoey 7 years old and Ian 5 years old).

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My next summit appearance is on Love to Learn Summit Feb 27th aiming to make 2023 the year your teen Loves to Learn! I am teaming up with Jessyka Coulter of Ace Cookie Tutoring and over 20 other leaders to bring learning tools and tips your way in the virtual summit. Register here: Love to Learn.  
Listen to the rest of the inteview with Megan Gallagher PG Dip Teaching, M.Ed. She is a mum (mom), teacher and coach from Aotearoa/New Zealand. She is a co-host of the Teachers Matter Podcast and Teachers Matter Bookclub as well as a presenter and writer. Megan has nearly 30 years experience working in education, including many years focusing on health education and wellbeing. She has worked with learners of a variety of ages, from early childhood to adult education. She is a self-confessed neuro-nerd, and uses what she learns about the brain and how it works to support children, their families and teachers to thrive. Megan belongs to a local theatrical group, teaches guitar, and hosts an online community to support teacher wellbeing. At home she enjoys gardening, playing card and board games and cooking.
Host Ekua Walker, Peds NP, parent coach and C.E.O. - Chief Encouragement Officer

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