Let's get Honest, Jessica Alba!

"We live in a different world than we did 30 years ago, they don't make products the way they use to." that was one of the reason mother of 2 and co-founder of Honest Company, Jessica Alba explained the reason she was compelled to start her own company.

Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Alba. She was in town promoting and discussing in the most "honest" way why we need to be using products that are safer for our kids and ourselves in this generation being bombarded by chemicals every day.

Let's be honest we are all parents, we are so worried about what our kids are eating, playing, saying, learning and most of all what is touching their sensitive skin. Jessica Alba was recalling a story where her mom had recommended a laundry detergent for her to use when her first child was born and it caused Jessica to break out into a rash. This made her start the Honest Company.

With her lovely co-owner Christopher Gavigan they talked about 1700 different chemicals that you won't see in an Honest product. But they had us eating out of the palm of their hands when Christopher grabbed a baby that happened to be in the room. This wasn't a company feeding you script, they were actually parents who really enjoyed children. And it came off that way as well.

Jessica Alba more famously known for her roles in such films as Fantastic Four, happened to be of so genuine and polite. Exceptionally coiffed for a busy mom may I add... she did admit to being extremely tired trying to balance both careers. This was a refreshing comment for me, as a fellow mompreneur I can completely relate with.

You see celebrity on TV pushing everything under the sun, but this didn't feel like that. These were 2 very genuine people concerned about everything.

I am excitedly preparing myself to read her book, The Honest Life, and my kids already are using the Honest Strawberry toothpaste and the baby wipes. The cold season is coming and I am officially stocked with the natural lip balms which my kids will get a ton of usage out of. But most of all, it was nice to meet the most personable Jessica Alba.

Bethenny Frankel is beyond Mompreneur!

Have you heard of Bethenny Frankel? If not I might be concerned you've been living under a rock.

I first took notice of Bethenny when she appeared on the Apprentice Martha Stewart, she was a fast talking New Yorker. I was single then and she represented everything I ever wanted for myself... go-getting in the biggest city in the world. My life led me in a different direction, but then I hadn't seen Bethenny on my screen for years.

Then the Real Housewives Series started and the New York version started and she appeared on my screen all over again. Here I was watching her unfold her whole life on TV for the audience to watch and see so much about her. But we started to watch her grow this company called Skinny Girl.

Now you might say well I don't watch reality TV, but it doesn't matter... she now is making waves on the cover of Forbes for her business savvy. Because not only did she grow her Skinny Girl product, it's going to grow and be a money maker. Best part as a female is that she taught the licquor companies that Women are worth catering to in the spirits industry and not listening to us is suicide.

The Skinny Girl Margarita is hands down great... a mere 100 calories per serving, it touches to heart strings of the women not looking to gain weight but drink with the big boys, their girlfriends or even when they just need a drink alone! Guilt free... don't be mistaken, drinkers are concerned, head over to your closest local bar and ask the bartender what the most ask for drink from a female is and he will oblige with Vodka & Soda... but it isn't a fun drink. Trust me I've tried consuming it, not worth the effort! But that's the Diet girls drink of choice.

Finally in Canada (been in select US stores for a while now) we have options, and to help promote the Skinny Girl Margarita Bethenny chose to making appearances in Toronto and Vancouver. I wasn't going to miss out... here is a woman who is trying to balance a very lucrative business, motherhood and dealing with celebrity.

And Bethenny has come full circle for me, she is representing the newest dream I have for myself, Business woman with child (I have more than 1) but with perseverance to grow a business to make it successful and to never take no for an answer. She really inspires the new generation of women. It was a pleasure meeting her for multiple reasons, her smile infectious, her graciousness filled up the room.

Who is your business model? Who is your mom mentor?

Day 1

Welcome to my world....
I thought today was the best day to start the rest of my life... I have always been a bit of an ambitious fool. One thing led to another and I am a 28 y.o. mommy of 2 under 2, with a passion for Fashion a flare for the Business and an ability to NON-budget with the worse of them out there.
So the reason I find myself here... I have been dreaming up my own business for a long time now, I went through the nightmare to refinance my mortgage to get a loan to pursue my endeavours and realised I have NO credit... not bad credit just none to speak of.
I want to be a role model... I guess it would be a nice vision... to be the person your kids look up to the most... someone they aspire to be.

I've been reading a lot of blogs lately and really been inspired... you'll see a lot of kudos to posts that make me want to do more, think more, save more, budget more and in general be a better me while working to the bigger goal of being a Momprenuer. So as I said early on, Welcome to the wild roller coaster I call my life.