MomFair 2016 Is Coming January 31st: Helping Moms Get Back To Work

January 11, 2016 by 4 Comments

One thing I have noticed over the last few years is that moms of my children’s classmates have been getting jobs working at school, as instructional aides, special ed aides, office staff, etc. It’s a pretty good on-ramp to going back to work, with matching hours to their kids’ school day, and days off during the year.

If you don’t have a clear path to re-join your earlier career or if you are mom looking for something different when you go back to work, you might get a lot of help and direction from MomFair. It’s a day long expo and conference for women looking to re-launch their careers, featuring over 50 speakers, career counselors, recruiters, mentors, a job fair and much more.

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“Most moms we know who leave work to stay home do not want to stop working, but they’re facing demands by employers which force them to make a choice between office hours and their children’s needs,” says MomFair co-founder Laura Gerson. “Moms shouldn’t have to choose between their careers and their family. We’re proving every day that with more flexible options, we really can have it all!”

 

Co-founder Galite Shafer says after having three children, she couldn’t return to a structured corporate environment. “I merged my marketing background with my entrepreneurial spirit, and now with MomFair we’re showing other moms how to find their own path back to a meaningful career that makes sense with their roles as mothers.”

Some interesting facts they put together:

  1. As the primary decision makers in the household, moms influence $2.4T annually in spending decisions, according to Response Media. As part of this key demographic, these women are uniquely in tune with their target sales audience.
  2. 9M Millenial Moms (ages 24-45) in the US and 90% of the 5M new moms within the last year are highly connected with three or more social media accounts communicating an average of 17 hours a week.
  3. 55 % of career oriented stay at home moms would prefer to work
  4. The number of SAHM’s who don’t work outside the home continues to increase because they can’t find work, 29% in 2012 vs. 23% in ’99 (Pew Research Center)

Just because you’ve been working as a mother for a while doesn’t mean you shouldn’t feel confident building on your skills. MomFair is a great place to boost that confidence and get some more information!

Visit Real Moms of SFV for a chance to win a free ticket!

MomFair Live!
January 31, 2016
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
UCLA Carnesale Commons
251 Charles E Young Drive West
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Tickets and Information CLICK HERE

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Facial Paralysis Conference, November 7 in Century City

October 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment

That very first of your baby’s smiles is a moment you’ll never forget. But we take it for granted that our babies will smile — full, beaming, rays of sunshine spreading across their faces.

What if they don’t smile the way we expect?

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People from babies to adults can develop facial paralysis, whether they were born with it, had a stroke, or developed a syndrome that disables one side of their face from moving. Facial paralysis PREVENTS you from smiling, showing emotion, communicating everyday things that we all take for granted with our loved ones and peers. For those who deal with it, it is DEVASTATING (on a physical and psychological level, child and adult).

Dr. Andre Panossian, director of the Facial Paralysis Center in Los Angeles, is holding a 1-day conference for families whose loved ones might be dealing with challenges of facial paralysis (child or adult). Dr. Panossian is a board-certified reconstructive surgeon who has traveled the world donating his talents and time to helping people.

The Facial Paralysis Conference will be held on November 7, 2015 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City from 7:15 AM to 12:05 PM and costs only $75 per family. Education, information, and the most innovative new options for treatment will be discussed, complete with Q & A and one-on-one appointments available. Children are welcome as there will be a special “kids’ camp” supervised by licensed childcare providers.

Dr. Panossian is the husband of one of my LA social media colleagues Jill Simonian (The Fab Mom). She and her husband are both generous with their time and their efforts, especially when it comes to children. If you know someone whose family is affected by facial paralysis, pass this information on to them. Sometimes hope comes from unexpected directions.

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