5 Trailblazing Working Mothers
“No matter how challenging motherhood may be, becoming a mother remains my most joy and my girls are my #1 motivation. They give me the superpower to wear my crown and cape every day and step into the world undefeated.” – Linda Arrey – Working mother of 2
I couldn’t think of a more perfect way to launch the “Memoirs of a Working Mother” blog, than honoring and celebrating other mothers that are thriving, paving the way and making a difference in the lives of many while taking care of their homes and living life at its best.
One thing these women have in common is that they are working mothers who are dominating in their respective industries while helping and inspiring others through it all.
Sarita Pittman | The Lady Wealth Builder | Founder of Atiras International - Working Mother of 1
Sarita Pittman is a Board Certified Professional Coach paving the way for thousands of coaches both seasoned and new, to gain professional certification and thrive in their coaching business. Among other accolades, she is a Holistic Healthcare Practitioner, Educator and Motivational Speaker.
Sarita has a passion for seeing others win with what they have. Her highly energetic delivery eliminates the fear and anxiety of next leveling the mindsets and success of her audience. Being in the health and beauty industry for over two decades has afforded her the opportunity to connect with high level leaders, visionaries and other trail blazers.
She became a high level income earner in her twenties and works diligently to help others discover their capabilities of doing the same. She teaches her audience to unlock untapped potential and embrace the ideology of being their product. You can find her on large platforms, in classrooms and small group settings. A place you will never see her in is the shadow of someone else. Her confidence to be exactly who she was created to be at all times is infections.
Connect with this working mother and Get Coached Up!
Website: www.getcoachedup.com
Facebook: @Sarita Pittman
Instagram: @Atiras International Coaching
She became a high level income earner in her twenties and works diligently to help others discover their capabilities of doing the same. She teaches her audience to unlock untapped potential and embrace the ideology of being their product. You can find her on large platforms, in classrooms and small group settings. A place you will never see her in is the shadow of someone else. Her confidence to be exactly who she was created to be at all times is infections.
Connect with this working mother and Get Coached Up!
Website: www.getcoachedup.com
Facebook: @Sarita Pittman
Instagram: @Atiras International Coaching
Amber Ruffin | Amber’s Photography - Working Mother of 2
Amber Ruffin is a highly sort after Photographer with proven results. She’s the Powerhouse behind Amber’s Photography, one of the leading Photography Studios in the nation nested in the state of Mississippi. For ten years in a row, Amber’s Photography has been voted “Best of Photographer” in the Commercial Dispatch by the Reader’s Choice. Her team is passionate about what they do and always strive to give the best experience.
“If there is one thing I want everyone to know about me when they leave this website that is I LOVE my job and life. Photography has been my passion since I was a young girl. I received my first camera when I was in the ninth grade, a Canon Rebel film. It was love at first click. I went on to photographing several of my High School Senior classmates for their Graduating pictures. At this moment in my life I knew this is what I was meant to do. Making memories for families, watching a family grow, capturing that youthful yet energetic look in High school seniors and the first kiss to a start in a couple’s life. I want families to have something so much more than just a picture to hang on the wall. I want them to have a part of life that was frozen in time captured on film. Art. Love. Color. Style. I started this business in August 2002 and each year I feel more and more passionate about what I do!” – Amber Ruffin
Connect with this working mother and capture memories to last a lifetime:
Website: http://www.ambersphotogallery.com
Facebook: @ambersphotographycaledonia
Instagram: Amber’s Photography
“If there is one thing I want everyone to know about me when they leave this website that is I LOVE my job and life. Photography has been my passion since I was a young girl. I received my first camera when I was in the ninth grade, a Canon Rebel film. It was love at first click. I went on to photographing several of my High School Senior classmates for their Graduating pictures. At this moment in my life I knew this is what I was meant to do. Making memories for families, watching a family grow, capturing that youthful yet energetic look in High school seniors and the first kiss to a start in a couple’s life. I want families to have something so much more than just a picture to hang on the wall. I want them to have a part of life that was frozen in time captured on film. Art. Love. Color. Style. I started this business in August 2002 and each year I feel more and more passionate about what I do!” – Amber Ruffin
Connect with this working mother and capture memories to last a lifetime:
Website: http://www.ambersphotogallery.com
Facebook: @ambersphotographycaledonia
Instagram: Amber’s Photography
Ardre Orie | CEO – 13th & Joan Publishing House | Celebrity Ghost Writer - VH1, MTV, WETV | - Working Mother of 3
Ardre Orie is a celebrity ghostwriter, book publishing expert, playwright, film director and CEO of 13th & Joan Publishing House, a minority owned leading media and publishing firm comprised of a staff of women. Orie has written for a host of clients including VH1, MTV, WETV, BRAVO, CENTRIC, YouTube, Grammy Award winning artists, the sports and entertainment industries as well as a bevy of entrepreneurs and everyday heroes.
As the product of a single parent home and childhood survivor of domestic violence, Ardre recognized that there was great power in the transparency of her pain through storytelling. Her goal as a media maven is to create platforms and media that allow the voices of those who have suffered from oppressive circumstances to be heard and to create meaningful media that feeds our souls and sheds light on our experiences.
Orie began her career as an author telling the stories of women in her local community at age 10. As author of Consciously Beautiful: I Am Enough (2014), A Heroine in Heels (2015) and Let Your Lips Speak Life (2017); writer and director of the theatrical productions Lipstick Monologues and The Heart of a Man; and film director of the documentary I Am Consciously Beautiful, Ardre Orie’s work sheds light on life’s experiences while closely examining the effects of mainstream media and societal norms that have defined our journeys and self-worth.
In 2015, Orie founded 13th & Joan, a multimedia publishing agency to provide a vehicle for aspiring authors, playwrights and film directors to tell their stories and distribute them on a large scale with her support and guidance. In this capacity, Orie has coached hundreds of aspiring writers across the finish line to become published authors. Orie continues to thrive as the “Queen of Storytelling” while creating a rich legacy of love.
Ardre Orie currently resides in Chicago, Illinois with her husband and two daughters and a loving son in college.
Connect with this working mother and tell you story
Website: http://13thandjoan.com
Facebook: Ardre Orie
Instagram: Queen of Storytelling; @iamardreorie; @13thandjoan
As the product of a single parent home and childhood survivor of domestic violence, Ardre recognized that there was great power in the transparency of her pain through storytelling. Her goal as a media maven is to create platforms and media that allow the voices of those who have suffered from oppressive circumstances to be heard and to create meaningful media that feeds our souls and sheds light on our experiences.
Orie began her career as an author telling the stories of women in her local community at age 10. As author of Consciously Beautiful: I Am Enough (2014), A Heroine in Heels (2015) and Let Your Lips Speak Life (2017); writer and director of the theatrical productions Lipstick Monologues and The Heart of a Man; and film director of the documentary I Am Consciously Beautiful, Ardre Orie’s work sheds light on life’s experiences while closely examining the effects of mainstream media and societal norms that have defined our journeys and self-worth.
In 2015, Orie founded 13th & Joan, a multimedia publishing agency to provide a vehicle for aspiring authors, playwrights and film directors to tell their stories and distribute them on a large scale with her support and guidance. In this capacity, Orie has coached hundreds of aspiring writers across the finish line to become published authors. Orie continues to thrive as the “Queen of Storytelling” while creating a rich legacy of love.
Ardre Orie currently resides in Chicago, Illinois with her husband and two daughters and a loving son in college.
Connect with this working mother and tell you story
Website: http://13thandjoan.com
Facebook: Ardre Orie
Instagram: Queen of Storytelling; @iamardreorie; @13thandjoan
Euryka Fon Ndumu | CEO & Lead Designer – Asheris Event Panning & Design Services | Founder – No Mami Pikin Left Behind | Author | Speaker | Serial Entrepreneur - Working Mother of 4
Eurykah Fon Ndumu is the CEO and lead designer at Asheris Event Planning and Design Services, a billion dollar event planning and world class event production company. She’s the founder of the No Mami Pikin Left Behind movement, derived from a West African pidgin phrase which translates to “mothers will not be left behind.” Through this platform Eurykah is empowering women globally to believe in themselves enough to follow their dreams, which led to the birth of her first book, “Mamipikin Talks – A Safe Space To Be You.” Her biggest goal is promoting a culture where women feel unlimited while striving to become the best versions of themselves. Eurykah is constantly seen hosting first class events such as “Mami Pikin Talks” and AEPDS Bridal Academy, an intimate, fun and elegant platform for all women who plan on having a wedding in their lifetime. Eurykah is the recipient of the 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year bestowed by Next Generation Entertainment Awards.
“I put together life changing events for a living. I love touching people through events. It is my way of serving God and giving him honor for the gift of life. I strive to serve in a capacity that leaves a positive impact. With the help of esteemed vendors and an efficient team I am able to bring life into any space I am blessed to fill.” – Eutykah Ndumu
Is Eurykah the planner/designer for your next event or life moment?
Connect with this working mother:
Website: www.aepds.com
Facebook: @aepdsbridalacademy; Eurykah Fon Ndumu
Instagram: Eurykah Fon-Ndumu; @nomamipikinleftbehind
“I put together life changing events for a living. I love touching people through events. It is my way of serving God and giving him honor for the gift of life. I strive to serve in a capacity that leaves a positive impact. With the help of esteemed vendors and an efficient team I am able to bring life into any space I am blessed to fill.” – Eutykah Ndumu
Is Eurykah the planner/designer for your next event or life moment?
Connect with this working mother:
Website: www.aepds.com
Facebook: @aepdsbridalacademy; Eurykah Fon Ndumu
Instagram: Eurykah Fon-Ndumu; @nomamipikinleftbehind
Lakia “LB” Brandenburg | Transformational Coach to Wives & Soon-to-be Wives | Speaker | Event Host & Facilitator | Speaker | NBC; The Huffington Post; Rolling Out - Working Mother of 2
“I transform married women and soon-to-be married women into happy, successful wives.” – LB
Wife-to-Derek and Coach-to-Wives, Lakia “LB” Brandenburg is The Wife Coach. She is a two-time author who is committed to helping women (who are married or planning-to-be) to know the difference between being a “married” woman and being a dynamic wife. LB empowers women to get rid of the fairytale syndrome and create a more realistic vision for their marriage and role as a wife. By tapping into The Power of the “P,” and knowing when to “Tame Your Tongue,” her clients are taught how to live the “happy wife life” and create their own Picture Perfect marriage.
According to studies by the American Psychology Association, 40-50% of marriages in the United States end in divorce. There is no doubt that Lakia’s services are much needed and well sort after. LB offers her personal wife coaching sessions to women who are seriously dating, courting, engaged or have been married for 10 years or less. For the unmarried, the sessions are designed to educate and prepare you to become the wife you desire to be. For the married, you’ll learn how to create the marriage you want and live the happy wife life.
“Raised in the suburban-area of Hyattsville, Maryland, my first example of marriage was in an unhealthy, unhappy relationship with my now divorced parents. When it came to love in a marriage, it had nothing to do with my father both physically and mentally abusing my mother. This experience left a lasting impression that marriage was everything but a fairytale. But my perception of love and marriage changed when I discovered that marriage is what you create it to be. I met the man that would later become my real-life prince charming and discovered that I had the power to write my own love story. Your story can be Picture Perfect, too.” – LB
Married or planning to be, connect with this working mother and experience the happy wife life
Website: https://www.lakiabrandenburg.com
Facebook: Lakia Brandenburg
Instagram: Lakia “LB” Brandenburg; @thewifecoach
“I think if you love what you do, and the choice you’ve made in your life, somehow that drives you forward to enjoy it all. Even the chaos, even the exhaustion of it, and even when it seems out of balance” – Angelina Jolie; Actress/Mother of 6
Wife-to-Derek and Coach-to-Wives, Lakia “LB” Brandenburg is The Wife Coach. She is a two-time author who is committed to helping women (who are married or planning-to-be) to know the difference between being a “married” woman and being a dynamic wife. LB empowers women to get rid of the fairytale syndrome and create a more realistic vision for their marriage and role as a wife. By tapping into The Power of the “P,” and knowing when to “Tame Your Tongue,” her clients are taught how to live the “happy wife life” and create their own Picture Perfect marriage.
According to studies by the American Psychology Association, 40-50% of marriages in the United States end in divorce. There is no doubt that Lakia’s services are much needed and well sort after. LB offers her personal wife coaching sessions to women who are seriously dating, courting, engaged or have been married for 10 years or less. For the unmarried, the sessions are designed to educate and prepare you to become the wife you desire to be. For the married, you’ll learn how to create the marriage you want and live the happy wife life.
“Raised in the suburban-area of Hyattsville, Maryland, my first example of marriage was in an unhealthy, unhappy relationship with my now divorced parents. When it came to love in a marriage, it had nothing to do with my father both physically and mentally abusing my mother. This experience left a lasting impression that marriage was everything but a fairytale. But my perception of love and marriage changed when I discovered that marriage is what you create it to be. I met the man that would later become my real-life prince charming and discovered that I had the power to write my own love story. Your story can be Picture Perfect, too.” – LB
Married or planning to be, connect with this working mother and experience the happy wife life
Website: https://www.lakiabrandenburg.com
Facebook: Lakia Brandenburg
Instagram: Lakia “LB” Brandenburg; @thewifecoach
“I think if you love what you do, and the choice you’ve made in your life, somehow that drives you forward to enjoy it all. Even the chaos, even the exhaustion of it, and even when it seems out of balance” – Angelina Jolie; Actress/Mother of 6
July 2, 2018 @ 2:43 am
Congratulations on the launch of this amazing platform. Keep soaring.
August 12, 2018 @ 3:53 am
Thank you Queen. Equally cheering you on your journey.
October 4, 2018 @ 5:45 pm
Awesome! Love this. Keep up the good work! Very inspiring. Love Sarita! She’s the real deal entrepreneur that helps you incorporate coaching into your leadership style and life!