About
Community
Our Mission
The Enterprising Moms empowers women who are growing businesses while growing families by providing community of support, collaboration, inspiration, education and celebration. We also contribute to the greater good through ongoing volunteer and environmental efforts and activities.
We share trials and triumphs, ideas and resources, and provide support and encouragement to each other as we grow our businesses and our families. We also join forces for group volunteer activities through out the year and encourage and promote eco-active ways of living and doing business.
Founded with just a handful of women meeting monthly for coffee in the DC Metro area, The Enterprising Moms, it has blossomed into a vibrant, multidimensional community made up of self-employed, business-owner and entrepreneurial moms with businesses representing a broad spectrum of industries. We've got consultants, photographers, writers, designers, therapists, chefs and bakers, educators, doctors -- just to name a few.
We're about the whole mom ... our business, our families and everything that fuses the two worlds.
Our community is evolving and will offer many new resources and tools to support and empower moms who are launching and growing their own businesses, or are considering doing so. To stay up-to-date on current events, happenings and offerings, subscribe to our Enteprising Updates.
Founder
TEM was founded by Carolyn Semedo, a work-life integration coach and owner of Apply Within, LLC. In 2005, while pregnant with her third child and launching her coaching business, Carolyn struggled with the many challenges that came with growing a young family (expecting with two children, then ages two and four) and a new business at the same time...
A transplant from the Boston area almost a decade prior with no local family support, Carolyn began training as a life coach as her job in the non-profit sector was phased out. She completed coaching certification and struggled to launch her coaching business. So, she sent a message to a few local moms groups to see if there were others facing similar circumstances and was surprised that there was not existing community to support them. So, she created one.
She first scheduled monthly coffee where these moms could connect and share challenges and successes. The community grew slowly, but steady over time. Soon after the monthly coffees were launched, an online discussion group was formed and the group formed a core base. After Carolyn gave birth to her son and integrated new challenges into her business-owner/mom role this new community became even more important.
Once the youngest grew into his skin a bit and fell into a routine, Carolyn's attention focused more sharply on The Enterprising Moms. The community became a key part of her support system and she wanted share the wealth. New efforts were initiated to spread the word about the group. Soon moms from around the DC metro area and around the country joined in and the group has continued to grow and thrive.
Experience, Education and Professional Development
- Founder and CEO, The Enterprising Moms
- Work-Life Integration and Small Business Coach, Apply Within, LLC (coaching and consulting services for individuals and groups on areas such as work-life integration, entrepreneurship, self-employment and business management, parenting and more.)
- More than 20 years of progressively responsible professional experience in a broad range of fields including: retail, hospitality, media, education, internet, coaching and business ownership and entrepreneurship
- Northeastern University: Bachelor's Degree: Marketing and Management
- The Coaches Training Institute: Certified Professional Co-active Coach (CPCC)
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Qualified to Administer and Interpret
- Additional Training and Coursework in Career Coaching, Interview Coaching, Resume Writing and More
[Photo by Julia MacInnis Photography]
Advisors
The Board of Advisors plays a key role in shaping the overall direction of The Enterprising Moms by lending their expertise in strategic and long-term planning. The following members comprise our advisory team:
Kathy Dunne
Salesforce.com Consultant for Non-Profits and Tech-Savvy Mom
Kathy works with organizations to implement Salesforce.com. Kathy’s an excellent communicator who has a gift for distilling large volumes of complex information into concise and digestible chunks.
Andrea Fuller
Principal, Mindfarm
Andrea, a fellow Enterprising Mom, launched Mindfarm, which connects "... the best, most experienced, independent consultants in their fields with the organizations that need them ..." She's a great strategist who brings years of experience in working with start-ups.
Fiona Macintyre
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Fiona brings a wealth experience in distance learning and adult education, among other things. She’s highly resourceful and is a creative problem solver with a talent for managing large and complex projects with grace.
Margarita Rosenfeld
Yes!Circle and Incite International
Margarita is the Founder and Chief Visionary of YesCircle, "a vibrant community of energetic, passionate, innovative entrepreneurs in all stages of business development." She is also the founder of Incite International, which "facilitates experiential learning programs and off-site experiences for organizations who seek to connect and align their vision, culture and people" She brings her background and experience as a business and executive coach, consultant, facilitator and trainer along with her talent for connecting people who need to know each other.
Carrie Sessine
Vice President, Powell Tate and Communications Counselor
Carrie is a communications professional helping clients - large and small - communicate and enhance relationships with their audiences. Carrie, Chicago transplant, is a great also a great strategist who brings lots of energy, creative concepts and ideas for implementing them.
Steering Committee
The Enterprising Moms (TEM) Steering Committee helps to shape the evolution of TEM into a premiere resource for women who are ‘Growing Businesses while Growing Families (SM).’
The Steering Committee participants are members of TEM community who have committed to volunteering their time and talents to expand the breadth of resources, opportunities and services offered.
Representing a diverse cross section of industries and business models, our Steering Committee members are:
Hillary Berman
Event Planning
President, Berman Events, Ltd
Jessica Christian
New Initiatives and Planning
Photographer, Jessica Photo
Jennifer Folsom
Partnerships and Affiliations, Business Strategy
Director, Momentum Resources | Blog
Stephanie Greenwald
Identity, Branding and Graphic Design
Graphic Designer, Greenwald Design
Donna Memmo
Special Projects
Owner, Spill the Beans, Organic Coffee & Chat House
Angela Meyers
Marketing, Sub-Committees and Events
President, Meyers Marketing Strategy and Standing Room Only Event Promotion
Marilyn Nowalk
Community Involvement and Charitable Giving
President, Intelligent by Design, LLC -- Management and IT and Consulting
Trish Thackston
E-Commerce, Web Strategy, Social Networking
Trish Thackston Designs
April Toman
Community Involvement and Charitable Giving
Executive District Manager, Independent Consultant, Arbonne International
Kiban Turner
Partnerships and Affiliations, Business Strategy
President, Turner McNabb Consulting
There are still a few key areas where we could use some expertise. If you’d like to raise your profile, build relationships, work with a group of amazingly talented women and play a role in the evolution of our community, please email me directly to learn more. In particular, we’re seeking members with expertise in event planning, social networking and web development.
