The 2015 Mompreneur® Mothers Day Gift Guide

2015 Mother’s Day Gift Guide www.themompreneur.com

Welcome to the 2015 Mompreneurs® MOther’s Day Gift Guide Mompreneurs® is Canada's fastest growing media company and networking group for women in business, dedicated to supporting, educating, & empowering Canada's moms in business. With an online community of over 14,000 women, the media company offers a unique combination of resources, tools, and informative articles for business women, as well as online and in-person networking and promotional opportunities for all members.

A Mother’s Day Message The most important job I have in this lifetime, and the most important one I will ever have, is that of being a mother. It is the single most fulfilling role in my life: the one that wakes me up early every morning, striving to be the best version of myself for the two small people that I love and cherish.

No matter what else comes in and out of my life, or what the future holds, I will always be a mom; and no matter how old we all get, my babies will always be my babies.

It's comforting,scary, and awe-inspiring all at the same time... and I wouldn't ever wish for it to be any other way.

Sincerely,

Maria Locker Founder & CEO Mompreneur Showcase Group Inc.

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Great Gifts for Mompreneurs Mompreneur® Magazine Mompreneur® Magazine will be re-launching this fall!

Featuring articles that matter to you and the many hats that you wear as a mompreneur, highlights will include: • Business resources and advice to help you at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey • Featured member profiles of successful mompreneurs within our network • Lifestyle articles that focus on everyday life outside of 'work hours' • "Mompreneur® Approved" product & service reviews Our inaugural issue will be released for September 2015 Here's your chance to get the perfect gift for the mompreneur in your life (or treat yourself!)

Regular Rates: $6.95/issue or $25.00 annual subscription (4 issues)

Mompreneur® Mother's Day Promotion: $20.00 annual subscription Visit www.themompreneur.com/magazine for more information

A Membership with your Local Chapter As a member of TheMOMpreneur.com and our licensed areas across Canada, business women can gain access to valuable online presence, brand awareness, and member recognition!

Whether one takes advantage of a membership as a virtual user and takes part in online events, or makes the most of our in-person events as well, we aspire to give members the best of both worlds!

Visit www.themompreneur.com/become-a-member for more information and to become a member of your local chapter!

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Stella & Dot jewelry and accessories, is a boutique-style accessories company offering flexible entrepreneurship for women.

Shop our jewelry, host a trunk show, or join the revolution! We get great joy out of designing irresistible jewelry. And yet, jewelry is just the tangible expression of something much greater we are creating.

We have a vision of the world where strong women live bold and joyful lives!

www.stelladot.com/paulamalblas 519-546-4466

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Loved from Head to Toe is a Registered Canadian Charity founded in 2014.

After experiencing the Neonatal ICU (NICU), two mothers started a journey to help other families experiencing the NICU. We have been working hard with a team of volunteers to create something special for mothers who are spending Mother's Day in the NICU. Our volunteers have made over 225 crochet roses that will hopefully warm a few hearts on May 10th, 2015. Our roses are one of the few gifts that these little ones can give to their mothers in the NICUs and we are thrilled to be able to support mothers on this special day.

As a registered Canadian charity every donation over $10.00 will receive a Charitable Tax receipt. Donations can be made through our website.

As we are solely managed and supported by volunteers, 100% of your donations goes directly to programs to supporting our mothers, parents and families spending special days in NICUs across the province.

www.lovedfromheadtotoe.com 226.647.3490 | jacqueline@lovedfromheadtotoe.com

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To us Real Estate is as much a passion as it is a business.

From suggestions on how to prepare your home for showings, right down to supporting you through the final hours of negotiations, we put your best interest at heart.

Our objective is to build a strong and lasting relationship with you, by providing the highest level of personalized and professional service.

Nadia Curci and Adele De Rango Full-Time Sales Representatives, ABR ASA SRS CLHMS

www.diamondteam.ca|416.987.8000

Need sleep? We can help!

BabyZzz provides personalized coaching to help your family get the sleep you need. Your Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant will enable you to teach your children: • Healthy sleep habits from the beginning • How to go to sleep independently and sleep through the night • How to take restful, restorative naps

When your child sleeps well, your whole family sleeps well, and when your family sleeps well, they enjoy a happier, healthier home life.

www.babyzzz.ca | 647.970.2402 www.themompreneur.com

Momcierge, the family concierge!

Joie Milan Group is a full service concierge company for new and expecting parents. Our work is a labor of love. Our amazing birth doula services by our DONA trained doulas are available to be gifted.

Lamaze childbirth education classes both group and private will be available starting this fall. We offer lactation counseling, nursery prep, baby crash courses, custom nursery design and more.

Contact us to book your complementary consult. We're here to help you be Happy, Healthy, and Whole. Enjoie Birth!

www.joiemilangroup.com | 416.827.1492

Cub’s Quarters is proud to bring QuickZip® sheets and mattress pads to Canada!

QuickZip® is an innovative bedding system that takes a chore we all hate – changing sheets – and makes it, if not fun, at least painless. QuickZip® is easy to change and stays securely on the mattress.

Wet beds, crib sides, rails, limited access, limited mobility, special needs? No worries. No hassle QuickZip® makes your life easier. Zip off, zip on, done! Available in crib and twin sizes.

www.cubsquarters.com | 416.809.0897 www.themompreneur.com

Looking for products that “NATURALLY” protect babies from the sun and insects? We have them and we give parents one less thing to worry about this summer!

Shaidee Sun Cover™ will naturally protect your baby from the sun. A lightweight, easy-to-use visor design that fits comfortably with front carriers, slings, car seats and strollers - keep your baby shaded, cool and comfortable. The Shaidee Bug™ is a UPF netting offering natural sun protection and full insect protection for carriers, slings, car seats and strollers.

www.shaidee.com | 519.503.1086 Celebrate Mom with Tillie!

We Are Redfining Youth Would you like to look younger, day by day?

Use promo code MOM to receive 5$ off each & every tillie! (April 15-May 15) www.tillieshop.com

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For more information contact Kim, Independent Distributor at abcplusk@gmail.com

kimmer.jeunesseglobal.com

Vanessa Dinesen

Owner, Peterborough Mompreneurs “Being a Mompreneur means putting my family first every day, because they are my number one fan and without them I would not be able to be a Mompreneur!”

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What Does Mother’s Day Mean To You? “Mother's Day is a time to celebrate and honour all the moms in the world. For us, it is a time to spend with our amazing children who we are incredibly proud of and to appreciate our own mothers who have always given us their unconditional love and support.”

Nadia Curci & Adele De Rango ~ Full-Time Sales Representatives, ABR ASA SRS CLHMS

Ariane Griffiths

Owner, York Region Mompreneurs “Mother's Day to me is a chance to pause and reflect on the guidance, love and support that I have been given from my mom and step-mother.

It gives me a chance to spend time with my children and to just be a mom with them. It’s a day for me, for them, a day of celebration.”

“Mother's Day to me mean's all the world. You can ask my kids at anytime what is my favourite word in the English dictionary. They will always say "MOM" Being a mom has been the most rewarding thing in my life. My kids have given me more joy in this world than I could have ever imagined! Every day I am thankful for my little blessings!”

Paula Alblas ~ Stella & Dot Representative

Stephanie Goertz

Owner, KW & Area Mompreneurs “Being a Mompreneur gives me the freedom to work and explore numerous possibilities while also allowing me the time to care for my child. The best of both worlds..”

“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.”

Sophia Loren, from Women and Beauty

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Meet Our Team We are proud to have Licensed Mompreneur® Areas led by amazing female entrepreneurs!

Each of our licensees lends a warm welcome and professional attitude to all that they do, and are experienced business women themselves!

They know just how crazy life can get when you’re running a business AND a family, and enjoy connecting and sharing business ideas as much as their members do.

Headquarters Maria Locker ~ Founder, CEO Grace Moores ~ Corporate Accounts Manager Lillian Ellis ~ Executive Administration Sacha Olenroot Pinto ~ Ontario Ambassador

Brampton Area, ON

Mississauga, ON

Edmonton, AB

Peterborough, ON

Krystal Wall ~ Brand Ambassador

Vanessa Dinesen ~ Licensee

Guelph, ON

Simcoe County, ON

Tessa Kampen ~ Licensee

Shannon Murree ~ Licensee

Hamilton, ON

Timmins, ON

Actively Recruiting!

Jennifer Latham Richards ~ Licensee

Kitchener - WAterloo, ON

Toronto, ON

Stephanie Goertz ~ Licensee

Melissa Shannon ~ Licensee

London, ON

Vancouver, BC

Sara Clarke ~ Licensee

Elaine Tan-Comeau ~ Brand Ambassador

Milton, ON

York Region, ON

Maria Locker ~ CEO

Ariane Griffiths ~ Licensee

Announcing NEW Leadership in May!

Melissa Shannon ~ Licensee

BECOME A LICENSEE OR BRAND AMBASSADOR FIND OUT MORE AT WWW.THEMOMPRENEUR.COM/LICENSING

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