Brought to you by: sales but about connecting and supporting. The Mom-e Club has grown through the women involved. Other women have come to the club through wordoutside of the state, one of which is in of-mouth and social media. “There’s South Korea. “We’re more of a global definitely a need for moms and women organization,” Pelletier entrepreneurs, we never said. “We’ve definitely exclude any woman from been spreading out.” joining. Any woman Pelletier said the is invited to attend the Mom-e Club is therapy. meetings.” “It’s really challenging Meetings are scheduled to be isolated. A lot at local businesses. of women work for “The club is comprised themselves in a homeof a lot different aspects. based office and don’t We have chapter usually get out unless meetings that meet once it’s a networking event.” Tisha Marie Pelletier, founder a month,” Pelletier said. of Mom-e Clubs She said she doesn’t There are live meetings, think networking events offer enough educational webinars, quarterly social time to engage with people and mixers throughout the country and develop a relationship. But the Mom-e every year Pelletier sponsors a Mom Club is different. It’s not about making Entrepreneur celebration which is
Mom-e Clubs Offer Entrepreneurial Support By Tracy House When Tisha Marie Pelletier founded Mom-e Clubs, she was looking for a way to connect with other mom entrepreneurs. After attending entrepreneurial and momclub meetings, she said she felt like she didn’t belong. She left one of the meetings and wrote about how she felt on her blog. “I’m a mom. I’m an entrepreneur. I’m both and there isn’t something that meets those needs for me in terms of meeting other like-minded women,” Pelletier explained. Her blog was read by a local newspaper and as they say, the rest is history. The Mom-e Club started in September 2010. The group has eight chapters in the Valley and seven
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going into its fifth year. The owner of three businesses and mother of two said, “When I became a mom and an entrepreneur it was the hardest thing I ever had to do.” The Mom Entrepreneur celebration is to applaud the hardworking women for their achievements and sacrifice. “It’s like the Miss America for mom entrepreneurs.” Pelletier said the meetings are smaller and intimate gatherings. “It takes a certain person to come to the meetings.” She explained the meetings are not about making sales. “It’s about relationship building and creating friendships.” Erin Edwards, chapter president of the Mom-e Club in Scottsdale, echoed those ideas. She started attending the meetings when she was a wardrobe consultant with a clothing line and has been the chapter president for three ... continues on page 12
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