Meet A Mom
Meet A Mom: Michaela
Let’s welcome Michaela and her growing family to our community! She moved here with her husband and two kids from Ohio less than two months ago… and she’s expecting their third child! This Mom is all about creating a genuine, supportive community of friends like she did with Fit4Mom Willoughby, Ohio. She is the new owner of Fit4Mom Vernon Hills – Highland Park, the Hustle & Muscle studio in Hawthorn Mall! Stop in to meet this friendly, driven Mom and become a part of her tribe! Read the full article to learn more about Micheala and her local favorites like Birdy’s Coffee House, Casa Bonita & Botanic Garden.
Meet A Mom: Erin
Meet Erin, whom I’m proud & happy to introduce to you! She is a wife, Mom of four, sister, and daughter of a former local dentist. This fun, fabulous, fierce female entrepreneur and small business owner founded The Beachwaver Co., globally distributed beauty company, and B.Bungalow, beloved local Libertyville boutique with her two sisters, Emily & Sarah (celebrity hair stylist). The sisters are filled with home town love for Libertyville. Sarah was the recipient of the 2019 annual The Big Idea Alumni Achievement Award. You’ll find them doing fundraisers for local schools, on the athletic fields, Cook Memorial Library, Dunn Museum, in downtown Libertyville for the tree lighting, parades, & farmers markets or dinner at Shakou, Tavern, Bottaio, Pizzerie DeVille, Burnsies Uptown, The Liberty, Lee’s Donuts and Deerpath Inn. Read more about Erin, her family and her thriving businesses – plus find links to shop and to their info in our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide!
Meet A Mom: Annemarie
Let me introduce Annemarie Sampson, a Libertyville Mom of 5 children, wife of one Husband, Darwin and passionate business owner and wellness expert. After searching for safe and affordable products in the store, she has now partnered with an online wellness company to help educate consumers on sourcing safe and affordable products for your health and for your home. Annemarie also volunteers for a couple of Non-profit organizations: Lawrence Hall, a therapeutic day school on the Chicago’s North side and Eden restoration project, a Lake County project to build community gardens. In her remaining free time, Annemarie loves the outdoors, running and biking on the local trails.
Meet A Mom: Aneta
I’m so proud to introduce you all to Aneta, a mother of two and Deerfield resident who moved to the United States from Poland over twenty years ago. She has a warm and friendly personality and a passion for children. They love their school, town and local favorites are Bobby’s Deerfield, Botanic Garden, AMC Northbrook Court, and of course Yu Kids Island at Hawthorn Mall and Woodfield Mall! Aneta brought this indoor playground to Chicago and shares her story, what Yu Kids Island is doing for the holidays and how they are helping the You Can Be An Angel Foundation and Chi Gives Back. Read on to learn more about her family, business and zest for life and travel!
Meet A Mom and Dad: Dianna and Rashied
I am so happy to introduce you to Dianna, a very sweet and proud wife and mother of two children who has lived in our area for almost 15 years. We also want you to meet her husband, Rashied, who signed with the Chicago Bears which brought them to Illinois. They were drawn to Mundelein and Libertyville to raise their family and love the schools, community restaurants, downtown area, and library. They both are charitable by nature volunteering at the local schools, serving on the board and coaching for Libertyville Boys Club (championship winners this year!) and running Saturday Place, an academic enhancement program for 3rd and 4th graders at Chicago Public Schools performing below grade level. Read the full article to learn more about Saturday Place and how these two met!
Meet A Mom: Teresa Founder of Cerebelly
This week’s meet-a-mom is Teresa Purzner, the accomplished mom of three who recently launched Cerebelly, an amazing new baby food brand. When she couldn’t find a product that was both convenient and had the nutrition she was looking for, she developed her own, which...
Meet A Mom: Joy Bauer of the Today Show
Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, is best known as the energetic and motivating resident nutritionist and health expert on NBC’s Today Show. This accomplishment, however, is only one item on her very full resume. Joy is also a columnist for Woman’s Day magazine, the New York City...
Meet A Mom: Nicole
Nicole Schaller works as Fitness Coordinator for Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s NovaCare Fitness. She oversees group exercise classes, fitness programs and personal training. In 2017 Nicole and Tim married. In 2019 their family grew to include Buddy, a Pointer puppy, (now nine months old). Then on April 29, Tim and Nicole welcomed their first child, Mason to the family. We wanted to ask Nicole about her career, why she chose it and what impact becoming a mom has had on her life.
Meet A Mom: Lindsay
Lindsay is a local Libertyville Mom to two little girl. Her and her husband met at Mickey Finn’s years ago and are both very involved with the community in many ways, some of which intertwine. Both love to serve the community in which they live. Lindsay is a registered nurse at Advocate Condell Medical Center and Dan is a teacher at Oak Grove School and coach of multiple sports at Libertyville High School. Dan is also the lead singer of a beloved local band Henneberry and Lindsay is on the steering committee of the local MOPS group and sells Rodan & Fields! Read more about this active, adorable family of four.
Meet A Mom: Jennifer
I have been a Professional Organizer and Speaker for over 20 years. As my children grew, I expanded my client reach to include Business and Home-based clients and my speaking radius and repertoire to include the entire Midwest and presentations on all aspects of Organizing, Parenting, and Small Business Development. My real life experiences organizing and managing a large family, have allowed me to help clients from all walks of life to apply “real” organization that fits with their “real” life. When I present before groups, I am able to speak from humbling, life-changing, real life experiences; helping others to know that they are not alone and that they can do this crazy life in an organized, efficient, and fun manner. JB Organizing is special because we don’t just change the spaces; we work with the clients to change their habits and teach them how to organize for themselves. We meet clients where they are in life and walk the journey with them from there. We work hard to get to know our clients. We are known for our personal touch and how we completely customize the process to fit the specific needs of the individual and their life.