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Guest Post: Nicole Guzman is the founder of GooseWorks, a full-service branding and web development studio based in Newburgh, NY. She runs the studio with her husband Joe Guzman and has 2 tiny team members to round out the full family business cast. Nicole is a web developer who loves great design and isn’t afraid to talk about it. She has 10+ years of experience creating websites and making the web a better place.

Tara created RIVER Educational Consulting in 2017, which is a specialized consulting firm designed to educate school staff, coaches, community organizations, students, families, and first responders on ways to identify and address educational, behavioral, emotional, social and mental health concerns among children, adolescents, and adults.

In academia, we take calculated risks. As professors, we love data-heavy pilot projects, rubrics, and blazers. Rarely is something posted ‘on a whim’ or ‘just for fun.’ It took major guts to launch this! I think one day I’ll look back and say, ‘You tried, babe, and look how you grew.” I found an area within my profession that was untapped. You probably see one, too.

Productivity is unusually low for you and you’re feeling pretty negative about pretty much everything. Stress levels are at an all-time high. I think you are catching my drift. It is the sweet sound of burnout.

Founding Moms Community member Gretchen Burch has been in business since 2012. She is the founder of GB Fine Art.

I have learned many lessons in my first five years of business, and I’m sure I will learn many more.

Founding Moms Community member Rachel Wendte has been in business since 2013. She is a UX designer with a focus on content strategy and using communication for connection. With her power of words and focus on design strategy, she uses her intuition and creativity to make businesses pop, from a website audit to content calendars,…

Guest Post: Angie Hibben is the President/CEO of the Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce and the owner of AJ Creations, her crochet/jewelry business (and her sanity many days).

Founding Moms Community member Megan Spillman started her business, Peace and Tidy, in 2019.