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Meet the Co-Owners of Mommy’s Retreat!

Posted on July 31, 2018 | Filed Under: Real Moms of the SFV | Tags: Angela Kokchyan, Hermine Abkarian, Mommy's Retreat, Rosie Nehme, Tarzana beauty salon | 2 Comments

Real Moms of the SFV - Mommy's Retreat photo of owners

Last month I visited Mommy’s Retreat, a unique beauty salon located in Tarzana. Not only is it a full-service beauty salon, but it offers two supervised kids play areas - making this the perfect place to get glam for busy Valley moms! Earlier this summer, I met Hermine Abkarian at the SoCalMoms Great Big Family Play Day. Hermine & her team had a booth at the children’s festival. The concept of Mommy’s Retreat sounded really cool & we … [Read more...]

Meet Meredith Madnick, Founder of Camp Helping Hands!

Posted on May 17, 2017 | Filed Under: Real Moms of the SFV | Tags: Camp Helping Hands, Meredith Madnick, service-learning education model | Leave a Comment

Meredith Madnick Real Mom

Meredith Madnick is the founder of Camp Helping Hands, which is a unique summer camp program that has all of the usual components of a summer camp (swimming, games, sports and arts & crafts), but there is a service-learning twist to it. When I first heard about the summer camp & what it had to offer, I found it very appealing & wanted to learn more about how the idea came about. What better way to get the scoop, then to interview … [Read more...]

Meet Lana Manganiello, Founder of ​​​​​​​​​Kid Spot!

Posted on April 19, 2017 | Filed Under: Real Moms of the SFV | Tags: fitness studio childcare provider, Kid Spot, Lana Manganiello | 2 Comments

Lana Manganiello Real Mom of the SFV

Lana Manganiello is the founder of Kid Spot, which is a high quality child care service that provides safe & fun child enrichment programs on premises at local businesses. Lana has partnered with fitness studios like Bar Method in Silver Lake, SYCLE in Toluca Lake & Dragonfly Cycling in Sherman Oaks, offering parents a chance to get their work out on while their little ones are in a room nearby learning songs, dancing & even doing … [Read more...]

Meet Laurie Carter & Valerie Beck of Rinaldi Mommy and Me!

Posted on March 29, 2017 | Filed Under: Real Moms of the SFV | Tags: Laurie Carter, Rinaldi Mommy and Me, Valerie Beck | Leave a Comment

Laurie Carter & Valerie Beck of Rinaldi Mommy and Me

Laurie Carter & Valerie Beck are co-owners of Rinaldi Mommy and Me. For those who are not familiar with Rinaldi Mommy and Me, this is a place that holds parent education classes where one can learn about his or her child’s development. It was actually Valerie's mom who started the program 30 years ago! It's an awesome program, growing more & more each session. Mission Hills Providence Holy Cross Medical Center filters a lot of their … [Read more...]

Meet Silvana Arzeno Toledo, Founder of Collab & Play!

Posted on November 30, 2016 | Filed Under: Real Moms of the SFV | Tags: Collab and Play, Glendale shared office space, LA coworking space, Silvana Arzeno Toledo | 2 Comments

Silvana Arzeno Toledo - Collab and Play

Silvana Arzeno Toledo is the founder of Collab & Play. Collab & Play is a really fun coworking space that also provides on-site childcare. As someone who has worked out of a virtual office for several years now & also visited several shared workspaces, the unique selling point of Collab & Play is that it offers childcare. I know so many mompreneurs that would love to have a space where you can work on your computer presentation, … [Read more...]

Meet Kathleen Lantos of Kathleen Lantos Photography & Video

Posted on November 9, 2016 | Filed Under: Real Moms of the SFV | Tags: Kathleen Lantos, LA children's photographer, San Fernando Valley photographer | Leave a Comment

Kathleen Lantos Photography & Video

Kathleen Lantos is the founder of Kathleen Lantos Photography & Video. She specializes in kids & newborn photography, family portraits, headshots and special events. In addition to photography, Kathleen handles video production for her other company, Web Spot Now. This is a woman who wears many hats! I’ve gotten to know Kathleen socially via Facebook & I wanted to know how she does it – juggling various businesses, as well as being … [Read more...]

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