We had the good fortune of connecting with MICHELLE BROWN and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi MICHELLE, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I took all the birth classes. I had the crib, the car seat, the diapers. I was so excited to be a mom and then I had my first baby and the experience was absolutely nothing like I thought it would be. She wouldn’t sleep, I was not making milk, my marriage was falling apart and I really needed help. I couldn’t afford the hundreds of dollars for a sleep consultant, or wait days for a lactation consultant, and listening to random moms in Facebook groups was actually hurting my milk production with all of the different advice. Where was the village so many people spoke about? After struggling for about 14 months, I decided to be the change I wanted to see in the world and I created ihelpmoms.com online parenting coaching. We gathered the best family experts on breastfeeding, sleep training, potty training, doula support, mental wellness coaches, child behavior experts, grief and loss support, working mom coaches, family nutrition- all on one convenient online website https://ihelpmoms.com. Best of all we made it affordable so not just the elite, affluent had access, but so ALL parents could connect to affordable parenting experts.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
Being a parent is one of the best and hardest jobs in the world. Parents have an enormous responsibility and opportunity to raise the next generation of peaceful, productive, kind humans- but it takes work. Our culture often weights our business or monetary success above family. I Help Moms is here to partner with companies and parents that want to flourish in their personal AND professional lives. Our expert parenting coaches are here to simplify and help quickly find solutions to help a family get better sleep, potty train fast, breastfeed easily, understand a child’s behavior to avoid yelling and increase family communication. ihelpmoms.com parenting coaches are here to help parents not just survive, but to truly thrive. Our parenting expert coaches help move families from chaos to peace and calm, which creates better communities, which creates a better world. It’s a powerful thing when parents make the decision to get expert parenting coaching, get solutions and move forward away from stress and towards joy.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I love South Florida! The food, the music, the beaches. I would definitely take a friend to Delray Beach! I would head to Vic & Angelos or Lemon Grass, shop at my favorite Seashells, walk the avenue and end up with my toes in the sand.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
There are SO many people that have inspired the journey of ihelpmoms.com over these years as a health tech startup. I first and foremost have to say thank you to my husband for his steadfast support in my passion for providing a parenting solution for the world that is affordable and accessible. I want to say thank you to all of our amazing I Help Moms coaches & leadership team that have a heart for making parenting easier, healthier and happier. They are the most compassionate, hard working, knowledgeable people I know and they inspire me daily. And I want to say thank you to my three kids that are patient while I interview experts, or go to support fellow mom entrepreneur events and fill my heart with encouragement to keep going to make the world a better place.

Website: ihelpmoms.com

Instagram: instagram.com/ihelpmoms

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ihelpmoms

Twitter: ihelpmomstweets

Facebook: facebook.com/ihelpmoms

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihelpmoms

Image Credits
Danielle Turner Photography for Family Photo of me

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