That Mom Life

Erin Bojorquez earned her BS in Business from Indiana University and is the Digital Marketing Manager for American Beverage Marketers which produces four core brands of cocktail mixers. She oversees all digital strategy and implementation for the brands (such as social media channels and websites) to enhance brand awareness within the digital space to acquire customers. Erin is certified by AFAA (Athletics and Fitness Association of America) and has been a fitness instructor for almost twenty years, currently serving as lead instructor for Shred 4/15 Highlands and Shred 4/15 Hurstbourne in Louisville. She is married to Morgan Bojorquez and has two children, Ava (age 12) and Max (age 10).

Courtney Robison-Dixon is the definition of hard work and passion. Courtney is a former Division I athlete who completed her volleyball career at the University of Louisville. She turned her lifelong passion of volleyball and helping young people into a career after college. And now, a brand new book called "Living in Real Time" to help today's teens. Check her out!

Meredith Pack is a true leader of a pack (pun intended). Meredith is a mom of Irish triplets, her son and a set of boy and girl twins! She endured a 6 week bed rest, hospital stay to ensure the safety of her kiddos, making lifelong friends with the nurses and doctors of the hospital. She also works for an amazing organization called the Home of the Innocents.

Katie Kraft knows one thing for sure, and that's big families! Katie is a mom to 3 girls, a voice and piano teacher, certified teacher, and also married to her middle school sweet heart! Katie's warmth shines through her voice! Take a listen!

Rochelle is the epitome of an open book. Not only is Rochelle a nurse, but also in Infection Prevention during one of the most difficult years. Hear Rochelle's story through her job during a pandemic, into her continuing struggles with fertility after having her daughter.

"If I don't have a date by 38; artificially inseminate." Deb Urbont is the Senior VP of Promotions at Atlantic Records and is a force to be reckoned with in the music industry and beyond. Deb got an early start in the music industry being around artists like Britney Spears, 'NSYNC, and Coldplay. Then she began with Atlantic Records and helped budding artists like Ed Sheeran get their start. As Deb approached her mid 30's, she made the choice to become a mom on her own and to raise a child in NYC. This is a must listen!

Sydney's smile and positive energy could light up a whole room. Not to mention her strength, and speed breaking records in track, as mom of 4 will leave you inspired. Sydney grew up destined for greatness following the examples set before her from her parents and older brother. Now Sydney is the proud mom of 3 boys and 1 girl and may just have figured out the secret to having a baby girl. Listen to find out!

This Tennessee native and mom of 3 can do it all. Meagan moved to Louisville at a young age and made a new home in Derby country. Following a divorce, Meagan learned to stand on her own two feet and start again. Meagan soon found the love of her life and he supported her in starting her own business for kids. Rainbow Bins encourages sensory play with kids, creativity, and so much more. Hear her story!

Patti is a mom of 3 who has had the goal of spreading positivity and light until the world since she was young. As if being a full time psychologist wasn't enough, Patti started "Shine Psychology" determined to carve out an authentic community, promoting selfcare! Patti truly does deliver with spreading her sunshine!

Tereza is a woman determined to do it all. This mom of 3, including boy and girl twins, started off as a nurse in a children's, the became a women's health nurse practitioner, which eventually led her to start her very own side business, Latched Louisville. Tereza is open and honest about the ups and down of motherhood while juggling an ever-expanding career. Latched Louisville is a private practice for lactation consultations and is opening up its "Latch Hatch" this Spring, a renovated airstream camper traveling around Louisville!

When you think of the Derby and the amazing hat fashions, you think of The Hat Girls. Kate is 1/2 of the Hat Girls, creating epic creations year after year seen at Churchill Downs from celebrities to the locals. Kate grew up in Louisville with a love for theatre and fashion which led her to majoring in fashion at the Columbia College of Chicago. Kate is getting ready to have her second baby while juggling Derby season with a 19 month old!

Dr. Liz Rogers is an audiologist, mom of 2, and overall a driven, amazing woman. Growing up, Liz had a love for theatre but happened to stumble upon audiology in college where she fell in love. By the age of 30, Dr. Liz Rogers owned her own practice while also juggling being a mom. Liz stood by her employees throughout the pandemic and strives for a culture in the workplace that supports not only moms, but all working parents.

Growing up in Southern Indiana, Jennifer was always driven by success through school. At a young age, Jennifer became a business owner which gave her the motivation she needed to later became her very own small business owner of J Nicolle and Salon and Spa. Jennifer believes in constantly learning to become your best self, and she truly is, the best.

Sherry was born in the US, but her childhood is unlike most others. Sherry grew up in Iran during the Persian Revolution forever shaping her survival instincts and pursuit of her dreams. After moving to Canada during her teenage years, she eventually moved back to the United States during her college years to start planting roots as an adult. It was then when Sherry developed her love of music and found her way into the record label industry where she still is today! Hear Sherry's story of life in multiple countries, rising through the record industry, then finding the love of her life in radio, and having her son!

Katie is one of six sisters. While this may sound like just another part of someone's story, for Katie, family is everything. Katie and her 5 other sisters, parents, and nieces and nephews all live on what they call "3 mile island". AKA, they all live, work, shop, and eat within a 3 mile radius. With a love of fashion from a young age, Katie opened Six Sisters Boutique in NuLu (Louisville), and has learned to prevail even through the pandemic.

Moni grew up in Upstate New York in a Lebanese-American household, watching both her father and brother pursue their entrepreneurial dreams in launching their own businesses. Moni was quick to succeed in sales making her way to VP of Sales for the Miami Dolphins before she took her own step as an entrepreneur. After becoming a mother, Moni decided to create Boosé Brand, a clothing brand for breast feeding and pumping mothers to easily shift back and forth between equally important parts of their identity, their careers and motherhood

Ashley takes being a "sleep whisperer" to a whole new level. This mom of 3 is not only nurse practioner, but also a sleep trainer for babies and toddlers on the side. Hear her tell her tale of falling in love with the medical field at an early age, meeting her husband who is a pediatric doctor, and how she helps parents get their babies to sleep! This is a MUST listen.

Can you believe it?! One year of THAT MOM LIFE! Welcome to the 52nd episode featuring 2 of my favorite, long time friends, Maji and Emily! Emily was my very first podcast guest, and Maji is a repeated guest on my podcast that I just adore. This is the first episode featuring 3 people. Listen to us go through our journey in the last year fumbling our way through working from home with kids, adjusting our work loads, how we've changed and so much more. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING THE LAST YEAR!!!

After Brook growing up in a town of 700, Brook's voice can now be heard in over 50 markets around the US as a syndicated morning show host! Laugh and listen through Brook's story as she shares her way through her radio career, meeting her husband, then getting married with a parade down Maine Street that involved a camel!

Holly is a force to reckoned with in the PR world mastering brands like Forecastle Festival, Old Forester, and more. This mom of 2 shares her story of growing up in Kentucky, meeting her husband through music festivals, having 2 kids, and finding the newfound hobby of remodeling doll houses.

Hillary may be from the Chicago area, but South Korea also feels like home. After teaching English in South Korea after graduating college, Hillary found the love of her life and now husband while living in South Korea for 4 years. Through his broken English and her broken Korean, they fell in love and now have 2 kids together. Hear her story of traveling the world, falling in love, learning new cultures, dealing with the pandemic, and more!

Courtney Nassau, a mom to 3 including twins, truly goes above and beyond to help parents and their kiddos. She is a pediatric NICU speech pathologist helping the tiniest of babies learn to eat. If that wasn't enough, Courtney also started her own business to help parents struggling to get their babies to take bottles after realizing there wasn't enough support out there for parents. Courtney is a delight, the definition of a go-getter, and someone always willing to help.

Gini had a not-so-average childhood being front row at concerts, meeting artists like Michael Jackson, Pearl Jam, Mandy Moore and so many more thanks to her dad working in the record industry. Little did she know she would end up following in his exact footsteps, even being trained by her own dad. Hear Gini's tale of growing up in Texas with a brother and adopted sister from China, finding her way into the record industry, breaking artists like Meghan Trainor and Camila Cabello, to settling down and having a child of her own!

This music loving mom of 2 knows the definition of hard work. After meeting her husband through sororities and fraternities at the University of Louisville, Maggie and her husband have overcome losing jobs, overcoming financial debt, and even losing 3 close family members all in 2020. Maggie is an open book here to share her tale!

From dancer, to choreographer, to business owner, to aimless artist, this mom of three knows no limits. Bridie grew up in the world of dance starting at the age of 3, to competing nationally, to eventually running her own choreographer business. Meanwhile, she was struggling with depression, pediatric epilepsy, and now MS. Hear Bridie share her story of finding herself through art even through the most difficult obstacles set forth in her way.

Vitale Buford may be a name you start to hear more whether you read her memoir "Addicted to Perfect" or if you hire her to be an executive coach for business. Vitale shares her life story of being addicted to Adderall for 10 years while being very successful professionally, to finding herself becoming sole custodian of her 4 year old nephew in the midst of finding herself again. Perfectionism may just be something that plagues you too!

Dr. Christy Lane, pediatrician, joins the podcast for the second time in 2020 to share her experiences since May handling the pandemic. Dr. Lane discusses what it's like to be a doctor right now, how she's handling being a mom at the same time, how she's staying informed every day, and how she feels about kids being in school. Dr. Lane was also in the research study to help create the Pfizer vaccine for covid-19 and received it earlier this year!

As a professor and doctor of communications, Dr. Kandi Walker has spent her career shaping the minds of college students at the University of Louisville while continuing her research constantly. Hear Kandi share her story of of finding her career as a professor then learning how to balance being a mom and researcher! Plus, she reveals what it's like to teach in 2020!

Soozie Eastman may have been raised in Kentucky, but Soozie's name is known coast to coast thanks to her work in the film industry. Soozie is well spoken, hilarious, career driven woman who blended her work life with her personal life as she made her documentary "Overload: America's Toxic Love Story". Simultaneously she also took it into her own hands to have a baby after finding out her biological clock was ticking. Hear Soozie share the story of not only her career, but her path to motherdom with its unexpected twists and turns at every corner! PHOTO CREDIT: Andrea Hutchinson

Jenny and her husband met in college, traveled the country together then eventually landed in the Kentucky area to set their roots. Shortly after having kids, Jenny felt powerless to protect them against illnesses so she decided to try elderberry syrup. That led to making elderberry for people out of her kitchen, and now all the way to a nationwide business with a storefront right here in New Albany, The Elderberry Company. Hear Jenny share her mission statement and how it's impacted her entire life and business!

Courtney is a mom extraordinaire unlike anything I've ever seen. She is a mom of 6, with a very big announcement to make during this podcast... Courtney grew up surrounded by a massive family which led to her own dream of having a large family of her own. Listen to Courtney talk about her career in the non-profit realm while balancing 6 (and counting) kids with her husband!

Not many people can boast that they're the Master Taster for a globally known bourbon, but Jackie Zycan can. Listen to Jackie share her journey from being married with a chemistry degree, to navigating her way through being a single mom while building her career into the Master Taster for Old Forester!

This was the perfect week to turn the tables on the man who is such a massive part of my life, the one who made me a mom, my husband Brian! This week, my husband and I not only celebrated our youngest daughter's first birthday, but we are also celebrating 10 YEARS OF MARRIAGE! Listen to Brian and I tell our story from meeting on a blind date, to dating, marriage, houses, and kids!

Growing up near Chicago, Ashlea was raised with a love for arts and culture which is where her love for fashion began. Ashlea is a personal stylist and social influencer "The Blush Influence". Ashlea's journey to motherhood started in an unexpected way as a single mother, but she later found her fairy tale love story in Louisville! Check out this mom of 2 now!

Peggy is a woman of many talents to say the least. Peggy found her passion for cooking in college while just trying to make tasty food for her now husband. That passion for cooking led her to becoming a chef and working in the restaurant scene until she had her daughter when she chose a better work/ home life balance. Later Peggy's passion for fitness led her to her now successful meal prep service business "Ready, Set, Prep'd"! Check out this mom-trepreneur!

Elizabeth Woolsey is recognizable all throughout Louisville after spending 22 years as a TV anchor, and just retiring this year from her position. Her career story is inspirational for aspiring journalists while her struggle with fertility will touch the hearts of every parent. Listen to her share her story for the first time on a podcast here!

After being raised in a home of 7 brothers and sisters, Naomi found a passion in college for photography. Little did she know that this passion would turn her into an entrepreneur after she decided to not return to her '9-5' job after having her first child. Naomi opens up about growing up in a large family, meeting her husband, struggling with postpartum depression, to starting her successful photography business while mentoring others to do the same!

Tropikana has been a force to be reckoned with in the radio world for more than a decade working in Oklahoma, Cleveland, Louisville, St.Louis, and Cincinnati. Tropikana is also the mom of one miraculous little boy who was born at just 24 weeks. Here Tropikana's life story from beginning it in Germany, to traveling the United States, to doing live radio shows from a hospital bed!

After growing up on a cattle farm in a small town in Indiana, Amanda is the epitome of style and grace. Voted "most likely to own her own business" in high school, Amanda has done just that. Amanda is the owner of a successful, 9 year running boutique, Dress and Dwell. Amanda and her husband have 2 kiddos and travel the world together finding the best antique furniture they can find. Gather your style tips, interior design tips, and travel tips in the this one!

Mo Rose can do it all. She's a TV meteorologist, former radio host, and also a trained baker. Oh and a mom of 2 as well. Born and raised in Chicago, she's made Louisville her home on and off the tv and radio airwaves the last 10 years. As a lover of horse racing, baked goods, and champagne, Mo is sure to bring you a laugh with her sweet velvet pipes in this podcast!

Danielle Rudy Davis has made a name for herself as being one of the original Louisville area bloggers and social influencers. This mom of 3 loves pop culture, fashion, and being a mom of 3! Listen to this major mom-spiration tell her story to becoming the entrepreneur mom boss that she is.

Carrie is unapologetically herself through and through as she navigates being a 5th grade teacher during a pandemic while raising 2 kids at the same time. Carrie shares her story as well as amazing "Teacher Tips" to help other teachers and parents including "Flat Carrie".

Bella gives new definition to the word "entrepreneur". Bella has always been ahead of the curve, being a social influencer before social influencer was even a word. Bella works with her husband with amazing brands like Topp't Handcrafted Pizza, Buff City Soap, and even bourbon themed AirBnB's. Plus, she's the step-mom to three wonderful kids! Hear her story here!

Mike quit his job in radio to take care of their 3 children (from 2 pregnancies) born in less than 1 year. Irish TRIPLETS! After years of fertility struggles, Mike and Leigh went through IVF and had their first daughter. 6 weeks later...they were pregnant with twins. Hear Mike share his story of putting his 20 year radio career on hold to take on the ultimate job of raising three babies, all while maintaining his podcasts during nap time!

Renee Murphy is a warm, familiar face that the city of Louisville got to know after years as a TV anchor. This mom of 3, who is also married to her high school sweetheart, shares the journey of her career, transitioning from TV to being the Community and Communications manager for the largest school district in Kentucky (JCPS), to of course being a mom! Don't miss her talk about back to school in 2020!

Amy is not only a mother to her son, but also leading children every day as an elementary school principal. With back to school being the most uncertain that it has ever been, Amy helps provide insight for all plus shares her story through IVF.

As 1 of 5 children, Aimee always wanted a big family but fertility issues got in the way. Aimee shares her story through IVF, and her journey to now being the mom to 3 kiddos, including twins! Plus, Aimee is a second grade teacher heading back into the classroom in the most uncertain of times. Listen to Aimee share her advice on back to school as a teacher and a parent!

Growing up in a community that lacked diversity, Maji shares her story of her parents traveling from Palestine to pave a better path for her and her siblings, and how it shaped who she is today. Maji is full of passion for her career of helping people, especially working moms, find a healthier lifestyle and so much more. Her smile radiates through the audio.

You'll never see Megan without a smile on her face, even though she has dealt with more obstacles before 40 than most do in a lifetime. Megan opens up about miscarriage, losing a child, and technically having her husband die then come back as a medical miracle. Grab a tissue and listen to her incredible story.

Erika is an open book when it comes to raising her 3 daughters, maintaining a healthy lifestyle through fitness, and struggling with anxiety and depression throughout her life. Erika's "do you" attitude is just what you need to hear today! And it just may inspire you work out again (like me).

Courtney's energy lights up an entire room. Courtney's love for her hometown of New Albany continues today where Courtney is the first African American to be the chairman of Harvest Homecoming. Listen to Courtney share her story of growing up in southern Indiana, finding her career, and now, carrying her first child!