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Caryl Stern, President and CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF, says that being a parent has influenced the way she approaches her job. "I definitely need to balance my personal and professional lives, to make room for both," the mother of three (and grandmother of one) says.
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Tamara Monosoff started her first two businesses when she was just 9 years old. Now the CEO and founder of Mom Invented, Monosoff lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and their 8- and 6-year-old daughters. She took some time recently to share her wisdom with Work It, Mom!
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Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
Staff writer and blogger for Time magazine

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen is a staff writer at Time magazine, covering workplace, business, and society trends; she also writes Time's Work in Progress blog and is the author of Remember Me: A Lively Tour of the New American Way of Death, which she wrote and researched with her then-newborn daughter Mika in tow.
Gretchen Rubin
Author Of The Happiness Project

Gretchen Craft Rubin spent a year testing out every tip and truism about happiness that she could find; she documents the results in The Happiness Project, which is due out from HarperCollins in 2009. On her blog about the project, she shares her own formula for happiness, inspirational quotes, and insightful posts about finding joy in life. Raised in Kansas City, the lawyer-turned-author lives in New York City with her husband and their two daughters.
Stephanie Sheaffer
Communications professional and writer at Metropolitanmama.net

Stephanie Sheaffer is a communications professional, an aspiring author, and the writer and founder of Metropolitan Mama, a blog that guides readers along the road of parenthood.
Aruni Gunasegaram
Founder and President of Babble Soft

Aruni Gunasegaram is an entrepreneur, professor, writer, and small business adviser who lives in Texas with her husband, Erin Defosse, and their two young children. After the high-tech business they founded together was sold in 2002, Gunasegaram, who is also a CPA, taught at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and eventually made her way back into the world of entrepreneurship as the founder and president of Babble Soft, a company that provides software solutions to new moms and dads, easing their transition into parenthood.
Mika Bradford
Nutritionist, consultant, and autism activist

Mika Bradford became involved in the autism community nearly a decade ago, when her youngest son was diagnosed with autism. A certified nutritionist with her own consulting company, she recently became a content specialist with AutismSpot.com, a support site for parents, medical professionals, and educators.
Joan Rooney
Vice President, Provider Management, Tutor.com

Joan Rooney is the Vice President of Provider Management for Tutor.com, an online tutoring company. She has a fifteen year-old son and works from home most of the time. Check out this interview for some great perspective and tips from Joan about getting through the hectic days and not giving into guilt, as well as for some ideas about helping your kids with homework.
Caryl Stern, President, CEO of US Fund for UNICEF
Formerly worked with the Anti-Defamation Leauge

Caryl Stern, President and CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF, says that being a parent has influenced the way she approaches her job. "I definitely need to balance my personal and professional lives, to make room for both," the mother of three (and grandmother of one) says.
Kim Shepherd
CEO, Decision Toolbox

Kim Shepherd is the CEO of Decision Toolbox, a professional recruiting company. Most of Kim's employees work from home on flexible schedules and she shares her perspectives on this - as well as advice for other employers - in her interview.
Member Close-Up: Lorrie Browne
Interior designer and entrepreneur

Work It, Mom! member Lorrie Browne is living her dream, helping busy people design and decorate their homes. She lives with her family in Florida City, Florida.