Our community is comprised of entrepreneurs and artists and creatives – folks who have chosen incredibly difficult professional paths that often don’t offer any safety nets or guarantees. Nonetheless, we regularly hear that being a parent is a far greater challenge and so we asked some of these folks to open up to us about the things they’ve done as parents that they feel will have a meaningful and positive impact on their child.

Nathan Dohse | I am a music industry professional providing independent A&R, producer management, and artist development. I am now the co-founder of Flash Library, a supplemental education brand for homeschoolers and teachers.

Last year, a week before the school year started, we decided to homeschool our kiddo. Little did I know, that I would be making a full career shift 6 months later. There was a lot of positives about this and a lot of negatives. Read more>>

GIna Whalen | Photographer and Homemaker

That’s a good question! As a mom, sometimes I feel like I’m failing. We were hit with some pretty severe illnesses a few years back and it has really changed our whole world. As hard as it was/is, my children are thriving and healthy. They understand their bodies and what can impact them and harm them. Read more>>

Miriam Hall | Orthodontist

Balance. I have always instilled in my four children the idea of always pursuing your dreams and working diligently at everything you do while still being present. Opening my own practice has been a primary example of just that. I take pride in picking up the pieces of the mold I have broken while being a full-time business owner, mommy, chef, soccer enthusiast, friend and more. Read more>>