From SAHM to Professional Pregnancy Photographer, meet Keri Vaca.  Here's her OnRamp story.

1. What's the best part about being a Mompreneur? What's the dark side? I absolutely love the flexibility. After being a stay at home mom for 10 years, I was spoiled by the ability to go on field trips with my kids, help out at the school, and to be able to run errands during the week. It would be impossible for me to have a 9-5 job again.

Thinking about a new career direction? Not sure if you are ready to take the leap into a new industry? Meet Louisa Shields, Public School Administrator (former Management Consultant) and Bay Area mother of 3 young children.

Describe your career when you became a mom.
After my son was born, I returned to the same company,
Deloitte Consulting, and continued to pursue a partner
path in strategic management consulting. However, I
had also negotiated a three-day, no travel work

Kristin's business evolved from freelance work.  Here's her story.

What’s the best part about being a Mompreneur? The best part is flexibility.  When the daycare is on vacation or he’s sick, I don’t need to ask for time off from work to stay home with my son.  Or when I was breastfeeding, I could work from home and have the caretaker bring him to me to feed and then go back to work.

Meet Jerri Barrett, Director of Marketing for the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, "Connecting women and technology."   Jerri left her high tech marketing job to join the nonprofit world and was willing to share her inspirational story. Thank you Jerri!

Why did you join the nonprofit world?

Meet Ellyn Weisel, Bay Area Director for Common Sense Media, a wonderful web site designed to provide parents with trustworthy information to help manage their kids' media lives.

My career path

Rona contacted us through our Share Your Story link on our home page.  Here's how this mother of 3 juggles it all.

1.     Describe your current employment situation (full-time, part-time, job share, flexible)?

I work part-time (24 hours/week) as a PR contractor -
I usually work Monday thru Thursday 8:30-2:30 p.m. 

2.     Has your career changed since you had kids and if so how?

Prior to children, I held a full-time job as a PR
practitioner.  I have been working part-time since my

For those of you who missed hearing Sylvia in person, we asked Sylvia to respond to some of your key on-ramping questions.  Here are her answers.  We hope they inspire you!

Why are companies interested in hiring on-rampers, women in particular?

With Baby Boomers retiring, the war for talent is heating up. Women who are looking to return to the workplace are a key employee pool for employers.  They have the skills, drive and desire to be back working.

What are you doing now and how did you end up at the Global Education Fund?

I am currently the Program Director of Global Education Fund, a non-profit based in Boulder, Colorado that works to improve the lives of orphans around the world through education, primarily  by providing books and scholarships.  My path to Global Education Fund has been anything but straight, but I am fortunate that my current job combines my major interests and work experiences.  

Today I had the opportunity to interview Meg Wolitzer, Author, The Ten Year Nap. Thanks for taking the time to talk today. Can you tell us why you wrote The Ten Year Nap?

Meg

Meet Susheela Vasan and Deirdre Hockett, the entrepreneurial partnership behind GiftLit!

What's the best part about being a Entrepreneur?  What's the dark side?