Dream Big

Pamela wanted to lose weight - 100 pounds to be exact. See how she got started, shed the weight and continues to motivate others by blogging at Will Run For Cake, in our latest Dream Big.

As Anna drove a colicky baby around her California neighborhood, it occurred to her that the trees heavy with luscious and abundant fruit could make a huge difference for low income families.

Ambitious and creative, Christy threw herself head-first into achieving her goals of a successful career and starting a family. See how she did it and what has to “give” to make it all happen.

Lori searched for a storybook that would help her children to understand her divorce. When she couldn’t find one that offered the right message, she wrote and published her own, Sending Love, My "Different-Functional" Family.

As a neuroscience graduate student Avis decided that the growth of her family would help form her professional career. See how she strives to stay sharp and achieve a good balance between work and life in our latest Dream Big.

LA County DA, Robin Sax, wanted to empower parents to protect their children so she drew on her experience as a sex-crimes prosecutor to write Predators and Child Molesters: A Sex Crimes D.A. Answers 100 of The Most Asked Questions. See how she stays motivated to in our latest Dream Big.

Shabby Apple founders Athelia Woolley and Emily Bell McCormick wanted to do good while creating stylish dresses that fit and flatter women of all shapes and sizes. See how they made their big dream come true, here.

Raised with a passion for volunteering, Jyl launched Mom It Forward, an organization devoted to harnessing social networking tools to make an impact on the lives of women across the globe.

Advice offered from one new mom to another motivated Heather and Whitney to start Rookie Moms.com– a website devoted to sharing easy ideas to help a new mom take those first steps out into the world, babe in arms.

As a new mom, Kathy researched toxin-free products for her own family and started SafeMama.com as a way to save other parents from the time-consuming task. See how her artistic background led her to Dream Big.

Kids Konserve co-founders Lynn Julian and Chance Claxton came together to create a company that answers the call to reduce waste in our children’s schools. See how they came together to dream big.

Amy is the mom behind ResourcefulMommy.com and a dedicated fundraiser for the March of Dimes. See how she stays motivated and inspired every day.

As Senior Vice President for Programming at Playhouse Disney, Nancy Kanter, manages the creative forces behind entertaining favorites like “Mickey Mouse Club”, “Handy Manny”, “Imagination Movers”, and many more. See how this Emmy Winner (for film editing) achieved her dream to work with such characters.

Overwhelmed by the sad conditions at a women’s shelter, interior designer Terry Grahl was inspired to help transform shelters into a place where hope can flourish.

When a financial crisis motivated Quinn to launch a business of her own, she looked for inspiration in a favorite habit – supporting mom owned businesses. Now she offers online shoppers a way to do the same with products that are Created By Mom.

It was a very, cold day in January when President Barack Obama was sworn into office. There was a chill in the air and the buzz of energy that Washington had not seen in a generation.

When Emily set out to finish a marathon with her husband, she knew how to stay motivated – tell everyone! Read how this mompreneur did it and what’s next on her list.

Its starts the same way for so many mamas - Megan wanted to support her family while staying at home with her children. When the social networking website, Twitter, took her life by storm she was inspired to start TwitterMoms.