FBP 073: How To Juggle Motherhood and Business with Janice Villanueva of Mommy Mundo

It was a privilege to be invited to speak at the this year’s Digital Influencers Marketing Summit hosted by Janette Toral of Digital Filipino.

I met a lot of great people in the event and I invited many of them to come to the show to share their awesomeness. (Stay tuned for that.)

One of those amazing people that I met was Mommy Mundo herself, Janice Villanueva of the popular site for moms, MommyMundo.com.

While she was doing her speech, I knew her voice sounded very familiar.  So I asked Janice’s friend, Aimee, who was sitting beside me during the event.  I asked if Janice was related to Jaymie Pizarro, a past guest of the show, because they sounded very much the same way.  And it turns out…I was right.

Janice and Jaymie are actually sisters.  Kaya pala magka-boses sila!

Now, it will be easier for me to strike a conversation and invite her on the show.

So at the long buffet line during lunch, I approached her.  She was very friendly and we talked about many things, including topics such as our own businesses and blogs, and didn’t notice the time.  Before I realized it, we were already in front of the buffet table, about to get our food.  From then on, I knew that she will be a perfect guest for the show.

Here are the important things that you will learn from our interview.

Key Takeaways

• What Janice realized about the resources available for new mothers after giving birth to her first child.
• How Janice started her first event for moms in 2000.
• The various businesses and blogs that she started on the side while working in a corporate job.
• How she eliminated the fears of leaving her steady job to become a full-time mompreneur.
• When to take yourself out your business.
• Janice’s tips on how to grow your brand.
• Janice’s 3 tips on how to perfectly juggle the multitude of things that mompreneurs handle everyday.
• What happened at her child’s school that led her to create the Mom 24/7 Planner.
• How to delegate even if you have no budget for it.
• The first thing that Janice will do if she started her blog today.

Links and Resources

• Mommy Mundo
• JaniceVillanueva.com
• Mompreneur Manila
• Mommy Pages
• Urban Mom magazine
• Creative Juice
• The Mom 24/7 Planner
• Mercato Centrale
• Mompreneur Meetup – “Managing the Flow” – Oct 24, 2015 (Morning) at F1 Hotel, BGC, Taguig
• Pregnant Pause – Oct 24, 2015 (Afternoon) at F1 Hotel, BGC, Taguig
• Expo Mom 2015 – November 6-8, 2015, Glorietta Activity Center, Makati
• Facebook/mommymundo
• Twitter – @mommymundo
• Instagram – @mommymundo
• Email her at: [email protected]

Thanks to my podcast editor Riche Atos for this splendid podcast episode.  If you need superior podcast editing, I would highly recommend Riche.  You may reach her at [email protected]

Best Quote from Janice

“Do what you do best, delegate the rest.”

How do you juggle motherhood or fatherhood and business? Please share in the comment box below.