"I find the moms who are having challenges balancing work and life, are the ones who just can’t bring themselves to say anything to their circle other than “I’m fine.”"

"That’s easier said than done and even I struggle with that, but to balance your worlds, you’ve got to ask for and accept help."

"I often hear due to household responsibilities that moms have very little time left for sponsorship and networking."

"The events are nationwide and free, which everyone loves."

"I don’t have a strict work schedule and my colleagues understand that my family obligations come first."

"I understand that not every mother is lucky enough to be in this position."

"I remember having to pump in the bathroom stall because there was no other place for me to go."

"I was once told independence is a spectrum, and the only way a mother can achieve true work life balance is by relying on the help of others."

"When it came to feeding Maya, I truly felt embarrassed and stupid."

"This includes everyone in her circle, from her employer to partner and friends."

"My secret is bringing my authentic self into all spaces."

"I was one of the only women at the company who was married and had a child."

"I tried to read up as much as I could but felt anxiety creep in as I read the millions of pamphlets that were just slight variations on the same damn thing."

"I got frustrated and didn’t want to read anything, then felt anxious because I wasn’t reading."

"I was never talked to about feeding."

"I was producing so much milk, I read up on how to store breastmilk and misunderstood what I read."

"We do it to ourselves and our employees will do it."

"Being comfortable in who we are as moms and what we bring to the table means we will be able to be more productive and top performers at work."

"I thought even frozen breast milk had to be thrown out after a month,"

"My whole experience was so rushed."

"Jobs can come and go, but family can’t."

"I understand women driven by their careers, as I am one of them."

"We are mothers first and we must bring our authentic selves to the workplace."

"I also understand that family comes first and motherhood is a huge part of my identity."

"We need to understand that no matter what there is always going to be judgment."

"I dumped a ton of milk not even realizing I could keep it."

"My work colleagues know that I believe motherhood makes a professional stronger in the workplace."

"I did not feel special or engaged or inspired to take their next step."

"I remember the impact this pivotal moment of her passing had on the redefinition of my journey forward."

"I recognized the potential of email marketing in contrast to my previous endeavors when in 2004,"

"My life’s mission changed when I received news from my sister that our mom had suddenly passed away at home, alone at the age of 61."

"I realized we all can relate to the feeling of being inundated with inbox clutter and un-engaging messages."

"I transitioned positions to work in the Office of Supplier Diversity."

"My role was to foster business relationships with women and diverse businesses to assist in help in making introductions and serving as a liaison for growth."

"In efforts to understand how major fortune brands, non-profits and mid-tier businesses engage and connect with their audiences,"

"Sometimes in life there are life altering events that help you reshape your perspective and career path."

"My career started at NASA in the field of logistics."

"I was responsible for managing shuttle inventory levels, managing technical resources and project deliverables."

"My story is still being written, and every day is a new day to look at things differently."

"I decided to diversify my skillset and moved to Atlanta to work in the telecommunications sector."

"I worked in infrastructure project management at Cingular Wireless and AT&T."

"I signed up for email communications of over 150 brands."

"Each step we take, big and small, counts in the journey."

"If these men decided that they have to go in there and fight, I want them to send their own children and grandchildren. I want them to not send a bunch of strangers' kids in there to fight and die."

"My kids know they always come first, but Mommy values work a great deal."

"l soon discovered all of these brand communications had similarities in common."

"There is a true communist. He wants to leave NATO, he is inspired by Lenin, he promises to expropriate banks and property owners and nationalize everything! Dear Marco Rizzo, you will never get my vote, but better true communists than disguised ones."

"World War III would begin the moment Russian tanks arrived in Kiev and at the borders of Europe. Preventing them from arriving is the only way to stop World War III."

"I am experiencing this period with great personal difficulty. I am seen as the one who supports weapons, the one who wants war. There is this strange idea that there is a country we don't care about, which is bothering us. That by being at peace, it is forcing us to do things we shouldn't do, that it is that country's fault if inflation rises. That country has been invaded. There is no angel or Devil, we are not passing judgment. No one has anything against the Russian people, there is no war between Italy, Europe, NATO, and the Russian people: there is an international coalition that is helping a country that has been attacked. We must do this, and we are doing it to prevent a crisis that began in a crazy way from exploding."

"I wholeheartedly feel the product should speak for itself no matter who brews it."