Meet-A-Mom
Meet-a-Mom Monday: Meet Nicole Ashkar!
A Long Island native, Nicole moved to Monmouth County two years ago with her family. She and her husband started their wildly popular cinnamon bun company during the onset of the pandemic, Mav's Top Buns, after baking her late grandmother's bun recipe at a family...
Meet-a-Mom Monday: Meet Lauren Deckert!
Originally from Maryland, Lauren and her family spent many years living in the city before moving to Shrewsbury, NJ in 2020. After spending two decades as an international model, Lauren started her model coaching, advising, and mentoring business, The Model Mentor....
Meet-a-Mom Monday: Meet Miwa Fiore!
Originally from Florida, Miwa and her family moved to Little Silver, NJ three years ago. Enjoying local adventures and exploring the area has become a favorite thing to do for Miwa and her family. This beautiful mama is also a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway and runs...
Meet the Mom Behind StyleChild!
Just in time for back-to-school shopping, we’re sharing one of our favorite new mom-owned brands. StyleChild is a fashion-forward line for kids, founded by Jade Sklaver, mom to Liv, 4. After building a career in corporate fashion, she became a wife and mom, and then,...
Meet-a-Mom Monday: Meet Angela Smith!
Originally from Hamilton, NJ, Angela lives in Lincroft with her beautiful family. In addition to raising her handsome boys here in Monmouth County, Angela also owns their artisanal soap company, Advanced Soap of Lincroft. Learn more below about where you can...
Meet-a-Mom Monday: Meet Lindsay Rechler!
Lindsay Rechler is a NYC-based mom of two, a Managing Director at a global investment bank and most recently, a published author. Her first book, Good Morning Zoom, came about while explaining the pandemic to her young kids and was featured in the New York...
Meet-a-Mom Monday: Meet Coach Tania Gilpatrick!
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Tania lives with her family in Atlantic Highlands, NJ. As an accredited Life Coach for children, Tania works to enable kids to believe in themselves by building confidence, creating actions and achieving their goals. Having a real...
Meet-a-Dad Monday: Meet Brian Cullen!
Meet Brian Cullen! A Monmouth County native, Brian grew up in Lincroft, and most recently moved with his family to Bradley Beach! As CEO and partner of a local employee benefits insurance agency, Benchmark Planning Group, Brian works to protect small to...
Meet-a-Mom Monday: Meet Donna Green!
Meet Donna Green! A Monmouth County native, Donna grew up in Lincroft, NJ, and later settled in Little Silver, NJ with her husband and son. Donna and her husband, Keith, are the founders of the all-volunteer nonprofit, Autism MVP Foundation, which offers a different...
Meet-a-Dad Monday: Meet Jon Torine!
Meet Jon Torine! Owner of the new i9 Sports of Monmouth County, Jon is a Fair Haven, NJ resident and former NFL football coach. After spending the better part of two decades coaching professional football, Jon says an incident with his own son’s youth baseball team...