This week on #MomGoals we have some real talk. We chatted with fitness guru, founding Mirror instructor, doula and Black maternal health advocate Rachel Nicks about how she found her purpose with a vision she had turned into reality. The stars aligned and she created Birth Queen to help other moms during the Black maternal health crisis. She shared some valuable tips on how to advocate for yourself when it comes to maternal health, and how to improve postpartum health—even with the best sex positions, and how moving to the ‘burbs during the pandemic shifted her mindset. She shuts down mom guilt and multitasking, but manages to juggle it all with grace (even her inbox is overflowing).
This is not like your regular mom podcast, it’s your cool mom podcast.
It’s an unfiltered look into motherhood through the lens of the working mom and mom bosses, all while figuring out the journey of how we got to where we are and how we juggle it all—even if we aren’t.
Hosts, Liz Teich and Amanda Mintz, are two mompreneurs who’ve had successful careers in the fashion, beauty and design industries in NYC, while raising little ones…
Tune in to for fun conversions between mamas and be inspired by their stories that are the epitome of #momgoals.
Liz is a New York based fashion stylist, lifestyle blogger, on-air style expert and mom of two. Liz has been a professional commercial stylist for 15 years, styling fashion and home goods for print and digital advertising campaigns for major brands and retailers. Through the campaigns she’s worked on she’s styled celebrities including Tom Brady, Mike Tyson, Ashley Graham, and the cast of Stranger Things.
She has appeared as an on-camera style and lifestyle expert for brands, as well as an on-air style & lifestyle expert for regional and national news. Liz has also appeared in and regularly contributes her fashion expertise to major publications.
After styling bloggers for the TJMaxx “Maxxinista” campaign, it led her to launch her own blog and brand called The New York Stylist. Through her site and Instagram, she has partnered with major brands to share some of her favorite products, services and styles. Since becoming a mom, she’s expanded her business to personal styling for moms around the country through virtual closet edits, shopping and styling sessions.
Amanda is Founder and CEO of Amanda Mintz Creative Management.
AM Creative specializes in building dream teams and connecting extraordinary talent to brands across a diverse industry set including: advertising, design, retail, fashion, start-up/growth markets, beauty, media, venture capital, FinTech, CPG and lifestyle.
Amanda is well-known in the industry as a thought leader and for her “Sixth Sense” in lining up the most successful teams for her clients, as well as her impeccable track record of positive placements for the highly competitive talent market.
Over the past 15+ years, her business has been exclusively word of mouth. She has worked with premier agencies, Fortune 500 companies, helped re-vamp iconic brands and played a key role in taking younger high growth brands to IPO and acquisition. Amanda’s clients include Afterpay, Sephora, Sweet Green, Calvin Klein, Milk Makeup and Peloton.
She has advised for CFDA and serves as a mentor for Colgate’s “Thought Into Action”. She is a member of HER Global and the Female Founder Collective.
Amanda is a single mother to her young daughter, Isabella; her proudest accomplishment. She lives an eco-conscious, active lifestyle. Amanda is an avid dancer, extreme skier, cyclist, horseback rider, yogi and chef. She loves to entertain and takes great pride in the experience of elevating others.