The Coronavirus has given many us an opportunity to pause and think about life, our purpose, and even the right work life balance. What’s your perspective and has it changed over time?

Kimiko White Pw. | Author, Editor & Brand Owner

Before I started working in the industry as an executive assistant for Community Literature Initiative and booking agent for World Stage Press — I was new author with a very prominent presence in the open mic scene. I was showing up to events CLI hosted and other local mics throughout Los Angeles County. Read more>>

Gerson Zaragoza | MD, Researcher, Problem Solver & Guitarist/Bassist

Work AND life?? I think of work life balance as being controlled chaos of sorts. It is an ever evolving and subjective dance based on goals and timing. My capacities tend to change just as dynamically as well so my “balance” can look different at any stance. For me, I try always look at the big picture and triage the most important efforts to help shape what my schedule may look like. Read more>>

Amelia Dalgaard | aka Motorhead Mama

Doing Motorhead Mama was something I started because I needed an outlet where I could be my authentic self. Not a mom, not someone’s wife, someone’s employee, where I could let my freak flag fly and say all of the snarky things running through my head. Along the way, because Mama is a part of my personality, people started seeing me as a “mommy blogger” and inviting my girls to events. Read more>>

Heather Roma Wicks | Offering Transformative Experiences

My life is ever evolving because I have growing children. They are ages one, three, nine and eleven so I’ve had to be very flexible in how I decide to run my businesses. In the past with my son, I was a single mom. My son was my sidekick and he just did everything with me. He was a chill little guy and that made everything easy. Flash forward 8 years, now we also have my stepson and the two little ones. Every year has been different. Read more>>