Over the summer, I had the pleasure of coffee with Eric Messenger, the Editor of New York Family Magazine. As a beautiful glossy ‘zine, New York Family is redefining the freebie family publication in NYC. Focusing on entrepreneurial moms, and trying to list every possible resource for parents whether it’s practical, educational, consumer or just plain fun, their writers are networking around the city to find the real lowdown in a way I haven’t seen journalists try to do in a long time.
In fact, even though we’ve been covered numerous times by major media - The Today Show, Time Out Kids, and New York Magazine to name a few! - one of my favourite quotes comes from a story in New York Family magazine. The writer was a mother who had actually used some of our programs so she had experienced first hand how helpful they could be.
The mom interviewed me at a moment where I was bogged down by training staff, running two physical spaces, and compiling reports for investors, but her interview reminded me of just how much we had accomplished! How often does a reporter remind one of the bigger more important picture when caught up in the daily minutia of living ones dream?!
“We’ve helped five thousand families feel like they’re not going crazy”
- New York Family article on Realbirth, April 2008
New York Family is doing a Family Expo over the next two weekends. For all of you out their with new babies through to big kids, I encourage you to check it out and see what’s happening around town. Events are happening on the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and in Brooklyn, and you can register to win a vacation and attend. Oh, and you can also always find free copies of New York Family at Realbirth!
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