I was a stay a home mom for ten years. In November of 2019, I graduated from college with a degree in health administration. I was just getting into the swing of being a working mom again when COVID hit. Then the kids were remote and I was working from home. Now, things are getting back to normal and my children are returning to school, I've been panicking a little. There's a lot to deal with, but if you're feeling overwhelmed, Mom-preneur and Founder of RLM Media has some great kids to help ease you back into a busy schedule. I recently had the chance to ask Farissa a few questions, and this is the amazing advice I received.
Tell us more about you and your company? I have two companies. RLM is a full service, integrated marketing, communications and advertising agency that is about to celebrate 13 years in business. We are strategic, creative, understand all forms of media and how to get our clients’ messages on them and take really good care of our clients. We work in the Healthcare, Higher Ed, Recruitment, Financial Services and Political spaces. And at WhatRUWearing Productions, we focus on the full process of producing scripted original television shows. We are in the process of developing our first scripted show and it’s very exciting.
What challenges have you faced with being a business owner while also raising your children? I think the hardest part of it all is balance. How much of my day is spent actively being a mom versus actively being a business owner and working on, or in, my businesses. Every day is different and the best days are the ones that I approach with flexibility and gracing myself the right to pivot, stop and care/think about something new.
What are you most proud of about being a working mom? I LOVE that my girls (8 + 6) get to see me being many things at the same time. I am their mother. I’m daddy’s wife. I’m some people’s boss. I am a CEO. I am a Creative. I am proud knowing it is training them to think of themselves (and all women) as being able to do and be anything they want to do- any number of things- and at the same time without waiting.
How do you balance your career with motherhood? I do my best to only be one of the many things I am, at a time. When I am at the office, solving problems, strategically thinking and charting the course for the future of my businesses, I am just doing that. And when I am with my kids and family, I am mommy and I care about what they care about and I am present. I try to remind myself that it is not about the amount of time you spend with anything or one, it’s about the quality of time.
What were some of your concerns with your kids going back to school this year? Honestly, none. Obviously we are all still dealing with Covid, folks who still aren’t vaccinated and everyone under the age of 12 not yet being able to get the vaccine but we are doing all the right things in my house to make sure we stay safe AND my children get a quality education this year that involves going back to school, learning in person from a professional and continuing to grow as social humans.
What 3 tips would you give busy moms as their kids prepare to go back to school? Haha. Moms, relax. Don’t shoot for perfection. We are not perfect and we don’t have to be. Do your best and the rest will fall in place. The second is keep a calendar for the house. It helps keep track of where everyone needs to be and with what things. Last is stop apologizing for being whatever type of working mom you are. If you are the ‘I only go on one filed trip a year’ mom like me, own it and kill that one field trip!
Source Farissa Knox, Mom-preneur and Founder of RLM Media
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