About

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Go Go Mama Go is a blog celebrates and features entrepreneur stories of women and their adventures in balancing life as a mother and entrepreneur. You’ll find tips, stories and advice for to help you in your journey as a mom entrepreneur.

What can be found here?

• Inspirational stories about other women building their business, inventing products and just making it happen.
• Advice from me and other pros on how to build and promote your web site.
• Marketing and monetization tips.
• Easy explanations of concepts like SEO and analytics, which are essential to helping you grow your business online.
• My own ramblings of my journey to become an entrepreneur

And just who am I?

About Christine Pilkington

In addition to running Go Go Mama Go, I am the owner of Crisp Media, an interactive services consulting and online product development company, which specializes in using “bootstrapping” techniques to rapidly and inexpensively launch web sites, develop content, and implement social media programs for your business.  With over 13 years of digital and interactive experience, my client list includeed AOL, BMW, Chapters/Indigo and some of the top media brands in Canada like LOULOU, Sportsnet, CityTV, Maclean’s and Today’s Parent – to name a few.

I also run VancouverMom.ca, a new hyper-local site for moms living in the Metro Vancouver area.

I am also a former Executive Director for Digital Eve Toronto, an association for women in technology. As a technology expert, I’ve appeared on CBC Radio and TalkTV, been quoted in the National Post and The Metro, and written for Microsoft@Home and MochaSofa.com.

I live in Vancouver with her husband and two daughters.

Go Go Mama Go Contributors

Jennifer Finke, The PRepared Publicist and JF-Communications
Jennifer Finke is a long-time public relations consultant who focuses on helping small businesses – particularly women and mom-owned businesses – grow utilizing the power of PR. She is the author of several do-it-yourself PR eBooks for women entrepreneurs, available at The PRepared Publicist website (www.ThePReparedPublicist.com). She also offers one-on-one PR coaching, PR seminars/webinars and full-service PR management through JF Communications (www.JF-Communications.com).

Erin Coe Fristoe, My Media Mom
Erin Coe Fristoe is a marketing professional who specalizes in assisting entrepreneurs carve out a publicity niche as they launch their businesses.  From press releases to web content to full marketing plans, Erin has honed her skills with years of experience as a freelance writer.  When Erin isn’t exploring the world of public relations for her clients through www.mymediamom, she utilizes her degree in Public Relations from Virginia Tech as a full time marketer at an international patent and trademark law firm.  Between balancing the day job and My Media Mom, Erin spends time with her two year old daughter, Maggie, her husband, John, and her St. Bernard, Topper, all of whom were characters in her first children’s book published in 2008.

Shelby Riley, M.S., LMFT,www.FamilyHelpToday.com
Shelby Riley is a licensed marriage and family therapist, wife, and mom to a 6-year-old son, Thomas. She has been practicing for over ten years and currently has a private practice in Chester County, PA. She is also an online entrepreneur and created a website www.FamilyHelpToday.com, where you can find expert relationship advice and start changing your relationships “with the click of a mouse.” In addition to these roles, she also leads a practice-building group for other local family therapists, most of whom are women and moms.  She also offers individual practice-building coaching services and has helped many clients find a good balance of being a successful businesswoman, wife and mother. Ms. Riley has been interviewed for KidsHealth Magazine and Parents Express Magazine as a specialist in family and relationship issues and by Psychotherapy Financial for expert practice-building techniques.  You can see her monthly Ask Shelby column on www.ChesterCountyMoms.com.

Who is this for?

If you’re a mompreneur, please contact me! Here are some ways to get onto GoGoMamaGo:

• Answer my 5 Questions.
• Submit your thoughts on the upcoming topics for Straight-Talk Tuesdays.
• Email me if you think you would make a good feature profile.
• Email me if you think you have a great guest post idea for my readers.
• Contact me if you have a product that you’d like reviewed on GoGoMamaGo.

I hope these ramblings are of value to you. Enjoy!