Author: Elisa Teague

Elisa Teague has three very different professions. She runs and publishes her own print magazine, Cupcake Quarterly, which has a mission statement dedicated to helping women feel strong, powerful and confident. She also has worked in the Toy and Game industry for 12 years, doing everything from graphics and package design to game development, art direction, production and marketing. The third is the craziest of all: She is a mom to two wonderful (but exhausting) kids. She is constantly taking on new endeavors to feed her never-ending desire to do “everything”.

Like many working mothers, I have missed a huge chunk of my childrens’ lives after spending so much time at work.  My kids were in daycare as toddlers, and until I started my own business, they didn’t see me until just before dinnertime each night for nearly a decade.  Two hours in the evening with them before they had to go to bed wasn’t cutting it for me, so I decided that starting my own business and working for myself was the only thing to do to have the flexibility I wanted.  What I didn’t realize, however, was the juggling…

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