I had a blast at the Celebrity Red CARpet Safety Pre-Event with Saarah Samadani of Beauty Momme and Actress/Host Ali Landry. Saarah and Ali are The Co-Founders of the Celebrity RedCARpet Safety Event and they are advocates for child safety.

So the Pre-Event took place at Barre Belle in Los Angeles on La Brea with their amazing Founder and Instructor Marnie Alton. Marnie was so sweet and gave us the workout of our lives. As many of you know I’m very much into working out, but this was by far the BEST and most challenging workout I’ve ever had. I have never taken a barre class before and if you haven’t either then I’ll do my best to describe it to you. The class was like a combination of Dance, Cardio, and Core-Strengthening (similar to Pilates) all in one. It was upbeat and fun, but at the same time had very Zen moments of Meditation, like you would find in Yoga. I don’t know if that’s typical of most Barre Studios, but at Barre Belle it was, and I absolutely loved it and I highly recommend that you check it out. This 60 minute workout is the COMPLETE REAL DEAL. It will burn fat, increase your flexibility, raise your heart rate, and it will target your entire body. You don’t have to be a dancer to take it either and if you’ve never taken a barre class before (like I never had), don’t fret, it’s for all levels and a very friendly, fun, and non-intimidating environment. So you MUST absolutely go check it out. To schedule a class go to labarrebelle.com.

Now we were all Barre Belle working out for a good cause and that was to benefit the wonderful organization Baby2Baby, as well as raise awareness about child safety, particularly, Car-Seat Safety for children. Now this Pre-Event is leading up to the main event, which is Step2’s 7th Annual Celebrity Red CARpet Event by New Bloom Media, which also benefits Baby2Baby during September’s Child Safety Month. It takes place on Saturday, September 22^nd from 10:30am-4pm (10:30am-1pm VIP reception and 1-4pm for ticket holders). 

The Celebrity Red CARpet Event is a fun-filled, educational, inspiring and engaging event for parents and kids!  The event aims to help spread awareness about Car Seat Safety as well as other areas of safety (Activity Safety, Car Seat Safety, On-The-Go Safety, Home Safety, Body Care Safety, and Kitchen Safety) that affect parents and their precious loved ones.  New highlights this year include a new seasonal category at Step2 full of classic holiday favorites, Diono’s next generation of luxurious Rainier and Radian convertible car seats, award-winning super-compact Traverze Stroller, Carus Complete 4-in-1 Carrying System with Detachable Backpack, NEW Tableware Hero Products and a car seat that converts into a stroller.

Discover many of the best safety products for maternity, baby and toddler from national and local companies such as event sponsors Step2, Diono, Munchkin, Nuna, Cybex, UPPAbaby, Babyganics, and OXO Tot as well as a sneak peek into some of the latest innovative products yet to hit the market.  And on top of inspiring lectures, seminars and, demonstrations from renowned experts in the world of family and parenting, there will be fun activities like sensory play, arts and crafts, fun on our mini up & down roller coasters, playhouse fun, cookie decorating, indoor play and carnival games!

Tickets are around $300 for VIP Tickets (some include car seats and others include carriers) and $20 for a basic family ticket.  For additional information and tickets, visit: http://www.celebrityredcarpetevent.com/

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My heart is full with all of the amazing women I had the opportunity to spend time with at the ConnectHer17 Media Conference. This year the conference was held at the SLS Las Vegas Hotel and it was an absolutely beautiful venue for this very special event. I was honored this year to be asked by the Founder of ConnectHer17, Laura Filipowicz, to be the Master of Ceremony’s and of course I had to say “YES!” to that fabulous invitation.

In addition, I also had the wonderful opportunity to host a Roundtable where I taught about Authentic Branding. I enjoyed all of the intelligent and inspirational women I was able to meet both at the conference throughout the weekend, as well at at my Roundtable on both Saturday and Sunday.

If you are not familiar with the ConnectHer17 Media Conference, then allow me to give you the scoop on what it is.

Here is an overview on what the ConnectHer Media Conference is all about, directly from the ConnectHer media website itself:

“The ConnectHER Media Conference is a unique and exclusive event that is designed to deliver rich content and facilitate direct interaction for those in attendance.  #ConnectHER17 guests include writers, influencers, bloggers, moms, PR, marketing, entrepreneurs and brands looking to learn and engage in conversation. Our focus is on providing quality content and a unique environment where our guests are able to take the information from our event, straight to their projects. The ConnectHER Media Conference is more than just another conference, it’s an experience!

We always aims to bridge the gap between influencers, brands, PR, marketing and entrepreneurs and focuses on direct interaction by providing plenty of opportunities for business growth.  We are focused on creating an interactive environment and providing our guests with unique experiences. Big on the agenda for ConnectHER17 is ensuring that guests leave the event with actual take-away information about business development, branding, social media and to also facilitate the interaction between influencers, brands and PR.”

So all I can say is “YES!” and “YES!” to all of this. ConnectHer17 delivered on all of this and so much more! The Keynote Speakers for starter were AMAZING: Nicole Feliciano of Mom Boss and Katie Ann Rosen Kitchens of FabFitFun.

I had the honor of getting to introduce Nicole Feliciano on the 2nd day of the conference!

Our Keynote Speakers spoke about many important topics for women in business. Specifically, letting go of fears and self-doubt, as well as learning how to maintain a healthy Life/Work Balance. Both Keynotes were very inspiring for me, to say the least.

Now let’s talk about the Sponsors, our VERY AWESOME sponsors!  Giordano’s featuring Deutsch Family wines sponsored a dinner the first night. The food and wine were FABULOUS and the Giordano’s Ambassador who was presenting the pizzas was quite a cutie too. LOL! Oh come on ladies, you all chimed in about him with me on my Instagram. 😉

The next night was at Johnny Rockets. The burgers, the milkshakes, and the tater tots and fries were to die for!!

Okay, let’s talk about the SWAG at this conference too from all of the amazing Vendors who were there sharing about their fabulous products:  We were gifted by FabFitFun, IASO, Shea Moisture, Johnny Rockets, Primal Kitchen, Silc Skin, Genexa, Graffiti Gloss, Eppa Sangria, Argan Oil,and Got Milk. 

Xcaret Mexico, Venice Child, Total Mom Makeover, and YaYa’s Sweet Surprise can not be forgotten as well.

On a more personal note now, I also must mention my amazing friend and one of the Roundtable Speakers Yvonne Heimann of Ask Yvi for her Impressive planner she gifted me with. It is truly one of the best planners I have ever had! Thank you so much Yvonne! I also must mention some other fabulous women who I crossed paths with that weekend: Carolyn West of This Talk Aint Cheap, Dr. Elise Cohen Ho, Lisa Brambilla, Survivor Eyes, Kristin Cruz of The Mom Show, Saarah Samadani of New Bloom media, Natasha Olson of Stay Posi Lifestyle, and Dana Zucker at Moms Good Eats.

I really wish I could list off all of the wonderful women I spent that amazing weekend with, but I think of them often and their individual stories inspire me daily.

And one special woman, I spent that awesome weekend with too is my mom Carmen! It was her birthday weekend and she too thouroughly enjoyed the ConnectHer17 Media Conference.

You don’t want to miss next year’s ConnectHer17 Media Conference. It will be at the SLS in Las Vegas again. Get your tickets here : https://connecther18.eventbrite.com. 

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