About the Authors

Amy Kovarick and Joelle Jay founded Empowered Motherhood™ in 2003 on the belief that women deserve as much attention as their babies. As new mothers, they lamented the lack of attention generally paid to a woman’s individual needs during pregnancy and the first years of motherhood. In response they created Empowered Motherhood to provide a range of information, products and services both online and in person to women across the country.

Amy Kovarick (short bio)

Amy Kovarick (Santa Barbara, CA) is co-founder of Empowered Motherhood™, author of Baby on Board: Becoming a Mother Without Losing Yourself and host of the Internet radio show, The Empowered Mother. As a Professional Certified Coach, Amy has coached hundreds of women across the country to attain lives of success, balance and fulfillment. As a mother, coach and author, Amy is dedicated to empowering women. www.empoweredmotherhood.com.

Amy Kovarick (long bio)

Amy Kovarick is co-founder of Empowered Motherhood LLC, author of Baby on
Board: Becoming a Mother Without Losing Yourself and host of the Internet radio show, The Empowered Mother. She holds the Professional Certified Coach credential from the International Coach Federation as well as a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. Amy also has over eighteen years of experience building and running start-up companies. She has held executive management positions from company founder to general manager to vice president in both high tech and retail companies across the U.S. and Canada. Her original background in computer science is layered with intensive work and training in communications, facilitation, strategic planning, management and leadership techniques. Amy has mentored hundreds of individuals and teams in North America and is now sharing her expertise as an author. She lives in Santa Barbara, California with her husband Mike, her son Matthew and her three step-daughters Layla, Lucy and Meli.

Joelle Jay (short bio)

Joelle Jay (Reno, NV) is co-founder of Empowered Motherhood LLC and author of Baby on Board: Becoming a Mother Without Losing Yourself. As a Professional Certified Coach and Ph.D. in learning and leadership, Joelle has coached hundreds of women across the country to attain lives of success, balance and fulfillment. As a mother, coach and author, Joelle is dedicated to empowering women. www.empoweredmotherhood.com

Joelle Jay (long bio)

As a co-founder of Empowered Motherhood LLC and owner of the successful leadership development practice Pillar Consulting, Dr. Joelle Jay coaches women and leaders to achieve balance and excellence in their personal and professional lives. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Washington and is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. Joelle is an accomplished speaker and author who has published over fifty articles and two books, and made public appearances at a wide variety of venues nationwide, including conferences, workshops, seminars, retreats, and university courses. Joelle lives in Reno, Nevada, with her husband, Tim, and sons Jackson and Morgan Adam.