Dec 28 2009
As we continue to enjoy our family and friends, please know that we wish you all the best for the end of 2009 and a FANTABULOUS 2010! Amazing things are happening with us, and we’re SO glad you’re along for the ride!
Nov 24 2009
May your tables be filled with the blessings of food, may your hearts be filled with the blessings of love, may you share your blessings with others less fortunate and may you all have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
With love and appreciation for all that have made all of us successful this year - personally, emotionally and profesionally.
Stacey Kannenberg & Family
Nov 03 2009
I so enjoy talking with people who have gone out and taken action on creating the life they desire, it’s a gift we all have, yet so few do anything more than talk…. Today we are sitting down with Stacey Kannenberg of Cedar Valley Publishing, one of the few who has stepped out of the box and created the life of her dreams. Welcome Stacey!
Stacey, please tell us about the path you traveled to arrive where you are today: I was trying to find a book for my own children (at the time) ages three and one; to get ready for that first day of school and couldn’t find what I wanted so I decided to create it myself.
What kept you moving forward on the days things were not going exactly the way you were hoping they would? My company was created in 2004 and that first Christmas, my husband had a clear crystal clock engraved with the Cedar Valley Publishing Logo and coined the following phrase, which has become my mantra: The Dream is Clear, To Believe is the Reward. On those dark days, that clock sits on my desk and keeps me moving forward!
Click Here to read more…by Caryn FitzGerald from Embracing My Journey
Nov 02 2009
This part of a series called “One Entrepreneur’s Journey,” where I’m talking with solo entrepeneurs about their successes (and failures) along the path of entrepreneurship.
In this interview, I’m talking with Stacey Kannenberg of Cedar Valley Publishing. Stacey is the co-author of the award-winning books, Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten! and Let’s Get Ready for First Grade!, as well as a visionary entrepreneur.
In addition to her ongoing work within the education system, she’s also working to launch a “community makeover” program to help communities become self-sustaining and decrease local unemployment rates, as well as a “mom’s media company” with other moms and mom entrepreneurs.
We hope to get the opportunity to catch back up with Stacey to hear more about her latest ventures really soon. Until then, here’s our first conversation, and as you’ll see, one person really does have the power to change the world.
Click Here to read more….by Amber Singleton Riviere at UpStartSmart.com
Oct 21 2009
I have been donating books for the past three years now to the Today Show Holiday Gift Drive! See the following letter for more information:
Thank you so much for your past participation in the TODAY Holiday Gift Drive. This year, in these uncertain economic times, your partnership is greatly needed. We hope you can help us make our 16th Annual Holiday Toy Drive a great success.
Last Holiday season, we spread Holiday cheer to more than 3 million children in more than 200 domestic, non-profit family charities. For many, the Today show is the sole source of gifts. We hope to have your generous support again this year.
As in the past, there is no minimum or maximum donation. Contributions range from $100 to more than $3 million retail value. We are also able to accept cash contributions to the non-profit Today Show Charitable Foundation to help offset the administrative costs of our effort. The Today Show Charitable Foundation is a 501-c3 organization. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
We need non-violent toys, books, and electronic games, as well as board games, school supplies, sports equipment, music CD’s, CD players, videos, computers, computer software and other items suitable for children from infants up to age 18. Gifts for boys of all ages, and teens of both genders are most needed.
Participants should prepare a list of items to be donated, quantity, and for what age and gender. Your donation will be matched to the “wish lists” from our non-profits. In most cases, you ship directly to the recipients. We can honor requests for a specific preference for a region, type of organization, or limited shipments.
As in the past, there is no on-air promotion in exchange for gifts. Depending on show needs, on-air appearances may be very limited. However, we hope to thank as many of our friends in the corporate world as possible in short appearances with Today’s cast members. All our donors will be listed on http://www.todayshow.com/.
We have built some wonderful friendships through the years and hope you extend an invitation to clients who have contributed in the past, and invite new partners as well.
Your contribution is important to us. We hope to work with you again this year.
Best wishes,
Sam Sagenkahn and Kate Cook
TODAY Holiday Gift Drive
212-664-7508
sam.sagenkahn@nbcuni.com
katherine.cook@nbcuni.com
Oct 13 2009
Jill Hart will be on our 10/14 show with her new book, hot off the press: So You Want to be a Work-At-Home Mom.
Home-based businesses are estimated to be a $427 billion-a-year industry. In recent studies it was found that as many as 105 million people in North America alone were working at home. Considering this information, it is obvious that home-based businesses can be successful — and authors Jill Hart and Diana Ennen will help you succeed with your own.
So You Want to Be a Work-at-Home Mom details all the basics of starting a business in a spiritual, motivational, and comprehensive manner. From deciding what type of business to start to keeping your family and faith first, this helpful tool details every aspect of establishing a business. With proven success tips utilized by the authors and others who own work-at-home businesses, this inspiration approach will provide you with the resources you need to start your own home-based business.
So You Want to Be a Work-at-Home Mom includes:
Jill Hart is the founder of Christian Work at Home Moms, the co-host of the live internet radio show, “The CWAHM Network,” and the publisher of RadiantLit.com. Jill has published many articles and is a contributing author in Laundry Tales, The Business Mom Guide Book, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, and Faith Deployed. She holds a bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies. She resides in Nebraska with her husband and their two children.
Oct 07 2009
Meet Stacey Kannenberg, CEO of Cedar Valley Publishing in Fredonia, WI
Stacey Kannenberg is an author, publisher, speaker, motivator, consultant, blogger, keynote, spokesperson and Mom CEO. As the “Ready to Learn Mom”, Stacey is a nationally renowned education expert and award-winning author, with an expertise in children’s education and “Mom entrepreneurial ship.” Mrs. Kannenberg is the Founder and CEO of two publishing companies: Cedar Valley Publishing and Stacey Kannenberg Unlimited, an imprint of Cedar Valley Publishing.
Stacey is the co-author of the award-winning and state approved, Let’s Get Ready Series with Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten! and Let’s Get Ready For First Grade! Stacey just released the highly anticipated Spanish/English Bilingual Edition of Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten! iA Prepararse Para Kindergarten! Her books are truly making a difference with parents, kids, educators and schools!
Stacey is proud that her books have sold over 60,000 copies, are 100% made in America, are used inside over 400 school districts nationwide, have been reviewed by over 700 mom bloggers - and Cedar Valley Publishing was recently voted as a top 50 Children’s Publisher for 2009! Cedar Valley Publishing donates 10% of all book sales back to literacy foundations and schools!
Stacey is the publisher of two books by Syndicated Columnist and National Radio Host/Personality, Jodie Lynn. Jodie’s titles are Syndication Secrets and Mom CEO (Chief Everything Officer) Having, Doing, and Surviving It All! Stacey is also the publisher of the soon to be released books by Barb Rockaway: Mommy, Where are You? and Daddy, Where are You? These books are to help a child deal with the death of a parent.
To help support her publishing business, Stacey is also a Principal, Consultant and the Chief Connecting Officer for Mom Central Consulting, as well as the Vice President of Mother Talk, where she specializes in viral, grassroots and word-of-mouth marketing to brands, businesses, authors and publishers. She uses her 22+ years of expertise to help her clients reach their goals. Mrs. Kannenberg is also a media favorite with her extensive television segments, magazine, newspapers and hundreds of radio interviews!
Cedar Valley Publishing sells award-winning books, including Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten!, Let’s Get Ready For First Grade! and a Spanish/English version of Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten!
The books that Cedar Valley Publishing sells to schools, families, book stores and libraries is the main business model of the company.
Stacey Kannenberg is first and foremost, Mom to Heidi, 10 and Megan, eight and wife to Michael and resides in Fredonia, WI.
You can learn more about Stacey Kannenberg and her business at www.cedarvalleypublishing.com.
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Oct 06 2009
A former Wall Street executive, My Mom Knows Best, Inc. founder Josephine Geraci has always been a problem solver. Her extensive professional experience includes senior level marketing positions at top financial institutions, including Merrill Lynch and Pershing. She was instrumental in helping to establish Lionheart Research, Inc., one of the industry’s first “boutique” firms, which specialized in aerospace and defense equity research. Josephine was also the founder of The Jerry Cantwell Brain Tumor Foundation and raised $100,000 for brain cancer research.
Like many women, Josephine put her “professional” career on hold after the birth of her first child and turned her attention to being a full-time mother. Three kids later, Josephine found herself dismayed by a lack of information about protecting kids from germs in public places.
So, translating her business skills into her job as a stay-at-home mother, Josephine began to work on a product that would protect children from potentially harmful microorganisms that lurk in public places. The idea for “gLovies®” was born, and My Mom Knows Best, Inc. was formed.
In the years that followed, Josephine refined her product, lining it with plastic, making it waterproof, and adding an elastic band to secure it gently to a toddler’s tiny wrists. She invented three playful penguins, CJ, Gaga, and Niki, to adorn the exterior.
gLovies® (Patent Pending) is the first in a line of My Mom Knows Best products, developed to help parents and caregivers keep their children well and happy.
Our second “Get Ready to Learn Mom” is Jill Starishevsky, Author of My Body Belongs to Me.
Jill Starishevsky is an Assistant District Attorney in New York City, where she has prosecuted hundreds of sex offenders and dedicated her career to seeking justice for victims of child abuse and sex crimes. Outside the courtroom, Jill’s fondness for writing led her to create www.thepoemlady.com, where she pens 
personalized pieces. Her mission to protect children, along with her penchant for poetry, inspired My Body Belongs to Me. A mother of two, Jill is also founder of www.HowsMyNanny.com, a service that enables parents to purchase a license plate for their child’s stroller so the public can report positive or negative nanny observations.
Jill wrote My Body Belongs to Me to teach children that they don’t have to endure abuse in silence. Parents and educators should use it as a tool to facilitate an open dialogue with youngsters.
Oct 01 2009
Vision, passion and drive would best characterize Stacey Kannenberg in a nutshell! She’s got ideas like you won’t believe, she exudes a sens of being that can only be qualified as contagious and yet she talks to you like you’re her new found friend! Join Astrid and Quinni as they pick Stacey’s brain into the stars!
Click Here to Play this Blog Talk Radio Interview!
For more on Stacey, visit: www.cedarvalleypublishing.com, www.cedarvalleypublishing.com/blog, http://readytolearnmom.com, www.twitter.com/StaceyKann
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