Launching Moms: Samantha Graham

Samantha Graham recently completed the Sacramento Incubator Intensive and is in the Sacramento Ongoing Program. Samantha is launching  Crave Parties in Sacramento as well as her own photography business, Samantha Graham Photography.

I am a 32-year old single mom of a not quite yet 5 month old. And I would absolutely have to say that my son is my inspiration for "putting myself out there" and trying to launch a business. Since university I've had amazing experiences living and traveling abroad for years and working in some rather interesting industries (advertising, education, non-profit, media) but there's nothing like riding the emotional ups and downs of pregnancy to light a fire under me and make real, solid plans to care for this new life. While I cannot be a stay-at-home mom like I'd like to be, I needed  a way to eventually earn a decent income, work the projects that I feel passionate about and have the flexibility to be there for my son especially in the coming years when he begins preschool and grade school. So in September/October, I joined the inaugural Sacramento incubator for Ladies Who Launch and  when I came across Crave Parties. Thinking this was a great idea for the region and a great outlet for a working woman and new mommy like me to connect with other women across the city, who need an opportunity to relax and just be a girl., I have begun the process of bringing Crave Parties to the Sacramento area. Additionally, I am also launching a photography business, a real passion of mine, and one of my first projects is to create a coffee table book, of sorts, capturing the daily life and what it means to be single mother.

Do I think I have a lot on my plate? YES, absolutely. But I don't know if I could have it any another way. What I am learning, even this early on, is that motherhood thrusts you into the world of what I call "multi-tasking mania" where you learn to juggle being a mommy, a professional, working woman, and a woman who wants to live out her passions. You learn that multi-tasking is necessity because you not only do this for yourself but also for the people you love the most, your child/children.

Comments

[Samantha Graham]

Hi Sam. I read your story and I must say we have a lot in common. I would love to start up Crave Parties in my city. Can you please contact me and let me know how I can get started. Thanks