Meet Courtney Chessen, the mom of three who brought Mandarine Home to Darien. After a career on Wall Street, she was inspired to try interior design and studied in New York. She grew up in Darien as well as New York, opening her first Mandarine Home in 2014 in...
Meet Adrienne Fleming, a Darien mom of three boys. A lifelong dancer, Adrienne has created a dance cardio fitness program offered in Darien at Dance on the DL and in New Canaan at Halo Fitness. She teaches a dance-focused class as well as one that achieves...
Meet Kristen Smaldone, a local mom of two boys and the founder of Kristen Smaldone Nutrition. She now practices in Darien and sees patients locally at SproutWell Pediatrics by Dr. Julie Sweeney. Kristen, who has been through feeding challenges with her own children,...
Mom of two and entrepreneur Shazi Visram first turned the baby industry upside down with the Happy Baby food brand, and now, is doing the same with her HealthyBaby product line. All of the baby products are EWG Verified Safe. Their diapers and diaper...
Meet Victoria Linnartz, a New Canaan mom of two who has lived in town for nearly 30 years. An interior designer by trade, she is now making her debut as an author. She wrote Olivia’s Gift to share her story of having two dyslexic children and how “each child foraged...
Meet Jackie Figueiredo, a Rowayton mother of two and the founder of Fig Nutrition & Wellness. As a Nutritionist, Holistic Health Practitioner and certified image consultant, Jackie “believes in developing tailored, individualized plans that encourage practical,...
