Hi! We’re Mothers & Shakers
As successful mum bloggers (each with 7+ years experience and counting), we were keen to share some of the tips and tricks we’d learned along the way.
We feel so lucky that we get to work together, doing something we love. You’ll often find us at London’s Mandeville Hotel holding blogging workshops, or just catching up over coffee, while making world domination plans.
Uju Asika (Cole)
Founder & lead strategist, screenwriter, family blogger
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Shakes:Uju shapes and creates content for diverse print and digital media. She has been a TV screenwriter and script editor for multiple hit Nigerian dramas, broadcast across 47 countries. Her writing and editing credits include Visit London, Time Out (Visitor’s Guides), B3 Media, salon.com, the Guardian, AOL City Guides, Angels & Urchins and more. She’s also dabbled in poetry (IC3, Penguin), film publicity (Bullet Boy) and TV production (The Apprentice Africa). An alumnus mentor with girlswritenow.org, Uju is passionate about helping creative individuals and organisations find their wow factor. Uju was featured mum blogger in BritMums and O2’s viral video for Mother’s Day 2012 (700,000+ views on YouTube) and has made multiple appearances on BBC London radio.
Blogs: at Babes About Town, the award-nominated city guide described as a ‘lifesaver’ for parents serving up the coolest finds and activities for families in London and beyond.
Did you know? Uju’s ‘wurst half’ is cult London street foodie Bigapplehotdogs
Mirka Moore
Founding member, influencer, family & fitness blogger
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Shakes: the worlds of education, digital and social media. Mirka used to be an English teacher at a Grammar school and also taught English to foreigners (ESL) in Sydney and London. Since becoming a full-time mum, blogging and social media have rapidly become her biggest passions, and she has been rated as one of the top 20 UK Mummy Blogs on Twitter by Cision. Mirka was a finalist in the 2012 MADS parenting blog awards for the Best Baby Blog, and recently a finalist for the Best Family Travel Blogger 2016 by the Family Traveller magazine. Throughout the past 10 years she has worked with many prestigious brands as their ambassador, digital strategist and social media influencer.
Blogs: at one of the most popular UK lifestyle blogs, All Baby Advice, and shares her family life, travel and style as well as bringing up her daughters bilingually.
Did you know? Mirka is a marathon-running ski instructor and swam 60 lengths even when 39 weeks pregnant. Don’t forget to check out her award-nominated fitness blog Fitness 4 Mamas! She has also recently started her new business Jamon.co.uk with 100% natural Spanish Foods.
Nomita Vaish-Taylor
Founding member, award-winning DIY blogger
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Shakes: it up in the world DIY and home decor. Nomita is an ex-advertising gal with lots of experience in brand building, having worked closely with brands like Unilever, Kelloggs and RAC. Now she’s busy building her own brand through her DIY blog that has been featured in House Beautiful, Country Living, Apartment Therapy, Marie Claire Maison and lots more popular blogs and online publications.
Blogs: at your DIY family; an award winning blog on creating stylish DIY’s for your home plus home decor and design tips.
Did you know? Well-travelled Nomita grew up in New Delhi, Prague, Hong-Kong, Mumbai, London and New York and attended 7 different schools in the process!
Laura Evans Vogel
Founding member, hyper-niche expert, London blogger
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Shakes: London family-friendly museums, workshops, concerts and anything that might help my kids grow up to be well-rounded adults. I rock the world of hyper-local-niche-media, helping small, local businesses engage with families. I am also a primary school teacher who has worked in US and UK independent and state schools. Don’t get me started talking about education … I won’t stop. I have written several articles for the Huffington Post, Really Kid Friendly, was the listings editor for Mumsense Magazine, have been interviewed by Robert Elms, Vanessa Feltz and appeared on the Victoria Derbyshire Show.
Blogs at London Baby, about free and affordable cultural events, educational activities and events for families, along with travel outside of London.
Did you know? Laura checks out of motherhood by singing in her church choir, hitting the gym and fighting for education reform and social justice when she can.