National Black Business Spotlight

As a very excited Mom-to-be, that excitement quickly spiraled into a resentful, dark, and lonely 3 year season of life! Misha Taylor is a 3-in-1 Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant, Potty Training Consultant, and Positive Parenting Coach who created Slumber Potty to help Moms “end the dread” of the first 5-7 years of Motherhood. Misha advocates to help future generations of Mothers so they don’t have to suffer in silence, “guess” or “figure it out” by creating a roadmap for Moms to easily navigate sleep deprivation/ending co-sleeping, potty training, and behavioral-communication challenges with your child (tantrums, not listening, etc.) through Slumber Potty membership.

Throughout her journey working with Mothers, Misha noticed many Moms give their kids so much, until one day they wake up and don’t even know who they are anymore. This is why Misha developed the “graduate” membership, created for Moms with older children to help these Moms with Identity & Purpose Coaching after years and years of throwing themselves into Motherhood.

Misha Taylor envisions Motherhood to be one of luxury, liberation, and confidence by knowing exactly what to do when these milestones approach, instead of suffering in silence without healthy solutions. Through the Slumber Potty experience, Mothers will utilize the “Calm Mom” approach that self-heals and breaks generational discipline cycles that have been known to cause parent-child dysfunction, maternal stress, and mental health challenges.

As a brain-ambidextrous entrepreneur, Misha also cultivates her creative side with the ownership of Luxury Picnics of Oki. Luxury Picnics of Oki is a luxury picnic event company in Japan as a means for small groups and couples to cultivate their relationship experiences in a unique way- despite the pandemic.

Vocal readers, please enjoy our interview!

Please tell our readers what inspired you to become an entrepreneur?

Misha Taylor: Growing up, I saw my father go from buying his first pair of clippers as an Apprentice to owning 4 businesses in our city and he was the "it guy" around town. Even though, I am college educated working a 9 to 5 was always my plan "Z"- the backup plan to the backup plan. I just don't agree with a lot of the organizational toxicity that is allowed to go on in a lot of these corporations.

I want a life where I can make change and impact in people's lives without someone telling me HOW I am going to do that and put a limit on it. I also strongly desire life autonomy and flexibility- if I want to vacation somewhere for a month, I don't want anyone's approval to do so.

How does the work that you do make an impact on you personally?

Misha Taylor: In my luxury picnic company, I love being a part of people's special moments from their engagement proposals to celebrating their anniversaries, to reconnecting with their spouse before or after deployment separation. In Slumber Potty, I love being able to improve the lives of Mothers! When children are born, they experience so many turbulent developmental milestones that people just put a huge weight on us as Mothers and I love the idea of being able to eliminate or reduce that "added burden" for Moms.

What are some of the most memorable moments in your career so far?

Misha Taylor: All things IMPACT! The "thank yous", the "you are a lifesaver", the "this is so beautiful," the "I feel like I owe you my life, it's been so long since….." That will always be with me.

Why do you think it's important to have empowerment agencies for women such as Being That Girl?

Misha Taylor: Because we're SO underserved and we NEED a village of support! For example, if a man hates his "job" people tell him to "quit" and people root for him and support him. When we as women hate our jobSS (Motherhood, being a wife, etc.) society expects us to "hold it down", endure, be happy about it in the meantime, and how dare us want a break?? We're paid the least, we're muted the most at the roundtable, we need spaces of healthy empowerment.

What are you currently working on?

Misha Taylor: Paid monthly membership for Mothers to have access to Sleep, Potty Training, and "Calm Mom" parenting solutions to challenges they're experiencing and to break generational chains of family dysfunction. I'm also seeking to Certify Moms to become Potty Training Consultants themselves to "fill the gap" in the toddler industry as a new or secondary career for Mothers! I will provide 6 months of business and marketing mentorship post-Certification and I'm really excited about this project!

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Misha Taylor: Travel, host dinner parties, game nights, immerse myself in nice environments- nice spaces really enhance my mood and creativity.

What else would you like our readers to know about you?

Misha Taylor: That I am super passionate about helping the Motherhood community. Motherhood is hands down THE most life-changing event that has happened to me and I know there are millions of mothers who have experienced the same and we shouldn't "shy" from these conversations. I am a passionate, creative advocate.

What do you want your legacy to look like?

Misha Taylor: I want to be known as the girl who advocated for, changed and improved lives.

Keep up-to-date with Slumber Potty on social media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/269603704035698

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slumberpotty/

For more information on Misha Taylor please contact Being That Girl Women Empowerment Agency by visiting www.iam-thatgirl.com