Motherhood

When Taliah J. Mateen became a momager, it wasn’t exactly planned. One viral birthday party later, she found herself managing the fast-growing career of her daughter, Tacori Aaria, now known online as “The Philly Princess.” And the internet has been watching ever since. Before the followers and performances, Tacori was simply traveling with her mother to fashion shows across the country. Taliah, founder of IVAT, a youth luxury fashion house, exposed her daughter to creativity

Monica Simmonds is an Experiential Marketing, Community Engagement, and Social Impact Strategist and Principal Consultant of Solomon Simmonds Enterprises. She partners with retail, pharmaceutical, CPG brands, and national nonprofits to design and execute high-impact community activations across multiple cities nationwide. Her work lives at the intersection of brand and community where strategy becomes experience, and experience becomes measurable impact. But at home, her most