Do You Want More Out Of Life? Go For It!

So you have these admirable degrees, this fantastic job, and this amazing son, but you want more. Should you want more? Is that even fair? Shouldn’t you be happy with what you have? But maybe there’s more out there for you. And then something happens. Your goddaughters want a tutu, and you make them the cutest ones ever, and you embroider shirts, customized especially for those sweet girls. Other people start to want embroidered items for their children, and you find yourself as a mom who works full time who stumbled upon an amazing business. And your name is Shatara Weaver, and you think that you never would have imagined your life where it is, but here you are, and it’s pretty amazing!

You may wonder why I used the pronoun “you” in the above paragraph, and it’s because although this is Shatara’s story, it is not hers alone. There are so many of you moms out there who have incredible degrees, work histories, and experience who may be looking for something more, who may have some creative side left untapped, who have that something that could give you the money you need and the time flexibility you crave to be the mother that you want to be. Shatara exemplifies all of that in a nutshell. And when she created the gorgeous tutus for her goddaughters, she kept moving forward, thinking of the possibilities of what her life could be if she started her own business.

At the time of GodMama Wear, LLC’s inception, Shatara’s son was one and she was working full
time. She did not have entrepreneurship on her mind, but she wanted a special Christmas gift for her goddaughters, so she made beautiful tutus for them. Friends saw her work and asked if she could make them tutus and then others asked if she could embroider logos on t-shirts and other items, and Shatara found herself with a business. For a few years, she continued both her full-time position and GodMama Wear, fitting her business in the nooks and crannies of her life whenever she could. Ultimately she left her corporate position earlier this year, and although it was not an easy decision, she has never looked back because she now has the time flexibility to be with her son when she wants to.

Another huge benefit of entrepreneurship for Shatara is that her business allows her to support causes that align with her passion. As a woman engineer, Shatara has seen first hand the large gender gap in STEM. So she started GodMama Cares and donates a portion of GodMama Wear’s sales to women-led nonprofits that support women and girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. An engineer at heart, Shatara loves solving problems, and both her for- and non-profits do just that!

To learn more about Shatara and hear more of her story, click here to watch the full interview.

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