Amanda Jane Jones | Mother / Founder

Local author, entrepreneur, and mother, Amanda Jane Jones, will be celebrating the release of her new book: Mother / Founde: 68 Women on the Trials and Triumphs of Starting a Business and Raising a Family.

This event is free and open to the public but registration is required.

Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event. You may also pre-order your signed copy of Mother / Founder to pick up at the event by either calling the store at 801-484-9100 or ordering online. If you cannot make this event, signed copies of Mother / Founder may be ordered from our website. Please specify in the comments if you would like your copy personalized. Places in the signing line are reserved for those who purchase a copy from The King's English.

About the book

An inspirational and empowering celebration of more than sixty women who are both dedicated mothers and successful entrepreneurs.

Starting a business can be daunting, scary, and exciting, all at once; so too can starting a family. But they can coexist—as the incredible roster of women in this book demonstrate, entrepreneurship can be both a sustainable and fulfilling model for working motherhood. Featured here are the stories of more than sixty mothers (including big names like author and artist Maira Kalman and Justina Blakeney of the Jungalow but also farmers, lawyers, pastry chefs, and more), who describe how they pursued their entrepreneurial dreams, overcame obstacles, achieved success, and found professional contentment, all while providing for their families and parenting their children.

The authors are themselves self-employed moms, and include within the book personal essays in which they open up about their own struggles and triumphs in balancing motherhood with their creative ambitions. It all adds up to a one-of-a-kind manual-cum-gift book for mothers looking to start and grow their own businesses.

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