Entrepreneur of the Year
WINNER: Morra Aarons-Mele, Women Online
www.wearewomenonline.com/the-team
Nominees in Entrepreneur of the Year:
Samantha Ettus, Park Place Payments
www.parkplacepayments.com/our-story/
Tamara McNeil, Just Like Me Box
www.justlikemebox.com/
Samantha Barnes, Raddish Kids
www.raddishkids.com/pages/story
Jessica Honegger, Noonday Collection
www.noondaycollection.com/about/leadership-jessica/
Meagan Francis + Sarah Powers, Life Listened
lifelistened.com/team/
Breakout of the Year
WINNER: Kelly Wickham Hurst, Being Black at School
beingblackatschool.org/kelly-wickham-hurst
Nominees in Breakout of the Year:
Dude Dad, Taylor Calmus
www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQjDnWKwV81mXEiuiA9Vqg
Nick North, Epic Danger Blog
epicdangerblog.com/
Austin Channing Brown
austinchanning.com/
Christina Brown, Brandi Sellers-Jackson, Candace Montgomery, Ashley Chea, and Kelly McKnight, Moms in Color
themomsincolor.com/
Philanthropic Work of the Year
WINNER: Jill Krause and her work with the Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition
jillkrause.com/call-to-action-help-a-border-humanitarian-coalition/
Nominees in Philanthropic Work of the Year:
Sili Recio, Moms Rising
www.momsrising.org/blog/users/sili-recio
Zoe Winkler Reinis, Elsa Collins and Yolanda Selene Walther-Meade, This is About Humanity
www.thisisabouthumanity.com/
Glennon Doyle – Together Rising
togetherrising.org
Jen Lee Reeves: Born Just Right
www.bornjustright.org/
Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action
momsdemandaction.org/shannon-watts/
Mom Blog of the Year
WINNER: Tech Savvy Mama by Leticia Barr
techsavvymama.com/
Nominees in Mom Blog of the Year:
Mom Babble by Mary Katherine Backstrom
mombabble.com/
Mom Spark by Amy Bellgardt
momspark.net/
Love Brown Sugar by Christina Brown
www.lovebrownsugar.com/
The Mom Creative by Jessica Turner
www.themomcreative.com/blog
Dad Blog of the Year
WINNER: Dude Dad, Taylor Calmus
www.dudedad.com/
Nominees in Dog Blog of the Year:
Dad and Buried, Mike Julianelle
dadandburied.com/
Designer Daddy, Brent Almond
designerdaddy.com/
Nick North
www.nicknorth.co/
The Daddy Files, Aaron Gouveia
www.daddyfiles.com/
Group Blog of the Year
WINNER: Brown Mamas
brownmamas.com/about/
Nominees in Group Blog of the Year:
Mommy Poppins
mommypoppins.com/
Romper
www.romper.com/
Single Mom Nation
www.single-momnation.com/
Filter Free Parents
filterfreeparents.com/
Life of Dad
www.lifeofdad.com/
Instagram of the Year
WINNER: Sarah Nicole Landry @thebirdspapaya
www.instagram.com/thebirdspapaya/
Nominees in Instagram of the Year:
Astronaut Harrison @smallstepsaregiantleaps
www.instagram.com/smallstepsaregiantleaps/
Mattie James @themattiejames
www.instagram.com/themattiejames/
Angela J. Kim @mommydiary
www.instagram.com/mommydiary/
Lorraine Ladish @lorrainecladish
www.instagram.com/lorrainecladish/
Katie Crenshaw @katiemcrenshaw
www.instagram.com/katiemcrenshaw/
Podcast of the Year
WINNER: Midlife Mixtape Podcast with Nancy Davis Kho
midlifemixtape.com/midlife-mixtape-podcast
Nominees in Podcast of the Year:
The Mom Hour with Meagan Francis and Sarah Powers
themomhour.com/episodes/
Parenting and Politics with Diana Limongi
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-and-politics/id1441075888
For the Love with Jen Hatmaker
jenhatmaker.com/podcast/
10 Things To Tell You with Laura Tremaine
www.10thingstotellyou.com/
Selfie with Kristen Howerton
lifelistened.com/category/selfie/
Livestream of the Year
WINNER: AMAZE Live! sex ed with host Christine Koh
www.facebook.com/pg/AMAZEparents/videos/
Nominees in Livestream of the Year:
Mommy Shorts, Ilana Wiles
www.instagram.com/mommyshorts/
Juggling the Jenkins, Tiffany Jenkins
www.facebook.com/JugglingTheJenkinsBlog/
Mom Babble, Mary Katherine Backstrom
www.facebook.com/MomBabble/
That’s Inappropriate, Meredith Masony
www.facebook.com/thatsinappropriateblog/
The Geekly Show by Tania Lamb, Amiyrah Martin, Tessa Smith, Sarah and Amanda Taylor www.facebook.com/TheGeeklyShow/
The Baby Guy, Jamie Grayson
www.facebook.com/Jamie.Grayson/
Author / Book of the Year
WINNER: Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kidsby Hunter Clarke-Fields:
www.amazon.com/Raising-Good-Humans-Parenting-Confident/dp/1684033888
Nominees for Author / Book of the Year:
Anyone Can Be President: The Super-Smart Guide to Being the Ruler of the Free World by David Vienna www.amazon.com/Anyone-Can-Be-President-Super-Smart/dp/1683491114
Hatch, Leap, Soar: Your 3-Steps to Total Fulfillment, Real Success and True Happiness by LaToyia Dennis www.amazon.com/Hatch-Leap-Soar-Fulfillment-Happiness/dp/1633539520/
I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
www.amazon.com/Miss-You-When-Blink-Essays/dp/1982102802
The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time by Nancy Davis Kho www.amazon.com/Thank-You-Project-Cultivating-Happiness-Gratitude/dp/0762468459/
On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard by Jennifer Pastiloff www.amazon.com/Being-Human-Memoir-Waking-Listening/dp/1524743569
God Land: A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America by Lyz Lenz
www.amazon.com/God-Land-Renewal-Middle-America/dp/0253041538/
Most Entertaining Content
WINNER: The Holderness Family
theholdernessfamily.com/
Nominees for Most Entertaining Content:
Mom Babble, Mary Katherine Backstrom
mombabble.com/
What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood, Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables
www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/
Beleaf In Fatherhood, Glen Henry
www.beleafinfatherhood.com/
Pregnant Chicken, Amy Morrison
pregnantchicken.com/
Most Community Engagement
WINNER: Courage to Earn, Brandi Riley
couragetoearn.com/about-brandi/
Nominees for Most Community Engagement:
Design Mom, Gabrielle Blair
www.designmom.com/
Selfie, Kristen Howerton
www.facebook.com/selfiepodcast
Mom Spark, Amy Bellgardt
momspark.net/
Asha Dornfest
ashadornfest.com/can-blogs-rebuild-america/
Best Sponsored Content
WINNER: Dove’s Paid Paternity Leave Campaign
www.dove.com/us/en/men-care/paternity-pledge.html
Nominees in Best Sponsored Content:
Tiffany Jenkins & Meredith Masony, Grove Collaborative
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=382321182532429
Katie Crenshaw, Full Circle/NYC Marathon
katiecrenshaw.com/i-ran-the-new-york-city-marathon/
Christine Koh, ACES/AAP
www.bostonmamas.com/blog/aces
LaShawn Wiltz, Poise
everydayeyecandy.com/getting-back-to-a-back-to-school-routines/
Mom Spark for Liberty Mutual
momspark.net/3-things-i-didnt-know-when-i-sent-my-kid-off-to-college/
Best Writing
WINNER: Sloane Ryan on Medium
medium.com/@sloane_ryan
Nominees in Best Writing:
Kristen Mae, Abandoning Pretense
abandoningpretense.com/
Jenny Albers, A Beautifully Burdened Life
abeautifullyburdenedlife.com/
Amy Chesler
amybchesler.com/
Best Photography
WINNER: Elizabeth McGuire, Sibling Revelry
www.siblingrevelryproject.com/
Nominees in Best Photography:
Aaron Sheldon
www.instagram.com/smallstepsaregiantleaps/
Amber Faust
www.faustisland.com/
Erika Ortega, The Busy Life Plus Three
thebusylifeplusthree.com/
One Big Happy Life
onebighappylife.com/travel/
Best Use of Video
WINNER: The Holderness Family
theholdernessfamily.com/
Nominees in Best Use of Video:
Jennifer and Jayda, Jennifer Borget | Cherish 365
www.youtube.com/channel/UCooeByC3XWuuBSVLQOAaMEQ
Dude Dad, Taylor Calmus
www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQjDnWKwV81mXEiuiA9Vqg
That’s Inappropriate, Meredith Masony
thatsinappropriate.com/
Juggling the Jenkins, Tiffany Jenkins
jugglingthejenkins.com/
Truth Bomb Mom series, Amy Bellgardt
www.facebook.com/truthbombmom/
Romper People’s Choice Award
WINNER: Rachel Sobel
www.whineandcheezits.com
Nominees in Romper People’s Choice Award:
Tara Clark
www.instagram.com/modernmomprobs
Alyce Chan
www.instagram.com/momcomnyc
Claire Zulkey
twitter.com/TheEvilWitches