HOLIDAY CHILL

Meet the real women behind the 12 Ways!

The 12 Ways of Christmas are brought to you by Multi-TaskingWoman and HolidayChill – Keeping Your Cool For Every Occasion! - and by these amazing contributors, Multi-Tasking Women each and every one of them!

Kyle Young, CEO of Multi-TaskingWoman and EffectiveIdeas

Kyle Young seems to be a helpful connection for almost everything – and every one – under the sun. As the ultimate multi-tasker herself, not only is she Founder and CEO of Multi-TaskingWoman.com, she has an award-winning marketing consulting practice and is launching a new site called Effective Ideas. Spare time? She belongs to a number of groups and organizations, runs her household and continues to create art in her studio. But her passion is helping people – especially women – connect, collaborate and celebrate! and to make life just a little easier and a lot more fun! Thus the idea for the 12 Ways of Christmas and Holiday Chill was born.  From her own experience, Kyle knows that when it comes to life – and staying sane during the holidays – we’re each other’s best resource and support for making sure WE have fun, too!

Alisa Barry, Founder of Bella Cucina Artful Food

Alisa Barry, talented chef, author, entrepreneur and world traveler is an expert on Italian cuisine and creating tasty little spreads that can be found in boutique grocers and Whole Foods stores around the country.  Bella Cucina Artful Food is her Atlanta-based company that provides foodies with a real taste of Italy in each fresh batch of their delicious and beautifully packaged goodies.  Alisa is the author of  the best-selling cookbook La Bella Vita (The Beautiful Life) which is a delightful mix of cuisine, travel journal and personal memoir set in the hills of Tuscany. Alisa began with a simple and pure love for Italian food and has created award-winning and celebrated products out of what she most enjoys to do.

Kimberly Bonde, Educator and Founder of Intown Acupuncture

Kimberly Bonde, RN, is the Founder and Senior Practitioner of Intown Acupuncture Center, Inc. in Atlanta.  With her multiple roles as a practicing acupuncturist, teacher and registered nurse, she’s  our  expert guide to staying grounded and balanced. Kimberly will share her  tips on how to shed the layers of anxiety and stress we all seem to experience during the crazy holiday season.  With her guidance, ladies, we can take a deep breath and actually enjoy the party planning, card writing, gift buying and house cleaning, guests and entertaining!

Suellen Germani of Creative Order

Suellen Germani is a Certified Life Coach and Organizer. Through Creative Order, loves helping busy, creative people dump their life clutter so that they can make room for the stuff that makes their heart sing and their spirits soar. Her unique dual approach truly brings, as her name says, ‘creative order’ to busy lives. When she’s not coaching people in clutter-control and prosperity attainment, she loves to bicycle with her husband or snuggle up with her miniature pinscher and a good book.

Melissa Grossman of Hatch! The Fresh Approach to Coaching

Melissa Grossman of Hatch! is a life coach by profession, a doubt specialist by choice and a practical dreamer by nature.  A solopreneur since 2004, she now helps other solopreneurs bypass their doubts and pursue their personal and professional ambitions.  In 2008 she moved to France with her significant other, Tim, and their dog, Rufus.  They lived in a small French village for nearly a year before relocating to the Costa Blanca of Spain, which they plan to call home for a while.  When she’s not working with her US clients, Melissa can usually be found in the kitchen making a mess, in front of her laptop writing, begging Rufus to not bark at buses because it scares people, or traveling to some lovely European destination.  Currently she’s halfway through a seven-week trip across Northern Italy.

Karen Hughes of Image Assets, Noted Stylist and Speaker

Karen Hughes Style Coach and Founder of Image Assets knew early on that she was born to be a teacher; she just never knew it would take so long to be one.  When Julia Child’s obituary revealed that she began her business at 50 years old; Karen said to all who would listen “I have time to do this”.  So it was with a passion for fashion and an uncharted quest for knowledge that she began her business. Focusing on teaching women to understand their core style she launched Style Camp and the rest was history.  She is currently working on developing courses for Style YOUniversity, writing her eBook 21st Century Style and online tools but her motto is and has always been “look good, feel great and have fun doing it!”

Marsha Peterson of Trade Secrets Interiors

Inspired by the glamorous and visionary display windows of department stores lining the New York City sidewalks, Marsha Peterson loves using fabrics, paintings and furniture to tell a story.  She has worked with textiles for most of her adult life and has developed an eye for color and style.  As owner of Trade Secrets, based in Atlanta, GA, Marsha helps re-design residential interior spaces by coordinating color, textures and scale; transforming any room from average to spectacular.  From a simple coat of paint to completely renovating an entire home, Marsha has the eye and expertise to set the stage for a lovely holiday gathering.

Mary Plumstead, Chief Designer of Festive Finery

If it’s holiday, it’s got Mary’s attention! As Chief Designer of Festive Finery, she is showing the rest of us her tricks of the trade when it comes to creating fabulous holiday decor. As founder of Plumstead’s Floral Finery, her designs were featured in Southern Living, on HGTV, Weddings At Home and at leading retailers including Saks Fifth Avenue, Gump’s, and Expo. You don’t have to have Martha skills (or that much time!) to make your holiday beautiful. You just need Mary’s know-how to create your own Festive Finery!

Janice Taylor, Author and Creator of Our Lady of Weight Loss

Ever wondered how to make the mouth water without expanding the waistline?  Well, Our Lady of Weight Loss, AKA Janice Taylor, has just the answer.  Janice lost 50 pounds and was able to keep the weight off by figuring out how to transfer her artistic ability to the kitchen.  Her meals include sexy vegetable collages and colorful fruit plates that not only look great but taste great too.  The artistic process involved with creating these fun, healthy meals enabled Janice to shed the pounds and the unhealthy attitude towards food.  Janice is now the accomplished author of several self-help books, a sought-after motivational speaker and weight loss guru who is here to guide us in keeping a healthy relationship to during the holidays and beyond!