Local Business Featured in on-line Series and Seeds owner is recognized as a “Mompreneur”
The combination of parenting and running a small business is no easy task. Seeds Food Market owner Tina Willard-Stepan knows the importance of balance and has been doing her best to practice these juggling skills since opening her business almost 5 years ago, when her children were 4 and 7. This is the reason she was selected to be featured in the pilot episode of an on-line series about “Mompreneurs” by video production company, Big Tree Video. The first episode follows Willard-Stepan as she juggles her work at the store with her active family life and keen involvement in her community.
“I was really excited to participate in this project”, says Willard-Stepan. I think that it’s inspiring for people to hear each others‘stories about how to pull it all off. This stage of life is challenging for anyone working with young children. And there are so many businesses in this Valley run by women. I love their creativity and strength.”
Filming was done last spring over 3 days, where Big Tree Producer and Director Quinn and her crew spent time in Cumberland-based Seeds Food Market, and in the Willard-Stepan’s home. Quinn is an award-winning filmmaker best known for her documentary short, “Standing Still”, a touching piece about her relationship with four elderly women from Nanaimo. This film garnered Quinn the Highbury Award for Best Western Canadian Short at the Vancouver International Film Festival and a Golden Sheaf Award at The Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival.
Music for the Mompreneurs episode was provided by Cumberland-based musician and producer Corwin Fox. For more on his music you can visit his myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/corwinfox .
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