Mommies and Students Mixing It Up

Another Austinite mompreneur hard at work – I couldn’t pass up the chance to brag about her!

It seems like every time I turn around, one of my mommy friends is looking for daytime help with her little ones. And we all know that cash is a hotter commodity for strapped college students than $1.50 long neck Lone Stars and free Chick-Fil-A coupons.

Why not bring the two together? Even better, why not bring them together in the least intimidating environment a woman will ever step foot in: her favorite local boutique? Genius. Pure genius.

Mary Sullivan Cooper founded MommyMixer back in 2003 as an attempt (a very successful one might I add) to make it easier for struggling moms to find help with their kiddos. Gone are the days of calling a friend of a friend’s neighbor’s nephew’s fiancé “Kimmy” to trust with the lives of your precious peas while you head across town 3 days a week to your OTHER day job.

The big idea behind MommyMixer is to facilitate meetings between mommies and nannies in a relaxed, social environment that reveals true personality and the ever-important chemistry. The mommies get smart, driven students eager to help out, and the nannies get the bank they need to keep their heads above water while in school.

We Austinites are lucky for a lot of reasons (including the best frozens with salt to ever touch your lips), but Cooper already has plans to share the love by taking MommyMixers national. Check out her site at www.mommymixer.com for more info.