About
A creator of niche web communities since 2003 and blogger since 2004 Jennifer James is recognized as one of the global go-to leaders in the mom blogging community, social media space, and emerging social good space for mothers and parents.
Jennifer, the mom of two, is the creator of the Mom Bloggers Club, one of the largest social networks for moms who blog at over 18,000 registered users and Mom Blog magazine, the leading news site covering the mom blogging industry. The Mom Bloggers Club has been mentioned in Forbes, Brandweek, CNN.com, AOL, the Austin-American Statesman, the Yorkshire Post (UK) and on NPR’s All Things Considered. She was recently named one of the top Twitter Moms of 2011 by Babble.com.
Jennifer also founded Mom Bloggers for Social Good in January 2012. Mom Bloggers for Social Good is a global coalition of moms who care about the world’s most pressing issues and is partners with leading nonprofits and NGOs such as the UN Foundation, Water.org, Malaria No More, and the World Fistula Foundation.
Recent Milestones
May 2012: Started writing weekly for the Gates Foundation blog Impatient Optimists
April 2012: Received a National Press Foundation Global Vaccines Press Fellowship
April 2012: Invited to Attend TEDxChange in Berlin by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
February 2012: Walked in the StrutMoms Fashion Show at Lincoln Center during Fashion Week
October 2011: Visited the White House with ONE.org and the ONE Moms
October 2011: Excerpted on the White House Blog
September 2011: Covered Fashion Week
September 2011: Spoke at UN/ Social Good Week
July 2011: Traveled to Kenya with ONE.org
Over the years Jennifer has spoken at major blogging conferences such as SXSW, BlogWorld Expo, Blissdom, Blogalicious, and Type-A Mom about community building and professional blogging and was tapped to speak about pitching to bloggers at MAGNET Global’s Social Media seminar.
Jennifer consistently consults with brands on effective strategies for social media and mom blogger outreach.
Jennifer can be reached at jjames@mombloggersclub.com.
