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Stumble It!A Balancing Act: Stacey Levine
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With a contagious smile, Stacey Levine is the mom you would want as your best friend or sister. As a mother of two teenage boys (Julian, 18 and Cody, 15) and the co-founder of GoSmile, the renowned smile beauty company she started with her husband |
Samantha:Your career seems to have become even busier as your kids have been getting older. Is that a coincidence?
Stacey: It seems that as my children grow, so does my appetite to build my career. I have enjoyed including my kids in the development of my business and enabling them to participate in this journey with me. I don't see it as a coincidence but more a function of design and timing.
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SE: Raising two sons, was it important to you to show them that they hada working mom? What is their perception of your career now?
SL: When my boys were young, I rushed home to be there when they returned from school. Part of me wanted to hide that I had been away because I wanted them to know that I was there for them. I crammed more work into less time but managed to balance it. I cooked before I left, crammed it all in, and was there to greet them at the door after sports or to pick them up for after school activities.
In the last 5 years, I have celebrated every minute of my work with them. There is no downplaying it. They respect what I do, and are proud of what I am accomplishing. They cherish our time and they think it is really cool to have a mom that is doing great things and working hard. We chat about what I do all the time. Just like I ask them how their day is, they do the same to me. That makes me smile.
I am happy to show them that women make a difference at home and in work and need to be appreciated for all that they do.
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