Summary: How everything you think of first is about your kids, dealing with mom guilt, when your brain is taken over by the kids, the value of a mom/freelancer’s schedule, setting time aside to be 100% with kids, when your kids wake you up and tell you to put down our phone, getting into the entertainment business, selling a show to NBC, why a TV production schedule is tough for a young mom, and when your own mom drops everything to help you. Lily-Hayes Kaufman-Salzberg, who writes, directs and produces for the web, TV and film (St. Vincent, Dreamworks/NBC’s SMASH, Kill Your Darlings) and who has photographed people and places around the world, shares her Mom Journey with Michelle Park.<br> In this episode:<br> <br> Lily-Hayes Kaufman-Salzberg on being a producer/director, with a past in finance<br> Lily-Hayes’ kids Hazel 2 1/2 yrs., Arthur 1 yrs.<br> Being a mom and the incredible experience, how it changes everything, everything you think of first is about your kids<br> Lily-Hayes does have creative drive, but a larger portion of brain is taken by family<br> Dealing with mom guilt<br> Being a freelancer and the ability to control a lot of schedule in projects, great as a mom<br> Why Lily-Hayes got rid of her office, she was basically paying to be away from kids<br> Being disciplined for setting time aside for work so kids don’t think you’re not 100% with them<br> Amazing moments when daughter Hazel says put down your phone, pay attention, keep the phone on other side of the room<br> How Lily-Hayes got into the entertainment business<br> How she wanted to work in film, so she worked in finance to save money so she could work in film/TV<br> Then started working as a Production Assistant (no money), after getting her MBA, and why the MBA made that tough<br> Success in selling a show to NBC before having kids<br> How becoming a mom fit in with this kind of production schedule, and why a production schedule for a TV show doesn’t fit with mom life<br> Seeing her own mom, in a #MOMSGOTTHIS moment, responding to a call for help and dropping everything<br> <br> To share your #MOMSGOTTHIS MOMENT just call 833-844-THIS-MOM (833-844-7666) and leave a voicemail with your first name and city along with your moment.
