Jeannine Requejo

I am the owner of a small business called Hey! Mom, a clothing brand tailored towards shattering the stigma of modern motherhood. I was recently featured on Pinterest’s top Style and Beauty Trend Report. I am passionate about redefining the meaning of modern motherhood. Hey! Mom was inspired by my personal motherhood journey. Most would associate the term “modern mom” to that of a CEO, a strong empowered working mom, or an entrepreneur. To me, being a modern mom simply means, living life the way YOU choose. If that means you are happy as a stay-at-home mom or as a single mom, so be it - as long as it was your choice and it wasn’t a role that you were forced into. In 2018, my life as I knew it fell to pieces when I found out I was pregnant. I was two weeks into my move to the UK in hopes of finishing Masters in Marketing. Quitting my Masters and giving up on all of my life goals were simply not in the cards for me. I was convinced to not allow motherhood to stop me. I attended class until I was 8 months pregnant, and continued to enjoy life and traveled to 10 countries with my pregnant belly in tow. After I left Manchester to give birth in Toronto (my hometown), I still had to conduct research for my 20 thousand word dissertation. To top it all off, my partner hard a blossoming career in Ireland and I had no choice but to once again tuck away my independence for the sake of my child. I flew, alone, with my two month old leaving home, family and friends behind. What does a new mom do when she’s living in a city with virtually zero family and friends? I made a decision to now allow motherhood to defeat me. I traveled with my son everywhere, and I created a brand to inspire modern motherhood. My decisions faced a lot of judgement but I kept at it. The desire to prove mom shamers wrong is Hey! Mom’s birth story. With the rise of women empowerment comes the rise of modern motherhood. To me, modern motherhood simply means DOING MOTHERHOOD MY WAY - whatever that looks like. I created simple designs that resonate with your everyday modern mom. All pieces are designed completely by me. Additionally, as a modern mom, I try my best to be sustainable whenever I can. The items are made on a print-on-demand system meaning an item is produced only when ordered. This allows for less waste and a more eco-friendly distribution process. The manufacturing company I work with have warehouses based in the US, Mexico and Europe. These are some of the messages found in my clothing line: * Motherhood My Way * Raising Kind Humans * Lifesavers * Momxiety (a concept I came up with) * Say NO to Mom Guilt * Moms Don’t Owe You Shit