Who we are + what we do

HeyMama is the most badass league of mom-bosses you know. Whether they are advisors, executives, founders, or CEOs, our application-based membership provides support, connection, and collaboration for working mothers at every life stage.

The Challenge:
75% of expecting mothers say that they are excited to go back to work after giving birth, yet 43% of them end up leaving the workforce. This comes at a high cost to their careers, the companies they worked for, and the business landscape at large.

The Solution:
HeyMama seeks to build an ecosystem of working mothers who collaborate and empower one another to become the decision-makers around their work, life and family.

HeyMama began when founders Amri Kibbler and Katya Libin set out to create what was missing in their own lives: a community of career-driven mothers who have each others’ backs and actively seek to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. Now with members in cities across the US, HeyMama is a league of unstoppable women growing stronger every day.

Say hey to the team

Katya Libin

CO-FOUNDER & CEO

As Co-Founder & CEO, Katya spearheads the growth of HeyMama and the mission of advancing moms in the workforce.. She has led the business from inception to its current reach which has brought HeyMama to 11 cities, with members across the globe. Since the brand launched in 2014, she has fostered connection and community for working mothers, rapidly expanding a platform that provides support and resources to a demographic that for too long has been overlooked. What started out as a community to solve a deep personal need to feel connected, has led to her personal mission of having career and motherhood work better together. Before her business baby, Katya began her career in partnerships where she was a top seller working with brands like Apple, Intel and Conde Nast. Later, Katya went on to become the Global Director of Sponsorships at Social Media Week, where she not only built custom partnership programs, but also supported in programming 5,000-person events at the intersection of technology and culture. Today, she draws on those experiences to create meaningful experiences tapping into topics from personal growth, business, mentorship and more. When she’s not working, she’s rock climbing with her daughter, Liliana and crafting the perfect EDM spotify playlist.

Amri Kibbler

CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER

Amri Kibbler is the mama to two sweet girls, Mari and River, who inspire her everyday. Married to her love, Jason Kibbler, they live together in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Amri spent a decade as an editor and stylist creating engaging content for major media publications at Hearst and Condé Nast. She is well-versed in the language of the millennial woman, having grown alongside her as she graduated college, started and scaled her career at publications like Cosmopolitan and Glamour, and now as a mother. Passionate about community and storytelling, Amri's years as an editor have honed her keen eye for curating brands, products, and people who inspire. She brings these same skills to her role as Chief Community Officer of HeyMama, where she interviews exceptional women and creates compelling programming and events in support of working mothers.

Ingrid Blake

VP of Product

As the VP of Product at HeyMama, Ingrid owns the vision and creation of innovative, integrated digital experiences for our members. Her passion is in seeing users have their core needs met with simple and elegant solutions. As a product leader she oversees product, UX/UI design, engineering, QA, data science, analytics and excels in creating, fostering and guiding diverse, empowered and connected teams.

Ingrid has over a decade of experience developing her exceptional product management and technical skills with a range of businesses from Fortune 500 to seed stage startups. Ingrid has expertly translated and amplified traditional business models through digital transformation in a broad range of industries; covering SaaS API products, lifestyle media, retail and pure play technical solutions, such as conversational AI.

As a mother, Ingrid knows the super powers of a mother on a mission. She is passionately driven to champion for the support that women need to grow their careers and families; with their wellbeing, confidence and impact protected and nurtured. Ingrid believes deeply in the power of community to unlock our collective potential. A rising tide lifts all boats.

Meredith Gieskes

VP of Marketing

As the VP of Marketing at HeyMama, Meredith Gieskes oversees all consumer-facing touchpoints. With 15 years of experience in marketing, content, and public relations, she’s led the charge at brands within the beauty, fashion, healthcare, and wellness industries.

With a background in journalism, Meredith began her career as a writer and editor at ELLE.com, VanityFair.com, and LuckyMag.com before joining Birchbox as one of its first employees. During her tenure there, the company grew from a handful of employees to a few hundred—and Meredith discovered her passion for both startups and brand storytelling.

Eager to return somewhere early-stage, she went on to run the marketing department at Shoptiques and then brand marketing at Maven. Subsequently, she served as the interim VP of Marketing at Virgin Sport, a fitness events startup within Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.

Larisa Courtien

Director of Client Services

Larisa is the proud mama to her creative firecracker daughter, Ivy, and married to her love and college sweetheart, Mike. This California girl has been in NYC for 10 years and is a proud HEYMAMA community member. As a “Jill of All Trades,” Larisa has been a marketing director, pilates instructor, choreographer, fitness studio manager, freelance writer, blogger, and business owner herself. She excels at being the right-hand woman to creative entrepreneurs who are changing the world. Her experience as an online business manager and virtual business consultant gives her an eye for all operational and system-based organization that she is proud to bring to the HEYMAMA team Through her work at HEYMAMA she is thrilled to connect conscious brands with amazing business mamas who are making an impact, building intentional businesses, and raising amazing children.

Kristen Leigh

Director of Community

After receiving her Bachelors from the University of Illinois in hospitality management and a minor in marketing, Kristen realized quickly her passion was in events and connecting people in a memorable and impactful way. As a mother of two, (Michael 4 and Keira 9) finding the balance between her career, passion and family has always been most important. Years of knowledge in public relations and experiential marketing allows Kristen to support people and brands through her experience and the HeyMama community. She is passionate about building mutually beneficial partnerships locally in Chicago as well as globally through our community of mamas.

Carrie Murray

Membership Manager

Carrie grew up in the Midwest and moved to New York in 2013 to attend school at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She graduated with her Associates Degree in Fashion Merchandising in 2015. After working in retail and e-commerce, she discovered her long time hobby of making YouTube videos and building an audience across all channels had become her real passion. She continued on to create a weekly podcast with her friend and roommate titled, We're The Ladies, which currently has a 5 star rating on iTunes. Recently, her love for social media and customer service has led her to the HeyMama family, and she couldn't be more excited for this journey to begin.

Maggie Brennan

Community Manager

Maggie graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Peace Studies and joined the corporate world of banking. She took the leap from corporate to HeyMama and has not looked back since. Maggie's favorite part of her job as Community Coordinator is connecting mamas and helping to facilitate collaborations. She is inspired by this community of unstoppable mamas and knows HeyMama is providing the network and support that every working mom needs. In her free time, she enjoys training for half marathons, reading self-help books, collecting candles and hanging with her 3 younger brothers.

Julia Mae Bansil

Events Coordinator

After graduating with her Associates Degree in 2017, Julia decided to take a leap of faith and move to New York City to further her education. She graduated in 2020 with Bachelor of the Arts degrees in Business Advertising and Literature. Throughout Julia’s various positions in the hospitality industry and in the nonprofit world, she discovered that what she truly enjoys most is bringing joy to others and making a difference in people’s lives. As the Events Coordinator at HeyMama, Julia is excited to help create long-lasting, memorable experiences for such an awe-inspiring community of hardworking mamas and hopes that one day, she is able to be just as amazing in her career and in motherhood as all of the women in the HeyMama community are. When she is not working, you can often find her trying out new recipes from her Magnolia Table cookbook, sweating it out at a spin class, and spending time outdoors soaking up the sunshine.

Amy Moscowitz

Graphic Designer

As Graphic Designer, Amy oversees all creative at HeyMama. After studying photography and digital arts at Elon University, she began her successful, 10 year career, as a hairstylist in New York City. Ready to expand, she furthered her studies in graphic design at Shillington, and has never looked back. She is passionate about graphic design and the way that it brings her love of art, design, fashion, and pop-culture together. When she’s not designing, you can find her hiking, running, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Jordan Piluso

Director of Content and Social Media

Jordan is the Director of Content and Social Media at HeyMama, which means she's always up-to-date on our community (and knows the best memes). After graduating with her B.A. English degree from Montclair State University, she dove head first into social media, email, and content marketing and built her career's foundation in the parenting space, where she still thrives 6 years later. When she's not scrolling through Instagram, you'll find her going on long walks, taking barre classes, trying new types of wine, and cooking lots and lots of Italian dishes.

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Who we are + what we do

Say hey to the team

Katya Libin

Katya Libin

Amri Kibbler

Amri Kibbler

Ingrid Blake

Meredith Gieskes

Larisa Courtien

Kristen Leigh

Carrie Murray

Maggie Brennan

Julia Mae Bansil

Amy Moscowitz

Jordan Piluso

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