The Founders

Bradi Nathan is a mother to Jack and Drew, ages, 9 and 6. It may not surprise you to learn that Bradi strives to achieve her own work-life balance as the owner of a mommy and me company called For You Two. Before having children, she was the Advertising Manager at Marie Claire magazine in NYC. Prior to Marie Claire, Bradi worked at Town & Country magazine as the Beauty Advertising Director. Her husband David has been her biggest supporter and incredibly instrumental in the development of Butterfly. His work ethic is one to be mirrored and mastered.... she has learned much from him. You can follow Bradi on Twitter @BradiNathan Chat with Bradi on her personal page

Terry Starr is a mother to Danielle and Hunter, ages 14 and 9. Terry's full-time career in the Recruitment Marketing field spans 30 years, including 5 years at monster.com. Since the onset of motherhood, Terry has had to make tough choices in order to find her own work/life flexibility. With travel, business meetings, and deadlines to meet, she still makes time for her kids' celebrations. Wherever her work takes her, she always makes sure to tell her kids everyday how much she loves them. Without the support of her husband, Ken, and her live-in nanny, Florette and previously JoJo, she would never have been able to "do it all." Lastly, her mother taught her at a very young age to be independent, to ask for what you want in life, to never stop learning and that woman can achieve greatness through hard work and perseverance. You can follow Terry on Twitter @Butterflymoms Chat with Terry on her personal page

Our Story

As told by Butterfly Co-founder, Bradi Nathan

On a typical Sunday afternoon my children fought over the much coveted "corner seat" of our family room couch. Instead of creating a flowchart showcasing a rotation of "the corner," I shuffled them into the car for a change of scenery. We landed at Border's Books. While my children ran around the store, lifting nearly every book from its shelf, I settled in the internet-marketing aisle.

As we headed out the door, book selections in hand, I ran into a friend of mine who politely introduced me to her friend, Terry Starr. She and Terry were enjoying a "mom's only" outing at Border's. They both asked about my purchase entitled, Internet Riches. When I spoke of my interest in online marketing, Terry immediately offered her business card that read: President, SL3 Group, Success Communications. We continued to chat briefly learning that we both had boys, in the same grade, at the same school. Yet, we had no clue of one another's existence. She said, "Call me." I said, "Okay" and off we went.

I devoured the pages of Internet Riches that very night and called Terry in the morning to share an idea. Little did I know from her business card that she worked at a leading, full service advertising agency, specializing in HR Recruitment Marketing.

So here's what I need to say to fate: Thank you to my two wonderful children for fighting. Thank you to Terry and her friend Janelle for deciding to go to Border's that very day and for asking me about my purchase. Thank you to Kurt Schwartz for hiring Terry, a woman who is both brilliant and kind. Without these series of happenings... without our partnership...Butterfly would still be in a cocoon.

A special thanks to Kurt for supporting our mission and for sharing the resources that turned a concept into a reality. And, to Matt for being another instrumental man in this women’s community we have created. J, ABL, Kathy, Tracey, Kurt P, L, and Mer – for your undying support. To all the many women who are featured on our site, we thank you for your brilliance, honesty and inspiration. And lastly, D – your entrepreneurial spirit, love of life and S will get you through it all (“L”).

On a side note: Bradi and Terry both graduated from Ithaca College, were born on the 8th (hence their lucky number is 8) and gravitated towards a career in advertising.