Press

Awards/Recognition: 

• Winner of the Kids Emporium Mommy Bloggers Competition 2014. 
• Runner-up for Bloggers Lounge Worldwide Blogger of the year 2014. 
• Best Lifestyle Blog 2014 and 2nd Runner-up for Best Parenting Blog at the South African Blog Awards. 
• Featured in Sowetan Newspaper: Top 100 Entrepreneurs to watch out for 2015. 
• Winner of Mission Samsung 2015 for Samsung South Africa. 
• Runner-up for Best Parenting Blog 2015 at the South African Blog Awards. 
• Winner for Top Advice and Parenting Blog in Africa – African Blogger awards 2016. 
• Top 10 for startups in GIST boot camp Africa 2016. 
• Winner of Seedstars Durban 2016. 
• Winner of Best Parenting Blog 2016 at the South African Blog Awards. 
• Startup finalist for SA Innovation Summit in Cape Town 2017. 
• Top 70 Baby Care Blog Worldwide by blog.feedspot.com. 
• Top 100 Best Lifestyle Blog by blog.feedspot.com 
• Best Parenting Blog 2017 at the South African Blog Awards. 
• Runner-up for Best Lifestyle blog 2017 at the South Africa Blog Awards. 
• Only South African entrepreneur chosen for Africa Diaspora Demo in Washington, DC 
• Only South African entrepreneur chosen for Collective Global Accelerator in London for a month – 2018. 
• 1 out of 20 startups chosen by Standard Bank for ITU Conference. 
• Speaker at the Working Mothers Expo. 
• Speaker at the Power of Mom conference. 
• Speaker at End Girl Hate event. 
• SoGal chapter lead for Johannesburg. 
• I Am Remarkable facilitator (Google).  
• Forbes Africa 30 under 30 2019 – Business Category 
• Best Newcomer startup MomSays- Southern Africa Startup Awards

Forbes Africa: 

https://www.forbesafrica.com/30-under-30/2019/07/01/30under30-business-category-2019/

All 4 Women:

All4Women Entrepreneurs: How Shanèy Vijendranath went from ‘mommy blogger’ to business owner

All4Women Entrepreneurs: Lessons on how to become a professional blogger

Parent 24: 

https://www.parent24.com/Family/Parenting/local-mommy-blogger-makes-this-years-forbes-africa-30-under-30-list-20190701

Ventureburn: 

Entrepreneurship, investor platform SoGal Foundation launches Johannesburg chapter

SA entrepreneur ‘thrilled’ to be selected for Collective Global Accelerator

Here are the 8 startups that’ll be competing at Seedstars Durban

Lotus FM: 

Indian Spice: 

https://www.indianspice.co.za/2019/07/momsays-founder-shaney-vijendranath-is-forbes-top-pick/

Biz Community: 

https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/713/191736.html?fbclid=IwAR3TwDSSG2DUf-_zW2H92CUO2-LHJtVjnOGylVQxWWffA-2uUcMsa43Zxck

Entrepreneur South Africa

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/337394

Disrupt Africa: 

http://disrupt-africa.com/2019/05/sogal-launched-in-johannesburg-to-support-female-entrepreneurs/

SA’s You, Baby and I launches survey game for mothers, brands

South African, Malawian startups join London’s The Collective accelerator

SowetanLive 

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sebenza-live/2019-05-23-heres-how-this-young-mother-is-making-parenting-as-easy-as-a-click-of-a-button/

iAfrikan: 

https://www.iafrikan.com/2018/05/18/you-baby-and-i-accepted-into-collective-global-accelerator-to-be-held-in-london/

IOL: 

https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/entrepreneurs/female-entrepreneur-launches-startup-that-offers-moms-advice-on-the-best-product-solutions-23414439?fbclid=IwAR1gHg5ST5DPcNTDkO5bd93nu5IGcjHZk0GAcgjgybXf6gedAFjSBSiZhSA

https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/entrepreneurs/watch-momtrepreneur-chosen-to-showcase-her-business-in-uk-15027263

https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/family/pregnancy/the-real-cost-of-having-a-baby-7893829

The disruptors: 

http://www.thedisruptors.co.za/2018/05/interview-with-game-changing-mompreneur.html

Tech in Africa: 

How Shaney Vijendranath Uses Her Entrepreneurial Skills to Assist Mothers

African daily mail: 

http://www.africandailymail.com/uncategorized/2-africans-listed-among-top-11-global-social-entrepreneurs/

Nyasa show biz: 

http://www.nyasashowbiz.com/maestro-leadership-team-joins-cga2018/

SME South Africa:  

Women are Using Social Media for Business

All 4 Women: 

https://www.all4women.co.za/author/shaney-vijendranath

Tums 2 tots: 

http://www.tums2totsonline.co.za/shaney-vijendranath/

Sowetan Top 100 Entrepreneurs to watch: 

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/sowetan/20150618/282316793671566 – 

Just Ella Bella interview: 

You, baby and I and Shaney

News 24 feature: 

https://www.news24.com/You/Archive/mom-pens-apology-to-her-husband-after-having-a-baby-20170728

Hippo.co.za feature: 

https://www.hippo.co.za/blog/money/how-to-afford-your-new-home/

The non-adventures of a stay at home mom: 

Women’s Month Mompreneur #26 – Shanèy Vijendranath – Start Up Founder

Jet feature: 

https://www.jetonline.co.za/jet-blogs/mommy-blog-1

AfricaIEG: 

Here’s what it’s like being a woman in SA’s tech startup ecosystem

OFM: 

https://ofm.co.za/article/the-delightful-blog/173931/tbs-ma-en-pa-skryf-vir-mekaar-n-brief-

Yahoo: 

https://news.yahoo.com/dont-judge-im-mom-143430271.html

Innovation summit: 

#FEATURED Momsays – 2017 Chivas Venture Pitching Den

Working Mothers expo – Speaker: 

You, Baby and I: How to leverage Social Media to Reach Your Personal Goals

Xander: 

http://xander.molo.site/sections/xander-moms-dads/shan-vijendranath/

Webfluential: 

http://blog.webfluential.com/category/influencer-marketing/page/17/

BrightRock TV interview: 

The Collective Global Accelerator 2018 interview: 

Good housekeeping: 

https://www.goeiehuishouding.co.za/9-twitter-name-wat-elke-ma-moet-volg/

Some Magazines/Newspaper articles: 

• Your family Magazine 
• Get it Magazine 
• Post newspaper 
• Forbes Africa  
• Living and Loving 
• Mamas and Papas 
• Essays Magazine 

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