Made for Mothers North Jersey: Find Your People, Find Your Voice with Maria Del Russo
Join the Made for Mothers North Jersey Chapter Meetup!
This isn't another networking event.
It's a room full of moms building businesses who want something more than a stack of business cards and thirty seconds of small talk. Made for Mothers North Jersey is a connection-first community where motherhood and entrepreneurship are equally welcome, and where real relationships turn into referrals, collaborations, and the occasional lifelong friendship.
At our monthly meetup, you'll gather around the table with other CEO moms for honest conversation and intentional connection. Whether you're running a thriving business, launching something new, or still figuring out what's next, you'll leave feeling seen and supported by women who understand what it takes to build a business and a family at the same time.
This month, we're also excited to welcome Mariah, the founder of Made for Mothers, who will be joining us in the room.
November Speaker: Maria Del Russo
Find Your People, Find Your Voice: The No-BS Guide to Small Business Marketing and AI
Listen, you don't need a big budget or a marketing degree to build a brand people actually pay attention to. You just need to find your people. In this talk, Maria will walk through the practical fundamentals every small business owner needs: how to identify your core audience, how to develop a brand voice that sounds like you (not like everyone else), and how to read your social analytics without getting lost in the sauce.
About Maria
Maria Del Russo is a creative director and brand strategist with over a decade of experience building brand voice and content strategy for consumer brands, media companies, and small businesses alike. She's currently a fractional Creative Director for Nutrafol, a Unilever brand, and previously led branded content strategy as Senior Director at Betches Media, where she built campaigns reaching 32 million women for brands including PepsiCo, Dunkin', and Uber. Maria also writes Sunday Sauce, a newsletter on the Italian-American experience, femininity, food, and modern womanhood, and is currently at work on her first novel. She lives in Gladstone, NJ with her husband and dog.
Find Maria on Instagram at @mariadelrusso or at mariadelrusso.com.
Made for Mothers North Jersey | In Real Life Meetup
Thursday, November 5, 2026
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Parteaz Event Space | East Hanover, NJ
What to Expect
A welcoming, judgment-free room (no cliques, no awkward networking)
Guided conversations designed to spark real connection
A talk from Maria Del Russo on finding your audience, building a brand voice that sounds like you, and making sense of your social analytics
A visit from Mariah, the founder of Made for Mothers
Encouragement, collaboration, and business relationships that actually go somewhere
Coffee, snacks, and conversations you'll still be thinking about on the drive home
Babies, nursing infants, and strollers are always welcome. You're a mother first and a business owner second, and you shouldn't have to choose between the two to find your people.
Whether this is your first event or your tenth, there's a seat waiting for you. Come as you are, share what you're building, cheer on the women beside you, and help us build the village every mom in business deserves.