The official bio, short-length:

Betsy Bailey is the co-founder and co-editor of Pregnancy & Baby, SheKnows, GeoParent and ChefMom.com, among others. She has also served as the editor-in-chief of four national print magazines. She lives with her husband and their six children in Arizona. (more…)

The official bio, short-length:

Nancy J Price co-founded top-10 women’s interest website SheKnows.com in 1999, and now serves as the site’s Executive Editor. In the midst of starting several business and launching several award-winning websites, she also served as the editor-in-chief of two national print magazines. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she now lives in Arizona with her four kids. (more…)

Here’s a little Myria primer (in third person!) for those who just tuned in:

• Two work-at-home moms, Nancy Price & Betsy Bailey*, started their own corporation in 1998, despite living more than 2000 miles apart and never having met in person.

• The original company name: Myria Media, Inc.

• The business: Producing consumer content websites, primarily geared toward women & parents. Sites launched in the first 18 months included Myria.com, ePregnancy.com, InteractiveParent.com, ChefMom.com & SheKnows.com (as well as some smaller related sites).

• The startup capital/investment: Zero. This was a shoestring startup venture, 100% sweat equity. (No outside investors even came into the picture until 2002.)

• For the first few years, the founders handled all aspects of site management: content generation, editing, design, coding, publicity, advertising & accounting.

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Original press release dated August 15, 1999

New Web Portal Focuses on Internet Sites For and By Women

Walnut Creek, California and Circleville, Ohio – While most search engines are scrambling to index the whole of the Web, one site is instead aiming to exclude the majority of what’s on the Internet. SheKnows.com (http://SheKnows.com), a new Web portal debuting this month, intends to highlight only sites of particular interest to women.

With its comprehensive directory, SheKnows.com provides easy access to resources and information of value to women and girls online. (more…)

Original press release dated November 2, 2000

Web site for moms nurtures mind, body and spirit

A woman doesn’t have to lose her identity when she becomes a mother. That’s what the women behind Myria Magazine (http://myria.com), a web site for mothers, believe. The site — created, financed and operated by two at-home moms — was profiled in the June 1999 issue of Redbook magazine alongside ‘net heavy hitters iVillage, Women.com and ThriveOnline. (more…)