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
Inspiring 50 Nominee

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 became 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:

‘MomSays’ founder Shanèy 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:

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:

Maestro Leadership Team joins CGA2018

SME South Africa:

Women are Really Good at Using Social Media for Business – Here’s what We Can Learn from Them

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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