The Team

Glam-O-Mamas is a mother’s complete resource guide. Founded  by by young mothers Amanda Griffin-Jacob and Nicole Jacinto in 2011 and now run by Glam-O-Mamas CEO Amanda Griffin-Jacob, this website is the GO-TO reference for like-minded, modern and eco-conscious women who want to strike a healthy balance between all the various roles that mothers take on today.

It’s a place where mothers can connect and share everything from everyday problems to advice to their individual experiences. There are usually practical solutions and suggestions for most motherhood conundrums.

Glam-O-Mamas covers the whole scope of motherhood (and life) from pregnancy to health to fashion to food and everything in between.

The quintessential Glam-O-Mama is your ordinary yet exemplary woman. She is a go-getter. She is a dreamer. She is proactive.  She is philanthropic. She is environmentally conscious. Above all else, she is a mother.

Amanda Griffin-Jacob

Glam-O-Mama’s CEO Amanda is no stranger to the Manila social scene. A former international model, television host, and international VJ, she has graced the pages of countless fashion magazines around Asia. Her resume includes stints as a Channel [V] International VJ based in Malaysia, “F” host with Daphne Osena-Paez and Angel Aquino as well as hosts of “Team Explorer” and “Out & About”.

An entrepreneur at heart, she earned her bachelor in Communication and Business from Bond University, Australia. She has owned her own swimwear company “Tabu”, as well as co-founding an events company and publishing a coffee table book.

Amanda is an avid “green”, yoga enthusiast and recent vegan. Opting to raise her son as a vegetarian led her on a new and interesting journey which has sparked a newfound passion in holistic food and wellness. Her interests include television production, running www.glamomamas.com, raw foods and motherhood.

She is married to the love of her life, David Jacob. In 2010 they celebrated the birth of their greatest joy, Kieran.

Check out Amanda’s blog: Mummy’s Yummies

Nicole Jacinto

Glam-O-Mama’s event strategist Nicole studied in two of London’s leading fashion schools, Central Saint Martin’s University and the London School of Fashion where she took up Fashion Journalism and Fashion and Beauty PR. While finishing her courses, she managed to obtain a covetable internship at the press office of Stella McCartney. Her London experience nabbed her a job in Milan at the international press office of Joy Yaffe, which represented several fashion houses and designers throughout Europe. In 2008, she ended her love affair with Europe and began the only love affair that will matter most– with her daughter Sofia.

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ELISA HAGGARTY: The Rainbow Plate

We are thrilled to introduce our newest member of the Glam-O-Mamas team, Elisa Haggarty who is currently based in Hong Kong, but is originally from Morristown, NJ.  She is a Certified Holistic Health Coach (AADP), who helps people with chronic diseases reverse their debilitating symptoms and live the life they have imagined naturally and deliciously, overcoming the reliance on prescription medications.

Elisa’s passion for health and nutrition begins in the kitchen as she playfully and mindfully weaves together meals that satisfy taste buds of all ages and restores vitality to the body, mind and soul.

She is a lover of food, farmers’ markets, health, picnics, animals and sunshine!

Elisa’s regular column The Rainbow Plate will take you on a fun, enlightening and educational journey on the best foods to nourish your (and your children’s) body with.

Check out her inspirational blog: The Rainbow Plate

Juana Manahan-Yupangco: Baby Mama

Meet our resident blogger Juana who will be writing about her experiences, cool finds, & tips no one thinks to tell you.

Before having her son, Juana’s life was made up of writing, editorial shoots managing events and public relations. During her pregnancy, she honed her cooking and baking skills, often coming up with two dishes a day. With the birth of her son Jaime over a year ago, Juana juggles projects, events, parties and baking her husband and son’s favorite breads, as well as recently adding a line of boys clothing called Capolino. Juana believes that becoming a mother has turned her into super woman- keeping a cool baby and a hot mama…it ain’t easy being a BabyMama.

Check out Juana’s blog: Baby Mama