¡hola! 

From a corporate America expat, professional creative, lifelong storyteller, entrepreneur and yes, madre.

Welcomes to all things Madre!

I started this space in September 2014 as a blog, documenting my complex feelings entering motherhood while hitting my stride professionally working for Nike. Today, many years later, Making La Madre has evolved to be the home of my creative ventures:

Studio la Madre is what I call my brand consultancy. Where I work with select partners and brands in creative and brand strategy development. Also working direct with agencies and brand teams in freelance and fractional roles.

Casa Madre broke ground in January 2021. A lifestyle and hospitality project our family has developed in the Mexican Riviera Nayarit. We welcomed our first guests in December of 2021.

Thousands Creative, a joint creative studio with my husband, film director Mike McGrath. We work with a nimble team developing strategic marketing & content plans focusing on iconic storytelling to resonate with today’s consumer.

I retired the blog in 2019 and now send bi-weekly newsletters via substack where I write about how my role as ‘madre’ intersects with career, culture, travel, relationships, identity & sometimes food + style.

Thanks for the visit. xx Ly