Jessica Wilzig Gottlieb (née Wilzig, born March 28, 1970) is an American

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ger and speaker who resides in

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. She writes JessicaGottlieb.com which focuses on being a mom, also known as “Mommy Blogging”. Gottlieb, born in Manhattan Beach, California, attended

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, and graduated with a BS from

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and with an MA Ed from

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. Currently, she resides in Los Angeles with her husband, a television executive, her daughter, and son.

Online career

Gottlieb initiated her online career on

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and was recognized as a successful eBay retailer, being interviewed for the book ''The eBay Success Chronicles'' by Angela Adams. She started blogging for Celsias.com in 2007, GreenOptions.com, '' National Lampoon'' and

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on Pissed Off Housewife, a blog that focused on daily life as a mother in Los Angeles, but coincided with the death of her best friend from AIDS. After the passing of her friend, Gottlieb left Pissed Off Housewife in 2007, creating JessicaGottlieb.com. The eponymously named site discusses daily life that relates to motherhood. Gottlieb's expertise in the area of “Mommy Blogging” has been utilized on the Dr. Phil Show, where Gottlieb has been a guest multiple times. She has also worked with a number of large companies such as HP, Kenmore,

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and many more. In 2008 and 2009, Nielsen awarded Gottlieb the title of ''Power Mom''. In 2009 and 2010, she was listed by

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as a Top 50 Mom Blog. Also in 2010, ''

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'' listed Gottlieb as one of the most influential women on

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. Currently, Gottlieb is a participant in the video vlog “ Momversation”, which focuses on issues that affect moms and gives different perspectives of other mom bloggers, including

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, of the blog

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. Gottlieb traveled with Oprah Winfrey to help promote her fledgling network in 2012. As a frequent commentator on

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and HLN Gottlieb was on ''

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'' after Dr

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declared he was not a pedophile.

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