September 2, 2010 - Wall Street Journal Blog Story
September 1, 2010 - Baby Goes Pro on Parents.com website . Baby Goes Pro in partnership with the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, is featured in the Parent.com Family Wellness Section of the website. Click here to download the press release or go to parents.com website look for us under the "From our sponsor" module (third banner with the photo of the 3 boys in baseball caps). We are the first link.
August 31, 2010 - New York Times Sports Cover Story most emailed story of August 30th 2010. After our founder received a congratulatory tweet from recording star Ricky Martin, which referenced the New York Times story, it became the most e-mail story of the day.
August 30, 2010 - Founder featured on New York Times Sports Cover Story
Gigi Fernandez was featured on a New York Times Sports Cover article as a part of a in-depth series focusing on women ahtletes and how they manage pregnancy and child-rearing. Read the full story
August 21, 2010 - We are Parent Tested/Parent Approved
Baby Goes Pro is a Fall 2010 Award Recipient.
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August 21, 2010 - Celebrity Baby Scoop Exclusive
Gigi Fernandez - 2- time Olympic gold medalist in tennis and newest inductee into the international tennis hall of fame, is turning into a mompreneur! The female athlete of the century in Puerto Rico - who just returned from playing in French Open Legends tournament - is also mom of 16-month-old twins Karson and Madison. The busy mom-of-two opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about her athletic accomplishments and her new venture, Baby Goes Pro, DVDs that introduce young children to sports.
(click here for the entire story)
July - Baby Goes Pro Joins the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation
June 11 - Mommy Moment Reviews
Mommy Moment, #22 on Top Mommy Blogs, Loves Baby Goes Pro. Read the review here and make sure to scroll to the bottom and read the comments from other moms!
Baby Goes Pro giveaway (CLOSED) | Mommy Moment
May 3 - Early Beginning DVD wins a Bronze Telly Award! The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. We are excited and honored to be a part of a select group of winners.
April & May 2010 - Mom Blogs reviews of Baby Goes Pro.
May 7 - A JD+Three -TopMommyBlog.com blogger says "Overall, I am 100% supportive of the idea behind the video and applaud the company for encouraging children to play." Read the whole review
April 18 - Deal Wise Mommy - Number #1 Mom Blog according to TopMommyBlog.com says "I would recomend this to anyone! I can not wait for the next video to come out! We want it. My son loved all the sports and was even trying to do what the athlete was doing in the movie!! My son is a huge sports fan so these movies get two thumbs up from us :)" Read the whole review
May 1 - Maman A Droit Blog -Number #7 Family rated Blog by Technorati says "The DVD is definitely up there with our Baby Einstein DVDs we had when AJ was born in terms of how much the kids like it!" Read the whole review
Baby Goes Pro shines at the Easter Egg Roll -
April 6, 2010 - The sun shined all day at the White House's Easter Egg Roll and under perfect weather the "Explore the Moves Sports and Obstacle Course" made its debut in grand style. Over 5,000 children with their parents came thru the Baby Goes Pro areas of the Easter Egg Roll. Children waited patiently in line for the chance to play catch, pass and kick a soccer ball, putt on one of two greens, work on basketball skills, play tennis and weave their way thru an obstacle course.which featured a climbing wall, a teepee tunnel, a balance beam, an Emkei puzzle and many other fun activities.
Emkei hula hooped on the stage, Gigi visited with Al Roker and Billie Jean King on the Today Show and both founders (Gigi and Val) and their families where included in the Meet and Greet with the First Family, including First Pet Bo. Other celebrities included Apolo Anton Ohno, Betty DeGeneres, Reese Witherspoon, J.K. Rowling, the Cast of Glee, Yo Gabba Gabba and of course The Easter Bunny. Click here for pictures!
April 5, 2010 - Happenings at the Easter Egg Roll
Gigi with Billie Jean King and Al on the Today Show
Baby Goes Pro on Huffington Post
Emkei on the Today Show - Check out Emkei on Apolo's interview
April 1, 2010 - Baby Goes Pro is going to the White House for the Easter Egg Roll! We were selected to present the "Explore the Moves Sports and Obstacle Course" to the 36,000 people attending the White House for the Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 5th. Children ages 3 to 12 will have the opportunity to dribble, pass, shoot, kick, catch and throw, putt and play tennis in the South Lawn. Participants will be coached by celebrity professional athletes and Olympic Gold Medalists.
Click here for the press release
March 24, 2010 - Baby Goes Pro featured on San Diego Fox News. View the clip here.
March 1, 2010 - Baby Goes Pro Creator to be Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Download full story here in PDF Format.
February 22, 2010 - Early Beginning DVD ready to hit the shelves. If you pre-ordered, the DVD shipped today. It is now available at Amazon.com. Look for other retailers soon.
FEBRUARY 19, 2010 - Check out all the coverage we received during the International Toy Fair.
FOX BUSINESS NEWS - Olympic Gold Medalist and founder Gigi Fernandez being interviewed by Fox Business News
Toy Fair Blog - In depth question and answer with Gigi Fernandez
Saavy Auntie - Saavy Auntie Blog loves Baby Goes Pro Early Beginning DVD.
NEW YORK TIMES - Look for an exclusive interview and a BIG announcement in this Sunday's New York Times (Feb 28)
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
Valerie Stern featured on Morning Show
Founder Valerie was featured this morning on the Greensboro's The Good Morning show, an affiliate of CBS. The interview was conducted in the studio by Rosemary Plybon. You can read about Val's interview and hear it by clicking on this link.
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Baby Goes Pro Completes Production on "Early Beginning" DVD.
Baby Goes Pro has completed production on the "Early Beginning" DVD. The composer, Dani Donadi has completed the musical composition and TIMBER! Creative Group has produced the final mastered DVD. Baby Goes Pro will unveil the "Early Beginning" DVD at the International Toy Fair in New York City, February 14 to the 17th. The Baby Goes Pro DVD series introduces children to the basic fundamentals of five sports; baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis. With Emkei (MK) the Monkey, an animated character, as host and coach, children will be entertained as they are introduced to the basic movements and equipment used in each sport. With a clever combination of animation and live action performed by professional athletes and high level college athletes, children will subtly learn the basic fundamentals of each sport while beginning to develop their athletic talents.
JANUARY 28th, 2010
BABY GOES PRO LAUNCHES WEBSITE.
December 22, 2009
BABY GOES PRO COMPLETES SHOOTING
FIRST VIDEO.
Baby Goes Pro, in collaboration with TIMBER! Creative Group has completed shooting the live action segment for the five sports covered in the introductory DVD.
December 18, 2009
TENNIS CHAMPION GIGI FERNANDEZ LAUNCHES BABY GOES PRO WITH THE GOAL OF “INSPIRING A GENERATION TO MOVE.
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