Mandy is a masterful storyteller and a powerful leader. She was by far the favorite speaker at our event.
Mandy Arioto is the President and CEO of MOPS International, and is widely known for her unique takes on evangelism, parenting, and cultural issues. Through MOPS, which every year mobilizes millions of women, and partners with tens of thousands of churches, Mandy serves as the voice of one of the most influential outreach organizations in the U.S. and around the world. Mandy has been featured on MSN, FOX, CBS, and hundreds of radio, TV and print publications. She is the author of three books, the most recent being Have More Fun, How to be Remarkable, Stop Feeling Stuck and Start Enjoying Life. She is an avid rock climber and adventurer, and regularly has harrowing stories to tell about her most recent ascent. Mandy and her husband Joe, live in Denver, Colorado with their three awesome kids.
Women have the power to change the world simply by living their everyday lives. This is the talk that will start the revolution. Weaving
together stories that will leave you breathless and inspired, this talk is the battle cry of a generation of women who will change the
world while raising kids, working regular jobs and cooking dinner.
Her most requested talk, Mandy shares how her yearlong experiment in having more fun changed her life forever. Part TED talk, part MOTH story, part comedy set, this talk will challenge you to examine how fun can improve every part of your life from your work to your sex life.
In this groundbreaking talk, Mandy shares funny stories and fascinating research that change all the rules on parenting. A message that she lives, this is a talk that inspires everyone who hears it to view parenting with a renewed sense of adventure, joy and purpose.
Filled with unusual ideas and scientific data, this is always a crowd favorite.
Sister courage is a phrase that Mandy’s girls invented. When one of them needs to do something they are scared to do, they ask for
“sister courage.” It means, will you stand by my side while I do the thing I am scared to do? In this talk, Mandy shares stories from
her work and travels of women who are standing side by side, and regaining a sense of bravery and purpose. This is a rallying cry to
moms around the globe that our power comes from the sister courage we share.
Being a mom is all of it: light and dark, highs and lows, fever pitch frustration and all-consuming love. By now, you already know that with great love comes great joy . . . and great pain. It can be crazy-making! But it doesn't have to be.
In Starry-Eyed, MOPS CEO Mandy Arioto reveals how the brightest and darkest moments of motherhood alike can become a sacred--and sanity-saving--opportunity to encounter God. There is a way to flourish in the midst of it all, and it starts with embracing the light and darkness in life with expectation and awe.
Heartening, enchanting, and always unflinchingly honest, Starry-Eyed will show you how to find the unexpected grace in your life as a woman, wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. Consider this your heart-to-heart sit-down with a woman who's been there, and can help you find fresh eyes to see how beauty and pain can mingle with purpose.