Meredith Jacobs, founder of one of the first parenting websites, is a nonprofit executive dedicated to building a world in which all women and girls may thrive. She is mother to Sofie, with whom she shares the title “co-author,” and Jules. She welcomes any and all advice on how to get her huge Bernedoodle, Babka, to listen.

Sofie Jacobs is the co-author of the Just Between Us series and an MBA candidate at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. She has been journaling with her mom (and co-author) since she was nine years old. Sofie is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia University's Publishing Course. She currently lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her boyfriend and their goldendoodle puppy, Bo.