Jun
11,
2022
It’s no shock that a few of Hollywood’s excessive profile stars and producers want a bit assist making their work life stability look easy, particularly relating to their youngsters! That’s the place Naveed Mardi is available in.
Not your typical nanny, Naveed is a former Professional Rugby Participant turned TV Host, who rides a motorbike and surfs in his free time. He grew up in Austin, Texas and moved to Los Angeles about six years in the past to pursue a TV Host function for a health present. So how did he grow to be the go-to for conserving Hollywood’s youngsters entertained. We sat down to search out out!
PPLA: Initially, we are able to’t gloss over your profitable rugby profession. Inform us about that.
NM: After successful the collegiate rugby nationwide championship, I used to be invited as 1 out of 55 within the nation to check out for the US Olympic Rugby Workforce. After getting reduce, I used to be recruited to play for the Nationwide Workforce of Iran.
PPLA: That’s fairly spectacular and distinctive! So what introduced you to Hollywood then?
NM: I first moved again to LA as a result of I already had been eager to and was additionally employed as a health knowledgeable for a nationwide TV how. Sadly the present was reduce sooner than you’ll be able to spell the phrase reduce! From there I stayed working within the TV world for some time interviewing a few of the greatest stars on purple carpets and in studios for locations like Afterbuzz, Maria Menounos’ streaming station.
PPLA: When did you first begin working as a “Manny” and why?
NM: I first actually started working with kids in school working as an in a single day camp counselor throughout the summer time, as I’ve at all times liked working with kids. Then after school, earlier than going to play rugby overseas, I labored as a day camp counselor in Austin, Texas. Then reduce to after dwelling in LA for a bit, a excessive profile household came upon I had labored with kids earlier than and noticed how I interacted with their kids then supplied me my first job “mannying,” working with their kids. At first I believed it might be momentary despite the fact that I liked doing it, then it actually turned a ardour that I developed right into a profession turning into an expert nanny. Now arising on 5-ish years working with wonderful households in LA.
PPLA: Did you’ve gotten a Nanny or childcare rising up your self?
NM: I had a nanny after I was very younger. In any other case, I used to be often the child who walked residence from college or to a buddy’s home and my mother and father had carpools organized for after college actions.
PPLA: Who influences your parenting fashion?
NM: My very own mother and father actually have influenced my “fashion” of taking care of kids. My mother and father may’ve not been extra reverse however the identical, if that is smart. I grew up as an Iranian American however concerned with Persian tradition. My mother and father at each Mehmooni (Persian get together) had been undoubtedly the lifetime of the get together. In order that’s the place I get my power from and like to entertain kids. My Dad was additionally a giant story teller and stuffed with creativeness. He would usually be the one in entrance of many telling a random story and getting laughs from the entire room. All my associates I imagine would agree that that is precisely me too! He additionally would give you limitless random video games on the spot and so you’ll usually discover all my associates and I gathered round my Dad enjoying some foolish recreation he simply got here up with!
PPLA: So how would you describe your fashion?
NM: I’m undoubtedly a person youngster, however IN A GOOD WAY! If there’s a greater time period for it let me know! I really feel that I actually perceive find out how to get the eye of kids and create a enjoyable atmosphere for them. I do that with Vitality + Creativeness. I like incorporating creativeness into nearly every part! Whether or not we’re enjoying “1 phrase story” or doing crafts. I additionally contemplate myself the primary best individual at creating video games on the spot. If that’s a factor! It’s shortly turning into what I’m recognized for.
Who’re a few of the vital households you’ve gotten Nanny’d for, if you happen to can share?
PPLA: What are the common age of the youngsters or variety of youngsters you watch at a time?
NM: I usually take care of kids ages 5-10, largely boys. But I’ve additionally taken care of toddlers and youngsters. Probably the most kids I used to be taking care of directly was 7-9. That was throughout the “Pandemic” summer time. Virtually like a day camp for youths and a counselor of 1, I’d use one of many household’s vans then decide every child up and hit the seashore for the day! Lots of people had been like WHAT?! However for me it was a lot enjoyable.
PPLA: What does being a Manny entail?
NM: It may well embrace a wide range of issues. It’s because on the identical time, my function can be a household assistant. But, as for Mannying, typical job roles fluctuate on what the mother and father are on the lookout for. Sometimes this would come with get up, making breakfast, drop off in school, decide up from college, afternoon actions, dinner, showers/baths, and tucked in mattress.
PPLA: What’s a typical day within the lifetime of a Manny?
My typical day as a Manny begins fairly early at 7am. I get to the home at 7am then get breakfast for the boys made (and I’m no chef so i hold it easy). Breakfast is often french toast, pancakes, bacon, and many others. Then I often get the boys up and so they dress for college. After they arrive down and so they eat breakfast we’ll often play basketball outdoors or one thing enjoyable like that earlier than me or their mother and father take them to high school. Now, my schedule is a bit totally different. After they go away to high school I am going again to my residence in Venice and get to work on one among my tasks! Round 1:30 i’ll head again to the home and go for college pickups. From right here it varies quite a bit. That’s as a result of as you’d anticipate theres a whole lot of after college actions! So I contemplate myself a bus driver taking the boys to all their actions or playdates. Now if we don’t have any scheduled actions, I’ll take them to the seashore, a hike, the park, or any variety of enjoyable issues. We often find yourself at all times involving basketball one way or the other! Then head residence for showers and dinner. Is determined by what the household needs and scheduling so it actually varies in what I do for every household however that is the same old routine.
PPLA: You’ve additionally expanded your Manny profession to kids’s e book creator! How did you give you the concept to your first e book?
NM: It’s fairly humorous otherwise you’d assume it sounds about proper; I’ve at all times instructed actually goofy enjoyable tales for each child I’ve labored with, particularly for mattress time. Then I made a decision to simply run with a narrative and actually produce it! The youngsters often don’t really let me go away till I do give a narrative.
PPLA: What was the method from concept to publishing?
NM: Properly as I’m constructing my writing portfolio, I made a decision I didn’t need to anticipate a “sure” from a giant wig writer so I went forward to supply the e book myself- Maple, the Syrup-Sneezing Tree. From concept to having the e book in hand is a very tedious course of. After I get requested about this, I ask again how a lot time do you’ve gotten? The entire course of takes about 7+ months. But, it varies as a result of it actually is dependent upon what number of edits you do in your manuscript, illustrations, then printing, and the largest one is getting shipped the e book through cargo ship!
PPLA: What’s subsequent for you?
NM: The following e book that I’m so excited to launch is Alien Pizza! I’m aiming for a Summer time launch. The illustrations are being finalized so all that’s left is giving the entire manuscript to the printers and creating the e book!
PPLA: What a few return to your TV roots?
NM: I’ve a whole lot of tasks I’m presently engaged on prime of Alien Pizza that I hope to additionally launch within the subsequent few years. There’s a number of extra kids’s books that I have already got able to work on, an animated collection, and a TV collection that I host that entails journey and naturally youngsters!
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