What I Learned from Mom: 27 Celebrated Individuals on How Mother's Wisdom Shaped Their Lives

The CEOs behind Sesame Street bring you the inspirational and life-changing lessons and parenting insights that successful people learned from their moms.

The first and most important teacher in life is mom. Her lessons start in early childhood and last a lifetime. Behind many successful people is a mother who gave her child the example, the insights, and the drive that helped them live their extraordinary life and become a better parent themselves.

In this inspiring book, the past and present CEOs of Sesame Workshop, the producer of Sesame Street, capture the stories and love these remarkable people have for their own mothers and how this shaped their lives. This book is a love letter to mothers everywhere.

Learn how Al Roker, Ali Wentworth, Anna Cathcart, Chelsea Clinton, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Clarissa Ward, Danny Meyer, Darren Walker, Diane von Furstenberg, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Hoda Kotb, Kaia Gerber, Katie Couric, Ken Burns, Kevin Nealon, Laura Jarrett, Ms. Rachel, Noah Kahan, Robin Roberts, Soledad O'Brien, Steve Guttenberg, Susan Wojcicki, Tatyana McFadden, Téa Leoni, Tory Burch, and Governor Wes Moore found their lives shaped by the lessons they learned from their mom.

Author: Jeffrey D. Dunn,Sherrie Rollins Westin
Publisher: Regalo Press
Published: 03/31/2026
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
ISBN: 9798888451861

About the Author
Jeffrey D. Dunn has spent most of his career leading kids educational and entertainment organizations. He began his career working with children as Chief Operating Officer of the Nickelodeon Networks group. He served as President & CEO of Sesame Workshop, the producers of the award-winning television show Sesame Street, from 2014 to 2021. He subsequently served as the first Executive in Residence at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Sherrie Rollins Westin is the current President & CEO of Sesame Workshop. She served as the Workshop's President from 2021-2024. Previously, she served as Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs for President George H.W. Bush and held senior positions at the ABC Television Network and U.S. News & World Report. She has been named a "Leading Global Thinker" by Foreign Policy Magazine, one of Fast Company's "100 Most Creative People in Business," and to Forbes' "50 Over 50" list.