Profile: Michael Sanchez

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Michael Sanchez co-founded CafeMom; a social networking website that is specifically aimed at mothers. The site offers member-generated content such as journals, photos and profiles. CafeMom became the most trafficked website for women within a year of being launched. Currently, CafeMom receives more than 3.1 million unique visitors a month and  more than 140 million page views. The website is operated by CMI Marketing and the company is located in New York City.

Prior to CafeMom, Sanchez was the co-founder and President of Do Something from 1993 until 1999. Do Something has been involved with more than two million students and educators; with the aim of providing youth leadership and citizenship initiatives in schools. Sanchez also co-founded ’94 Cup Daily; a daily newspaper that was dedicated to the 1994 World Cup Soccer Tournament that was held in the US. He also served as its CEO.

As a child, Sachez travelled extensively around the world as a top-ranked chess player and received a lot of media coverage during that same time. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1993 and currently resides in New Jersey with his wife and kids.