KATIE DELGIORNO BELLERINO
mom about town
hard working for someone who doesn’t have a flexible schedule when you have a child. So I called my friend Katie with the idea to open our own space. We opened Glow in 2013 at our first location. Then we moved to our second location in 2016, and that’s where we opened Moxie. There was this whole other area that wasn’t being used, so I asked my landlord, ‘Hey, can I have it?’ She said I could have her little office area, which was about 200 square feet. I thought, ‘Okay, let’s do a coffee bar,’ because I was counting everybody’s cups every time they came to get their hair done. I was like, ‘Everybody buys coffee, and half of them run late for their appointment because they’re stopping to get coffee.’ It literally just took off, and the whole neighborhood ended up loving Moxie and the guys who work there, which we never dreamed would happen. How do you balance motherhood, marriage, and entrepreneurship? KATIE: That has been really hard, no lie, especially as my kids get older. When you have a little baby, they need you, but as they grow up, their needs don’t go away— they just become different. Now I’m in the stage of chauffeuring my children around everywhere to their events and sports. I have lots of help. My husband is super helpful and flexible, and my mom and my sister are, too. Delegating has been a huge thing that I’ve had to learn in both of my businesses. I want to hold things to myself and do it all because I know it’s going to get done the way I want it, but having to train people and trust them can be hard at first. In the end, though, it’s so freeing. I’m working on that every day. For me, it’s really about delegating and trusting—that’s how I balance everything the best I can. Is there a favorite part of the day that you find for yourself? KATIE: Probably my car rides when I am alone. Sometimes it’s just silent, but sometimes I play music that helps get me focused on what really matters in life. As a mom, you crave that alone time— time to yourself is just so few and far between.
Husband: Matt Children: Harper, 14; Ford, 9
Occupation: Hairstylist and co-owner of Glow Luxury Salon and Moxie Coffee & Espresso Hobbies: Hiking, trying new restaurants, and volunteering at her local church
BY MADELINE PISTORIUS
12 NOVEMBER 2026 | NOLAFAMILY.COM What inspired you to start your own business, and what inspired you to M eet Katie Bellerino, a mom, business co-owner, and woman of faith who puts her family at the center of it all. With her husband, kids, family, and friends by her side, Katie has built a close-knit community that loves to show up for one another, work through the hard stuff, and enjoy the ride.
continue starting multiple businesses? KATIE: I guess you could say I’m a chaser. I always love having a goal, going after it, and then once I accomplish it, I’m like, ‘Okay, now what’s next?’ For Glow, I went to beauty school right after high school, but I had a love-hate relationship with doing hair. So I went back to school, had my daughter, and then I was like, ‘I can’t do this anymore. I need to go back to work.’ But I knew I wanted to make my own schedule this time around. It’s
How would you describe your parenting style?
KATIE: My husband and I are a team. It’s never my way or his way. We both have the same mindset about parenting. We try to think, ‘What would God say about this situation?’We more so try to go for the heart of the child, especially in a teenager.
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