Happy Mother's Day! Stephanie is the founder of Hello, Nanny! A full-service nanny placement agency. She is also a mother of 2. In this conversation we get into the pros and cons of a nanny vs daycare, as well as tips for work/life balance and self-care. TOPICS COVERED How and why Hello, Nanny. was founded What’s wrong with the nanny agency industry  Being a founder and a mom What makes Hello, Nanny. different Standard benefits for a nanny Nanny vs daycare A nanny is a...

Wes is a franchise consultant, business owner, and father of 3. He is also the host of the Path 2 Freedom podcast. This is a great conversation about the pros and cons of business ownership, how it can be a pathway to time freedom, and how to balance everything with 3 kids. TOPICS COVERED Pros and cons of starting a business vs buying a business vs buying a franchise Is having a franchise the same as having a boss? Time flexibility with business ownership   The problems with...

Dr. Anne is a clinical psychologist and executive coach, specializing in supporting women transitioning to motherhood and parents transitioning to working parents. She is also a mother of 4. TOPICS COVERED The main struggles of working parents Missing your old self when you become a parent Being unhappy after becoming a parent Should everyone have kids? Challenges when returning to work The value that working parents can bring to a company What is work/life balance How to...

Dylan is an army veteran, sales operations professional, and father of 2. He shares his incredible story about being shot (as a civilian), how his family got by while he recovered, and how he came out stronger on the other side. TOPICS COVERED How being in the military informs the way you approach parenting and career Juggling family and career as you transition out of the military  Making scarifies for family and career  Dylan’s crazy story about being shot Being in the hospital...

Paige is a sales operations professional, a mother of 4, and a very popular content creator on social media. We cover a wide range of topics in the episode, including Paige's mission to bring awareness to equity in marriages, the rising cost of childcare, work/life balance and what it takes to be a successful content creator. TOPICS COVERED Becoming a content creator while being a working parent Making marriages more equitable  Dealing with the high costs of childcare The costs of...

Jovica Djurdjević is a veteran in the tech sales space, a podcaster, and father of 1. He's also the one that helped me launch this podcast. In this episode we dive deep into how to get started with podcasting, common pitfalls, and what it takes to succeed. TOPICS COVERED How being a immigrant led to being a podcaster How a podcast evolves over time Lessons learned from podcasting How podcasting can make you money without monetizing it Main reasons to start a podcast Main...

Allison Jackson is a spiritual wellness coach and mother of 2, we welcome her back to the show for round 2 to talk about all things spiritual and woo woo. This is a great conversation to help demystify some of these topics and make them feel more approachable. TOPICS COVERED What is spiritual wellness Being turned off by the word “spirituality” How spirituality fits into a wellness journey How spirituality helps with work/life balance and burnout Look for mindful moments throughout...

Paul Sullivan is the founder of The Company of Dads, he is also a father of 3. This is a fun episode where we talk about what it means to be a lead dad and how Paul's company supports them, but we also learn about Paul's journey as a father and entrepreneur. TOPICS COVERED What is a lead dad and how many are there? Is the term lead dad offensive to moms? Are there  benefits of having a lead dad? How to go from idea to company creation  How does Company of Dads support lead dads...

Natasha Bertolozzi is a real estate agent, and mother of 2, and I thought her story was interesting because she and her husband both work yet they don’t have any childcare.  This concept of a less child-centric life is one that I have been hearing more and more about and has really piqued my interest as my child gets older. TOPICS COVERED: Being a mom and working without childcare Working up at 3am Not living a child-centric life Managing work and life with no childcare Making...

Lindsay Lieberman is a private practice attorney that specializes in sexual crimes and cyber bullying. She is also a mother of 2. This is a really important episode as we raise our kids in an increasingly digital world. It's important to realize that there are bad actors out there, and we need to take the steps needed to protect them. TOPICS COVERED: How does your career inform the way you parent? How do you balance work and family? Starting your own business while being a parent ...

Orli Cotel is a Senior Advisor at Mom's First, a non-profit dedicated to advocating for child care and paid family leave. She was also a founding member of the National Paid Leave For the U.S. Campaign. She is also a mother of 2. This is such an important topic that I'm excited to cover on the show. We talk about why the US is lagging behind all other developing nations when it comes to paid family leave. What a best-in-class family leave policy should look like. And more. TOPICS COVERED: -...

Ann Garcia, aka The College Financial Lady, is a certified financial planner and author of the book How To Pay For College. She is also a mother of 2. This is a really great conversation for anyone wondering whether or not they should already be saving for the child's college. Is it worth going to college? Why does college cost so much?? We cover all this and more. TOPICS COVERED - Is it still important to go to college? - Does it matter where you go to college? - Why does college...

Kortney Ross is an instructional designer and leadership consultant. She is also the host of the NextGen Work Culture podcast, and mother of 2. We cover a wide range of topics, including why teaching is a good job for a working parent, how to overcome the fear of what others think, how to start freelancing to free up your time, and why we all learn how to play the recorder in school. TIMESTAMPS 03:00 is it hard to be a teacher and a parent at the same time? 05:05 making the jump from...

Cheryl Couris is a design director at WebEx and a mother of 2. This is a really great conversation to learn not only what it's like being a woman in a male-dominated industry, but also how to encourage creativity in your kids, making sacrifices, dealing with screen-time, and much more! TIMESTAMPS 02:20 how do you approach your career after becoming a parent 03:10 how to juggle work life and family life 04:30 the cons of working from home 07:30 making sacrifices  09:20 making time for...

7 months into dadhood. After a month of daycare I have some thoughts... and some feels. Thanks for listening! SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Linktree:⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠⁠  Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

Ben Hockema is a certified financial planner and founder of illuminate wealth management. He is also a father of 2. This is a really great episode if you feel like you don't have a great relationship with money and you're worried about passing that on to your kids. TIMESTAMPS 03:15 being vulnerable and open about finances with your family 06:15 when would you start teaching financial habits to your kids? 08:30 how to overcome negative feelings about money 10:35 should you automate...

Jess Kaskov is a speaker, life coach, and best selling author of the book Soul Salary: 4 Profoundly Impactful Steps to Aligning Your Time and Energy with What Feels Joyous and Fulfilling. She is also a mother of 2. TIMESTAMPS 03:10 making the transition from corporate employee to working for yourself 04:50 not using the term “work-life balance” 07:35 focusing on helping people find joy 11:40 how your kids see the way you approach your career 14:30 Soul Salary book - adding joy and...

Hannah McCormick is the founder of HM Virtual Assistance, the host of the Showing Up Solo podcast, and a solopreneur business marketing guru. She is also a mother of 2. This is a very inspiring episode where Hannah shares her journey from corporate employee to solopreneur. She gives very practical steps for how anyone can do the same. TIMESTAMPS 04:30 3 quick tips to get started with marketing yourself 06:00 the mindset required to make it on your own 07:40 being a mom while trying to...

Donya LaHaye is VP, Strategic Sales and Headspace, and a mother of 2. This is a great conversation because Donya has been very successful in her career and was a self-proclaimed workaholic. But she had to find more balance while still finding success after becoming a parent. She also had a lot of great tips about helping little kids learn how to regulate emotions and meditate. TIMESTAMPS 04:15 - Being an overachiever and then becoming a working parent 07:05 - Finding balance when both...

Michael Perry is the founder and CEO of Maple, an all-in-one app to help parents get organized and stay organized. He is also a father of 2. This is a great conversation because we talk about Michael's learnings from founding multiple companies, what the future of work looks like, and how busy parents can get more organized. TIMESTAMPS 03:00 - How being a father shapes the way you approach founding a company 05:40 - What it takes to be a great founder 07:00 - Making mistakes while...

6 months into dadhood. Daddy daycare is over. Real daycare is about to begin! Plus, some of the best advice I've gotten from my guests. SHOW LINKS: contact: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠  Musical credit: Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd

Dr. Jaime Kaplan is a Clinical Psychologist and Owner at JK Psychological Wellness. She is also a Single Mother By Choice (SMBC). This is an awesome episode where Dr. Jaime shares her journey from choosing to be a SMBC to balancing work as single mom while being self-employed. TIMESTAMPS: 02:00 SMBC single mother by choice 05:00 the pros and cons of owning your own business as a single mom 06:05 daily schedule for a single mom 07:00 self care and boundaries with work 08:00 dating 08:45...

For those listeners out there that would like to learn a little more about me, here is an episode of me being interviewed on the Own Your Work podcast with Sonja Holmes. We talk about my journey from Wall Street to the Wellness industry. How I use meditation. Why I quit my job and moved to Thailand. And much more! EPISODE LINKS linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonjaholmesrecruiting/ instagram: @sonjaonthemic website:https://www.sonjaholmes.com/ SHOW LINKS: contact:...

This week we are doing something fun. We are having our last guest's husband on to talk about his perspective. Part of last week's conversation was about dealing with one parent having more flexibility in their schedule, while the other's is more rigid. By default, do more responsibilities fall onto the parent with more flexibility? We let both sides weigh in. But Dr. Jonathan is also a colorectal surgeon! So he shares a lot of great tips about how to not take work home with you, how to...