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Career
Podcast episodes and articles for moms building a career that fits the life they have now. TV hosts, a producer, a CEO and corporate leaders talk through pivots, layoffs, burnout and going after what's next. Plain talk, no lectures.
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Whitney Reynolds · TV host and author
Empowered Motherhood: Balancing Career, Kids, and Raising Confident Voices
Balancing a busy career with motherhood, and raising kids who speak up with confidence.
Lauren Dietz
How to Build a Career That Actually Fits Your Life
What your career can look like after kids, and how to build work that fits your life instead of the other way around.
Angie Maciel · La Casa Playroom
How to Turn a Layoff Into Your Next Big Opportunity
Laid off after nearly 11 years in corporate, she turned it into Chicago's first bilingual play space.
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See every Career articleStop Waiting to Be Picked: How to Pitch Yourself and Actually Get the Opportunity
Stop waiting to be picked. How moms can pitch themselves for the opportunities they want and make it easy for people to say yes.
Read the articleHow to Build the Right Community to Grow Your Career, Business, and Confidence Faster
Why the right community helps you grow your career, business and confidence faster, and how to build a circle that opens doors.
Read the articleThe Social Currency Problem (And Why So Many Moms Stay Undervalued)
What social currency is, why so many moms stay undervalued, and how to network with clarity and steady follow-up without feeling pushy.
Read the articleTwins, Media, and Motherhood: Whitney Reynolds’ Story of Ambition and Hope
TV host and producer Whitney Reynolds on raising twins, building a media career and how motherhood reshaped her ambition and purpose.
Read the articleQuestions moms ask
What can my career look like after kids?
Lauren Dietz talks about building work that fits your life instead of the other way around. Coworking owner Abbey Bigi-Prow covers the support working moms need to get real work done.
What do I do after a layoff?
Angie Maciel was laid off after nearly 11 years in corporate and turned it into La Casa Playroom, Chicago's first bilingual play space. Paulina's episode on pivoting when life doesn't go to plan covers letting go of what didn't work without starting from scratch.
What does it look like to leave a stable career?
Francesca of Francesca's Nest left her job as a pharmacist, beat burnout and built a mom life that works.
How do I keep my career momentum as a mom?
Gusto marketing leader Morgan Cornelius talks balancing parenting with career momentum. iHeartMedia Chicago's Rebecca Greene covers thriving in corporate sales while raising kids.
How do I go after the opportunity I want?
Read Stop Waiting to Be Picked on pitching yourself so it's easy for people to say yes, then The Social Currency Problem on networking without feeling pushy.
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The Mami Plug Dinner Series: December
The Power of the Ask: Advocating for Yourself and Leading with Confidence, with Letticia Flores-Poole of BMO.
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