Best Sarah K Peck Podcasts (2024)

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Stories Paint the Picture of Possibility 16:47

12M ago16:47

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When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to guide us over the last five years. Please enjoy revisiting this core values episode from earlier in the life of the podcast. Core Value: Culture Change Star…

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Our Sixth Gear - The Hidden Power Within 16:42

1y ago16:42

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When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to guide us over the last five years. Please enjoy revisiting this core values episode from earlier in the life of the podcast. Core Value: Most of us have a s…

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Feelings Matter - Experience Greater Emotional Dexterity 16:02

1y ago16:02

16:02

When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to guide us over the last five years. Please enjoy revisiting this core values episode from earlier in the life of the podcast. If you downloaded this episode …

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Birth Trauma, Informed Consent, and the Flaws of Managed Care — (Allison Yarrow) 1:00:01

1y ago1:00:01

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#225 — Birth is broken in America. It’s rooted in patriarchy, white supremacy, and a managed care system that pushes profits over people. This medical model provides substandard care that persists because it’s always been done that way—not because it’s rooted in evidence. In fact, plenty of evidence suggests that the managed care model causes wides…

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The Power of Creativity and Destruction: Inviting New Futures 16:10

1y ago16:10

16:10

When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to guide us over the last five years. Please enjoy revisiting this core values episode from earlier in the life of the podcast. Core Value: Plans Are Important…

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Envision a New World of Work 17:28

1y ago17:28

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When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to guide us over the last five years. Please enjoy revisiting this core values episode from earlier in the life of the podcast. Core Value: Plans Are Important…

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Great Planning Requires Flexibility, Not Perfection 15:21

1y ago15:21

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When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to guide us over the last five years. Please enjoy revisiting this core values episode from earlier in the life of the podcast. Core Value: Plans Are Important…

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How To Escape “Good Girl” Brainwashing — (Lisa Carmen Wang) 1:00:31

1y ago1:00:31

1:00:31

#223 — If you struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, or you prioritize everyone else before yourself, chances are you’ve been subjected to “Good Girl Brainwashing.” Lisa Carmen Wang, founder of the Bad Bitch Empire, joins Sarah K Peck to talk about good girl brainwashing, learning to speak up, and challenging societal norms that limit women'…

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Match Your Energy with Your Season of Life 14:55

1y ago14:55

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When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to guide us over the last five years. Please enjoy revisiting this core values episode from earlier in the life of the podcast. Core Value: Life is Not All Har…

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When Will I Get My Body Back? Motherhood As Awakening (Amanda Montei) 54:54

1+ y ago54:54

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#221 — Who does your body belong to? In this episode of the Startup Parent podcast, host Sarah K. Peck is joined by author and educator Amanda Montei to talk about Amanda’s latest book, Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control. Together, they delve deep into a conversation about societal norms, feminism, and the complicated relations…

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Work-Life FIT Matters More Than Work-Life "Balance" 15:39

1+ y ago15:39

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When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to guide us over the last five years. Please enjoy revisiting this core values episode from earlier in the life of the podcast. Core Value: Work-Life Balance i…

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What If You're A Night Owl? Sleep as a Parent and a CEO — Shama Hyder 43:59

1+ y ago43:59

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#219 [REPLAY] — What if you’re a total night owl? For today’s guest, she loves to stay up late. Her best hours of work are often in the wee hours, often way past midnight. “I love sleeping in until 11 am or 12 pm or even later,” she said, and she built a very successful 30-person, award-winning digital strategy organization company this way. Then s…

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"I Did Early Motherhood on Credit Cards" — Danielle LaPorte 54:16

1+ y ago54:16

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#218 [REPLAY] — Danielle LaPorte’s intuitive nature informs her parenting style, and she shares her spirituality with her son. In this interview, host Sarah K Peck asks her to talk about her parenting journey. She shares that it began with an overwhelming desire to be a mom, that, when it arrived, she immediately followed even though it didn’t fit …

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Ali Shapiro: Health and Wellness Advice Is Failing You. Here’s Why. 1:29:27

1+ y ago1:29:27

1:29:27

#217 — Ali Shapiro’s relationship with her health and wellness began when she battled cancer as a teenager. At the time, chemotherapy and radiation saved her life, but they left her health far worse in the process. In the decades since, Ali sought understand health and wellness so that she could do more living. To make that happen, she had to step …

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We're Not Supposed to Parent Alone 16:06

1+ y ago16:06

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When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to guide us over the last five years. Please enjoy revisiting this core values episode from earlier in the life of the podcast. Core Value: In My Experience. S…

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Unicornuate Uterus, Surrogacy, and Triblings—While Building A Fashion Empire (Sarah LaFleur) 1:16:37

1+ y ago1:16:37

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#215 — When fashion mogul Sarah LaFleur was diagnosed with a “unicornuate uterus” she knew that becoming a mother was not going to be an easy journey. She didn’t know that her path to parenthood would include IVF, surrogacy, and ultimately, three babies born in six weeks — but she wouldn’t change a thing. In this episode of the Startup Parent podca…

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Building Your Village as a Mother (Beth Berry) 1:10:14

1+ y ago1:10:14

1:10:14

#214 — Beth Berry became a mother for the first time at 17, but it wasn’t until she got married that she understood the injustices around motherhood. That’s when she realized the system was rigged, and it wasn’t in her favor. In this episode of the Startup Parent podcast, Sarah K Peck interviews author and change maker Beth Berry about her experien…

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Three Words That Make All The Difference 12:41

1+ y ago12:41

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When we first launched The Startup Parent Podcast in 2017, we did a series on some of our core values and guiding principles. Many of these core values have stood the test of time and helped to guide us over the last five years. Please enjoy revisiting this core values episode from earlier in the life of the podcast. Core Value: In My Experience. S…

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“Grieving an Avalanche of Emotions” — A Professional Ice Climber Shares How Motherhood Irrevocably Changed Her Career (Majka Burhardt) 1:05:14

1+ y ago1:05:14

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#212 — Parenting can be lonely, especially as a founder, and it’s even lonelier if we don’t have space to talk about all of its complexity In this episode of the Startup Parent podcast, Sarah K Peck talks to professional climber and author Majka Burhardt about her book, "More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood," and her experiences becom…

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Performing Motherhood: Mommy Bloggers, Momfluencers, and Modern Mothering (Sara Petersen) 1:00:23

1+ y ago1:00:23

1:00:23

#211 — Momfluencers have taken social media by storm, with their picture-perfect posts and relatable content garnering millions of followers. But what is a momfluencer, exactly? According to Sara Petersen, a researcher and author of “Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture”, a momfluencer is someone who …

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Leveraging AI to Lighten the Mental Load for Parents (Avni Patel Thompson) 1:01:50

1+ y ago1:01:50

1:01:50

#210 — Avni Patel Thompson is the founder and CEO of Modern Village, whose mission is to “lighten the load of raising families through thoughtful, delightful and collaborative technology.” Her most recent build, Milo, is a blend of software, AI, and human supervision that does exactly that. In this episode, Avni discusses her journey to build Milo …

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What Will It Take To Solve Childcare? (Avni Patel Thompson) 1:09:49

1+ y ago1:09:49

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#209 — Innovator Avni Patel Thompson is the founder and CEO of Modern Village, a family tool-building company that creates offerings like Milo, “the world's first app built to tackle the invisible load of running and raising a family.” For Avni, running a startup is like conducting the science experiments she did to obtain her undergraduate degree …

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Burnout, Rage, Exhaustion, & Depression — Women’s Mental Health and Real Self Care (Dr. Pooja Lakshmin) 1:08:08

1+ y ago1:08:08

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#208 — "Real self care is a verb. It's not a noun," Dr. Pooja Lakshmin tells host Sarah K Peck in this week’s enlightening episode of Startup Parent. As women, we're taught that our value lies in being perfect, selfless mothers. But what if there's more to motherhood than martyrdom? In this episode, Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, founder of Gemma, and Sarah K…

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Unexpected and Scary Postpartum Depression (Dr. Michelle Stephens) 55:45

2y ago55:45

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Disclaimer: This episode includes discussions of suicide and suicidal ideation. While we believe it is important to have open and honest conversations about mental health, we also understand that these discussions can be triggering for some listeners. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. In the US, the number 988 is the Suic…

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How Childhood Stress Affects Adult Health (Dr. Michelle Stephens) 1:09:33

2y ago1:09:33

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#206 – Dr. Michelle Stephens Michelle (she/her/hers) is clinician, scientist, and entrepreneur who is passionate about mitigating ACEs. She has a PhD in early childhood stress physiology from the University of California, San Francisco. She is the co-founder of Oath Care, a company that provides community-based healthcare to support new parents and…

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Love and Loss: The Journey Through Grief and Healing (Marisa Renee Lee) 1:03:49

2y ago1:03:49

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#204 — Marisa Renee Lee is the author of Grief is Love: Living with Loss, a book that guides readers through the pain of loss and offers a unique perspective on what healing truly means. A former appointee in the Obama White House, Marisa has served in various leadership roles, including Deputy Director of Private Sector Engagement and Senior Advis…

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In Short, Buy The Book 1:49

2y ago1:49

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#202 — I'm a believer in ideas. I want more ideas, more insights, and more wisdom in the world. That's why my book philosophy is to buy as many of the ones that spark my intrigue as possible. Sometimes I buy them to donate them to a library. Other times I pretend I'm a book fairy, and I buy copies of books and drop them off at coffee shops to spark…

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The Unsustainable Pressure of American Motherhood (Jessica Grose, NYT Opinion Writer) 1:06:40

2y ago1:06:40

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#201 — Why are so many mothers screaming? Jessica Grose is no stranger to the struggles of American motherhood. Mothers today are expected to be perfect across all areas of life: the sole childcare providers to their kids, devoted wives and housekeepers, goddesses of the domestic realm, and of course, completely ambitious and driven employees. Jess…

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Equal Partnership Is Still A Struggle — Why Men and Women Do Different Amounts of Household Labor (Darcy Lockman) 54:14

2y ago54:14

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#200 — Women have fought for equality in the workplace for a long time. From equal rights to equal pay, equality in the public sphere is a vocal conversation. But what about our not-so-public lives? What about equal partnership in our lives at home? For many women, there is nothing as maddening as coming home and realizing that there is the second …

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You’re Not A “Bad Mom." (Alexandra Sacks, MD) 41:44

2y ago41:44

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#199 — When we get pregnant, everybody talks about the baby. But what about the mother? Becoming a mother—even thinking about becoming one—involves complex feelings and emotions. But the “Bliss Myth” idea says that we should feel one note about becoming a parent, and that note is happiness and joy. If we don’t feel joy, and we don’t love motherhood…

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Why Are Prenatal Nutrition Guidelines So Out of Date? (Lily Nichols, RDN) 1:04:39

2y ago1:04:39

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#198 — Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietician and Nutritionist, a Certified Diabetes Educator, and the author of two best-selling books on pregnancy nutrition. Her first bestseller, Real Food for Gestational Diabetes, has helped tens of thousands of women manage the condition, and went on to influence nutrition policies internationally. Lily’s next…

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What's The Deal With All These Pregnancy Rules? (Emily Oster) 52:32

2y ago52:32

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#197 — Never drink coffee! Don’t have sushi! And cats are dangerous! Getting pregnant means entering into a world of advice and fear about all the things that could potentially go wrong. But what does the data say? Are these “pregnancy rules” based on truth or myth? When economist Emily Oster got pregnant, she also got curious about the advice she …

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Why Period Health Matters More Than You Think (Lisa Hendrickson-Jack) 1:05:51

2y ago1:05:51

1:05:51

#196 — What do you really know about your menstrual cycle—and where did that information come from? Young girls and women are often taught about menstrual cycles in relationship to two things: periods and pregnancy. That is, don't get pregnant! And also, periods are gross. This is such limited and almost useless information that doesn't support ove…

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Surround Yourself With Brilliant, Powerful, Curious Parents 10:03

2y ago10:03

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#195 — The Wise Women's Council is back this October 2022 and now accepting enrollments for our Fall Cohort. This is our first-ever winter cohort! Applications close October 12, 2022 this year. Apply at startupparent.com/wwc. Over the past five years, we’ve built a leadership incubator for women navigating both business and parenting. What started …

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The Wise Women's Council, A Community to Support Women in Leadership 17:16

3y ago17:16

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#186 — The Wise Women's Council is back and accepting enrollments for our Class of 2022. We only open once per year for enrollment, so whether you've been a longtime listener or a brand-new listener, check out our leadership incubator and community for executive, entrepreneurial moms navigating both life and business at the same time. Applications …

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The First Year of Parenting: What I Wish I’d Known (Vanessa Van Edwards) 1:22:22

3y ago1:22:22

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#185 — Vanessa Van Edwards learned right away that being an expert in behavioral science did not translate into innate parenting know-how. An author, speaker, and lead investigator with Science of People, Vanessa first appeared on Episode #96 of Startup Parent. She returned for Episode #104, in which she busted some myths about the first weeks of p…

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Writing About Your Family on Twitter: Where’s the Line? (James Breakwell) 1:04:27

3+ y ago1:04:27

1:04:27

#184 — Growing up, James Breakwell never had to think about what jobs he wasn’t allowed to pursue. That changed when he had kids. As the father of four girls — one of whom recently said she wants to be a construction worker, and another who asked if she could be the Pope — he’s had to put himself in the shoes of the females surrounding him at home.…

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How Brands Mess Up Marketing To Women (Amber Anderson) 56:28

3+ y ago56:28

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#183 — Creative dynamo Amber Anderson is the founder of Tote & Pears, a branding and marketing agency with a female focus. For her, becoming an entrepreneur was about more than the business. It was about creating possibilities for her family, establishing a set of core values for her family, and aligning her business values and family needs holisti…

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Is The Pandemic Messing Up Our Kids? (Dr. Courtney Bolton, PhD) 1:04:06

3+ y ago1:04:06

1:04:06

#182 — How badly is this year, this pandemic, messing up our kids and us, as parents? Dr Courtney Bolton has a PhD in counseling clinical and school psychology, and she is a parenting coach focused on evidence-based strategies for the development of kids. She's a mom of four and she helps parents make contextual, intentional parenting decisions tha…

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Designing For Resilience (with co-host Cary Fortin) 1:21:02

3+ y ago1:21:02

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#181 - Welcome back to co-host Cary Fortin! We're back for another friendship episode, where Sarah and Cary talk about business design, parenting stress, and dealing with the pandemic. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of The Wise Women's Council and the Class of 2021, and the ways that we think about community design and creating stro…

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What We Went Through (with co-host Cary Fortin) 55:43

3+ y ago55:43

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#180 — We are not the same as before. What we went through last year, and what we are still going through, is beyond comprehension and imagination. Many are still trying to survive, out of work, and picking up the pieces from last year. Many are grieving deeply and some of us don't have a clear roadmap for grief or recovery. It's been so long since…

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Changing Our Name to Startup Parent 14:28

3+ y ago14:28

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#179 — When 2020 kicked off, we had big plans. One of those plans was growing Startup Pregnant and shifting our focus—and name—to cover what we were already focused on: parents. Today, I'm excited to tell you about the new name, and introduce you to Startup Parent. Here's the backstory of why we changed our name, what it took, and a sneak peek into…

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The Fourth Cohort of The Wise Women's Council (2021) 32:44

4y ago32:44

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#178 — We are two weeks away from kicking off our fourth class of The Wise Women's Council, and we have an extraordinary group of people joining us for the year ahead. WWC is our year-long leadership incubator for women business leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators who are also navigating pregnancy, parenthood, and motherhood. We go deep together…

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Navigating Pregnancy, Birth, and Private Practice in 2020 (Dr. Shani Cooper) 29:48

4y ago29:48

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#177 — Dr Shani Cooper is a Naval Veteran, Licensed Acupuncturist and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, who began studying the human body in 2010. She is also the parent to Sage, an eight-month old who arrived in the world bright and early, two months before his estimated arrival window! Shani joined us last year in The Wise Women's Counc…

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Leading a Startup Team of 40 While Pregnant and Parenting in a Pandemic (Jessica Kamada) 34:41

4y ago34:41

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#176 — What's it like to run a team of 40 people, in a pandemic, with a 1-year-old, and get pregnant with your second kid? Jess Kamada, VP of Client Services at Bamboo, a top growth marketing firm based in Seattle, joined me for a special episode to talk about how she managed the pandemic and the last year. Jess joined us in the 2020 Wise Women's C…

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2020 Highs, Lows, and Reflections: What A Year 29:29

4y ago29:29

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#175 — Welcome to 2021, a year that clearly isn't going to erase all of last year's frustrations, angers, or woes. This episode is an overview of some of the highlights from Startup Parent over 2020. Seven months without childcare is not easy, that's for sure, and while we didn't hit many of our goals, we had surprising revenue outcomes and we mana…

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Raising Them With Gender Creative Parenting (Dr. Kyl Myers) 1:15:31

4y ago1:15:31

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#174 — The other day, I was reading an article on Time Magazine that I couldn't stop reading. Dr. Kyl Myers, an author, had written a long-form piece about gender, sex and parenting. Dr. Kyl Myers holds a PhD in sociology and studies and speaks about gender. They are an award-winning educator and a globally recognized advocate for gender creative p…

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Motherhood So White (Nefertiti Austin) 55:31

4y ago55:31

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#173 — Why is default motherhood so white in our cultural storytelling? In America, the word "mother" is nearly always describing white motherhood. That's what Nefertiti Austin, a single African American woman, discovered when she decided she wanted to adopt a Black baby boy out of the foster care system. Eager to finally join the motherhood ranks,…

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Something To Look Forward To 15:50

4y ago15:50

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#172 — There's a coaching tool that I really love, that is an important concept to know and practice throughout your work and life. It's called "areas of control," and I'll share how to think about it in your life, relationships, and with regards to real-world events. From there, I want to give you one of my favorite practices—something to look for…

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2020, Q4: Micro Schools, Parental Exhaustion, and What Businesses Can Do To Support Parents (Brea Starmer, Blessing Adesiyan, and Shauna Causey) 1:02:58

4y ago1:02:58

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#171 — Lions + Tigers Panel Replay. School is back in session, and parents everywhere are fatigued, overwhelmed, and still in the lurch. Workplaces are less and less forgiving, and yet the problems created by the pandemic are still here. What's a working parent to do? Last week, Lions + Tigers, spearheaded by Brea Starmer, gathered a panel to talk …

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