Boss Mama Jama

Summary In this conversation, Kate interviews Danielle Melton, an executive leader and founder of Motherboard, a burnout and wellness program for working mothers and companies. They discuss the prevalence of burnout among working mothers, the need for support and resources, and the importance of companies prioritizing the well-being of their employees. Danielle shares her personal experience with...

This episode we’re joined by CEO and co-founder of Winnie (winnie.com), a child care marketplace, Sarah Mauskopf, to share her journey in building the platform and highlight the challenges faced by working mothers. It’s no secret childcare is a crisis in the US, in mid-2023 it was projected that close to 70,000 daycare centers were at risk of closure. The number of stay-at-mothers rose in the US f...

Closing out Women's History Month by asking men what the significance of the month is to them and giving the opportunity to show their appreciation to women in their lives. Hear what a few had to say... When we think of women's history, we often conjure up names like Marie Curie, Susan B. Anthony, and Rosa Parks—and rightfully so. But let's not forget that women's history is also a...

Kate is excited to welcome her former colleague and friend, Melissa Carnegie, founder of Kicks and Fros, as she shares her journey in the fashion industry and the rise of sneaker culture for women and the importance of representation and community. In the episode, Melissa outlines her journey to successfully building her businesses as an influencer and fashion changemaker, as well as her new sneak...

In this episode, Kate interviews Shannon Talbot, a life coach, public speaker, and author, about her book Breaking Free. Shannon shares her personal wake-up call and the importance of work-life balance. They discuss redefining success and pursuing happiness and fulfillment. Shannon provides insights on overcoming fear, excuses, and bad habits imprinted upon us starting in childhood and emphasizes...

Summary This conversation with explores the topic of equitable pay, specifically focusing on the gender pay gap and its impact on parents. The discussion highlights the need for fair pay and the factors that contribute to the gender pay gap, such as parental leave and bias in perceptions. The importance of paid parental leave and support from managers and companies is emphasized as key to closing...

When critical support is promised to women and gets taken away over and over again, we get fed up. The U.S. has relied on mothers' ability to 'build back bleeding' for far too long and one grassroots movements is say enough. Listen to this episode to learn more about the Chamber of Mothers, their mission and how you can get involved. In the US, there's no paid maternity leave, and...

This episode was inspired by my own, and many other mothers I spoke with, response to The Retrievals, a five part podcast series covering a horrific story of a lawsuit between several women and the Yale Fertility Center in Connecticut, where a nurse was stealing fentanyl that was used for pain management during egg retrievals and replacing it with saline. The women went through excruciating pain,...

The term “momtrepreneur” came about within the past decade, along with She-EO, Boss Bitch, and all the other pink and sparkly tropes that degrade the female business workforce. We are an army of highly productive and effective business leaders and contributors, why do we fall for this marketing? What’s different about “momtrepreneur” that has so many women branding t-shirts and mugs and chasing th...

Kate gets real and raw about her own recent experiences with miscarriage thanks to the courage of a friend and advocate, Amanda Allen. Amanda is Senior Counsel & Director at the Lawyering Project, focused on advocating for reproductive rights and services. Amanda wrote about her own experiences in 3 articles published by Elle magazine(links below). On the episode Amanda and Kate dive into the...

It's easy to put your health low on your priorities when you're a career mom, but it's so important to focus on your health to feel good and show up better for family and work. Alana Bonnemann, Naturopath & Nutritionist, and host of Health After 30 Podcast joins me to talk through the importance of micronutrients, vitamin supplements, and a balanced diet after having a baby and tur...

Forget the glass ceiling, our subject matter expertise may be holding us under a murky dark ceiling of our device. Hear how to break the cycle most women find themselves and propel yourself to a leadership position from the Corporate Badass herself, Stacy Mayer. Stacy is focused on changing the face of leadership in the U.S. to FEMALE by applying her knowledge and skills as an executive coach to o...

Kate connects with self proclaimed perfections and 15-year Accenture consulting veteran Sarah Waylett to talk about the cycle of burnout as a working mom. Sarah developed her training method for both managers and employer to avoiding and recovering from through her training platform Dreamgarten.

How do you go from having your boss literally say, "you're career is over" when you announce you're pregnant to leading your company's Parent Resource Group. Brooke Shapiro takes us through her infuriating story becoming a working mom in her corporate roll where there was almost nothing provided to support parents. Brooke became the go-to employee to help parent's thrive at her company by first st...

Ever heard of being promoted on parental leave? Why the f*ck not!? Kate is joined by Allison Whalen, CEO and Founder of Parentaly; turning parental leave into a competitive advantage. Allison, a mom of three, has experienced parental leave issues in the workplace from multiple angles and saw the opportunity for change through a special kind of career coaching. In this episode Allison and Kate tack...

It’s Halloween, the veil is thinner. Let’s get spooky, BMJs! Kate interviews her friend and intuitive/medium, Penny Mandel. They chat about tapping into intuition and empathy as a competitive edge professionally, mothers intuition, and some good old fashion ghost stories. What You’ll Hear In This Episode: How everyone has a level of intuition if they open themselves up and feel confident in the si...

Grab your favorite bottle of vino this week and get ready to hear a great chat between Kate and Jacki Strum, President and Publisher at Wine Enthusiast Media. Jacki talks about what it was like to be raised in the wine and spirits industry working with many top agencies and clients, to now step into her father’s role as co-president with her sister. From this experience, she shares what it’s like...

Professional parenting from a dad's perspective, the boss baddy daddy. He cooks, he cleans, he blow-dries his daughters hair, and works 9 hour days. He is the man his mother raised him to be, and his wife is thanking her for it. 

The "Great Resignation" has impacted women disproportionately due to changes in value and constraints of COVID on working parents. For women still working or looking to re-enter the workforce, the current job market is ripe for getting the salary and benefits you need to feel supported.  On this episode Katherine Dillard, Vice President, Health & Wellness consulting for Arthur J. Gallaghe...

This week the Pfizer and Moderna COVID 19 vaccines were approved by the CDC and FDA for children 6 months to 5 years. This comes as a welcome relief to some parents of young children fed up with the stress and impact of COVID lock downs, and a contentious conflict for others who worry about unknown side effects. Dr. Amelia Boehme, an epidemiologist at Columbia University, who studies the disease a...

Kate invites Rachel Rider, the founder and CEO of MettaWorks Executive Leadership coaching to discuss her firms approach to developing more effective leadership skills among top executives in the tech industry. They explore how men and women leaders are the same, as well as how their roles as parents shows up differently in due to women's psychological ownership of parenting. Rachel describes the...

This episode features Susan Crumiller, the founding attorney for the Feminist Litigation Firm in New York. A successful firm focused on supporting women and minorities in hostile environments and victims of sexual abuse and harassment. In this episode, Kate gets advice from Susan on when and how a women who's feeling harassed in their workplace should take legal action or seek counsel. When is it...

In this episode Thrive Spice founder and host, Vanessa Shiliwala, takes time from her busiest month(Mental Health Awareness and AAPIHM) to talk about mental health for moms. Kate and Vanessa share their experience with postpartum depression and anxiety, how they diagnosed what they were feeling as more than just the baby blues and pandemic stress and how they work to keep their mental health in ch...

This week, Kate welcomes Isa Notermans, the Global Head of People and Culture at Linktree.  Originally from Melbourne, Isa has 15 years of experience in working with top companies such as Google, Pandora, Spotify, and now Linktree in hiring, retaining, and advancing talent. She joins the show to talk about what’s happening in the socio-political landscape when it comes to extended parental le...

Following in Our Mother’s Professional Footsteps and Growing From Lessons We Learn Together. In celebration of Mother’s Day, Kate welcomes Boss Mama Hillary, a Commercial Attorney specializing in insurance law at the law firm Goldberg Segalla in Philadelphia, PA. Hillary talks about growing up in a family of lawyers, and the gratitude she has for the different styles and ways of communication that...