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Melissa Wirt is the CEO and Founder of Latched Mama, a breastfeeding apparel company. In this episode, I’m having Melissa share her advice to women that want to build successful careers and businesses, while raising a growing family, as she has. As a mom of 6, Melissa shares how to overcome mom guilt and reach career goals and juggle a family at the same time. 
 
In this episode, Lina and Melissa discuss:

• Why moms feel so lonely in motherhood
  
  
• At what stage of your motherhood journey did Melissa start Latched Mama
  
  
• Why asking for help is the most important skill that a mother should learn
  
  
• Why having more moms in leadership positions is important for real societal change around how we treat mothers in business
  
  
• Did Latched Mama start off as a hobby that became a company or did she always know she wanted it to be something big?
  
  
• How did Melissa and her husband negotiate carving out time to work on your business?
  
  
• How you can find the time to reach your career goals as a mom

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More About Melissa Wirt

Melissa Wirt is the CEO and founder of Latched Mama, a breastfeeding apparel company whose parent-friendly policies are setting a new standard for flexible work. A certified lactation counselor, Melissa founded Latched Mama in 2014, in response to the lack of comfortable, stylish, affordable nursing wear options for women. Latched Mama has since grown into a robust brand and community that counts close to half a million members, and has been featured in media outlets ranging from Business Insider to USA Today to CBS This Morning. A native of Richmond, Melissa currently resides in Chesterfield, Virginia with her husband, Eric, and their six children.

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