9 to 5ish with theSkimm

Lunya Founder Ashley Merrill on the Misconceptions About Being a Working Parent


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Ashley Merrill, founder and chairwoman of the restwear brand Lunya, started the company when she was pregnant. As she built her brand, she was also growing her family, and her big career moments and her big parenting moments always seemed to align. On this episode, we spoke with Ashley about the misconceptions that being a parent is just a part time job, why we need to speak up about childcare support, and how she’s shifted her career as her children have gotten older. 


In this episode, Ashley shares: 

  • Why we need to adjust our expectations about being a working parent
  • How she made the decision to hire a CEO for Lunya 
  • What it was like to run two businesses during COVID
  • Why the flexibility of entrepreneurship isn’t always a good thing 
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