The Exit Interview with Kim Rittberg

Returning to work after a career pause…maternity leave or being a stay-at-home mom...how can you do it successfully? And where do you even start?! Hear from Atlantis Adedipe, a mom who's done it—and even used the opportunity to completely switch industries. Atlantis explains how she definitely decided to switch careers, how her son’s special needs impacted her choices, how splitting from her husband impacted her finances and how she stayed positive and fought imposter syndrome and negativity during her job hunt and career shift. 

So, once you’ve made the decision to return to work, how exactly do you go about it? The Mom Project’s Pam Cohen, PhD is giving tips on how to get back to work… including a few you might not expect! She’s sharing what to do about that gap on your resume, how to explain it in a job interview, why an extended period of time away from the corporate world could actually be a good thing.

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What happens when you love your career but your relationship is suffering? And you feel like you’re missing the important moments in your kids’ lives? TV anchor Sonni Abatta shares when she knew it was time to leave her high-profile anchor job that she ‘loved’, how her job was hurting her marriage, how she’s earning money now via different income streams like lifestyle blogging & podcasting and has great tips on how to figure out what you want to do next. And her bodily reaction to someone asking her if she would return to a full-time 'job.' Then Lindsay Pinchuk who grew the 7 figure business The Bump Club & Beyond (starting with just $500) has tips on how to build a community, grow your newsletter, get sponsors and brand partners. 

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- Sonni Abatta & We Gotta Talk Podcast | Instagram 

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Growing up in a conservative community, Shannan Monson was encouraged to become a wife, a mother, and a homemaker. After deciding that just wasn’t her path, she created multiple 6- and 7-figure online businesses while juggling 2 little kids, harnessing the power of social media while it was still in its infancy to sell products and grow her business.

Shannon has advice on how to scale your business and make it stand out in a crowded landscape, how she got her doctor husband to do more housework, her fear that being the breadwinner would ruin her marriage, and her new business flexible jobs platform, NuuWork. Shannan is also sharing her 3 biggest pieces of advice for fellow business owners and her no-nonsense tips for managing time as an entrepreneur mom (delete, delegate or automate!). Plus in our Real Mom Moment, hear Lauren Lieberman of LilaPhoto on how she expanded her business by hiring her husband!

Plus in our Real Mom Moment, hear Lauren Lieberman of LilaPhoto on how she expanded her business by hiring her husband!

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Shannan Monson| TikTok | Instagram | NuuWork
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Meet Kar Brulhart who went from pregnant and unemployed to running a 6-figure Instagram coaching business. You’ll hear how she realized it was time to quit job hunting and work for herself. And she has tips on how you should be using Instagram for your business. Plus Terry Rice, Business Development consultant & host of Launch Your Business from Entrepreneur Media will teach you how to be a successful consultant, find clients, price your services and monetize your knowledge. In our Real Mom Moment, Rebecca enters her daughter into a costume costume and unfortunately finds her inner ‘momager.’

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Kar Brulhart Website | Instagram 

Terry Rice Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Launch Your Business Podcast 

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How much does our community impact the choices we make? How do we find our path when it’s conflicting with our perceived expectations? Rachel Nielson talks about how her upbringing and Mormon religion impacted her path as a mom -- she was expected to be a stay-at-home mom but it didn’t feel right to her. She challenged the expectations of her culture -- and loves her career & life now (which also is earning her good money!). Then clinical psychologist Dr Lisa Damour has advice on how to handle change with your partner - husband or spouse or whomever - and if you’re worried you’re making the wrong choice being a stay-at-home mom or being a working mom - Dr Lisa has some very encouraging research she’ll reveal!  In our Real Mom Moment Digital Creator Nicki Marie hilariously tells us what parenthood means to her - it involves her child’s storytelling which is of questionable truth.

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- Rachel Nielson | 3 in 30 Podcast
- Dr Lisa Damour | Her Ask Lisa Podcast
- Nicki Marie 

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Momtourage hosts Keri Setaro & Ashley Hearon-Smith will have you laughing so hard with their worst jobs (and mine too which is related to the boy band Hanson. Yes the ones who sing MMMBop). Plus they talk about time management (one’s a night owl and the other prefers a more set schedule with discipline), have their own unique spin on answering ‘what do you do?’ and get real about how your relationship and self-worth is impacted when your earnings take a hit. Then Bobbi Rebell, author of Launching Financial Grownups has financial advice when you start working for yourself as a business or side hustle. Then Mother Untitled Founder Neha Ruch shares an embarrassing work story that takes place in front of hundreds of medical professionals in a hotel!

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- Momtourage Podcast | Hosts: Keri Setaro @kerisetaro & Ashley Hearon Smith @Ash Hearon Smith 

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After 27 years as a journalist, single mom Leslie Gray Streeter quit her job to pursue her dream of being an author - she wrote the acclaimed book “Black Widow.” Leslie wanted her son to see her ‘happy’ and has tips on how to feel empowered when starting your own freelancing business. Plus former teacher and host of the podcast Freelancer to CEO Aubree Malick has tips on how to start your freelance business ASAP (like next week!), how to find clients and the very first steps you need to take. Then in our Real Mom Moment, Emily Newman, CEO of Newman Carpenter creative health agency has a hilarious grocery store moment related to potty training!

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Leslie Gray Streeter | Twitter | Instagram | Black Widow Book

Freelancer to CEO...

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Rebecca Minkoff - Designer, Entrepreneur, Female Founder Collective co-founder and mom of 3 - has advice for entrepreneurs about how big to grow your business (don’t just look for ‘bragging’ rights!), how to delegate smarter, and has sharp and unique spins on parenting -- like we should stop trying to ‘control’ our kids and definitely don’t use child leashes! Rebecca also weighs in on what women should do to get their partners to do more housework, plus she reveals her cringe-worthy embarrassing parenting moment during a hilarious rapid fire round! Then serial entrepreneur Shannan Monson, founder of NuuWork, has a sweet story of her kids cheering her on as a businessperson.

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Rebecca Minkoff | Female Founder Collective | Superwomen Podcast
Shannan Monson | NuuWork

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Sheryl Sandberg wanted us to Lean In, but what about the moms who want to Lean Out? Mother Untitled founder and stay-at-home Mom Neha Ruch discusses how people implied she “wasted her Stanford MBA” being a stay-at-home mom, her issues with the Lean In movement, and has advice for that “what do you do?” question (when you don’t know how to answer)! Plus NY Times best-selling author Dr Lisa Damour, host of Ask Lisa, The Psychology of Parenting, has tips on being content when you’re in a transitional life phase and thoughts on how we value work. In our Real Mom moment, Momtourage podcast’s Keri Setaro shares a school dropoff story - hint: it involves a nose job!

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Neha Ruch & Mother Untitled | Dr Lisa Damour https://drlisadamour.com & Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting podcast | Keri Setaro & Momtourage Podcast 

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If you’re feeling stuck, lost, dealing with burnout or boredom, listen up! Meet Zanade Mann, who ditched her teaching job to launch the Black Women's Business Collective and be a digital marketer and says she would ‘never go back.’ She opens up about her finances, how having a child at 16 impacted her career path, how she balances work and kids with her husband in the military and how she went from crying after work to waking up every morning ‘filled with purpose’. Then leadership coach and cancer survivor Heather Chauvin has tips on how you can identify your passion and change your life in less than 10 minutes a day. Plus Ashley Hearon Smith shares her Real Mom Moment that involves her child’s loud and embarrassing announcement during a work call.

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Zanade Mann | Black Women’s Business Collective | Heather Chauvin | Ashley Hearon Smith & Momtourage podcast  

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