Money Career & Motherhood Podcast Janice Scholl

If you’re a mom on a family-focused career break, it may not feel like the time to set goals for yourself. It can even feel like the end of the big goals you’d previously set. But time out of the workforce is also an opportunity to build a more meaningful life that works for who you are today, the you with kids. Your career break doesn’t have to feel like getting lost on the path you’ve set for yourself. It can feel like a whole separate trip! In this week’s episode of the Money, Career & Motherhood podcast I talk about setting career break goals designed to rebalance the areas of your life while on break.
Get the Should You Take a Career Break Workbook here.
 
About the host:
Janice Scholl is passionate about illuminating the money and work-life challenges women face through the stages of motherhood. Through her work she supports mothers in their quest to be financially empowered and use their skills, while being fully present for their children. She is host of the Money, Career & Motherhood podcast and a frequent speaker on the topics of motherhood & money, career breaks, and family finances. She’s also the founder of Strategic Sabbaticals, a program designed to amplify the growth and opportunity women find through a career break to ensure a successful return to paid work.
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A family-driven career break can be the start of your next big thing. That was certainly the case for my guest on this week’s Money, Career & Motherhood podcast.
Kathryn Wepfer was a highly accomplished working professional excited about her work, until the birth of her second child. When she was unable to extend her maternity leave after her second daughter was born, Kathryn did something she never expected to – she quit her job to spend more time bonding with her new daughter.
While out on her extended break, Kathryn did something else she hadn’t expected to do – start a business. Now, as the founder of Fulcrum Apparel, Kathryn is able to improve the return to work experience for new working mothers, use her professional skills, and be an active and engaged mother.
 
About the Guest:
Kathryn Wepfer is the founder and CEO of Fulcrum Apparel, workwear for pumping mothers. She began her career as a mechanical engineer for General Electric, earned an MBA from MIT, and spent much of her career in various roles at Microsoft. After the birth of her second daughter she pivoted to entrepreneurship with an idea sparked by her own journey as a working mother. She founded Fulcrum Apparel in 2019 to elevate workwear for moms navigating the pumping process. Kathryn is dedicated to empowering the female workforce through products and services that enable women to be present in both work and motherhood while achieving all their goals.

Check out the Original Pumping Blouse at Fulcrum Apparel.
Connect with Kathryn Wepfer and Fulcrum Apparel at:
www.thefulcrumapparel.com
 https://www.instagram.com/fulcrumapparel/
https://www.facebook.com/Fulcrum-Apparel-107167867478900/
https://www.pinterest.com/FulcrumApparel/
 
About the host:
Janice Scholl is passionate about illuminating the money and work-life challenges women face through the stages of motherhood. Through her work she supports mothers in their quest to be financially empowered and use their skills, while being fully present for their children. She is host of the Money, Career & Motherhood podcast and a frequent speaker on the topics of motherhood & money, career breaks, and family finances. She’s also the founder of Strategic Sabbaticals, a program designed to amplify the growth and opportunity women find through a career break to ensure a successful return to paid work. Connect with Janice on Instagram, LinkedIn or www.moneycareermotherhood.com.

Can’t decide if you should take a career break to stay home with your kids? You’re not alone. So many moms spend months, or even years, trying to decide if it’s the right thing to do. Maybe you’ve written a pros and cons list, talked endlessly to your spouse, and looked at your family budget, but it still doesn’t feel like you’re any closer to a decision. This episode covers 7 questions to ask yourself before deciding to take a career break for family reasons.
Trying to decide if a career break is right for you? The Should I Take a Career Break Workbook can help! Download the first three exercises now and receive updates throughout the Should I Take a Career Break series that align with podcast episodes. It’s FREE!

So many mothers are taking career breaks, but is one right for you? Maybe you were already at your max and considering a pause pre-Covid, and this just put you over the edge. Or perhaps you had never thought about one, but now find yourself on the wrong side of an unsolvable problem. 
The reasons a mother decides to take a career break are deeply personal and the outcome profoundly impactful to her and family. Therefore, this season on the Money, Career & Motherhood podcast we're focusing specifically on motherhood-related career breaks.
If you're a mother who's currently on a career break or is considering one, this season is for you.
About the Host
Janice Scholl helps moms navigate the money and career transitions that come through the different stages of motherhood as a speaker, workshop facilitator, and host of The Money, Career & Motherhood Podcast. Janice is passionate about helping mothers gain confidence and understanding about money, career & business topics as they relate to motherhood and family.  Her key areas of focus to help mothers succeed are navigating maternity leave, career breaks & transitions, family decision-making, and  values-based budgeting.
 
Sign up for a FREE 30-minute strategy session with Janice here.
Connect with the Money, Career & Motherhood podcast on Instagram.
 

How do you keep your kids busy all summer without breaking the bank? This week I walk through our kid-centered summer planning process that helps us minimize boredom and spending while maximizing kid and parent satisfaction!  In this episode you’ll learn:
How to get your kids involved in the summer planning process How to avoid hearing “I’m bored. What should I do?” all summer How to minimize surprise expenses to entertain the kids How to get the kids excited about playing with the things you already have in your house  
About the Host
Janice Scholl helps moms navigate the money and career transitions that come with the different stages of motherhood through her work as coach, speaker, workshop facilitator, and host of The Money, Career & Motherhood Podcast. Janice is passionate about helping mothers gain confidence and understanding about money, career & business topics as they relate to motherhood and family – the way many women actually think about money.  Her key areas of focus to help mothers succeed are navigating maternity leave, career breaks & transitions, and  values-based budgeting.
 
Sign up for a FREE 30-minute strategy session with Janice here.
Connect with the Money, Career, & Motherhood on Instagram.
 
 
 
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When I first met today’s guest, she said something that hit me hard. “There will always be a breakdown in childcare.” It’s true. This is why solutions for parents who take career breaks are so important to me. Even with flexible employers, things come up when you have kids. Sometimes the challenges are so great that parents, usually mothers, take career breaks to solve these problems.
Priya Amin is the co-founder of an innovative virtual childcare company called Flexible Care. She left a thriving career for a family-driven career break and has since dedicated her career to being part of the solution for working parents by founding Flexible Care. In this episode, Priya and I discuss the challenges working parents’ face, the evolution of Flexible Care as she and her co-founder try to navigate the needs of parents, as well as the challenges she faced in funding the business’ growth. We talk openly about remaining solution-focused in her startup when the original plan didn’t work and her advice for female founders who are trying to seek investors for their business. The Flexible Care team successfully raised nearly $1 million in funding, yet it was ironically childcare that presented one of its biggest barriers to funding.
 
About the Guest:
Priya Amin is an entrepreneur, TEDx speaker and mother to two boys, Ronin and Kirin. She holds an MBA from the University of Arizona, and worked as a product and brand manager at corporations such as IBM and Nestle. In 2012, she left her high powered career to be home with her two boys, and never looked back. After successfully launching and running a marketing consulting firm called ROKI, she began looking for ways to continue fostering creativity and entrepreneurship among women. She launched Flexable, LLC in 2016 and was accepted to the 16th cohort of the AlphaLab Accelerator program in 2016. Flexable has gained regional and national attention for providing innovative childcare solutions, most notably on-site childcare at offices and events.  Since the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Flexable pivoted to offering  Virtual Childcare hosted by fully vetted Flexable Facilitators to keep kids 3-10 years old engaged, so working parents can take back their schedule.
 
Learn more about Flexible Care and connect with Priya Amin at:
www.flexablecare.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyaamin/
https://twitter.com/praman79
 
About the Host
Janice Scholl helps moms navigate the money and career transitions that come with the different stages of motherhood through her work as coach, speaker, workshop facilitator, and host of The Money, Career & Motherhood Podcast. Janice is passionate about helping mothers gain confidence and understanding about money, career & business topics as they relate to motherhood and family – the way many women actually think about money.  Her key areas of focus to help mothers succeed are navigating maternity leave, career breaks & transitions, and  values-based budgeting.
 
Sign up for a FREE 30-minute strategy session with Janice here.
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