HeyJaredThe Mothers with Sara Brown
Sara Brown sits down with the people shaping our world — extraordinary leaders, creators, and thinkers — to explore how their identity, purpose, and ambition evolve alongside career and motherhood.
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[BEST OF] Everybody Wants a Village. Nobody Wants the Inconvenience – with Tracy Skelly (opens the original)
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We all say we want a village. But are we willing to accept the inconvenience that comes with belonging to one? Tracy Skelly grew up inside a culture of collective responsibility – one in which children belonged to everyone, help was expected and someone else’s needs sometimes came before your own. That foundation helped carry her through a formidable career spanning Teach for America, Harvard, an education startup and Amazon. But becoming a mother changed what she required from her work. “If it
Motherhood Made Me an Author with Rachel Hochhauser (opens the original)
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Rachel Hochhauser was a writer for years. It took becoming a mother to make her an author. After earning a master’s degree in fiction, Rachel wrote the novel she believed would launch her career. Instead, she spent years rewriting it, collecting encouraging rejections and eventually putting the manuscript in a drawer. She stopped writing and directed her creative energy elsewhere – building a career in brand strategy, co-founding an agency and launching the cult-favorite puzzle company Piecework
“I Don’t Care About What I Don’t Care About” with Julie Cole (opens the original)
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“I don’t care about what I don’t care about.” That may be the secret to how Julie Cole built a thriving business while raising six children – not by doing everything, but by becoming exceptionally clear about what actually mattered. Julie is a recovered lawyer, award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels . More than 20 years ago, after her oldest son was diagnosed with autism, she left law and began making personalized labels in a basement alongside her sister
The Psychology of Winning as a Working Mother with Nafeesa Remtilla (opens the original)
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What happens when a lifetime of high achievement runs headfirst into motherhood? Nafeesa Remtilla knows the high-achiever playbook well. Before becoming CEO of Poppins Payroll , she built a career across Goldman Sachs, Bain & Company, and Robinhood, where she served as Vice President of Product & Operations. She is also the mother of two young children. In this episode, Nafeesa joins Sara for a candid and highly practical conversation about working motherhood, career success, parenting, control,
[BEST OF] The Stories That Hold Women Back with Dr. Jessica Zucker (opens the original)
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For our final replay of the summer, we're revisiting one of our most thought-provoking conversations—with psychologist, author, and maternal mental health expert Dr. Jessica Zucker. It's a conversation about the stories we inherit, the ones we tell ourselves, and the courage it takes to rewrite them. Enjoy! ******* Dr. Jessica Zucker has spent her career helping women tell the stories they've been taught to keep quiet. A psychologist specializing in reproductive and maternal mental health, Jessi
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