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Journalist Katherine Goldstein’s migration from New York’s media mothership inspired her to launch an unconventional podcast about working moms from her basement in North Carolina. A punk rocker aspiring to be a Rabbi, a thirty-something mother of three on the campaign trail, and Nevada brothel workers parlaying earnings into nursing school are among the first episodes of @thedoubleshift. “I think one of the problems with journalism and resources is if you only talk to the people you know, you’re going to have a pretty limited conversation,” she says. “This show is breaking out of that.” In fact, @katherinegoldstein and her bi-coastal team intentionally seek out women outside of big cities who don’t have PR people. “Nydia Sanchez, who runs a 24-hour daycare, she’s committing her whole life to serving mostly single mothers who need childcare and don’t have a ton of money to pay for it,” says Katherine. “She’s not trying to get a bunch of attention and credit for all the great work she’s doing–she’s trying to run a business–but she does it with a kind of compassion that you don’t see enough for a group that doesn’t get talked about a lot.” Listening to these intimate, previously untold stories of working motherhood summons feelings similar to watching “60 Minutes” or listening to NPR. “The reason I decided I wanted to do it as a podcast is that I really want to create community and movement around changing the way people think about things, and bringing new perspectives in a more in-depth way,” says Katherine. “I think there’s only so far you can go with someone who just reads an article and likes it on Facebook and moves on.” We also talked about how podcasts are more amenable to multi-tasking moms who can tune in while commuting or taking care of kids, and discover a connection to women in other walks of life. “I feel like I want to create a much longer and larger and more substantial conversation about changing how society sees working mothers and how we see ourselves,” she says. Read her full story at BestfortheMoment.com #workingmom #workingmama #womenhelpingwomen #podcast #linkinbio 🍀 @m2thalene longed for a place where she could talk to other women who were also figuring out their next career move after staying home with young kids. “While I had an amazing time being at home, and don’t regret that, it has been quite the journey back trying to rebuild what I had before,” she says. Marlene had previously worked in sports marketing in New York City, where she forged licensing partnerships for Major League Baseball. When her family was transplanted to Seattle, she tried her hand at consulting for small businesses in the neighborhood, but found herself wanting more. “Freelancing life is a bit lonely,” she says. “I’m more of a collaborative person.” Fortuitously, Marlene found parents who were trying to get a non-profit women’s business incubator off the ground. She became a founding board member for The Inc., where she helped shape the mission, goals and even the physical space–which included co-working and part-time preschool. “I loved that I was helping to solve a problem that I myself faced,” she says. “I know that feeling, of feeling isolated, and not knowing exactly who to connect with, where to go career-wise, or even parenting.” Read the rest of her story at BestfortheMoment.com #linkinbio #ontheblog #mompreneur #workingmom #coworking #ittakesavillage #womenhelpingwomen When you ask your 3-year-old to pick up his toys and he responds with “I have work to do on my pocuter” 😂 He can’t wait to get in on the action Ashley Bernardi’s career took a couple of Goldilocks-style turns before she landed on something just right. Her story is punctuated by broadcast-worthy soundbites, which she honed after spending a decade as a network TV producer. “I was traveling the world producing breaking news stories and I had a baby at home,” she says. While covering events like Virginia Tech, presidential elections, and renewable energy, Ashley began to feel the tug of working motherhood. So she traded in her passport for a 90-minute commute in the Washington, D.C. region. While Ashley loved her pivot to PR, she couldn’t help but do the math, recounting “that’s three hours I could spend with my family.” “I am missing out on the most precious moments of my daughter’s life,” she remembers feeling at the time. When Ashley’s second daughter was born, an “entrepreneurial fire lit inside,” and she began to dream up a way to fully integrate her career and family life. Taking inspiration from her own mother’s journey as a “mompreneur” behind a successful dance company, Ashley took the plunge with the help of mentorship and resources from the Small Business Administration. “I launched my company literally in my daughters’ playroom in my basement,” she says. “Here I am four years later and loving it.” Today, Ashley runs @nardi_media, a media relations and publicity business, with a fully remote staff, so she can be present for her three daughters. “I want to be the first person they see when they get off the bus,” she says, describing how important it is that her daughters see her–and only her–at 3:30 p.m. every day. While starting a company isn’t the only way to go remote, it’s what has allowed Ashley the most flexibility to meet this goal. Read her full story at BestfortheMoment.com #linkinbio #mompreneur #workingmom #workingmama #remotework #womenhelpingwomen #workfromhome

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