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Nanit, the World’s Smartest Baby Monitor, Enables More Than Great Sleep for Infants and New Parents Feb 16, 2021

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Sarah Dorsett is CEO of Nanit, a high-growth technology start-up improving the sleep and lives of babies and parents. An ecommerce leader with more than two decades of experience scaling retail businesses, Dorsett previously served as Vice President of Ecommerce at Bed Bath & Beyond, where her site merchandising and marketing strategy drove double-digit retail revenue growth. From spearheading e-marketing initiatives in the burgeoning digital industry at Coty in 2004, to her executive roles at Bloomingda-les.com and Century 21 Department Stores, Dorsett has developed a highly effective approach to channel strategies that is reﬂected in Nanit’s leadership in the competitive baby tech category. Since her time as CEO of Nanit, the company has been named to CNBC’s Upstart 100 list of most promising startups, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and most recently received NPD’s Consumer Electronic Industry Performance Award for the top increase in North American market share in the smart baby monitor category. Aside from her corporate responsibilities, Sarah loves art, dancing, spending time with friends and family, and lives with her husband and three children in Summit, New Jersey.

Sarah joins Kristen Hall, COO of Mother Honestly, to discuss how Nanit is changing the lives of new parents with smart technology to provide guidance and comfort to parents when it comes to baby’s sleep. Sarah also discusses her background and experience scaling retail businesses and launching strong brands and shares great insight for those looking to expand their own brands. If you haven’t had the opportunity, be sure to check out https://www.nanit.com/ and follow their journey @getnanit

The Mother Honestly Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Pacira and Lincoln Fleet.

Priya Amin, Founder and CEO of Flexable, Tackles the Childcare Crisis Virtually Feb 09, 2021

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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.

Priya joins Kristen Hall, COO of Mother Honestly to discuss how she created Flexible to address the gaps in childcare coverage in 2016. Now in the COVID era, virtual childcare is a must with parents working remote and child care coverage situations changing daily. Be sure to visit Flexable and follow them @flexablecare

The Mother Honestly Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Pacira and Lincoln Fleet.

Brooke Shapiro, Founder of Pandemic Working Parent, Shares Her Success Building An Employee Resource Group at Clorox Jan 20, 2021

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Brooke Shapiro is a mother of a 2 year old boy Jace and a 8 week old girl Rayna. She spent the first half of her career working at advertising agencies in NYC before heading to California to work on Taco Bell account. The past few years she has been working on brand engagement and sales marketing at Clorox. Last year, she saw a need to support mother's returning from maternity and decided to develop an entire employee resource group to support parents at Clorox. Her passion in the space lead to developing virtual programs to support parents based off of similar kids ages, parenting education classes, executive storytime and collaborating with HR on benefits improvement programs within the organization. Outside of Clorox, she started a website called Pandemic Working Parent to develop resources to help parents thrive in the workplace.

Brooke joins Kristen Hall, COO of Mother Honestly, to share her journey with finding and building employee resource groups, returning to work during a pandemic, and resources available to parents struggling during the time of COVID. Continue to follow Brooke and Pandemic Working Parent .

The Mother Honestly Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Pacira and Lincoln Fleet.

Busy Mom Dr. Angela Stoehr, OB/GYN, Helps Guide Womens’ Surgery Recovery and Pain Management Options Jan 12, 2021

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Dr. Angela Stoehr, a OB/GYN based in Texas, is a trailblazer in pain management focused on helping her patients recover after many common women’s health procedures with limited to no opioid use. She knows firsthand the devastating impact the current opioid epidemic has had on millions of families across the country and has made it her mission to reduce the use of opioids in her practice. Dr. Stoehr is a member of The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, and the International Pelvic Pain Society, serving on its Patient Education Committee.

Always eager to contribute to the greater good in the public health sector, Dr. Stoehr has participated in medical missions around the globe, including the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Ghana. One of the central tenets of Dr. Stoehr’s lifework is reaching out, working with, and caring for patients. Outside the walls of her practice, she and her husband are busy, dedicated parents to their two wonderful children.

Dr. Stoehr joins Blessing Adesiyan, Founder and CEO of Mother Honestly and Villo, to discuss the balancing act that many women face as mothers, employees, wives, and caregivers. Dr. Stoehr shares her experience as a busy mom and a physician who understands the pressure women put on themselves to return home and get back to their daily routine as quickly as possible after surgery. She also discusses the importance of women feeling empowered to have proactive discussions about pain management with their doctors. Be sure to follow her on Instagram @angie.stoehr.md and learn more about non-opioid options for managing pain at www.YourXFactor.com/MH.

This Mother Honestly Podcast is sponsored by Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

Katica Roy, CEO and Founder of Pipeline, Uses Artificial Intelligence to Make a Profound Impact on Gender Equity Dec 15, 2020

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Katica Roy is a gender economist and the CEO and founder of Pipeline, an award-winning SaaS company that leverages artificial intelligence to identify and drive economic gains through gender equity. Pipeline launched the first gender equity app on Salesforce's AppExchange. The Pipeline platform was named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2019 and Fast Company’s 2020 World’s Most Innovative Companies. In 2020, Katica was named the 2020 Colorado Entrepreneur of the Year.

Katica joins Kristen Hall, COO of Mother Honestly, to share how her background and her experience shaped her drive to help close the gender equity gap. Best framed as not only a social issue, but a huge economic opportunity, Katica highlights what can be done to help both men and women address gender equity. Be sure to follow Katica and her work on social media @KaticaRoy and by visiting Pipeline and her official website. The Mother Honestly Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Pacira and Lincoln Fleet.

Mom Guilt? Try Mom Rage. Katherine Goldstein, Journalist, Creator & Podcast Host Explains How We All Are Feeling Dec 07, 2020

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An award-winning journalist and media entrepreneur, Katherine Goldstein has been extensively quoted as an expert in issues facing working mothers in the NYTimes, Washington Post, The Atlantic, and on WNYC and NPR. She has a track record for conversation-setting work, such as the viral New York Times op-ed, “The Open Secret of Anti-Mom Bias in the Workplace,” “American Moms: Let’s Stop Feeling Guilty and Start Getting Mad” and “The Mothers of America Need a Bailout. This Could be the Answer.”

Katherine joins Blessing Adesiyan, Founder and CEO of Mother Honestly and Villo, to discuss how moms (and themselves) are feeling currently and where things need to change for working mothers. Katherine also shares her "CareCorps" strategy directed as a large public policy solution to provide the nation with better child care strategies and learning opportunities which have arisen from the pandemic. Follow Katherine @katherinegoldstein and be sure to check out The Double Shift Podcast
The Mother Honestly Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Pacira and Lincoln Fleet.

Normalizing Leave of Absence in Your Career and Pivoting for Financial Success with Celinda Farias Appleby, Director of Global Talent Attraction at Visa Dec 02, 2020

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Celinda Farias Appleby, Director of Global Talent Attraction, Visa is a recognized leader in recruiting and employer branding who speaks regularly at conferences including LinkedIn Talent Connect, Glassdoor Summit, SHRM, and others. For the past 10 years, she has thrived in Global Talent Acquisition departments of Fortune 100s, creating innovative digital strategies for industry leading brands like Nike, Oracle, and HP. Celinda specializes in designing premium experiences and stories centered around humanizing the talent attraction lifecycle.

A Recruiter by trade, she has previously held recruiting roles within corporate and agency enterprises. Celinda has over 15 years of recruiting and human resources experience across a broad range of industries including technology, accounting, marketing and government sector.

Celinda joins Blessing Adesiyan, Founder & CEO of Mother Honestly and Villo, to discuss and normalize the conversation surrounding leave of absences and why you can and should take one in your career if needed. Together, they discuss what the post pandemic workforce for women will look like and the rise of returner programs as women re-enter the workforce. Concerted efforts and programs from large companies will help welcome women back into the workforce and build the pathway for return to work. Celinda also shares how to position yourself for success during salary negotiations. Follow Celinda at https://www.celindaappleby.com/, on LinkedIn, and @celly_sparks.

The Mother Honestly Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Pacira and Lincoln Fleet.

Leading From The Front - Lorraine Alston Makes Strides in Leadership From The Driver’s Seat at Lincoln Motor Company Nov 24, 2020

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Lorraine Alston is the Field Sales Operations and Fleet Manager at Lincoln Motor Company. In this role, she is responsible for Lincoln field sales and dealer communications, field training and management of Lincoln fleet sales.

Lorraine joins Kristen Hall, COO of Mother Honestly, to share her knowledge on her career and experience with Lincoln, and her guidance for women aspiring to reach leadership roles and further their careers. Lorraine shares great insight into the benefits available within the Lincoln Motor Company lineup of vehicles that fit individual and business requirements, especially fleet vehicles needs. To find out more about Lincoln’s fleet of vehicles, and how these well-appointed Lincoln products can help your business meet its fleet vehicle needs, visit Lincoln.com/fleet and follow @lincoln on social media.

The Mother Honestly Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Pacira and Lincoln Fleet.

Tabitha Salomon, CEO and Co-Founder of Dash Camp, Creates an Outrageously Fun, Virtual Social Program for Children Nov 17, 2020

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Tabitha Salomon is the CEO and Co-founder of Dash Camp, an outrageously fun, live, and interactive virtual social program for children ages 6-11 years old. Hailed by parents and Fast Company as the ‘virtual experiences done right,’ Tabitha has built a team of all-star teachers with online teaching expertise, including Broadway performers, PBS STEM Star, and Alvin Ailey dancer.

Tabitha joins Kristen Hall, COO of Mother Honestly, to discuss how important interactive experiences for kids are during the pandemic to help provide social opportunities in the safety of their homes. Parents are struggling to find ways to keep children engaged via enriching outlets while they manage work and household responsibilities. This remains a parent, employer, and kid problem when it comes to tackling the child care crisis. Dash Camp offers a variety of programming and is launching virtual holiday parties soon for the upcoming season. Be sure to check out their website here and follow them @dashcamp_offical

The Mother Honestly Podcast is sponsored by Pacira BioSciences and Lincoln Motor Company.

How Environmentally Friendly, Minimalist Designed Baby Clothes Yields Maximum Impact for Parents Nov 10, 2020

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After spending over 3 years away from her husband who lived in the United States, Iwona Ordon left her job at Google in Europe to follow her heart and moved to the U.S. in search of a career path filled with passion and purpose." She felt strongly that whatever she did next, she wanted it to matter. While awaiting a work visa and with a little inspiration from her family and friends, Iwona realized that the baby clothes industry could use a little TLC. With her passion for sustainability and Nordic design, she decided to translate that into baby clothing. After a year of research and interviews with parents and rounds of prototype testing to perfect the design, TØY was born. TØY, inspired by Scandanavian style in connection with Iwona's Norwegian upbringing, offers a minimalistic design to parents who are searching for aesthetically clean-looking as well as clean-manufactured clothing. A newborn’s skin is 30% thinner than adults, which is why all of TØY’s clothes are designed and manufactured with a baby’s safety and sensitivities in mind, making her brand truly an organic and sustainable option for parents who have both their child’s wellness and the planet in mind.
Iwona joins Kristen Hall, CEO of Mother Honestly, to discuss how she created TØY, her passion for creating a sustainable brand, and her desire for parents to outfit their babies in the safest fabric. Learn how TØY is helping bring kindness to those in need this November and more about the brand by visiting TØY and @toeybabyclothes . The Mother Honestly Podcast is sponsored by Pacira and Lincoln Motor Company.

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