How my Foster Son Changed My Life and Helped Me Build a Business

Let me start by saying that my foster son, Oliver, changed my life. Before starting my company, The Ollie World, I worked as a clinical therapist (MSW), with a specialty in infant mental health. Prior to that, I worked for a local county to help set up three SART locations, which provided a multidisciplinary treatment approach to working with drug and trauma exposed little ones ages 0-5. It was while working there at this position that I became a single foster parent to my foster-son, Oliver, who I created the Ollie (swaddle) for.

These Productivity Tips Will Help Even the Busiest Working Moms

As the Chief of Product of a thriving and growing company, time management is a critical skill. On top of that, I'm also a wife, a mom to a preschooler (without a preschool) and a newborn, while serving as a Senior Advisor for a VC firm and an Advisory board member

#AdviceColumn: How to Get a Potential Employer to Look Past a 10-year Work Gap?

Dear Liz, even before the pandemic, I had a hard time getting work. That big ten-year gap in my work history (even with the Navy service in there!) just trips people up. I don't understand how that kind of experience, plus my education, plus my term of service, doesn't seem to matter. I would get callbacks to ask me about my time out of the workforce (before I'd even get an interview) followed by radio silence. These days, I don't even get calls. I know the labor market is crunched right now, but I need to get back out there. If employers couldn't get past that gap before the pandemic, do I have any hope at finding work now?

Working From Home While Parenting in a Pandemic. The Juggle is Real.

had just finished putting my toddler down for a nap when my 3-month-old cried out from the next room — hungry. Again. As I slowly backed out of the room so as not to disturb the nap that took five diligently-read books to achieve, I glanced at my watch — just five minutes to spare before my scheduled Zoom meeting.For working parents, the juggle is real has become our rallying call.

Five Vital Lessons On How To Thrive During Quarantine From A CEO And Mom To Five Girls

My top strength is "discipline," which means when my family's schedules were thrown into upheaval during quarantine, I immediately got to work organizing my daughters' maze of online school schedules and modifying my own schedule to keep as much order as possible.

Why Working Moms Should Stop Feeling Guilty

Executive Women On How Maternity Leave Affected Their Careers

The pay discrepancy between men and women has been an ongoing conversation for years. While there are numerous reports of women getting paid less than their male counterparts for the exact same job, the gender pay gap isn't always so straight forward. In fact, it's a pretty complex, nuanced issue with numerous factors that are issues in and of themselves.

Working Moms Open Up About Their Greatest Struggles

Having a successful career and a happy home life can prove to be a difficult goal for a lot of working mothers, but Yale-educated and Columbia-trained plastic surgeon Dr. Lara Devgan proves that through determination, hard work, and a lot of organization, working moms really can have the best of both worlds.