Moms Who Build

Mimi Chan — Building Three Companies, Overcoming Self-Doubt, Fundraising while Pregnant, Fighting Over the Home Office, Creating Productivity, Exciting News, and More (#011)  

“Thinking back to those early days, those long nights, those moments where I had to pick myself up from the disappointment and push through it, surviving through this pandemic. And somehow with the combination of luck and preparation and just the belief and co...

Cherie Hoeger — Modernizing Reusable Period Care, Menstruation Education, Changing Stigmas, Believing the Mission, Building Pro-Family Workplaces, and More (#010)  

“And so we realized that there was so much power that one period cup could have to literally keep girls in school, break cycles of poverty, help their confidence, help them become young women and mothers who could provide for their families.” — Cherie Hoeger

Cherie Hoeger...

Hannah Levy — Fertility Knowledge & Empowerment, Female-Led Startups, Elevating Underrepresented Groups, Parent Inclusive Workplaces, and Much More (#009) 

“I approached motherhood as a ‘oh, now I need to be completely selfless’ mentality, where I was just like, ‘hey, now I’m a mom, I matter less, I need to put my kid above myself in all forms’. And that worked for about a month until I broke down. The guilt around putting yours...

In my first solo episode, I talk candidly about why I started building Moms Who Build and what’s coming up on the show this month.

“I didn’t feel this way all of the time. I mainly felt this way when someone, and it didn’t matter who, but anyone asked me what I did for a living. I would reply that I was a stay-at-home mom and would almost immediately follow that up with, ‘oh, but I also volunteer as a special events coordinator for ...

Kathi Donnelly — Relieving Stress & Creating Success, Having Co-Ownership in your Mental Health, and Lessons About Love, Motherhood and Adoption.

“We need to learn how to fail, because it’s not how we fall, it’s when we fall. We’re all going to fail, but it’s how to be creative and how to be resourceful, and how to come out of that.”

—Kathi Donnelly

This episode features Kathi Donnelly (@ommworks_), founder of OmmWorks.

Join Ka...

This episode features Debbie Sanchez (@smashgyms), co-founder of Smash Gyms. 

Join Debbie and host, Margie Chuang, for a raw and honest conversation about:

This episode features Dr. Elizabeth Adams (@trustle_), co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of Trustle.

In this episode, Elizabeth and I have an open and lively discussion about: 

This episode features Reena Vokoun (@passionfitllc), founder and CEO of Passion Fit. Join Reena and I for a candid and heartfelt discussion about:

This episode features Ula Ghosheh (@ooladancefitness), founder of Oola Dance Fitness, the Zumba sensation of Silicon Valley.

Ula was an engineer at Cisco Systems for ten years before she quit her job to take care of her two young sons. This was both a rewarding and challenging time for Ula. She loved spending time with her kids, being a part of the PTA and directing fundraisers, but she was also working through her new life as a...

This episode features Bridget Wu (@bridgetwuzer), founder of Aspen Leaf Preschool. Discover what it’s like to pursue an idea that just doesn’t seem to go away. Join host Margie Chuang as she learns about how Bridget felt she could change preschools for the better and the pursuit of making that dream come true.

The audio for this interview was recorded from a video conference. It had a few audio glitches at the beginning, and was...

This podcast episode features Megha Sheare (@siliconvalleycookieco), founder of Silicon Valley Cookie Company. Find out what it’s like for a stay at home mom with two little girls to create the perfect cookie dough, while nursing her broken ankle. Join host Margie Chuang as she learns about Megha’s journey of rediscovering herself while building a gourmet cookie company.

The audio for this interview was recorded using Margie'...