Hannah Levy - Modern Fertility | Tech Ladies (Episode #009)

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 yourself first or taking time has been very difficult. And so, I have slowly regained boundaries and space. And trying to figure out what does it mean to prioritize myself, what does it mean to prioritize other people, my friends, work, my partnership above my child in certain times. What are the trade-offs, risks, and rewards?” — Hannah Levy 

Hannah Levy (@hnnhlvy) is a content strategist who has spent the last twelve years helping brands build communities and connect with their customers through creative storytelling. She specializes in high-impact content campaigns that maximize engagement with a brand’s audience.

Hannah has worked across several industries, but has always returned to healthcare because she believes that understanding what's going on with our bodies, and getting high-quality affordable care, are basic human rights. Hannah is currently leading content marketing at Modern Fertility, a women's reproductive healthcare company focused on making fertility information more accessible for women everywhere.

Hannah is also dedicated to supporting underrepresented groups, something that she works toward as a community manager for Tech Ladies, a community of one hundred thousand members, and growing, that connects women, trans, and non-binary folks with the best opportunities in tech.

Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Hannah Levy and Moms Who Build host, Margie Chuang!

For more about this episode, visit https://www.momswhobuild.com/home/hannah-levy-modern-fertility-tech-ladies-episode-009. 

Show Notes

Hannah and Margie have a candid discussion about fertility research and empowerment, the rewards of working for a female-founded, female-led startup, elevating women and underrepresented groups, and how workplaces can be more inclusive for parents and breastfeeding moms. They also talk openly about navigating early motherhood, feeling a sense of urgency to “figure it all out”, experiencing identity crisis after having kids, and mom guilt.

Hannah’s career journey and her work with Modern Fertility and Tech Ladies. [3:21]

Information asymmetry in healthcare and personal finance. [4:08]

About Modern Fertility. [7:27]

About Tech Ladies. [9:00]

Hannah's personal mission. [12:04]

Navigating privilege in professional networks. [18:29]

Where the magic happens in communities. [24:14]

Hannah’s approach to allyship. [26:54]

Working for a female-founded, female-led company versus a male founded, male-led company. [31:07]

How companies can empower women and parents to succeed in the workplace. [33:46]

Writing content for startups. [39:00]

Hannah’s thoughts on prioritizing time for herself, her family, her work, her community. [49:38]

Hannah’s experience interviewing at companies while navigating new motherhood. [55:15]

Margie and Hannah talk openly about navigating early motherhood, feeling a sense of urgency to figure it all out, going through an identity crisis after having kids, and mom guilt. [57:55]

Lessons Hannah hopes to pass along to her daughter. [1:03:34]

How Hannah applied the idea of value-based decision making to her personal and professional life. [1:05:26]

Building empathy and meeting people where they are. [1:06:25]

How Hannah learns and retains information. [1:09:49]

Rapid Fire Questions. [1:11:32]

Parting thoughts and encouraging words. [1:15:46]

 

For more about this episode, visit https://www.momswhobuild.com/home/hannah-levy-modern-fertility-tech-ladies-episode-009.

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