Episode 54: Jenna Worthen

The Mamas at Work Podcast is so excited to have a Mom Who Works today! Jenna Worthen is a really beautiful soul who decided to rewrite what it means to be a ”working mom” Jenna Worthen is the author of Mom Who Works and founder and chief curator for an online, global organization of the same name. Exhausted by the label “working mom” and all the things that come with it—unnecessary bias, mom guilt, lesser pay and career mobility, and more—Worthen sought a new identifier for women who work. Thus, the phrase “mom who works” was born. Worthen is a mom who works as CEO and founder of James Martin Company, helping candidates and nonprofits create and implement intentional development strategies. She has served as chief storyteller for an Oklahoma City–based nonprofit and was a cofounder of the 111Project, a nonprofit that serves children and families in foster care. Worthen earned her master’s in political management from the George Washington University and her undergraduate degree in politics and law from Southern Nazarene University. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three children—Bobby, Jake, and June—and a dog named Nicey, who rescued them.