The Working Mom Show

Klara Ganter
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Welcome to The Working Mom Show! Thriving While Surviving: The Working Mom Show is the podcast for moms ready to turn their passion into a career they love—without sacrificing family time. Hear real, unfiltered stories from moms who took the leap, built careers on their terms, and proved that motherhood and ambition can go hand in hand. No sugarcoating, just honest insights, expert advice, and the inspiration you need to create a life that works for you.

  1. 23h ago

    When the Whole Thing Burns Down: How a Travel Advisor and New Mom Survived COVID and Came Back Stronger

    Ali Raymer's son was born on Valentine's Day, 2020. Weeks later, every trip she had ever booked was cancelled. Her entire commission-based travel business was wiped out overnight — and she had a newborn in her arms. She spent months working for free, sitting on hold with airlines and hotels, trying to serve her clients without earning a penny. Then she went back to teaching, just to keep her family afloat. And then she rebuilt everything. In this episode — recorded on the day she launched her brand new agency, Peace and Pearl, named after her two children — Ali talks about what it actually takes to stay the course when the world has taken the floor out from under you. We cover: What those first weeks of COVID felt like with a newborn, a commission-based business, and no income in sightWhy she went back to teaching rather than leaving the industry — and why she never doubted the returnHow "revenge travel" exploded in 2023 right as she was on maternity leave with her second child — and what she did about itWhy she named her new agency after Pax (Peace in Latin) and McClain Margaret (Pearl)The difference between a travel influencer and a travel advisor — and why she chose one over the otherThe "promise list" she and her husband keep on the fridge — and how her son now reads it back to them at 5pmThe 15-minute walk that became her fake commute homeThis is a story about what happens when you refuse to let your passion go, even when it costs you everything. Get in touch with Ali: Website: www.peaceandpearltravel.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alipeaceandpearltravel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alipeaceandpearltravel/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alipeaceandpearltravel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AliPeaceandPearl If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu, or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point.

    34 min

  2. Jun 23

    Built During Nap Time: How Mariela DeSantiago Turned Stay-at-Home into Something Real

    Mariela DeSantiago is proof that staying home with your kids and building something meaningful are not mutually exclusive — and never were. A former special education teacher, Mariela is now a podcast host, mom group founder, content creator, yoga instructor, and community activist — all while raising a 4-year-old boy and a 10-month-old baby girl. She built every part of this during nap times, pregnancy, and the in-between moments most people would call downtime. In this episode, Mariela talks honestly about why she chose to stay home, how she kept her brain and her ambitions alive, and why she's never really stopped working — just working differently. We cover: Why staying home and having ambition are not opposites — and why the working mom vs. stay-at-home mom debate is missing the point entirelyHow her parenting podcast started because she couldn't find the evidence-based information she needed, and evolved from thereWhat it actually looks like to run a business when your schedule depends on an unpredictable napperWhy asking for help felt so hard at first — and what finally changedHow motherhood made her louder, more political, and more willing to show up in her communityBaby steps: how she's already earning certifications and building skills for the season when her kids are in schoolThis one is for every mom who's been at home and wondered if she's falling behind. She's not. She's building. Get in touch with Mariela: Website: https://newmomtalk.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/carlsbadmomcrew/  https://www.instagram.com/newmomtalk.podcast/ Youtube: @newmomtalk If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu, or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point.

    36 min

  3. Jun 16

    Raised to Hustle, Choosing Differently: Charlie Birch on Unlearning Workaholism One Boundary at a Time

    Charlie Birch grew up watching her mom burn the midnight oil and her dad jet-set around the world. She can't remember a single trip to the grocery store with her mother. And she decided, very early on, that she was going to do things differently. Charlie is the owner and creative director of Humanise Collective, a brand strategy and creative studio for founder-led businesses. She's also a boy mom to a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old — and the one word she's still unlearning? Over-functioning. This is a conversation for every mom founder who's been told she needs to build a personal brand, be visible, share everything, and show up constantly — and has quietly wondered whether that's actually the only way. We cover: Why "authenticity is a strategy" is the biggest lie in personal branding — and what actually builds trustThe case for building a company brand, not a personal brand, and how to do it without losing your identityWhy you can't let go of your business if you've raised it to be codependent on you — and what to do about itHow motherhood pushed Charlie from freelancer to creative director of her own studioWhy she changed her business name away from her own, and what that one move changedThe family dinner rule she and her husband have kept since their kids were born — and why it came from research, not nostalgiaWhat it means to let your kids know you as a person, not as your job titleIf you've been building a business that can't function without you — this episode is your invitation to change that. Find Charlie here: Website: https://www.humanizcollective.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliebirch/ If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu, or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point. Links are in the show notes.

    41 min

  4. Jun 9

    Crown Yourself: How a Second-Generation Entrepreneur Rebuilt Her Identity Through Motherhood, Loss & Purpose

    Kimberly Spencer doesn't believe in balance. She never has. And after today's conversation, you might not either. Kimberly is a CEO, coach, speaker, and second-generation entrepreneur raising three kids under 9 — while also caring for her 77-year-old mother. She is the founder of Crown Yourself and Communication Queens, and her work sits at the intersection of mindset, visibility, and what she calls sovereignty: the belief that you are the conductor of your own life, not a player at the effect of it. Her story is anything but linear. A Hollywood screenwriter turned Pilates instructor turned e-com president turned coach, Kimberly has navigated a 10-year battle with bulimia, a business buyout three weeks before her wedding, $40,000 in debt, losing five people including her father in a single year, and being stranded in Australia for two years during COVID — all while building a business that eventually replaced her husband's income. We cover: Why balance is a lie sold to women — and what sovereignty actually looks like in practiceThe "death of the maiden": why becoming a mother is a grief process nobody talks aboutWhat the "death tax" taught Kimberly about how she wanted to live her lifeHow she schedules her week using astrology — and why it actually worksWhy she homeschools her eldest and involves her kids in business conversations from an early ageThe orchestra metaphor that will change how you think about integrating work and familyWhat it means to stop using your kids as an excuse and start seeing them as assets that elevate your leadershipIf you've ever felt like motherhood shrunk you rather than expanded you, this episode will hand you back your crown. Learn more about Kimberly: Website: https://www.crownyourself.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crownyourself.now/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyspencer-crownyourself/ If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu, or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point. Links are in the show notes.

    49 min

  5. Jun 2

    From 60 Hours to 10: How Alexia Hoffman Rebuilt Her Business Around Four Daughters and a Purpose

    She built a real estate brokerage from scratch, had four daughters in 30 months, was working 60-hour weeks — and by most measures, she was crushing it. Except she wasn't. Not really. Alexia Hoffman is an entrepreneur, investor, realtor, coach, and coffee shop owner who made not one, but two major career pivots that looked completely reckless from the outside, and turned out to be the best decisions of her life. She now works 10 hours a week without losing income — and she's here to talk about how she got there. This is a raw, honest conversation. Alexia doesn't just share the wins — she talks about severe postpartum depression after her fourth daughter, the marriage struggles, the local government battle that nearly killed her coffee shop before it opened, and the moment she realised she'd been conditioned her whole life to ignore her own needs. We cover: What it actually felt like to walk away from the thing she'd spent years building — and why she did it anywayHow she went from 60-hour weeks to 10 hours without sacrificing incomeThe three things that make delegating work: boundaries, releasing control, and systems before you hireHer exact AI-powered framework for creating an SOP that lets a VA work without asking you a single questionWhy "delusional self-belief" is not a flaw — it's the strategyThe 10-year vision exercise that helps you make hard decisions with clarityIf you've ever felt trapped by the very thing you built, or wondered what it would take to design a life that actually fits you — start here. If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu, or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point. Links are in the show notes.

    42 min

  6. May 26

    The Four-Burner Mom: How a Lawyer, Restaurant Owner & Mom of Two Manages It All Without Burning Out

    What does balance actually look like when you're a managing partner at a law firm, the owner of a 125-year-old community restaurant, and a mom of two boys — all at the same time? Lesley Holloway doesn't have a perfect answer. But she has a framework — and a lot of hard-won wisdom — that makes it work. In this episode, Lesley talks about her unconventional career path (acting degree, law school, and a restaurant she bought to save her hometown), why she refuses to let mom guilt take up space in her life, and the four-burner theory that changed the way she thinks about time and priorities. We cover: What the four-burner theory actually is — and why you don't need to turn any burner completely offWhy mom guilt is not the same as caring, and why letting it go is the best example you can set for your kidsHow Lesley grew up without her mom from age 10 — and how that shaped her into the mother and leader she is todayThe 20-second hug: the science-backed stress reset that her 11-year-old now uses on herWhy she takes her boys to work at the restaurant on weekends — and what they're actually learning thereHow community — a real one, where people know your name and your parents — can hold you up in ways nothing else canLesley is warm, direct, and genuinely funny. This one feels like a long conversation with a friend who happens to have figured a few things out. Find Lesley here: lesleyholloway.com kitchensmineola.com If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu, or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point.

    40 min

  7. May 19

    The Field Guide Nobody Wrote: Pat Hankin on Surviving — and Thriving — as a Single Working Mom

    When Pat Hankin couldn't find a single fact-based, practical book for single parents — she wrote one herself. A management consultant, single mom, and author of The Field Guide for Single Parents, Pat spent years moderating an online community of nearly half a million single parents, answering the same questions over and over, and realizing that the information existed — it just hadn't been put together for the people who actually needed it. So she did. In this conversation, Pat is sharp, funny, and refreshingly no-nonsense about what it actually takes to navigate single parenthood without a backup — financially, professionally, and emotionally. We cover: Why single parenthood isn't just "hard" — it's 300 tasks that all land on one personThe unconventional financial advice Pat swears by, including why buying a used car might actually cost you your jobWhy stepping back in your career as a single mom is not a failure — and how to think about it strategicallyHow to build your own "composite partner" from the people already around youThe one thing Pat wishes someone had said to her during those years — and why shame has no place in this conversationWhy single parents are losing their friend groups, and what the people around them can actually do about itPat's daughter, who grew up with a mother who had no backup, is now a scientist at a major research facility. As Pat puts it: the independence wasn't a gap — it was a gift. Buy Pat's book here If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu, or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point.

    39 min

  8. May 12

    3 Days a Week, 6 Figures in 2 Years: How Cailen Ascher Built a Business Around Motherhood

    What if the "least logical time" to start a business was actually the best time? When Cailen Ascher's first daughter was born, she made a decision that defied all the conventional advice: she cut her working hours to three days a week and expanded into a completely new market. Two years later, she had a six-figure business — and her schedule still revolved around her girls. Cailen is a business mentor for women coaches and entrepreneurs who want to build something meaningful without sacrificing the life they actually want to live. In this conversation, she pulls back the curtain on how she did it — and how you can too. We cover: Why starting a business when your baby is newborn might not be as crazy as it soundsThe mindset shift that makes working fewer hours and earning more money actually possibleHow Cailen uses meditation as the "soft transition" between work mode and mom modeThe three questions that will help you find your million-dollar business idea in five minutesWhat it means to be "spiritually grounded" in business — and why it makes you magnetic to the right clientsHow she structures her days now around school hours, and why she lets her schedule shift with the seasonsThis episode is for the mom who feels that undeniable spark inside her — and is ready to stop waiting for the perfect moment to act on it. Get in touch with Cailen here: Turn Your Magic into Money {On-Demand Workshop} www.CailenAscher.com/selfled The Self-Led Woman {Substack} https://cailenascher.substack.com/ @Cailen.Ascher on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cailen.ascher/ Website: www.CailenAscher.com  If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected. You can find me at mompire.eu, or come say hi on LinkedIn — just search Klara Ganter. And if you're a corporate mom wondering what your next move looks like, take my free quiz at mompire.eu/quiz. It takes five minutes and gives you a real starting point. Links are in the show notes.

    35 min
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Welcome to The Working Mom Show! Thriving While Surviving: The Working Mom Show is the podcast for moms ready to turn their passion into a career they love—without sacrificing family time. Hear real, unfiltered stories from moms who took the leap, built careers on their terms, and proved that motherhood and ambition can go hand in hand. No sugarcoating, just honest insights, expert advice, and the inspiration you need to create a life that works for you.

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  • Creator
    Klara Ganter
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Klara Ganter
  • Show Website
    The Working Mom Show