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. 6d ago

    I Used to Be Scared of You: Candice Seenyen on the Sentence That Changed Her Whole Life

    Candice Seenyen had it all on paper. Product manager at Meta. Twin boys. A career she'd worked 10 years to build. And by the end, she wasn't crushing it professionally while bravely choosing motherhood. She was getting worse at both. The moment that changed everything? A Friday night — a public holiday she'd planned to spend with her kids — spent on her laptop, anxious about a forgotten slide. She closed her laptop at 10pm, her boys already asleep, turned to her partner, and said: it's now or never. Then she opened the laptop again and signed up for a $10,000 conscious parenting certification with Dr. Shefali. In this episode, Candice — now a conscious parenting coach and mom of twin boys — shares the full arc: the impossible standards she held herself to at work and at home, the son who didn't want to come to her when he was scared, and the day — two years later — when that same boy casually said, "I used to be scared of you. But I'm not anymore. Because I know you now." Book a session with Candice, if you want to be an even better mom: Instagram: @coachcandiceseenyen LinkedIn  www.candiceseenyen.com Instagram: @coachcandiceseenyen ------ If Candice's story made you think about what might be possible for you, I'd love to talk. I'm a career strategist for moms, and if you're ready to figure out your next step, book a free advisory call with me — link in the show notes. https://calendly.com/ganterklara/call-with-klara Or check out my programs: mompire.eu

  2. Sep 22

    Do You Love Me More Than Coffee? Melissa Face on Teaching, Layoffs & Writing Through It All

    Melissa Face came back from maternity leave to find her principal had docked her end-of-year evaluation points for absences. The absences that were her maternity leave. That was the moment something shifted. Not loudly — she didn't quit, she didn't complain. She just quietly stopped caring about being a good employee on paper in a system that clearly wasn't designed with her in mind. Melissa is an award-winning author, English teacher, and mom of two who has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul across 25 volumes — and whose book I Love You More Than Coffee: Essays on Parenthood was born from a question her 3-year-old asked on a sticky, chaotic, perfectly ordinary terrible day. In this episode, she talks about teaching through early motherhood, being blindsided by a corporate layoff she never saw coming, hiding on her couch in the same leggings for two days, and eventually landing the job she'd always been looking for — one that finally doesn't ask her to choose. Find Melissa and her book here: I Love You More Than Coffee Website ------ If Melissa's story made you think about what might be possible for you, I'd love to talk. I'm a career strategist for moms, and if you're ready to figure out your next step, book a free advisory call with me — link in the show notes. https://calendly.com/ganterklara/call-with-klara Or checkout my career solutions for moms: mompire.eu

  3. Sep 15

    Left 8 Weeks of Maternity Leave on the Table: Rose Ann Mullet on the Moment She Decided to Go

    Rose Ann Mullet sat across from her boss — pregnant, asking for one day a week from home — and he told her that when his kids were young, he and his wife just figured it out. She wanted to ask: was it we, or was it she? She didn't. She did the math, and gave notice the week the return-to-office went into effect — leaving eight weeks of paid maternity leave on the table. Rose Ann is a content strategist and ghostwriter for lawyers, a self-described queen of pivots, and a mom of two who has reinvented her career more than once — always for a reason, and always around her family. In this episode, she talks about what it actually feels like to pivot repeatedly, why she's not ashamed of her non-linear path, and how the four unpublished novels sitting in a drawer quietly made her better at everything she does today. Meet Rose via her LinkedIn and Website. ----- If Rose Ann's story made you think about what might be possible for you, I'd love to talk. I'm a career strategist for moms, and if you're ready to figure out your next step, book a free advisory call with me now: https://calendly.com/ganterklara/call-with-klara Or check out wht programs I created for moms:mompire.eu

  4. Sep 8

    Both Are Scary: Kertu Sepp on the Career Pivots You Choose and the Ones That Choose You

    Kertu Sepp had two career pivots. Neither happened the way she planned. The first was a deliberate leap — from teacher to the booming Estonian tech sector — built through networking, self-study, software engineering courses, and sheer persistence. The second wasn't a choice at all: a mass layoff, a husband starting a new job, two daughters, and her mother's final months of life landing all at once in November. She sat in the middle of all of it, and instead of rushing back to corporate, she waited. She dealt with her mother first. Then she asked herself what she actually wanted. In this episode, Kertu — career and leadership coach based in Tallinn, Estonia — talks about why women in their 30s and 40s hit a wall even when they have everything they worked for, why staying in indecision is itself a decision, and what it feels like to finally stop putting yourself in a box. A genuinely thoughtful conversation between two career coaches who happen to both be moms. Meet Kerttu here: LinkedIn Website ------- If this story what Kerttu shared today made you think about what might be possible for you, I'd love to talk. I'm a career strategist for moms, and if you're ready to figure out your next step, book a free advisory call with me — link in the show notes. https://calendly.com/ganterklara/call-with-klara Or check out my programs here: https://mompire.eu

  5. Sep 1

    Boudoir, Branding & Boundaries: Amber Frye on Worthiness, Photography & Leaving the Job That Was Consuming Her

    Amber Frye was working 60-hour weeks in corporate, raising three kids, building a photography side business at 11pm, and navigating a toxic marriage — all at the same time. She was on autopilot. She knew it. And she couldn't change any of it overnight. So she started meditating. Not because she believed in it — she thought it was fluff — but because she had nothing to lose. Thirty days later, something shifted. In this episode, Amber — business and growth strategist, boudoir photographer, and mom of three — talks about how she found her way out of survival mode, what it took to finally leave both the marriage and corporate, and how she now combines branding photography with coaching to help women see themselves the way she sees them through her lens. She also shares the marketing skill from her corporate days that she swears by — and that nobody else wants to talk about. Meet Amber here: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram If Amber's story made you think about what might be possible for you, I'd love to talk. I'm a career strategist specialised in moms, and if you're ready to figure out your next step, book a free advisory call with me right now: https://calendly.com/ganterklara/call-with-klara Or check out my programs for moms: www.mompire.eu

  6. Aug 28

    Mother Therapy: How Neetu Gupta Trusted Her Instinct When Nobody Else Did — and Changed Her Son's Life

    Neetu Gupta had a banking career she was proud of. And then she sat down next to her 4-year-old son, looked into his eyes, and knew that no job, no title, and no salary was worth more than what he needed from her right now. She resigned the next day. Nobody was with her — not her husband, not her family, not the school board, not the doctors. She fought for two years, alone, following her instinct, and the doctor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia eventually told her: it's mothers like you who turn things around. Her son now broadcasts baseball and basketball games. He never received a label. In this episode, Neetu — born and raised in India, based in Pennsylvania, and now a certified life and inner-self relationship coach — shares the full arc of her story: the banking years, the moment she chose her child over her career, the layoff that became a doorway, and why she believes relationship is the most overlooked pillar of a meaningful life. We cover: The moment she looked at her son and knew the system was wrong — and she was rightWhat it costs to be the only person in the room who believes in your childWhy a few years of stepping back never breaks a career — but absence can break a childWhat 20 years of sitting across from wealthy, successful, broken families taught her about money and meaningHow a Tony Robbins Facebook ad led to a coaching certification — and a whole new chapterWhy "mother therapy" turned out to be the only therapy that worked Meet Neetu here: FacebookLinkedIn If you are at a crossroads in your career or simply want to know what options you have as a mom, book your advisory call with Klara here: https://calendly.com/ganterklara/call-with-klara

  7. Aug 11

    The Breadwinner, the Stay-at-Home Dad & Two Kids on the Spectrum: Alesia Galati's Very Real Life

    Alesia Galati got laid off from manufacturing during COVID with two young kids at home, a stay-at-home husband, and exactly one plan: reach out to her network the very next day and see if anyone wanted help launching a podcast. Someone said yes. That client is still with her today. Alesia is a podcast strategist, homeschooler, and the sole financial provider for her family — including two kids on the spectrum of autism and ADHD. In this episode, she talks about what it actually looks like to hold all of that at once: the breadwinner pressure, the homeschooling logistics, the whiteboard in the living room that holds the whole operation together, and the deeply personal journey through postpartum depression, religious trauma, and a cult she grew up in — that ultimately led her to fall in love with podcasting as a medium for human connection. She also shares the one thing most new podcasters get wrong — and what to do instead. Book your podcast strategy session: https://galatimedia.com/

  8. Aug 4

    You Have No Idea What's to Come: Lynda Leonce on Career Courage, Authenticity & Trusting Yourself

    Lynda Leonce spent most of her career in IT. She was good at it. She climbed the ladder. And there was always a quiet voice underneath it all — curious, restless, not quite settled — that she kept pushing aside. Until she stopped. Lynda is an authenticity coach, founder of Live From Your Truth, and mom of two teenage daughters. In this episode, she talks about the moment she knew she had to go all in on what she really loved, what authenticity actually means beyond the buzzword, and why the biggest thing holding most of us back isn't fear — it's just a very noisy mind. She also shares the flashlight analogy that changes how you think about every decision you're making right now. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynda-leonce/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/livefromyourtruth/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@LiveFromYourTruth TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@livefromyourtruth Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580370510053

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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
    74
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Klara Ganter
  • Show Website
    The Working Mom Show