Stories


Successful working parents are everywhere. We’re here to celebrate your stories and share advice about the parental leave journey and beyond.

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Emmett Brizendine
On becoming a first-time dad & co-leading his company's LGBTQ+ ERG


Clinical Manager
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MedVet
On becoming a first-time dad & co-leading his company's LGBTQ+ ERG

VP, Product & Operations
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Parentaly
Seeing the big picture as a new parent in product management

Head of Patient Acquisition
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Illume Fertility
On her infertility journey as an employee, patient and now mom-of-2

Customer Success
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Knowing Technologies
On becoming a dad and the importance of surrogacy benefits

Chief People Officer
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Crunchbase
Mom-of-5 and HR leader who meets employees where they are

Senior HR Manager
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PepsiCo
On balancing her career as a single mom and excelling as an HR leader

Director, Sales
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Forrester
Why taking three parental leaves as a sales director made him a stronger leader

Founder
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Curious 7
On the best ways companies can support adoptive parents

Co-founder & CEO
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Parentaly
How taking parental leave as an entrepreneur and sales leader can result in business growth

Marketing
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Minority Women Marketing
A global voice for working moms on balancing work, parenting and advocacy

Chief of Platform
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Treasury Prime
Navigating working parenthood as a product management leader at an early-stage startup

EVP
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Lockton Companies
On appreciating the true value of his time after becoming a dad

Strategy
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Doordash
How switching jobs while pregnant (twice!) supercharged her career

Head of Social & Emerging Media
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Verizon
How to claim your space while starting a new leadership role six months pregnant

Customer Success Manager
at
On setting boundaries and prioritizing mental health while excelling at work

Product Marketing
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Indeed
On launching Indeed's Parents and Caregivers IRG during the pandemic

"The Space Gal"
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Emily's Wonder Lab
On filming a Netflix show while 36 weeks pregnant and taking a short parental leave

Founding Partner
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Company Capital
Using parental leave to get a promotion and re-envision venture capital for women

Strategic Partner Lead
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Why a 12-week paid parental leave energized this working father

Recruiter
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Calendly
On getting through pregnancy loss, infertility and IVF with her employer's full support

Strategic Account Executive
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Zapproved
How an unexpected cancer diagnosis changed one dad's parental leave experience

Global Portfolio Manager
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3M
On pregnancies, losses and ending the miscarriage stigma

Sr. Enterprise Sales
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@samsales
How this military spouse & mom found her dream job at a female-only sales firm

Principal PM Manager
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Microsoft
On managing a tech career and children while prioritizing creating impact

VP, Business Operations & Strategy
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Willow
On paternity leave stigma and why he took his full leave -- twice

Telecom Thought Leadership
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Dell
Leading charge in an industry where only 7% of executives are women

Product Specialist
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Google’s “Paternity Leave Dadvocate” on teaching fathers to own working parenthood

Partner
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Arogeti Endeavors
How being the "first" led to defining parental leave at her organization

VP of People
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Handshake
What happens when a people operations leader takes parental leave
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