Can You Be a Founder and a Mom? Here’s the Truth | #9

This episode is the honest look at building a business while breastfeeding, corralling toddlers, and cleaning up midnight messes, the kind of chaos that never makes the highlight reel. We talk about the Shark Tank bump, finding out we were pregnant, and how priorities shifted as the family grew.You will hear the rules that keep us sane, one night out per week and a no-meetings policy that protects deep work and bedtime.We cover real help, from full-time family support to outsourcing errands, flexible schedules for working parents, founder maternity leave during nap windows, and giving yourself permission to let a few things slip.More Hot Takes Big StakesInstagram: www.instagram.com/hottakesbigstakes/TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@hottakesbigstakes/More on Natalie Holloway:Personal Instagram: www.instagram.com/natalieholloway/“Bala” Instagram: www.instagram.com/bala/“Balacize” Instagram: www.instagram.com/balacize/Substack,“Working Out in Heels”: natalieholloway.substack.comBook a 1-on-1 Call: intro.co/NatalieHollowayMore on Lana Elie-Meyers:Personal Instagram: www.instagram.com/lanaelie/LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lana-elie-875b383a/00:00 Cold open, what real chaos looks like00:48 Mom first, company second02:00 Shark Tank growth and a surprise pregnancy02:50 Rules and tools that keep motherhood first04:45 The night from hell, still doable06:10 Why help matters, full-time family support and outsourcing08:00 Designing flexible schedules for working parents10:10 Time-saving rules, one night out per week11:20 The no-meetings policy that protects deep work12:50 When meetings are necessary, compress to 30 minutes14:20 Identity shifts and the rise of mom anxiety17:30 How we handled maternity leave as founders20:15 Give yourself grace, some things will slip24:20 Postpartum must-haves and hydration habits26:14 Wrap up and call to action