Maternity leave & the first 40 days as a business owner

Nobody hands you maternity leave when you run your own business. You build it or you don't take one. In this episode, Marina gets into exactly how she prepared for maternity leave as a consultant with active retainer clients, what the first 40 days of postpartum actually looked like as a business owner, and what she would do differently if she had to do it all again. This is the episode for every freelancer, consultant, and service provider who has wondered how to step away without losing clients, income, or momentum and for every new or expecting mom trying to figure out what sustainable business ownership actually looks like in the hardest season of her life. Topics covered: — How to prepare your retainer clients for your maternity leave — What to batch, what to delegate, and what to let go — The first 40 days postpartum: what nobody tells business owners — Why presence (not productivity) is what good preparation buys you — How a podcast can generate income while you're completely offline — Profitable Podcasting Without Sales Calls: the program that kept earning while Marina was in her first 40 days If your business only works when you do, this episode is the wake-up call and the roadmap. https://themodernmocktail.thrivecart.com/profitable-podcasting/