The Hidden Mental Load of Summer: How One Mom Built a Business to Fix It | Exclusive Interview with Kathryn Hatcher, Founder of Camply

Did you know U.S. kids are out of school up to 18 weeks a year — but most working parents only get 4 weeks of PTO? That gap is exactly what Kathryn Hatcher set out to solve. In this episode of Between Meetings and Motherhood, host Alexa Starks sits down with Kathryn, founder of Camply (joincamply.com) — a two-sided marketplace helping parents find the right summer and school break camps, and helping camps connect with the right families.Kathryn's origin story is one so many working moms will recognize: burned out in corporate consulting, laid off from a health tech startup, and up at 1 a.m. with a color-coded spreadsheet trying to figure out 12 weeks of summer camp logistics. So she built the tool she needed.In this episode:What summer camp actually costs in 2025 — and why parents are shocked every yearHow Camply works: searching 660+ Atlanta camps by location, age, interest, and budgetThe invisible labor of summer planning and how it almost always falls on momsWhy corporate America isn't built for working mothers — and how entrepreneurship changed everythingNavigating a layoff, a NICU stay, and a miscarriage while still building a careerLeaving the corporate ladder behind and doing a values reset with your therapistWhat work-life "balance" actually looks like as a mom entrepreneur (hint: it's a seesaw, not a scale)Camply's next chapter: special needs filters, scholarship camps, and expanding beyond AtlantaKathryn is also featured in the June issue of Mothered Magazine — read the full interview at motheredmagazine.com.📲 Find Campley: joincamply.com | @joincampley on Instagram & TikTokFollow Kathryn: @kathrynhatcher_ on Instagram, TikTok & LinkedInInterested in being featured in the next issue of Mothered Magazine? See feature opportunities here: https://www.motheredmagazine.com/be-featured And follow @mothered.magazine on Instagram and follow our CEO of Mothered Media and Editor-in-Chief of Mothered Magazine, Alexa Starks @alexa.starks