Career coaching and strategy for established professional women in their first year after having a baby who want to pursue promotions, better pay, and career moves that make sense for their lives now.
Because you've spent years building your career, girl.
Let's make sure your next move is worth your time.
Postpartum Career Coach & Strategist for Professional Women
Maybe everything picked up right where you left off the day before your maternity leave kicked in.
Same responsibilities. Same expectations. Same salary.
Except now you're sitting in your office, silently thinking to yourself that you actually want things to be a little different than they used to be.
Maybe you're finally ready for the promotion you've been working toward.
Maybe you're wondering what another company would pay for your experience.
Or maybe your job kicks ass, but you're starting to question whether the way you've been approaching your career is actually getting you where you want to go.
Girl, you had a baby! Congrats!
And now you're back at work, looking at the career you've spent years building.
It's a freaking doozy.
Even if this isn't your first rodeo.
You're figuring out childcare, getting back into the rhythm of work, and navigating whatever surprises this new little person has in store.
Meanwhile, you're still expected to show up and deliver at work the same exact you did before you brought home bébé.
And you do!
But now you're thinking about your next career move, too.
Do you really want to spend another six months taking on extra projects just to maybe get promoted?
Or spend your evenings applying for jobs without knowing whether they're actually worth pursuing?
Girl, you don't have time to waste on career moves that might not get you anywhere.
You can love your baby. Love your job. Love being good at your job.
And still want more from your career.
And girl, let's talk about the timing of all this. Because that first year after having a baby?
The question is what you want, what it'll take to pursue it, and where your effort will actually make a difference.
I’m going to hold you close to my Cameroonian bosom and tell you:
Your career didn't start over when you had a baby.
Your experience still counts because you have so much of it. Your accomplishments still count because you're racking them up like lip glosses and burp cloths.
And your ambition? She's still here, girl.
Not because your current job is terrible. Not because motherhood has to change everything.
And CERTAINLY not because you need another person telling you what a successful working mother is supposed to want (don't listen to them because that's weird).
You get to want more because you're a grown woman with professional goals, financial priorities, and a life that belongs to you. And you don't have to automatically put those goals on hold until your baby is older.
But here's where I need you to hear me.
Wanting more and having a strategy for getting it are two different things.
Let's say you want a promotion.
Your manager loves your work. You've taken on next-level responsibilities. You're the person everyone comes to when something needs to get done.
Fabulous.
But do you know what your organization actually requires for promotion?
Have you documented the impact of the work you're already doing?
Have you identified the title and compensation you're pursuing?
And have you made your case?
Because your manager appreciating your work and your manager advocating for your advancement are two different things.
Appreciation is lovely.
It is not a promotion strategy.
And if you're thinking about asking for more money after maternity leave, let's figure out whether waiting makes strategic sense—or whether you're waiting because asking feels awkward.
If you're considering another employer, let's identify which opportunities would actually be worth leaving for before you start applying.
See what we're doing here?
We're not automatically adding more work to your plate.
We're figuring out which moves matter.
Because you don't need another six months of guessing, hoping, and doing extra work just to see what happens.
You need a strategy that accounts for your experience, your goals, and the life you're living now.
That's where I come in.
I'm Jane — your postpartum career coach and strategist.
And I'm not here to tell you to shrink your ambitions because you had a baby.
Hey girlie pop!
I'm a career strategist and mom of two who knows a thing or two about coming back from maternity leave and seeing your career differently.
After I had my first son, Moses, I still wanted to do meaningful work, grow professionally, and make good money.
But I also didn't want becoming a mother to mean losing the other parts of myself.
I was a mother. I was also still Jane.
And I started asking myself some questions.
Was I being compensated the way I wanted? Did my title reflect my experience? And did the expectations of my job make sense for the life I was living now?
Eventually, I made a bold AF career move that brought me better pay, a better title, and working conditions that made more sense for my life.
But here's what I need you to understand about me.
I'm not going to tell you to quit your job just because I left mine.
Maybe you love your job and want the promotion. Fabulous. Let's build your case.
Maybe you want to know what another employer would pay for your experience. Let's identify the opportunities worth pursuing.
Or maybe you haven't decided whether to stay or leave. Then we're going to figure that out before we start rewriting your résumé.
Because your next career move needs to make sense for your career, your goals, and your life now.
I've sat on both sides of the hiring table, worked in organizations where advancement decisions involve far more than simply being good at your job, and helped women pursue the roles and compensation they wanted.
So when we work together, I'm bringing that experience, a whole lot of strategic questions, and the occasional loving reality check.
Because I'm not here to hand you motivational quotes.
I'm here to help you understand what actually moves your career forward—and what to do next.
"You put me at ease about reentering the workforce. You hyped me up about my career choices and didn't make me feel badly about the choices I made. I can't say anything negative. I think that everybody needs this."
— Rekha, J.D. — now SVP of Operations
my superpower:
$250,000+
She came back from the hardest season of her life and landed an SVP role over
You were delivering results before maternity leave, and you're still delivering them now. Let's turn those contributions into a strategic case for the promotion and five-figure raise you want—without assuming another six months of extra work is the answer.
PROMOTED
How we can work together
For the woman who's already doing next-level work without the next-level title or paycheck.
Same ambition. Different career moves.
Whether you're ready to make the case for a promotion, pursue a better-paying role, or rethink your career direction after having a baby, there's a way for us to work together.
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You've got years of accomplishments and better opportunities on your mind. Let me turn that experience into a résumé and LinkedIn profile that communicate your value—so you're not spending your limited free time trying to figure out how to write about yourself.
Career GlowUp
For the woman whose experience has grown, but whose résumé hasn't kept up.
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Let's make sure your next move is worth your time.
You don't need to throw away everything you've accomplished. Let's figure out which parts of your career still fit, what you want to change, and how to pursue a direction that makes sense for your life now.
Career Reset
For the woman who's looking at the career she built before having a baby and asking, “Is this still what I want?”
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12 Weeks - private 1:1 Coaching
Girl, you planned for the baby.
The maternity leave. The childcare. The return-to-work logistics.
And about a million things you didn't even know you needed to plan until you had an actual baby in your arms.
But what about your plan? Not just you as a mother.
You. The woman. The professional. The person with goals that existed before anyone called you Mom.
Maybe you want the promotion. Maybe you want a bigger paycheck. Maybe you're ready for a career move that makes more sense for your life now.
Whatever it is, you don't have to wait around for someone else to decide when it's your turn.
It is your right to ask. It was always your right to ask. And girl, I have one more question for you.