120. Overcoming Prenatal Depression, Taking Maternity Leave as a CEO and Revolutionizing Menstrual Health & Period Products with Lauren Schulte Wang, Founder & CEO of The Flex Co.

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 3 []">Lauren Schulte Wang is the Founder and CEO of The Flex Co. She coined the term ‘menstrual disc’ in 2016 and created a new category in period care. Today, Flex is the #1 selling, sustainable period care company in America and is aiming to transform the lives of people with periods and offer period freedom</p> <p class="">Lauren is also the mom of a toddler, but expecting a second child in a few months.</p> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In this episode Lauren and I chatted about...</span></h3> <ul> <li>Her battle with prenatal depression with her first child</li> <li>The way she coped with prenatal depression and prevented postpartum depression</li> <li>All things menstrual health - yeast infections, periods, vaginal microbiomes and menstrual discs</li> <li>Cashing out her 401K and joining Y Combinator</li> <li>How she pitched investors in a creative way to gain funding</li> <li>How she scaled her company as a CEO while on maternity leave</li> </ul> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">---</span></p> <p class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As a Mommy’s on a Call listener, <a href="https://flexfits.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Flex</a> is offering <strong>10% off all products</strong> through the end of the year by using the Code: <strong>MOMMYCALL10</strong></span></p> <p class="">---</p> <p class=""><strong>Follow Lauren at</strong></p> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://www.flexfits.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.flexfits.com</a> (use code: MOMMYCALL10)</li> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/laurenschultewang" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@laurenschultewang</a> // <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/flex/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@flex</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Come join me in my sandbox of life and in this podcast to explore, play and discover something new every single week.</p> <p class="" data-pm-slice="1 3 []"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mommys-on-a-call-motherhood-busine