Sarah K. Peck and Startup Parenting

<p>Today’s guest is someone we’ve wanted to speak to for <em>years</em>. </p><p><br></p><p>In fact, she was one of the first women we knew who not only worked in tech, but also had a thriving career in it. And this was long before we started Marvelous!</p><p><br></p><p>So, it goes without saying that Sarah K. Peck is a force of nature. </p><p><br></p><p>She’s the founder of Startup Parent — a company that focuses on the narratives we share (and more importantly, those we don’t) about work, parenting, and motherhood. She’s also the host of the award-winning Startup Parent podcast where she chats with incredible women about business and parenting. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>And it’s her mission to make parenting easier in the Startup world. <br></strong><br></p><p><br></p><p>Because here’s the deal: Silicon Valley <em>cannot</em> figure out kids. </p><p><br></p><p>Sarah says it herself, and we couldn’t agree more. In the world of startups where everything revolves around the new and cutting edge, children and paternity plans are <em>still</em> treated like unspeakables. </p><p><br></p><p>When Sarah first got pregnant years ago, she was the only pregnant female in her startup and things were incredibly tough for her to navigate — she even had to build her own maternity leave from scratch since her company had no infrastructure surrounding it. </p><p><br></p><p>All of that led her to the question - <em>Where are the pregnant women in tech?<br></em><br></p><p><br></p><p>That’s when she started interviewing other women about their own experiences with startups and parenthood, which is how her podcast came about. </p><p><br></p><p>In today’s episode, Sarah talks about her employment history and how she transitioned to entrepreneurship, how she navigated parenting in an uber busy startup environment, the importance of representing diversity of experiences, and so much more!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Here’s a peek at what else we discuss:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul> <li>How she worked with her CEO to bui