Welcome to the
Expectant & New Moms
Small Group Coaching Cohort!
Who is this program for?
✓ Moms who are currently expecting or within 1.5 years postpartum
✓ Women who self-identify as ambitious, experienced professionals.
Titles might include Senior Individual Contributor, Manager, Senior Manager, Director, VP, C-Suite, Founder, Investor, Fractional Leader, Consultant, Solopreneur
✓ Those who value community and want to share experiences, advice, and resources within an intimate group setting.
✓ Women who are willing to be vulnerable. We are most definitely celebrating our wins, but we are equally mourning our losses. Here, we celebrate all of the messy middle of motherhood!
Sound like you? Read on!
Program Outcomes
Gain clarity in career and personal priorities.
Foster a safe space to be your authentic, ever-evolving, self.
Grow your confidence in showing up at work, at home, and for yourself
Share knowledge across peers — give and get ideas, recommendations, solutions, and general support from not just Coach Kelly but from a group of women dedicated to showing up for themselves and for you.
What You Get
Nearly 5 hours of small-group, live facilitation from ICF-certified Coach Kelly Ling.
A 6-month membership to SOWM — your virtual village of moms that just get it.
A private cohort Slack channel inside of SOWM for asynchronous communication. Hint: this is often where the magic happens! We're right there with you, 24/7! (Hello, middle of the night feeds!)
Workbook, exercise templates & resources — you will get out of this program what you put into it. And it’s thoughtfully designed to be able to get A LOT out of it!
Timeline & Commitment
Chapter 1: Current State | Thur October 16th at 9:30AM PT/12:30PM ET
Themes: Identity shifts, owning the experience of new parenthood.
Outcome: Acknowledge your evolved identity & move forward with confidence.
Chapter 2: Transformation | Tue October 28th at 9:30AM PT/12:30PM ET
Themes: Matrescence and presence
Outcome: Learn how to embrace and navigate matrescence and integrate presence for yourself, your community, and your career.
Chapter 3: Values-Led Evolution | Tue November 11th at 9:30AM PT/12:30PM ET
Themes: Values, priorities, work-life fit, and paying your experience forward.
Outcome: Create a values framework for a purposeful, authentic path forward.
Post-Program Meetup | Tue December 9th at 9:30AM PT/12:30PM ET
Outcome: Get a bonus cohort “group hug” between the winter holidays. ❤️
Expert Guided.
Community Nurtured.
Self Empowered.
Expert Guided. Community Nurtured. Self Empowered.
Program Investment
$300
Current Member
$500
New Member
$700
Supporting Member*
*This membership tier supports scholarship for this and future SOWM coaching initiatives.
***Participants are encouraged to ask their employer to cover the expense. Use this template as a starting point!***
Meet Your Program Leaders & Experts
This program is designed and facilitated by SOWM Coach Kelly Ling / Stork & Spark
and powered by Society of Working Moms and ELIXR.
Kelly Ling | SOWM Coach, Program Designer & Facilitator
Kelly, founder of Stork & Spark, has partnered with Fortune 500 companies to develop leadership programming focused on career development during pregnancy & leave, negotiation, and power & influence. Prior to founding Stork & Spark, she spent 15 years in corporate roles leading strategy, innovation, and learning & development. Along the way, she had two kiddos who have helped fuel her creative and entrepreneurial spirit. She is an ICF-certified executive coach, and received her MBA from UC-Berkeley Haas.
Jess Ringgenberg | SOWM Head of Coaching & Cohort Advisor
Jess is the Head of Coaching for Society of Working Moms and the founder & CEO of ELIXR Coaching & Consulting. As a mom of 2, she spent over a decade as a Fortune 500 leader, and in 2023, founded ELIXR and launched The Science of Modern Motherhood™—a first-of-its-kind national research study redefining the caregiver experience through data, maternal identity, and workplace impact. She is an ICF-certified coach who supports caregivers through coaching, community, and corporate initiatives.