We are founder-managed and member-led.
This means it’s not some “set it and forget it” revenue generator. Our founder, Kate, is actively invested in and involved as the community manager of the group, setting the stage for the connection, education, and unabashed support that have come to be the hallmarks of the community.
But Kate also has a career that she loves, so she relies on members to help shape the community, which they do through things like participating in our oft-employed emoji polls (🦙🍑💞🤠), dropping a channel rec in our digital “suggestion box,” or presenting workshops to the community.
In short, this is a space that is engaged and active and always changing to reflect the group as it grows.
Our Founder
Kate Westlund Tovsen
Founder & Convener in Chief
The Society of Working Moms was born shortly after the birth of Kate’s second child. Though on paper Kate knew she was quite well supported, she still felt like she needed more. And she figured she wasn’t the only one.
Taking advantage of an expected seasonal downturn in her consulting work, she set to work creating the group she wished she had, studying at length how best to build and manage a community, and having virtual coffees with potential partners that also felt strongly about meeting the needs of working moms.
She adores this community of supportive, smart, engaged, powerhouse women and is eager to meet even more!
Don’t hesitate to reach out if you would like to chat: hello@katetovsenmedia.com.
Our Partners
Jess Ringgenberg
Coach-in-Residence
Founder and CEO, ELIXR
Jess is a matrescence expert, a certified coach, and an advocate for self-coaching.
Having left a thriving corporate career as a woman in a leadership position, she experienced the existing gap for all working mothers first-hand, and she couldn’t look away.
Her company, ELIXR Coaching & Consulting, exists to normalize and prioritize the needs of working mothers, aiming for a future where their dual identities are not just understood but embraced.
Workshop Presenters & Speakers
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Sloane Stuart Bartley*
Workshop Presenter:
Recruiter Resume Tips -
Annie Nolte Henning
Panelist:
The Power Pivot -
Tamara Hinckley*
Workshop Presenter:
Get 8 Hours Back a Week -
Annie Lyons
Book Club Chat:
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett -
Barbara Palmer
Workshop Presenter:
Mother’s Vision -
L'Oreal Thompson Payton
Panelist:
The Power Pivot
Book Club Chat:
Stop Waiting For Perfect -
Neha Leela Ruch
Panelist:
The Power Pivot -
Missy Voronyak*
Workshop Presenter:
LinkedIn Profile Optimization,
LinkedIn Content & Connections
* Denotes presenters who are also part of the Society of Working Moms Slack community
Note: most of these workshops and events are available for replay for members in our events-and-replays🔒 channel!