💌 SOWM Digest 037 | We got a makeover!

Before Society of Working Moms had a name, we were just “Working Mom Group” — a bunch of Slack [mostly] newbies trying to figure out what we would become.

I had doodled out a ‘WM’ on my kids’ white board and loved the interplay of the two letters. We were a few weeks into our beta test and I needed to build on the momentum and nail down a launch timeline.

I Googled “National Working Moms Day” on a whim — seemed like a date that probably existed and I should probably be aware of. Turns out, it was the following week, on 3/12! So I busted my ass to put together a website and finesse that whiteboard doodle for our soft launch.

One day until launch day and I — NOT A DESIGNER — was feeling mighty proud of the logo I’d whipped up!

Until my mom pointed out that it looked like “um.” And my bestie pointed out that it looked like boobies. (I mean, it’s fairly apt!)

So I called in a favor to a designer friend who took my original (and admittedly barebones) concept and freshened it up a bit in a mere few hours before I went live:

I later heard “country western” to describe this iteration, but I figured that was better than “um” and I knew I just needed to start somewhere.

The mark of our 1st birthday seemed like a natural opportunity to recommit to and revisit the look and feel of the brand. (And what luck that we happen to have some REALLY talented designers in the SOWM ranks!!)

Here is the slide the lovely folks at J Sherman Studio put together to share the new logo with our community.

And I couldn’t have said it any better.

So welcome to Y2 of Society of Working Moms!
(Still a little bit o’ the 🤠 and 🍈🍈 irreverence with even more of the 🤝 energy.)

Upcoming Events

* = member-led session
🤗 = open to the public

Note: due to an urgent personal matter for Neha, we had to push back her author chat to Monday, 3/31.

Member Recs

The good stuff, as touted inside the Slack community!

This IG follow for all things female friendships, this service for printing all the photos is your favorites folder, this personal finance mindset/tool, this app that scans and rates food and cosmetics for safety, this Reddit-sourced list of Mint alternatives, this Bluetooth sleep mask with sleep stories, this bamboo sleep set for mom, this newsletter about cultivating platonic love, this smart bird feeder for keeping track of your birb friends, this app for tracking your favorite shows and next episodes, and this surprisingly (?) well-trafficked live eagle nest cam.

Open Roles & Opportunities

Hiring for or know of an opening at a parent-friendly company? Respond to this email and I’ll post it in the #jobs-board channel! (Extra good karma for warm leads! ♨️)

• ♨️ Medical Copywriter @ Jairus Marketing (remote) (JD / Slack thread)

• ♨️ Social Media Manager @ Unlock (remote) (JD / Slack thread)

• ♨️ Various roles @ Holmes Murphy — named a top workplace for parents! (various locations) (all listings / Slack thread)

• ♨️ Biz Dev Exec @ MilkMate (hybrid Manhattan) (JD / Slack thread)

• ♨️ Sales Associate @ MilkMate (hybrid Manhattan) (JD / Slack thread)

• Head of Growth @ Maple (remote with preference for PST) (JD / Slack thread)

• Creative Lead & Designer (and other roles) @ Chronosphere (remote) (JD / Slack thread)

• Senior Content Marketing Manager @ Appcues (remote) (JD / Slack thread)

• Senior Operations Project Manager @ The Lactation Network (remote) (JD / Slack thread)

• Senior Manager of Foundation Relations/Grant Writer [and other roles] @ The National Women’s Law Center (DC) (JD / Slack thread)

• Senior Strategist, Impact Content @ NationSwell (remote) (JD / Slack thread)

• Senior Manager of Fund Development and Partnerships @ The Dinner Party (remote) (JD / Slack thread)

• Equity & Culture Manager [and other roles] @ Reproductive Freedom for All (DC) (JD / Slack thread)

• Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (HBCU Alum) Fellowship @ 19th News (remote) (JD / Slack thread)

• Head of Product @ Halo (remote) (JD / Slack thread)

• Senior Director of Comms @ Vote Mama Foundation (remote) (JD / Slack thread)

SOWM Community News

• Welcome to our newest members 👋 Laura S.F., Cindy C., Jessica S., Tara F.N., Carrie C., Gail T., and Jenna E.

  • Shout out to our newest honorary members 🥰 Baby F and Baby K!!!

• Happy anniversary to our newest members of the 1-year club! 🎉 Jess R. and Emily S.

• We’re actively accepting member-led program ideas for the months of April/May/June!

  • Tell us what you’d like to skillshare/present/see over in #present-a-session🔒️ or reply to this email.

• We’ve postponed our author chat with Neha Ruch until Monday, 3/31 due to an urgent personal matter on her end.

  • You can still get The Power Pause for $10 here!

And our Head of Coaching, Jess Ringgenberg, just released her first-of-its-kind study that brings language, science, and solutions to the invisible world of working motherhood. She has both an executive summary and the full report available for free.

Slacktivity Highlights

Here’s a sneak peek into the “Top 10” chat highlights from the past two weeks.

• Why am I so tired? (weigh in!🔒️)

• Apple TV+ show recs? (share faves!🔒️)

• Investing in bitcoin/crypto (yay or nay?🔒️)

• Drunk bestie ChatGPT hypewoman (share yours!🔒️)

• That last sip of breastmilk for the last kid (support!🔒️)

• Toddler boy afraid of pooping on the potty (send help!🔒️)

• Grappling with reduced workload in this season (support!🔒️)

• Mom rage after kid gets in trouble at school (commiserate!🔒️)

• How to be “radically in community” with young kids (take notes!🔒️)

• What to consider when arranging a retainer for clients (share wisdom!🔒️)

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