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A new episode of Ambition 2.0 just hit the airwaves, and there’s no better person to introduce the episode than our host (and mom of four!) Amanda Goetz. |
"Many of you listening may not have kids or may not even be close to thinking about having kids, but as someone who is on baby number four, I can assure you that before every single kid, I had this moment where I was like, 'Do I quit my job? Do I take a pause? What do I do?' And it's a huge identity shift, and I think this conversation will truly prepare you to have the tools in your toolkit to navigate that feeling.” |
Whether you're in that moment right now, thinking about it down the line, or kids aren't even on your radar—this conversation is worth having early. |
Tune in now. 🎧 |
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The Power Pause: Rethinking Career Breaks After Kids with Neha Ruch | Ambition 2.0 |
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"The most popular response for stay-at-home mom was June Cleaver—an apron-clad fictional character from Leave It to Beaver. When we asked ‘working mother,’ they said Michelle Obama, Sheryl Sandberg, and Beyoncé.” |
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Neha Ruch built her career in brand strategy—an MBA from Stanford, a fast climb on the corporate ladder, and a title she loved. Then she paused her career after her second child and spent the years since rebranding what a career pause actually looks like for ambitious women. |
In her book, The Power Pause, Neha makes the case that stepping back from paid work isn't the opposite of ambition. It's a chapter of it. She also reframes the “stay-at-home mom” label, citing survey results showing outdated stereotypes (like apron-clad June Cleaver from Leave It to Beaver), and argues modern parenthood is more fluid with technology, networks, and involved partners. |
Whether you're actively wondering, "Do I quit my job? Do I take a pause? What should I do?", or if family planning is somewhere on your radar for the next few years, or if kids aren't even part of the picture yet—this conversation is worth having early.
Neha and Amanda get into how to come out the other side of a power pause with a stronger sense of self, a real community, and clarity on what's next, well before you're right in the thick of it. |
Key Takeaways |
A "power pause" is deliberately shifting time and energy toward family for a chapter, while still holding onto a sense of self and community.
The most common image people associate with "stay-at-home mom" (June Cleaver) versus "working mom" (Michelle Obama, Sheryl Sandberg, Beyoncé) shows just how outdated and polarized our cultural narrative around motherhood still is.
A good partner is someone who can have difficult conversations and makes you feel safe having conflict, not someone who avoids hard topics altogether.
Career pauses don't have to mean fully leaving the workforce; they can look like part-time work, consulting, freelancing, or simply deprioritizing taking on demanding projects for a season.
Tracking small wins during a pause can become a real, resume-worthy experience when you're ready to return to work.
How to know when it’s time to return to work and how to market your power pause on LinkedIn.
Working moms, stay-at-home moms, and everyone on a power pause are part of the same ecosystem, not opposing sides, and supporting each other is what actually moves the conversation forward. |
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Tune in to the new episode now 🎧️ |
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