Hi, I'm Dr. Amanda Allard-Schuster.

Motherhood is the hardest thing I have ever done, and I have a doctorate in interpersonal communication and over a decade of leadership experience to prove that's not an exaggeration.

 

I did everything "right." The education. The career. The marriage. The baby books. What I didn't prepare for was coming off maternity leave and feeling completely lost. Suddenly I was asking myself: Do I still want to lead at work? Does anyone see how much I've grown? Where do I even fit?

 

So I started asking other mothers. Every single one knew exactly how I felt.

 

It was through prayer and a deep trust in God's direction that I stopped trying to convince the boardroom of my worth, and started pouring into the women who needed it most: Mothers.

 

Here's what I know to be true: the skills you are building at home whether that be negotiating with a toddler, managing emotions under pressure, leading with empathy, communicating with patience; those are leadership skills. You are not behind. You are not less. You are already leading. You just need the tools, the support, and the community to bring that power into every room you walk into.

 

Today, I combine my academic expertise and lived experience as a wife and mother to help women like you bridge the gap between who you are at home and who you are at work because those have always been the same person.

 

You don't need to find your leadership. You just need to own it.