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When 3 of My Executives Went on Maternity Leave at the Same Time, I Worried My Business Would Fail. That's Not What Happened.One of the scariest moments of my career turned out to be one of my best learning opportunities.
This story appears in theSeptember 2021issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »
I have 45 employees. Ten of them are part-time. A handful are super-powerful vice presidents whom I rely heavily upon. Andthreeof those very people — my COO, my VP of marketing, and my VP of community and events — were about to go onmaternity leaveat the same time during the craziest business year of my life.
It was ironic, because these wonderful women were the people I'd created my company for. I'm the CEO ofHatch, a lifestyle brand for new mothers and moms-to-be. We make maternity wear, for crying out loud! I wanted to feel pure joy and bliss for them. But at the same time — and this is hard to say — there was a real fear ofWhat am I going to do without you?
