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Mama Making Podcast
The Mama Making Podcast is a space for moms making impact - in their communities, in their work, and in the everyday spaces that shape the world.
Hosted by Jessica Lamb, this show features honest conversations with women building, leading, creating, and mothering in ways that ripple outward. Each week brings a mix of solo reflections, expert interviews, and real stories from moms navigating growth in every season — from pregnancy and postpartum to leadership, entrepreneurship, advocacy, and beyond.
Because motherhood doesn’t pause growth. It often reshapes it.
Mama Making Podcast
Kate Scholtes | Redefining Success & Alignment: Permission to Pivot in Motherhood + Business
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What if success didn’t mean more — but meant peace?
In this episode of The Mama Making Podcast, Jessica sits down with Kate Scholtes — founder of Your Behind-the-Scenes BFF — to talk about building businesses that support motherhood instead of competing with it.
Kate shares her journey from classroom teacher to network marketing to virtual assistant mentor — and how becoming a mom completely reshaped what ambition, alignment, and success look like for her.
They unpack:
- Letting go of hustle culture
- The evolution of identity through motherhood
- Setting real client boundaries
- Social media and “forced authenticity”
- The power of permission — to pivot, to change your mind, to redefine the dream
If you’ve ever felt like your goals shifted after becoming a mom — or wondered if it’s okay to want something different than you used to — this conversation will feel like a deep exhale.
Main Topics Covered
- Leaving teaching and starting in network marketing
- Becoming a mom and experiencing a complete identity shift
- Alignment vs. hustle culture
- Moving from accolades to peace as a success metric
- Building a VA business during pregnancy
- Setting client boundaries that protect family life
- Social media burnout + intentional stepping away
- “Forced authenticity” vs. real authenticity
- The flexibility myth in entrepreneurship
- Giving yourself permission to pivot
- Why changing your mind isn’t failure
Resources & Links Mentioned
- Course: Beginner to Booked VA
How to Connect with Kate
- Instagram: @yourbffkate
- Podcast: The Virtual Assistant School Podcast
- Website: https://yourbtsbff.com
This episode is sponsored by Collabs Creative - a boutique digital marketing company helping small business owners and creatives tell their story.
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