Birth Boss Society
Welcome to Birth Boss Society podcast. I’m your host Jodi Congdon, birth and postpartum doula agency owner, postpartum doula and lactation educator trainer, and the exact person to help birth professionals like you create a business that feels like the perfect fit for every stage of life. In this podcast, I’ll be talking to you about opportunities to grow and scale your birth and postpartum business and you will get actionable tools and strategies that are tailored to your goals and dreams. I’ll be giving you my expert insight on things like marketing, networking, using social media to get the eyes of your ideal client on you, branding, growth strategy, and the steps to building a business that has optimal scalability. The purpose here is to share my personal journey and talk about mistakes I’ve made and how I’ve turned them around into big wins. You’ll learn how to create goals to hit your financial milestones, make a huge impact on your perinatal community, create more time for the things that you love, and start to build your empire. Whether you realize it or not, you are a business owner, starting your journey as a small but mighty entrepreneur. You, my friend, are a birth boss.
Episodes
116 episodes
3 Top Strategies to Overcome Mom Burnout w/ Kelly Sandler
In this episode of Birth Boss Society, Kelly Sandler, founder of Aspire To Be, shares her journey from being a burnt out mom to achieving balance and peace. We talk about 3 common attributes leading to mom burnout: Not asking for help, self aba...
CAPPA: Elevating Doula Certification and Community w/ Prinscilla Moore
In this episode I chat with the president of CAPPA, Prinscilla Moore, about the major transformation that CAPPA has recently gone through and the upcoming CAPPA Convening 2026 in Philadelphia at the end of July. While we were talking about thos...
Building Financial Health In Your Business w/ Danielle Hayden
In this episode of the Birth Boss Society podcast, I welcome Danielle Hayden, CEO of Kickstart Accounting Inc., to discuss the crucial role of financial literacy in your perinatal business. Coupled with accurate bookkeeping, preventing co...
Mastering Multiple Audiences and Revenue Streams
In this episode, I share simple and practical ways to stay organized in your business when you serve more than one audience and have multiple revenue streams in the perinatal space. From splitting those audiences on social media to financial or...
Why Attending In Person Events Is Essential For Personal and Business Growth w/ the Doula Darcy
In this episode, The Doula Darcy and I explore how attending in-person events is the best way to get (and stay!) motivated and why its essential for business growth, personal development, and community building. We also share insigh...
Building A Membership Community: Your Business's Future Biggest Asset
In this episode of the Birth Boss Society podcast, I will share with you the reasons why you should be thinking about creating an online membership community... and they may not be what you think!I outline the goals of community building...
Tracking Performance: The Key to Agency Success
In this episode of the Birth Boss Society podcast, I share why it's so important to continuously track both quantitative and qualitative performance metrics in your agency to stay current and accurate on the health of your business.As ag...
Hiring Right: The Key To A Strong Business Foundation w/ Kathleen Lawson
In this episode of the Birth Boss podcast, host Jodi Congdon sits down with Kathleen Lawson, a small business consultant and growth strategist, about the essential foundations of starting and growing a business. We start with the importance of ...
The CEO Lifestyle w/ Dr. Sarah Mitchell
In this episode of the Birth Boss podcast, host Jodi Congdon interviews Dr. Sarah Mitchell, a chiropractor, sleep consultant, author, course creator and master of the CEO lifestyle.We start by going through the evolution of Dr. Sar...
The I'm-Not-Doing-Enough Spiral (And How to Break It) with Katie Grimes
Feeling like you're never doing enough? You're not alone. In this raw and real conversation, Jodi Congdon sits down with business and boundaries coach Katie Grimes to unpack the toxic productivity loops that birth professionals and agency owner...
How to Get 5 New Clients in 48 Hours
In this episode of the Hip to Heart Birth Boss Podcast, host Jodi Congdon dives into what it actually takes to book five new doula clients in just 48 hours—no gimmicks, no burnout, and no dancing on TikTok required. Whether yo...
Prep Your Doula Business for Summer with Alyssa Knapp
Host: Jodi CongdonGuest: Alyssa Knapp, Founder of Integrative Wellness JourneysEpisode Summary:In this honest and energizing episode of the Birth Boss Podcast, Jodi sits down with returning gue...
Marketing that Actually Works for Doulas
Feeling burned out by marketing that doesn’t seem to work — or worse, doesn’t feel like you? In this honest episode of the Hip to Heart Birth Boss Podcast, Jodi breaks down exactly why traditional marketing advice fails doulas, ...
The $100K Doula Myth
In this episode, my focus is uncovering the financial challenges faced by doulas today and I explore the main reasons why some achieve significant financial success while others continue to struggle. The importance of a smart busine...
Passive Income Created From Essential Expertise w/ Jen Tawil
In this episode I'm chatting with postpartum doula Jen Tawil, who uniquely combines her experience as a former private investigator with her doula practice and from that came the creation of her first digital course, Trust But Verify: The Child...
Agencies Creating Sustainability For Doulas w/ Hillary Melchiors
In this episode of the Birth Boss podcast, I'm sitting down with with Hilary Melchiors, owner of the Doula Group of Evansville, and fun fact, the only certified postpartum doula in a 75 mile radius of her! This brings up some differences ...
Managing Yourself and Your Strategy w/ Alyssa Knapp
In this episode of the Birth Boss podcast, I'm hanging out with Alyssa Knapp, a holistic business coach, and we are chatting in depth about the journey of entrepreneurship in the health and wellness industry. Throughout the conversa...
Normalizing Entrepreneurship in Doula Work
In this episode I emphasizes the importance of not only recognizing, but normalizing entrepreneurship within the doula profession. I share a little bit about my personal journey from being a doula to establishing an agency, highlighting the sig...
A Different Path To Agency Ownership with Ananda Lowe
In this episode, I am chatting with Ananda Lowe, owner of the Boston Doula Circle agency, about her journey of transitioning from a solo doula practice to an agency model. First we discuss the benefits of buying an established agenc...
Why In Person Events Create Big Business Breakthroughs
In this episode I talk all about the transformative power of in-person events! I love the unique energy and engagement that comes from face to face interactions and it's impossible to recreate those virtually. That's not to sa...
Turn Your Passion Into Your Signature Program w/ Leslie Owens
In this episode I am chatting with RN, IBCLC and entrepreneur Leslie Owens about her journey into the field, the importance of lactation support, and the need for more professionals in this area. We discuss the challenges faced by new parents, ...
Birth Boss CEO Summit 2025
In this episode, I finally get to share the details on the Birth Boss CEO Summit, a 3 event designed for birth professionals to enhance their business and personal growth. I designed the summit to focus on key areas such as financial planning, ...
Making Moves w/ Kristin Revere
In this episode I am chatting with Kristin Revere, doula agency owner, author, podcast host and educator. Over the conversation , Kristin talks about the moves she has made to get to where she is now, sole owner of Gold Coast Doula Agency...
2025 Strategic Planning Guide
It’s my favorite time of year!I absolutely love looking back at the past year and analyzing every part of my business and then looking forward to next year and setting goals.It’s important to create different categories for y...
10 Things You Can Do For Yourself And Your Business To Stay Happy!
In this episode I am counting down the top 10 things I do in my life and business to stay happy!#10 Recognize your importance- You're ALL the things... CEO, COO, CFO, MVP, VIP... you get it. Treat yourself as such.#9 Be ex...