452: How to Prepare for a Profitable Maternity Leave as a Female Entrepreneur
The Heart & Hustle Podcast
The Heart University
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Navigating maternity leave as a business owner doesn't have to mean choosing between your baby and your bank account. In this episode, Evie and Lindsey get real about how to plan for a profitable maternity leave without burning yourself out before, or after the baby arrives. From mapping out your timeline and building in buffer space, to knowing your numbers and setting yourself up with smart systems, they share the exact strategies they've used to step away from their businesses while still getting paid. Whether you're a photographer, designer, coach, or any creative entrepreneur, this conversation is packed with practical tips on batching content, automating workflows, and creating a soft return plan that feels good for you and your family. Even if kids aren't on your radar right now, these strategies will help you build a more flexible, sustainable business for whatever life throws your way.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to The Heart and Hustle Podcast. We are your hosts, Ivy McLeod and Lindsay Roman. |
| 0:04.5 | Welcome back to this show, my friend. This episode is going to be for our ladies. |
| 0:09.5 | Or, I mean, I don't know, if you're a husband out there who wants information for your woman, I guess, then you could listen to this. |
| 0:16.9 | But this episode is going to be diving into how to prepare for a profitable. |
| 0:21.7 | Wow, nope. |
| 0:22.5 | How do you say that word? |
| 0:23.6 | Profitable? |
| 0:24.2 | There we go. |
| 0:24.9 | Profitable maternity leave as a female entrepreneur. |
| 0:27.7 | And while we will be talking about a lot of entrepreneur types, most of what today's |
| 0:33.7 | conversation will be, will be mostly for service-based providers where you are, |
| 0:39.1 | like the way that you get paid, majorally, is from doing a service where you either book a service |
| 0:45.5 | in advance or show up in person. And therefore, if you're trying to take a maternity leave, |
| 0:50.5 | you can't really, or you shouldn't want to really do that during your break. |
| 0:55.2 | The only exception I would say to that is we do, I would say this also very much encompasses |
| 0:59.7 | if you are a product, you deliver a product, but it requires you to make it or put time |
| 1:09.0 | in each time, like an artist or a jewelry maker or something. |
| 1:12.9 | You don't have a pre-stocked inventory. |
| 1:14.7 | If you are a female entrepreneur, you're probably, and you're wanting kids, |
| 1:18.6 | you deal with having kids and deal with having maternity leave. |
| 1:22.2 | Deal with having kids. |
| 1:23.9 | I feel like deal with the balance of that. |
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