WHAT THEY SAY about maternity leave when you run the business

In this episode of WHAT THEY SAY, Amy-Lee and Jess turn the mic back on themselves again to talk about maternity leave, motherhood and what stepping away actually looks like when the business is yours. There is a certain full-circle feeling to this one. Jess joined THEY SAY while on maternity leave. Now, Amy-Lee is preparing to take hers. Different babies, different stages of the business and a very different version of THEY SAY in between. But when you are a founder, maternity leave is not as simple as handing over your laptop and disappearing for a few months. There is the practical side of preparing the business, the emotional side of letting go, and the question neither of them can completely avoid: what happens when one of us is not there? Together, they get into: What maternity leave actually looks like when you run your own business The difference between Jess joining THEY SAY on maternity leave and Amy-Lee preparing to step away from it How they are preparing the business, the team and each other for a founder being out Learning to let go of control when you are used to being involved in everything The realities of balancing motherhood with the responsibility of running a company How their roles as founders have evolved as THEY SAY has grown Why building a business that can exist without you might be one of the hardest - and most important - parts of growth Plus, they talk honestly about the emotions that come with stepping back from something you have built, trusting someone else to hold it and accepting that business and life will not always move according to the same plan. WHAT THEY SAY is the podcast from They Say Studios, where creative meets digital, work meets real life, and there is always a bit of chaos. Made for women building big lives, not just big careers, and for anyone carving out their own path.