Lauren Smith Brody

So nice to be with you.

Sure.

So I am definitely a multi-hyphenate.

As you said, I came out of media originally, wrote a book looking at the experiences of returning to paid work after maternity leave for more than 700 moms.

That's called The Fifth Trimester.

And then I turned that into a business.

So I help companies do a better job of supporting and retaining those new moms, but also all moms, all dads, anybody doing elder care, really anyone across the five generations of caregivers who are currently in the workforce.

and helping them also doing research to understand the economic value of supporting those workers.

Absolutely.

And you have a family yourself as well?

I do indeed.

Yes.

In fact, I have one who just walked in the door coming home early from school with norovirus.

Oh, that's the worst.

Work travel this week, big family vacation at the end of the week and just cross your fingers for me.

I have teenagers.

So I have a 14 year old and a 17 year old.

They're in eighth grade and 11th grade.

And we live in New York City.

I also have a husband and I have an extremely needy rescue dog who is lying on my bed looking at me right now.