Motherhood is your greatest competitive advantage. That's the idea Sharon Macey is selling this episode, and she's got the résumé to back it up — literally.

Sharon spent years in the New York advertising world as a copywriter and associate creative director before stepping away to raise her three kids full time. Almost twenty years later, with her kids grown and flown, she had a realization: the skills she built running a household weren't separate from her professional life. They were the most advanced version of it. Radical empathy, split-second decision making, crisis management, negotiating with a four-year-old who won't leave the park — none of that shows up on a résumé, but all of it is exactly what makes someone effective in a leadership role.

Her story starts with a shelf. Sharon describes putting her advertising career "on a shelf" the day she became a stay-at-home mom, assuming those skills were on pause. They weren't. She was still pitching, still negotiating, still coming up with the one-liner that would anchor a school fundraiser — she just didn't have a name for it yet. That reframe is what eventually led her to found the Mom To MORE® podcast, now a top 2% globally ranked show, built to amplify the stories of women reinventing themselves after their at-home years.

Sharon and Krista get into exactly how to translate two decades of parenting into language a hiring manager or a client will understand — starting with a notes-app exercise anyone can do tonight. They also tackle the two biggest objections Sharon hears: "I'm too old" and "I've lost my former skill set" — and why neither one holds up.

If you've ever felt like your years at home don't belong on your résumé, or you're staring down a career pivot and don't know where to start — this one's for you. Do you buy it?

IN THIS EPISODE

[0:00] The Sell: motherhood is your greatest competitive advantage
[0:45] Sharon's advertising career, and putting it "on a shelf" for motherhood
[2:15] The Story: three kids, twenty years, and the moment it clicked
[4:30] Objection #1 — "I'm too old"
[6:00] Objection #2 — "I've lost my former skill set"
[7:30] The Solution: the notes-app exercise for finding your hidden résumé
[9:15] Naming your "tech boob" moments and pushing forward anyway
[11:00] Asking your spouse, kids, and friends what you're actually good at
[13:00] The Stakes: apologizing for a resume gap vs. owning it
[15:30] How Sharon built Mom To MORE® from one interview to a top 2% podcast
[18:00] Three guest stories: from SAHM to CEO, franchise founder, and nonprofit builder
[21:30] The Success: walking into a room ahead, not behind
[23:15] The close: motherhood as competitive advantage — do you buy it?

KEY QUOTE

"Motherhood is not a detour from any sort of competitive edge. It is your competitive edge." — Sharon Macey

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

The notes-app exercise for uncovering your hidden résumé
Sharon's free guide: 15 Mom Skills That Are Actually Business Superpowers
Susan DiMarco — stay-at-home mom to CEO, featured in USA Today
Rae Alana Reiner — built a national children's consignment franchise from her living room
Terry Grail — founder of Enchanted Makeovers, helping women rebuild after homelessness
Sharon's free 20-minute mentorship session

Connect with Sharon:
🌐 Website: momtomore.com
📸 Instagram/Facebook/Pinterest: @momtomore
▶️ YouTube: @momtomore

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