220. Motherhood Is Your Greatest Competitive Advantage with Sharon Macey

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 Connect with us: 📸 Instagram: @SheSellsHeSellsPodcast ▶️ YouTube: She Sells He Sells Podcast