Meet the founder
Let’s start with the short (ish) story
Woman in the world of brand marketing meets maternity leave (baby no1) and thinks “wow, this is way harder than advertised and actually who even am I to think I can get back to work intact”. Cue the self doubt, juggle, perfectionism, apologising, over functioning and weekly flip flopping in what would be the right next step.
Woman meets maternity leave again (baby no2) and thinks “no way will it be as hard as the first and at least I know what to expect” then “oh a different kind of hard that’s harder than the first hard and apparently my professional skills have no place here either”. Warrior mode activated. I shall overcome. Or burnout. Yes, apparently this is what working parent burnout is.
Woman meets maternity leave agan (baby no3) and thinks “absolutely not doing it that way again”, finds the right support, works with her personality and the experience she wants to have, gets intentional about it and has all the right conversations with herself and others. Cue an altogether more rewarding and confidence boosting experience personally and professionally.
1 year later with a 7yr old, 5yr old and 1yr old in tow, woman sets out to build a new norm that sets professional parents up to thrive before, during and beyond leave.
Welcome to Talent On Leave. I’m Lynn White, founder, experienced maternity and parental leave coach and consultant, and the woman in the story above.
Want juicier detail? You can read the longer story here.
What you can expect from us
We don’t do fluff, one-size fits all solutions or performative stuff. We believe that parental leave—when handled well—is a strategic advantage for both individuals and businesses. Here’s what defines how we work:
Honesty
Curiosity
Detail
Human
Connection
Consistency
Energy
Straight-forward, real conversations that help you to move forward without beating yourself up. whether you’re a parent or a business.
You will always know yourself or your business story better than we do. We have a knack for asking the questions that help you know and grow more.
Maternity and parental leave experiences are full of nuance. We’re built to support it.
High achievers don’t want a platform, they want a person. And they want honesty, curiosity and detail from that person.
How individuals and businesses connect with the concept of leave, with us, with themselves and with each other has a huge impact on outcome.
When you start working with us, you’ll never have to repeat yourself.
We have bags of the stuff. For the topic, for people, for thinking things through, for supporting you and your own evolution.