Working Mama

About Lori:

Urvi Patel is a private and group transformational leadership coach, status quo challenger, spirit-wonk, and way-shower. She collaborates with women of color leaders, change makers, and entrepreneurs to expand into what’s possible and maximize their potential by moving from a  life lived by default to a life lived by design. Through her coaching and workshop experiences she supports self-exploration journeys and integration, communications and executive presence, and high-performance mindset development.

Urvi has led award-winning teams, advised foreign diplomats and C-suite executives, driven impactful community-changing projects, and helped raise tens of millions of dollars in public and private support for equity and access driven missions. Through this extensive experience, Urvi brings a passion for and a unique perspective to personal power in creating social impact.

As a coach, advisor, and speaker, Urvi engages national and international audiences through inspiring and empowering talks, workshops, and team experiences  with this message: Your inner world is the source of all change in your outer world.

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In today's episode, I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Rachel Vanderbilt who is an expert in communication in romantic relationships. She is also the host of the Relationship Doctor podcast, which is a short form podcast where she provides relationship advice backed by relationship science research to promote healthier and happier relationships. 

In this episode we dive into the ins and outs of equitable partnership and the challenges faced when both parents work. She gives loads of helpful insights and strategies to help couples communicate, support and manage the household tasks more effectively. 

Rachel is no stranger to the challenges of being a working parent as she is a mom of two little ones, a 3 year old daughter and a 4 month old son. She left academic research three years ago to pursue industry research, and is currently a user experience researcher for an Ad Tech company. 

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Moms bring to the table a plethora of what I like to call Superpower Skills that are often overlooked. If your company wants highly productive teams and a thriving work culture then it's time to start acknowledging skills and how they positively impact multiple areas. If you are looking for a confidence boost to help you shine, give this episode a listen and share with another mama!

Do you have a story to share with the working mom community? I'm looking for guests to feature on future episodes so connect with my on IG or LinkedIn to learn more!

In this episode we dive into why we struggle to set boundaries, why it's necessary to have them and how to go from feeling overwhelmed and perhaps even violated to empowered with standards around our time and energy at work.

Tune in to Episode 11 for more tips on setting boundaries around taking time off work!

There are huge double standards that exist in the workplace. Being called a b*tch and condescending are just some of the things that have been said to me throughout my career. If you have too, you are in good company! Oftentimes women are told they are too assertive or aggressive when doing the same things a man would do in the workplace. So how do we change this? First step, we need to stop brushing it under the rug and bring awareness to the fact that this problem exists. In this episode we dive into examples of how this may show up in the workplace and why it is crucial that we change it.  

In this episode we cover the do's and don'ts of quitting your job. Your last impression will be what your peers, co-workers, managers and leadership will remember you by. Make sure you leave a lasting, positive impression with these must do and don't do tips!

LinkedIn is powerful tool and when used properly it can help you not only fast track your job search but also make meaningful career connections. With 30-50% of new hires coming from referrals, how you leverage LinkedIn can put you in a position to land your next job and get you closer to providing the life you want for you and your family. 

In today's episode we are covering what questions you should ask on an interview. Preparation is key to winning on an interview and that hiring manager will inevitably ask... "What questions do you have for me?" Avoid being stumped or looking like a deer-in-headlights with these go-to questions. It will show you are not only engaged and interested but it will open up the dialogue to leave that hiring manager saying "I want HER on my team!"

I'd love to hear your favorite go-to interview questions to ask. Shoot me a DM on IG or LinkedIn, I can't wait to connect! 

In this episode we are talking about different ways to help you mitigate the mom guilt so you can feel empowered in your career while not losing the joy of raising your little humans.

In today's episode, we are talking all about Job Descriptions and why you don't need to be a 100% match to feel empowered to apply.