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Previa Alliance PodcastMotherhood, Milk & Making It WorkSarah and Amy, CEO of Pump Spotting, dive into the raw, unfiltered reality of breastfeeding, pumping, and the pressure new moms face. From midnight feedings to workplace struggles, they unpack why support—at home, at work, and in the world—makes all the difference.About Amy VanHaren:Amy VanHaren is the CEO and founder of Pumpspotting, a women’s health technology company. Pumpspotting is closing the gap in maternal health through accessible breastfeeding solutions. Amy created Pumpspotting after struggling to feed both her family and career. Traveling 25,000 miles cross-country on her Breast Express RV she sparke...2025-06-0239 min
Stand Up to Stand OutEpisode 14: Authentic Entrepreneurship & the Power of Community with Amy VanHarenIn this engaging episode of the Stand Up to Stand Out Podcast, we get into the inspiring story of Amy VanHaren, CEO of PumpSpotting, and her journey to build a company that truly makes a difference. Amy shares her insights on authentic entrepreneurship, the pivotal moments that shaped PumpSpotting, and the profound power of community in driving success.
From a challenging personal experience to a national and worldwide tour in July 2024, Amy's story is a testament to the power of passion, resilience, and staying true to your vision. Discover how PumpSpotting is transforming the landscape of maternal...2025-05-0642 min
Momcozy Village - Together We GrowFinding a Village - Together We GrowMotherhood is a profound journey of growth. Every role change and a new stage is a milestone—whether it’s the joy of welcoming a new life or the challenges of adapting to new responsibilities. Each step may come with anxiety and pain, but these experiences also build strength, resilience, and courage in moms.Motherhood is never a solo adventure. In the inaugural episode of Momcozy Village - Together We Grow, host Lalaina Rabary sits down with Amy VanHaren, a seasoned entrepreneur, brand builder, and founder of Pumpspotting. ...2024-09-0932 min
Reimagining Work From WithinFounder Series: Cultivating Intuitive LeadershipIn this episode of 'Reimagining Work From Within,' Jeff Melnyk sits down with Amy VanHaren, the founder and force behind Pumpspotting, a digital platform dedicated to supporting parents in their child-feeding journey. Listen in as Amy opens up about the challenges she faced as a working parent, which fueled her determination to launch a startup that combines technology with the power of community to help guide and unite parents across the globe. This episode is a deep dive into the importance of intuition in business, the significance of incorporating self-care and mental health into...2023-11-2942 min
Bringing the Human back to Human Resources101. Keep abreast of Breastfeeding Compliance & Considerations in the Workplace feat. Amy VanHarenAmy VanHaren, Founder and CEO of Pumpspotting, joins the podcast to talk about how she first encountered the lifestyle challenges of being a working and nursing mother. Breastfeeding is a lifestyle, requiring 24/7 attention, but there are also critical compliance requirements.
Learn more about your state and country's requirements here:
US: https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/breastfeeding-state-laws.aspx
Canada: http://www.infactcanada.ca/breastfeeding_rights.htm
Around the world: http://www.breastfeedingquest.com/world-breastfeeding-laws.html
Learn more about Pumpspotting here: https://www.pumpspotting.com
Con...2022-10-0440 min
HR Works: The Podcast for Human ResourcesHR Works Presents HR Work Break: See, Support, and Honor Working ParentsAugust is National Breastfeeding month! In the latest episode of HR Work Break, I'm joined by Amy VanHaren, Founder and CEO of pumpspotting. Listen in as we discuss why 50% of working parents are concerned that pumping at work could impact their career growth, and how employers can provide community and support for working parents.2022-08-1618 min
Career CatharsisFounder of Pumpspotting, Amy VanHarenWorkplace support for breastfeeding parents is good for business. With breastfeeding employees facing a multitude of logistical, emotional and physical challenges that impact their success at feeding and at work, companies that invest in a lactation-supportive climate see a 94% retention rate, 50% reduction in sick days and $875 savings per feeding parent/year (US Dept. of Health & Human Services).Enter new mom Amy VanHaren, who founded pumpspotting after her lonely experience being a new breastfeeding, working, traveling new mama, who recognized that to be successful with breastfeeding, parents need both support and practical resources. Aside from the app avai...2022-02-1924 min
The Pregnancy to Parenting Show with Elizabeth JoyPumpspotting with Amy VanHarenThis week, Amy VanHaren, who founded pump spotting is on the podcast. After her lonely experience being a new breastfeeding, working, traveling new mama, she recognized that to be successful with breastfeeding, parents need both support and practical resources. Aside from the app available to individual users, pumpspotting provides a B2B version that allows employers to provide a custom experience (i.e., info on lactation lounges in the building and a close community of fellow employees). There's right-size solutions for any business and their technology to make it easy to support feeding parents whether they are at work or ho...2022-01-3154 min
Into The Wild95. Boobs and the Customer Discovery Journey with Amy VanHarenHey you wild women! My next guest is a mother, writer, speaker, and the founder of the community-driven breastfeeding and baby feeding support platform Pumpspotting. This amazing platform connects and nourishes new parents both on their app and in-person throughout the entire postpartum journey to help families meet their feeding goals. Amy VanHaren has built communities and led creative digital storytelling and marketing for over 20 years. She experienced deep isolation while trying to navigate working and breastfeeding and saw a better way to unite and empower all the nursing and pumping women of the world whi...2021-11-2238 min
The Day That Changed EverythingAmy VanHaren - pumpspottingWhen Amy VanHaren was a new mom with a full-time job, breastfeeding posed challenges from finding places to pump while travelling, to packaging and sending breast milk home. During one trip, an emotional call with her sister sparked a thought about providing support to other breastfeeding parents. Amy reflects on the lightbulb moment that led her to launch an app called pumpspotting, and how her Kittery-based startup is evolving.
2021-11-2242 min
The Mamaverse PodcastPumpspotting: Inspiring Employers to Empower Pumping MamasToday we sit down with Amy VanHaren, the Founder and CEO of Pumpspotting, a breastfeeding app that connects mothers and employers. After suffering with deep isolation while working and breastfeeding, she used her own experiences to solve the pain points of nursing and pumping moms in the workforce. In this episode, we discuss the difficulties nursing and pumping moms face in the workplace, dealing with the isolation of having to feed your child while trying to have a successful career, and how companies can be allies. Amy explains her journey to founding Pumpspotting, why she never thought she would have a c...2021-11-1731 min
Modern Witch MamaFighting for Breastfeeding Education in the Workplace and Beyond, with Amy VanHarenAs a mom, do you feel comfortable when you breastfeed in public places, especially in the workplace? Have you received a negative comment or side glance or been asked to stop? Amy VanHaren is on the Moms With a Purpose podcast this week. She’s the CEO and founder of pumpspotting, a digital platform and employer benefit software helping parents feed both family and career. Amy faced deep isolation while working and breastfeeding and the experience led her on a quest to solve the pain points of feeding—at work and everywhere else in the world—and to uni...2021-11-1543 min
HR Power HourAmy Vanhanen - Breastfeeding AccomodationsRipped from the April 8, 2021 Headlines of the Bangor Daily News: “Readfield Woman says company rescinded job offer after she sought breastfeeding accommodation”.Would you like that story to be about your organization?Did you know that there is an organization that can help employers nationwide with family-friend benefits, tools and an app that can minimize the risk, foster employee engagement, and improve your bottom line?Join CMA’s host David Ciullo as he speaks with CEO and Founder Amy VanHaren of Pumpspotting discuss How to Accommodate Breastfeeding in the Workplace: One Maine tech startu...2021-05-0153 min
MotherFoodS1 E15. World breastfeeding week special: MotherFood with Amy Vanharen, founder of Pumpspotting, a breastfeeding and digital health platformIn this episode celebrating World Breast Feeding Week, I talk to Amy Vanharen, founder of Pumpspotting, a community-driven breastfeeding and digital health platform. Amy’s own story as a two-time breastfeeder is a source of inspiration and empowerment to so many women, while her initiative which includes a digital app, that she defines as ‘facebook, meets yelp, meet boob’, a traveling breastfeeding van, and a special support scheme for workspaces, is a vital contribution to mothers’ health and social integration. We talk about the difficulty we faced at different stages of breastfeeding, how to make pumping an empowering experience and how...2020-08-0756 min
The pumpspotEpisode 2: From Bathroom Floors to Breast Express RV: The pumpspotting Story With Founder Amy VanHarenThe founder of pumpspotting, Amy, takes us on her journey of what was once an idea quickly rejected on a reality TV show to where it is today—a powerful community of mothers in the pumpspotting app. Amy shares how her personal struggle to nourish her son led her on a unique quest to nourish other mothers, going from pumping on a bathroom floor to sleeping on a 40-foot Breast Express RV to building a tech startup that solves the pain points of breastfeeding in the workplace. By meeting and sitting with moms all over the US, hearing their stories of...2020-04-2200 min
Startup ParentFostering a Community of Breastfeeding & Pumping Mamas — Amy VanHaren#079 — Fostering a Community of Breastfeeding & Pumping Mamas ‘Breastfeeding can be really challenging and really isolating. The onus for us is that what makes it easier is … being connected to other women and other mothers who’ve been there.’ Like many entrepreneurs, Amy VanHaren uncovered a need in her personal life, and a creative idea was born. While she loved breastfeeding, Amy had no choice but to get back to work six weeks after her son was born. And work involved a great deal of travel. She found herself pumping in closets, bathroom stalls, and even betwee...2018-10-2230 min
The BIRTHFIT Podcast126: Amy VanHarenAmy VanHaren is the found of the Pumpspotting App. She came up with the idea for the pumpspotting app while traveling for work after returning to work after her second baby. The pumpspotting app allows women to share their favorite breastfeeding friendly businesses as well as trouble shoot with other women going through a similar experience.2018-10-0239 min
PUSHINGitTalking With Amy VanHaren of PumpspottingJen & Alise had the amazing opportunity to sit down and chat with Amy, the owner, and founder of Pumpspotting and the traveling breastfeeding/pumping bus, Barb. This week we cover everything from what it’s like to try to do “all the things”, to ways folks can make a breastfeeding plan to prepare their family and friends to help support them on their breastfeeding journey. Find out why community and support are important for all stages of parenting. After the show, don't forget to download the Pumpspotting app to get connected with others in your area as well as around...2018-08-1453 min
The First Latch PodcastNo. 12 | Showing Up For Breastfeeding Moms with Amy VanHaren of PumpspottingThe Pumpspotting Crew is showing up for moms all across the country. Barb the Breast Express and Amy VanHaren CEO and Founder of Pumpspotting spills the beans on the entire tour...from how it came to fruition to the nuts and bolts of the operation! I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing it was to do this interview in person. I was able to see Barb the Breast Express in person and it was just such a cool experience. Sitting down and talking with like minded entrepreneurial woman really inspired me and I'm so excited to...2018-07-0546 min
Turn the Pages of Your Mind, With a Full Audiobook You'll FindWhen to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want Audiobook by Mike LewisListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 323117
Title: When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want
Author: Mike Lewis
Narrator: Mike Lewis
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:30:01
Language: English
Release date: 01-09-18
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Genres: Business & Economics, Self Development, Career Development, Health & Wellness
Summary:
This program is read by the author and an exciting cast of readers including Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Also included are the winning fan submissions from the Macmillan Audio When to Jump contest.
An inspirational audiobook that lays out the Jump Curve four steps to wholeheartedly...2018-01-0910h 30
Core Nourishment With Annie WagonerEpisode 01 - Amy VanHarenAmy VanHaren, founder of VanHaren Creative, is a social media specialist and marketing guru who possesses passion for telling brand stories and empowering organizations to find their "authentic social voice." In this inaugural episode, Amy shares her own beautiful (and at times, overwhelming) truth about navigating life as a mom of two amazing kids, wife, entrepreneur, foodie, writer, and now founder of her new app, Pumpspotting! Get inspired and enjoy!2016-07-211h 02
The Mario ShowJust Cook It Radio Ep. 4 - 6/22/13On The Menu - Oreo talk is back as Mario and Bill discuss the new Watermelon flavored Oreos. They also talk about the most recent interesting flavors Nabisco has released in their cookie sandwiches.
They also chat briefly about the Food Holidays for the coming week including National Onion Ring Day, National Tapioca Day, and more.
They are then joined over the phone by special guests Kristina Drociak, Amy Vanharen, and Laura Stanton from Stonyfield Farm to discuss organic yogurt, milk, ice cream, and the new #WakeUpWIthStonyfield social media campaign!
For more about St...2013-06-2242 min