Episode 21: Andrea Hewitt on Doula Agencies

Episode Summary

Andrea Hewitt joins us to talk about life as a doula agency owner. The agency model gets oversimplified in a lot of doula spaces, and Andrea is generous about what running one actually looks like day to day.

We talk about the skills she carried in from her life before birth work and still uses today, why an inclusive business model has to be intentional rather than accidental, and the calls a small-business owner in birth has to make about hiring, scheduling, and standards. There is something here for anyone considering joining an agency and anyone thinking about starting one.

Honest about the trade-offs and useful whether agencies are your goal or your alternative.

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