Cover: Britt Riley
November 2026 issue
There was no village. So she built one.
"Haven was born while looking for the village of mothers who would say, ‘This is hard, but we have each other.’" Britt Riley
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November 2026 · No. 008
She Builds Companies. And Villages.
Four women, on the record: the founder who rebuilt childcare around the whole family, the two co-founders who built it with her, and an operations CEO who designs her company for joy. Plus new research on the costs and gains of working motherhood, and three essays on becoming.
"Haven was born while looking for the village of mothers who would say, ‘This is hard, but we have each other.’" Britt Riley, cover story
In this issue
Four features, on the record.
Britt Riley
Founder & CEO, Haven
There was no village. So she built one.
Amariah Murdock
CEO & Founder, INFINITEXEC
Joy is something you design for.
Morgan Everson
Co-Founder & COO, Haven
Two lanes, all the time.
Christy Johnson
Co-Founder, Haven
Seven Ironmans. Four children. One more thing to build.
Table of contents
What's inside.
- There Was No Village. So She Built One.Cover story with Britt Riley 06
- The Costs & Gains of Working MotherhoodNew research from Mothered Media: 544 working mothers in 24 countries 18
- What If Her Period Starts and I’m Not There?Essay, by Adunni Akinduro, Founder, CalmKit 20
- Joy Is Something You Design ForSignature interview with Amariah Murdock 22
- Not Competing IdentitiesIn partnership with Keri Castilló, Spencer West 30
- Two Lanes, All the TimeSignature interview with Morgan Everson 32
- Motherhood Didn’t Make Me Less AmbitiousEssay, by Wairimu Behrens, Founder, Behrens Copy 40
- Seven Ironmans. Four Children. One More Thing to Build.Signature interview with Christy Johnson 42
- The Village, Under One RoofIn partnership with Haven 50
- From Little Cub to Fierce Warrior on the BattlefieldEssay, by Mabel Jacob, Author 52