In today's episode, Ryan Jordan has a beautiful conversation with Stephanie Levich about her adoption journey, and her passion for helping future parents navigate the often emotional process of finding egg donors and surrogates. What is the financial investment for hopeful parents? Who is the ideal surrogate for a family? What made Stephanie’s parents choose adoption? Listen and learn!

Stephanie Levich is the Founder and President of Family Match Consulting and she has have worked in the fertility world for over 20 years. When she and her husband decided it was time to start their family, she knew all too well the struggles so many people faced with infertility but crossed her fingers as tightly as possible and hoped their journey would be easy.  After a year and a half of trying (and never wanting to look at another home pregnancy test again), they were still unsuccessful. After countless tests and fertility treatments, nothing was happening.  But thanks to the miracle of IVF, they finally found success and are now the proud parents of two beautiful children.

Stephanie’s career in this field began while working for a Los Angeles based egg donor and surrogate agency. She fell in love with the work but wanted to do things differently so a colleague and her decided to start their own egg donor and surrogate program.  Under her leadership, the agency became a world-renowned egg donation and surrogacy program.

She ultimately decided to leave the agency side of the business and use her unique background to start Family Match Consulting.  She has helped over 3,000 prospective parents find their egg donors and surrogates and has held their hands through the parenting journey.

Stephanie is also the Co-Author of the children's book From The Start: A Book About Love and Making Families

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In today's episode, Ryan Jordan has a candid conversation with ESPN's Liz Loza about her journey to fantasy football, how her grandfather inspired her, and many of the expectations of being a working mama. Can you guess what her first Halloween sports costume was? We find out! Listen and learn!

Liz Loza is a writer and on-air personality at ESPN. She covers fantasy football, fantasy WNBA, and Formula 1 Racing. She writes numerous columns throughout the calendar year while appearing on several productions in both digital and linear formats. Whether she’s contributing to a fantasy WNBA roundtable, hosting an F1 focused post-race show, or dishing out NFL waiver wire picks on Sports Center, Liz is always using her voice to deliver an authentic and witty take. She has won numerous honors, including a Fantasy Sports Writers Association award for her weekly video show, “Ekeler’s Edge.” Liz lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two kids.

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In today's episode, Ryan Jordan has a conversation with Attorney Lisa Pierson Weinberger about laws for household employees. This is the episode of the year to listen to if you have a nanny, babysitter or any other domestic employee working in your home. Can I 1099 them? Do I have to put them on payroll? Do I need to pay overtime? Get these questions answered and more! Listen and learn!

Lisa’s employment law career is well rounded and deep, beginning well over a decade ago at UCLA School of Law. Prior to founding Mom, Esq., she had the good fortune to practice employment law at the well-known law firm of Greenberg Glusker for seven years, representing some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Her practice included a broad spectrum of employment law matters for both corporate entities and high net worth families who needed counsel to manage their domestic staffs.

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