# Turning challenges into opportunities: Cecilie’s journey through loss, motherhood and entrepreneurship

An episode of [Leaning My Way](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1807534351), 9 Apr 2025, 57 min.

Audio: https://media.transistor.fm/1e5f8bbe/b00deb99.mp3

Cecilie Jakobsen is the founder and CEO of Wawa Fertility and a single mother to her son and stepdaughter. In this episode, she shares how she turned personal fertility pain into purpose and how she is building a VC-backed startup while raising a child. Cecilie shares openly about her fertility challenges, how she uses her flexibility to make running a business and family work, the crucial role of family and friend support in her life and much more. Cecilie’s honesty, grit, and creativity will leave you rethinking what’s possible for career, for motherhood, and for your life overall.

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