Parenting is a full time job. So is your career. Doing both + everything else can be…rough.
I’m here to help.
I’m Sharlene Johnson
That’s me and my littlest nugget — doing one of my favorite things in the world…cuddling…at peace.
I’d like to help you find your PEACE.
Even if you don’t find your peace in cuddling — because let’s be honest, ladies…overstimulation IS real!
Every program, every tier, every resource inside The Mom Manager exists because at some point in my life, I had to to put together structure, find resources, or just keep my optimism up to get through it — and I’ll share the same things with you.
Read on if you need a little bit more about who you’ll be working with.
And if any part of my story sounds like yours, you’re in the right place.
THE LIFE…
I spent eight years as a single mother and earned my first Master's degree while working full time — with my son by my side. I learned what it meant to hold everything together and keep going… because there are no days off when you’re a mom.
I dated while doing the rest of mom life — the logistics, the emotions, co-parenting (or not so much), availability issues, no last minute options, stigmas against single moms (not like we asked for it, amiright?), is he a role model for my kiddo, yadda yadda — the list goes on.
I got married — got divorced…painfully, while still showing up…for my son and for work.
Then I started completely over and rebuilt my whole life.
I eventually got back on the dating horse and tried love again. I found my soul mate (not sure if I believed in those before this), got married again, had another baby, and now have a teenager and a toddler under the same roof.
And then…dun dun dunnnnn…I changed my entire career, too.
I decided to live the life I wanted and I’m here to help you do the same.
THE CAREER…
For fifteen years, I built a career in corporate tech — I’ve done everything from run global tech departments to sitting on leadership teams in enterprise and private equity companies. I spent those 15 years building other people’s businesses and running the rat race. Then…I left.
Something was missing.
There was this emptiness I felt. I had had golden handcuffs and a growing sense that I was spending my most valuable years not doing what I wanted to do.
What I actually wanted — what I had always wanted — was to help people.
And thus, THE MOM MANAGER COACH was born…
Looking for Credentials?
Certified Professional Coach (CPC), IAPRC
Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy, Current Student & Clinical Intern (licensure to follow)
Big Brother, Big Sister — Active Big Sister
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. — providing 15+ years of mentorship
Founder, The Mom Manager Coach LLC
15 years in tech — leadership in startup, enterprise, state, and private equity
Master's degree — MS, Information Systems
Certified Product Manager
Who is Sharlene beyond the credentials
In my past life (my old career), I was a people leader. I solved problems and created systems through empathy and understanding people’s whys; its at the core of what I do and who I am.
I am a family girl. I love music and a good festival. I am a foodie who knows the real way to a woman’s heart is her stomach.
And I genuinely love people.
I like to see people smile. I like to help people find peace. I have spent my whole life doing both — and now I get to do it on purpose.
When you work with me, you get someone who has done the hard things and still chose joy. That is the energy I bring to every session.