Branch provides a remote, five‑week cohort program that guides professional women through the transition from maternity leave back to work. The program combines facilitated workshops, peer networking, playbook resources, and a dedicated community to boost confidence and retention, while offering employers toolkits and sponsorship options to support returning parents.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Women returning from maternity leave often face isolation, reduced confidence, and uncertainty about how to reintegrate into their careers, leading to lower performance, disengagement, and higher attrition rates for employers.
Solution
Branch offers a structured, remote support ecosystem that guides professional women through the transition to working motherhood. Through five‑week, facilitator‑led cohorts, participants engage in weekly workshops covering identity, confidence, boundaries, and ambition, while building peer connections via small‑group and 1:1 interactions. The program includes playbook content, reflection prompts, and a dedicated WhatsApp community to sustain support between sessions. Employers can sponsor places for their returning employees and receive manager toolkits, conversation frameworks, and policy playbooks to ensure consistent, empathetic support. By combining peer networking with practical career‑re‑entry tools, Branch helps women return to work with confidence and helps organizations retain talent.
Target Audience
Primary customers are career‑focused women in the early months of maternity leave or returning to work, and employers seeking to improve retention and performance of returning parents.
Features
- Five‑week remote cohort with weekly 60‑minute facilitated workshops focused on transition, identity, confidence, boundaries, and ambition
- Structured playbook and weekly email content with exercises and reflection questions
- Peer‑to‑peer pairing and small‑group discussions to reduce isolation and build professional networks
- Dedicated WhatsApp group for continuous informal support and knowledge sharing
- Manager support toolkit offering conversation frameworks, prompts, and policy playbooks for consistent employee guidance
- Employer partnership model allowing sponsorship of cohort places and integration with talent development programs