The Business of Breastfeeding
Empowering Lactation & Birth Professionals
to Thrive in Private Practice
Elevate Your Business
The Pivot Forum (Virtual)
and
Latch On to Success Summit (In-Person)
The PIVOT Forum
Big changes in the Lactosphere have left many private practice professionals scrambling, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. Join us for a powerful one-day forum designed to help you reclaim your path forward. We’ll walk you through what it takes to get in-network, explore creative ways to pivot your services, and offer smart strategies to diversify your income. Whether you're rebuilding your business or reimagining your future, you'll leave with actionable tools and a renewed sense of direction. You'll also get the chance to connect with other professionals facing the same challenges, because community matters now more than ever. This is your space to be heard, get help, and make bold moves for what comes next.
Where: Online via Zoom (we will be recording everything but the breakout room sessions)
When: September 4th, 2025
Time: 8 am PT/9 MT/10 CT/11 ET - 3:30 pm PT/4:30 MT/5:30 CT/6:30 ET
Cost: $49.00
No Cerps or CE’s: Education and connection is the focus.
Speakers, Panelists, Moderators, and Talks: See the details here.
AGENDA
All Times Start in Pacific Standard Time (PST)
8:00-8:30 am Welcome and Housekeeping
8:30-9:30 am Session 1 - Angela Das - Thrive by Design: Creating a Practice That’s Purposeful, Profitable, and Sustainable
9:30-10:30 am Session 2 - TBA PIVOT Your Business Part 2
10:30-10:45 am Break
10:45-11:45 am Session 3 - Christy Jo Hendricks - Beyond the Consultation: Diversifying Your Perinatal Practice for Long-Term Sustainability
11:45-12:15 pm Lunch Break
12:15-1:30 Breakout Discussions with expert moderators, including Bonnie Logsdon, Marsha Walker, Shannon Scott, and Laurel Wilson
1:30-1:45 pm Break
1:45-3:00 pm Panel Discussion on “Where Do We Go From Here?” with 5 experts in the field, including Nichelle Clark, Karolina Ochoa, Tina Sherman, Janet Jones, and Bonnie Logsdon
DISCLOSURE:
The Pivot Forum is a professional development event focused on business strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship within the lactation and maternal-child health space. As such, this event does not offer continuing education credits (CERPs or CEs).
We are committed to upholding ethical standards aligned with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. Therefore, we do not accept sponsorship from companies that violate the WHO Code. Any speaker’s personal affiliations with retail or commercial entities are their own responsibility not the conference hosts.
Our goal is to foster an inclusive, integrity-based learning environment that prioritizes values-driven business growth and professional collaboration.
Latch On to Success Summit
Business & Marketing Mastery for Lactation Pros
This isn’t just another Lactation Conference.
This is a wake-up call for your business.
Latch On to Success is where birth and lactation professionals come to get real about growth, money, mindset, and marketing, without the guilt, burnout, or overwhelm. Join us live and in-person February 2-3, 2026!
Whether you're just starting out or you've been in the game for years, this summit is your moment to get unstuck, speak up, and build a business that doesn’t just survive, but thrives.
At this summit, we’re bringing:
No-fluff business strategy that actually works in real life
Courageous conversations about value, visibility, and getting paid
Sessions on branding, pricing, AI, automation, passive income, and scaling
A room full of like-minded changemakers who get it
You’ll walk away with:
Ideas for your business that are designed for sustainability and success
Tools to stop spinning your wheels and start making real progress
Clarity, confidence, and a crew of new collaborators
The push you need to take action on that thing finally you keep putting off
This is for the doers. The dreamers. The heart-led entrepreneurs who know it’s time to get serious about their business and stop playing small.
This groundbreaking event is co-concepted by Bonnie Logsdon and Laurel Wilson, two pioneers in the lactation field who’ve spent decades shaping the future of breastfeeding support. Now, they’re bringing their wisdom—and their business savvy—to help you create a practice that’s as sustainable as it is impactful. They are lining up the best in the business to support you in your next stage of development and growth.
Featuring:
Tina Sherman of Mom’s Rising on Why Lactation Advocacy Belongs in Your Business Plan
Anna Rodney of Chicago Family Doulas on Diversifying Your Practice
Katie Nyberg on The Productivity Puzzle: Fitting Systems & Basic AI into Your Business
Chanel Wells-Henderson on Boss and Brand Method: How to Build a Magnetic, Profitable Brand in 30 Days—Even if You Hate Marketing
and so many more!
When: February 2–3, 2026
Where: University of Louisville Conference Center
Founders Union
You pour so much into others. Now it’s time to pour into the one thing that makes it all sustainable—your business.
Get in the room. Let’s build something BOLD!
This one-day virtual event is designed to support lactation professionals navigating the ripple effects of recent policy changes by The Lactation Network and similar organizations, as well as the potential withdrawal of Medicaid funding for countless families reducing lactation support.
Only $49 for the full day event! Register here!
Join us online Thursday, September 4th, 2025 for this all day event to learn and diversify our businesses together.
PIVOT Forum
Latch On Summit
Don’t miss the chance for this first of it’s kind lactation and birth professionals BUSINESS conference!
Pre-sale price ($225) only lasts thru September 30!
VIP and group rates available as well.
Join us in Louisville, KY on Feb 2-3, 2026. We can’t wait to meet you!
Speaker Application
Speakers WANTED! We want to hear your ideas and topics for presenting at our first annual Business of Breastfeeding conference.
The Latch On to Success Summit is seeking dynamic speakers with presentations that help our business owners grow, thrive and plan for success.
APPLY HERE. We are excited to hear from you!
Vendors & Sponsors
We’re bringing together mission-aligned businesses, cutting-edge tools, and empowering services that help birth and lactation professionals grow thriving practices.
Whether you offer products, platforms, mentorship, or magic, if you serve the birth and baby space, our Vendor Village this is where you need to be.
Find our more about our packages in the Prospectus here.