Episode 5: Balancing Leadership & Motherhood with Carly Klassen

Mother Makes Music · May 28, 2026 · 43m · transcript

For a lot of working parents, balance can feel more like a moving target than something you ever fully achieve, especially in an industry as demanding and unpredictable as music. For Carly Klassen, executive director of Alberta Music and mom of two, motherhood completely reshaped the way she approaches both work and life.

In this episode, Carly opens up about navigating postpartum depression during the pandemic, returning to work after maternity leave, and learning how to build a career that works with her family instead of against it. We talk about the pressure to constantly be available…