Interim leadership for founders on parental leave

Interim leadership for founders on parental leave

Interim leadership for founders on parental leave

Making sure progress doesn't pause. Fractional support across ops, growth, customer experience, and more. By founders for founders.
Making sure progress doesn't pause. Fractional support across ops, growth, customer experience, and more. By founders for founders.
Making sure progress doesn't pause. Fractional support across ops, growth, customer experience, and more. By founders for founders.

Because founders need family leave too.

Because founders need family leave too.

Your child's first months are irreplaceable. You deserve to recover, bond, and enjoy those moments without worrying about deals slipping, ops stalling, or investors losing confidence.

The Continuity Co. is a consultancy with services designed to give you the confidence to truly unplug—without your company missing a beat.

Your baby needs you. Your business needs momentum. We protect both.

The Continuity Co. is a consultancy with services designed to give you the confidence to truly unplug—without your company missing a beat.

Startup leaders rely on us

From inbox triage to full strategic leadership, we design a support plan that meets your team where they are—and lets founders focus on what's right in front of them. We step in so they can truly step away.

Startup leaders rely on us

From inbox triage to full strategic leadership, we design a support plan that meets your team where they are—and lets founders focus on what's right in front of them. We step in so they can truly step away.

This work is personal.

This work is personal.

This work is personal.

I’ve been the founder writing handoff docs at 37 weeks pregnant. I've been the CEO taking calls from the NICU. Checking Slack while holding a newborn. Trying to decide which fire to put out: a missed investor email or a missed nap.


I'm Sam Gardner, mom of 3 and a former venture-backed founder. I’ve launched, scaled, hired, fired, fundraised, sold, and survived. That means I can step in and actually do the job. I’m a strategist, an operator, and a builder who understands what early-stage companies need.

I created The Continuity Company because no founder should have to choose between building a business and bonding with their baby. You deserve time to recover, time to be a parent, and time to breathe, without guilt and without wondering if your startup will still be there when you come back.



Founders need more than surface-level support. You need someone who can:

Prioritize what really matters

Handle the things no one else can

Know when to ask and when to ac

That's what we do.

How does this work?

Wondering how a founder can actually take a leave from their company? Let's talk about it.
What exactly does The Continuity Co. do?
Who do you typically work with?
How will a leave coverage engagement work?
How do I know my company will be in good hands?
Do you only cover parental leave, or can you support other types of leave too?
How far in advance should I start planning my leave?

How does this work?

Wondering how a founder can actually take a leave from their company? Let's talk about it.
What exactly does The Continuity Co. do?
Who do you typically work with?
How will a leave coverage engagement work?
How do I know my company will be in good hands?
Do you only cover parental leave, or can you support other types of leave too?
How far in advance should I start planning my leave?

How does this work?

Wondering how a founder can actually take a leave from their company? Let's talk about it.
What exactly does The Continuity Co. do?
Who do you typically work with?
How will a leave coverage engagement work?
How do I know my company will be in good hands?
Do you only cover parental leave, or can you support other types of leave too?
How far in advance should I start planning my leave?

Let's plan your leave together.

Let's plan your leave together.

Let's plan your leave together.

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