A New Path to Motherhood: From Corporate CEO to Surrogacy Founder

The story begins with a woman who spent years in high‑pressure jobs at places like Bank of America and a tech consulting firm. She led big teams, managed projects worth millions, and felt she had “made it” in business. Yet something deeper tugged at her every day. When she was 26, after already having three children of her own and studying nursing at night, she decided to become a surrogate. Her choice was inspired by personal experience: her adopted brother had asked her about becoming a parent, and she wanted to help people who could not carry a child. Over thirteen years, she carried six babies for three families and helped two others through egg donation. Each pregnancy felt intimate; the parents she met were kind, generous, and deeply committed to their journey. Despite the joy, she noticed problems in the surrogacy world. Surrogates were often treated like tools, with uneven support and low standards. She felt that some of her own pregnancies might have been too close together or poorly monitored.The pull toward helping others grew stronger than her corporate success. After a tough year in consulting, she quit her job and dreamed of an ethical agency that would protect surrogates and intended parents alike. In 2019, she launched Alcea Surrogacy. She had children aged 1, 13, 17, and 20, so juggling family life with a new business felt like walking a tightrope. She answered emails at midnight, coached clients on the phone with her toddler in tow, and worked through a pandemic that added extra hurdles. Today Alcea has 23 employees, $5 million in revenue, and four service lines: a referral network, core surrogacy services, a private client division for high‑profile families, and a philanthropic arm that helps those in need. Her company now offers transparency, care, and integrity—values she learned from years of corporate management and personal experience. The founder credits her success to empathy, systems thinking, and perseverance gained from the corporate world. She says that returning to work right after deliveries, breastfeeding while on calls, and managing a growing company with four kids taught her that determination can overcome almost any obstacle.