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Welcome to Maximize My Parental Leave Consulting

Maximize My Parental Leave Consulting is a boutique parental leave consulting firm, where we are dedicated to bringing transparency and ease to all of State, Private and Employer parental leave benefit programs. We are founded on the belief that every employee should have access to, and understand how to maximize their parental leave benefits - all without needing a finance, medical or law degree.

We offer personalized parental leave planning services that are tailored to meet the needs of each individual client. We work closely with our clients to create customized parental leave plans and policies.

Our services include comprehensive maternity leave planning, including guidance on leave policies, benefit eligibility, navigating + maximizing insurance policies and focusing on the financial side of parental leave benefit application. 

We are experienced strategic planning professionals who have helped over 4,000 clients successfully navigate the parental leave process, State benefits, murky insurance waters and employer policies. Additionally, we have been brought in house by companies looking to create inclusive and transparent parental leave policies for their employees.

We are committed to providing our clients with the tools and resources they really need to make the most of this precious and priceless time in their lives.

Since 2021 we have served all employees and employers from all sectors of employment - from large corporations like Disney, Amazon, Tesla and The Honest Company to public agency employees, doctors, business owners, technology companies, start-ups & non-profits. 

Diane Gatza, P.E. Founder + CEO

Hi! I am a California licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and a home birth mom of two & the CEO and Founder of California Maternity Leave Consulting + Maximize My Parental Leave Consulting. As a problem-solving engineer at heart, I established California Maternity Leave Consulting in 2021 after navigating two maternity leaves and experienced firsthand the lack of support, inability to find easy-to-understand information, and realizing it was up to me to figure out how this whole maternity leave thing "works."

With my passion for consciously empowering women and my pragmatic approach to simplifying complex benefit topics, our services have become the go-to resource for women seeking to simply understand and maximize their parental leave benefits. 

Since its inception in 2021, California Maternity Leave Consulting has now helped over 4,000 women. In 2026 I decided to expand to needs of women across the US who are looking for the same support and resources I have been providing to women for years and Maximize My Parental Leave Consulting was born.

In addition to my strategic planning expertise, I draw on my unique life experiences, including being a Hodgkin's Lymphoma cancer survivor, to provide my clients with a more progressive, real-world & and "I totally get it!" approach to health insurance, disability leaves, and employer benefit packages.