Our Mission
MAE—Menopause Awareness and Empowerment—is committed to reshaping the workplace dialogue around menopause, celebrating its positive potential, and enabling both employees and employers to thrive during this transformative phase.
MAE started, like many big ideas, over coffee and unfiltered conversation. Tatiana and Shannon—longtime Human Resources professionals—found themselves comparing notes about their experience of navigating their careers and the perimenopause symptoms as well as the lack of support they were encountering.
Brain fog, mood swings, and sleepless nights were taking their toll. If they felt unseen, how many others were quietly struggling too?
After decades of helping leaders build strong, inclusive cultures, they saw the gap: menopause was still missing from the workplace conversation. And that silence was costing companies productivity, engagement, and talent.
So they created MAE to change that. A partner to companies that equip managers and employees with the information and tools they need for real support and empowerment. MAE helps businesses lead with humanity—and thrive. Because when people feel heard, seen, and supported, they show up as their best selves and deliver where it matters.
It’s time for menopause to have a seat at the table.
Meet Our Experts
Tatiana Graham
Co-Founder
Tatiana Graham is a coach, facilitator, and lifelong people-person who believes that no one should have to navigate life’s big transitions alone—especially not menopause. She brings heart, humor, and decades of experience to creating spaces where people feel seen, supported, and truly able to show up as themselves.
With a background in HR, leadership development, and team culture, Tatiana has always been drawn to the moments that matter most—the ones where honesty, connection, and a little laughter can change everything. She has helped teams grow stronger, leaders become braver, and women feel more grounded and less alone during the messy, yet beautiful, shifts of midlife.
As co-founder of MAE, she’s on a mission to bring menopause out of the shadows and into the everyday conversation—at work, at home, and in community.
Her hope? That more women feel empowered, supported, and unapologetically themselves, and that we remember: we’re not meant to go it alone.
Shannon Rayborn
Co-Founder
Shannon Rayborn is a people-first leader and passionate advocate for women navigating perimenopause and menopause, especially in the workplace.
With a career rooted in building trust, inspiring growth, and cultivating thriving teams, she brings strategic insight and human-centered leadership to MAE.
Shannon has had the opportunity in her HR career to lead global initiatives and coach individuals with warmth and clarity, always focused on creating cultures where people feel seen, valued, and empowered. Rooted in her MBA in Human Resource Leadership, Shannon’s work is guided by the belief that thriving cultures are built on trust, connection, and care. Her approach brings strategic HR leadership to life through authentic relationships and purpose-driven action.
As a co-founder of MAE, she’s using her voice to challenge outdated norms and spark open, honest conversations about the physical and emotional changes women experience in their late 30s and 40s.
Her vision for MAE is grounded in a desire to leave a lasting legacy—one that normalizes menopause in the workplace, ensures support is accessible, and empowers women to show up fully and unapologetically in every stage of life.