The Evening Crunch

Candace Spears

Jackson, Wisconsin; data and analytics manager for a mortgage insurance corporation

Her work-from-home husband, Darick, the family chef, is a big reason why this busy mom sticks to a tight schedule with her three daughters, Nyomi, 10, Nilah, 8, and Lorianne, 6, even on the nights when she makes it home after 8 p.m. That routine is key, especially for Nyomi, who is on the autism spectrum. A side hustle as a marketing and entrepreneurship coach (check out ) means she often fires up her laptop again