From Our Family To Yours

Our Story

BirthFlow isn’t a “tech company” product. It’s a labor of love built at a kitchen table to support the sacred work happening at yours.

Our Story

Tamara & Jesse Kankowski

jesse and tam kankowski the founders of birthflow standing on the beach smiling

Built in the trenches, not a boardroom.

BirthFlow grew from the messy, beautiful reality of doula work. It’s the result of two worlds colliding: Tam, with a decade of experience running her successful agency, Stork Helpers, and Jesse, a digital builder with 15+ years of experience creating tools that actually work.

From “The Houla” to a Proven Platform

The platform wasn’t a sudden “aha” moment; it was a slow evolution. If you followed Stork Helpers online, you might remember Jesse’s “The Houla” persona. While it started as fun, it was Jesse’s way of observing how doula support moves in the real world.

Through years of trial and error, we realized existing software was too rigid or too clunky. We didn’t want more “tech” in the birth space—we wanted to clear the clutter.

Battle-Tested & Agency-Approved

We are our own first users. Stork Helpers relies on BirthFlow every single day. We live in this app, managing our clients and our agency through it. Because we are in the trenches with you, we know exactly what needs fixing. If a feature doesn’t make our agency’s life easier, it doesn’t make the cut for yours.

The Team Behind the Tools

Based in Ohio, we are a husband-and-wife duo balancing 20 years of marriage and the beautiful chaos of raising seven children. We don’t build for an abstract ideal; we build for the “Messy Reality.”

We know that “perfect” software doesn’t exist, but supportive software does—the kind that works when you’re tired, mobile, and fully immersed in a birth.

Supporting the Supporter

You spend your life holding space for others. BirthFlow was built to hold that space for you. It’s the best of digital logic combined with a deep respect for the birth journey.

Whether you have a question, a struggle, or a win to share, know that there are real people—with real hearts—on the other side of the screen.

With heart and logistics, Tam & Jesse

Ready to reclaim your time?

BirthFlow is built for people like you. People who know that presence is everything.