#06 - Life & Business Lessons From Mum, Founder & CEO Gabriela Hersham

In this episode, Gaby & I discuss the origins of Huckletree, picking the right co-founder, intentionally creating inclusive teams and why companies have no excuse, how being a parent has shaped the culture at Huckletree, balancing guilt as a mother, making time for you and your mental health. 

About Gabriela Hersham:
Gaby is a mother, wife and Founder and CEO of Huckletree one of London’s original co-working spaces and credited as the woman who brought co-working to London. Huckletree now has eight communities in 4 cities, 3 countries and a team of 70 people.

Gaby is a champion of women in business as well as actively campaigning for diversity in the VC/Tech world. An influential female founder within London’s technology ecosystem currently serving on the advisory board of several startup businesses and in her spare time😕 she runs founder groups

Join Huckletree - https://www.huckletree.com
In the business of building community - by curating shared workspaces, offering pro-bono accelerator programs and delivering educational content for entrepreneurs

Follow Gaby on social media
Twitter - gabrielahersham
Linkedin - Gabriela Hersham
IG - Gabrielahersham

In Episode 06 of EverydayDay Leadership, Gaby and I discuss (times are approximate):

What is Huckletree - 02:30 secsImpact of Covid on Co-Working Space - 4:00Pivoting into the tech world from the film industry - 06:15Creating and running a business as a first-time founder - 08:00The good and bad side of being married to an entrepreneur: 10:15How Huckletree raised Series A funding - 12.10Developing a great relationship with your co-founder - 15:40Raising the initial investment to start the business - 17:30Lessons learnt from Huckletree journey - 19:15Creating a truly diverse workforce - 21:00 What does leadership mean as the CEO - 24:00Declaring pregnancy to investors - 26:45Feeling like a second class citizen in the room as a woman in a room of investors  - 28:45How being a mother has shaped the culture of Huckletree - 29:45Balancing mom guilt and reframing your mindset to look after yourself  - 34:00Making Tic Tocs and why it’s important - 37:30Being the dumbest person in the room - 42:00Why having a great culture is important - 45.40

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