Mixing Babies And Business™
103 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -Where parenthood meets professional development: Hosted by Amy Lynch and covering all things business, flexible and remote work with kids! The Mixing Babies And Business ™ Podcast features inspiring guests who’ve been showing up as their full selves as parents in professional environments, creating community and advocating for change. Join our movement. Bring your kids. Learn more at: mixingbabiesandbusiness.com
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081 | Season 5 Finale Recap Episode: Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast with Amy Lynch | BONUS
August 05, 2023 20:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBINTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and in today's Season 5 Final and solo episode I'm going to be sharing a recap of the past few months spent planning, recording, editing, producing and promoting what has been my most efficient podcasting experience to date! THINGS I TALK ABOUT: Celebrating three years and five seasons of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast What it's been like turning a template set up during the pandemic with two kids under five years old at home versus adapting to the sch...
080 | Hosting and producing this podcast around a toddler and two school age kids with Amy Lynch | BONUS
August 01, 2023 18:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBINTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and in today's solo episode I'm going to be sharing my podcasting workflow as I celebrate three years of recording, editing, producing and promoting the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. THINGS I TALK ABOUT: When my podcasting placeholder for synchronous in person event experiences became an almost completely asynchronous podcasting process and delivery model How I approach creating my podcast seasons based on my family planning The consistency and trust I...
079 | Unschooling kids, designing rural coliving and coworking ventures with Joy and Mayur Sontakke | PT 3
July 28, 2023 18:00 - 12 minutes - 8.55 MBPT 3: Joy and Mayur Sontakke are entrepreneurs, coliving hosts, community builders and parents of three kids. Through building NomadGao, Remote Explorers and the Nomadtuktuk brand and retreats for families, they're focused on connecting like-minded individuals and creating their own village with experiences closer to nature. In our third and final episode, we talk about the transition period from a solo digital nomad to a parent and business owner, how children mirror your behaviour and wh...
078 | Unschooling kids, designing rural coliving and coworking ventures with Joy and Mayur Sontakke | PT 2
July 25, 2023 18:00 - 12 minutes - 8.73 MBPT 2: Joy and Mayur Sontakke are entrepreneurs, coliving hosts, community builders and parents of three kids. Through building NomadGao, Remote Explorers and the Nomadtuktuk brand and retreats for families, they're focused on connecting like-minded individuals and creating their own village with experiences closer to nature. In the second mini episode, we talk about launching a business right before the pandemic, proving their concept through coliving and community, which has led to invest...
077 | Unschooling kids, designing rural coliving and coworking ventures with Joy and Mayur Sontakke | PT 1
July 21, 2023 18:00 - 12 minutes - 8.41 MBPT 1: Joy and Mayur Sontakke are entrepreneurs, coliving hosts, community builders and parents of three kids. Through building NomadGao, Remote Explorers and the Nomadtuktuk brand and retreats for families, they're focused on connecting like-minded individuals and creating their own village with experiences closer to nature. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about Mayur's transition of going from a digital nomad remote worker and Joy'...
076 | Co-founding and building a product, growing and selling a business as a parent with Julie Cole | PT 3
July 18, 2023 18:00 - 8 minutes - 5.57 MBPT 3: Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker and engaged community member. In our third and final episode, we talk about why you may want to start thinking of selling your business as you build it and what it’s really been like launching a new product from a basement with co-founders, working alongside their families. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: ...
075 | Co-founding and building a product, growing and selling a business as a parent with Julie Cole | PT 2
July 14, 2023 18:00 - 8 minutes - 5.69 MBPT 2: Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker and engaged community member. In the second mini episode, we talk about making mistakes, giving up on guilt, the distractions of perfectionism and networking as a parent. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Blogging about parenting fails in the early days of being a mom, the importance of humour, saying sorry...
074 | Co-founding and building a product, growing and selling a business as a parent with Julie Cole | PT 1
July 11, 2023 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.06 MBPT 1: Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker and engaged community member. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about changing careers and modelling the flexible company culture you are working to create. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: The ways her work and family life have evolved over the past 2...
073 | Raising kids while creating purposeful workplace spaces and experiences with Melissa Marsden | PT 3
July 07, 2023 18:00 - 11 minutes - 7.75 MBPT 3: Melissa Marsden is a Workplace Dynamics Strategist, founder and Director of COMUNiTI and a parent of four kids. She is a published author, speaker and host of the Work Life by Design Podcast. In our third and final episode, we talk about what you can do to advocate for change in the workplace as a parent and the importance of building in redundancy plans for both your business and your family. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Being transparent around flexibility in her branding and how it has ...
072 | Raising kids while creating purposeful workplace spaces and experiences with Melissa Marsden | PT 2
July 04, 2023 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.52 MBPT 2: Melissa Marsden is a Workplace Dynamics Strategist, founder and Director of COMUNiTI and a parent of four kids. She is a published author, speaker and host of the Work Life by Design Podcast. In the second mini episode, we talk about some of the different types of work modes, physical spaces and flexible models which enable people to connect and collaborate. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Designing to help unlock a business’ most crucial assets – their people and property – creating variety ...
071 | Raising kids while creating purposeful workplace spaces and experiences with Melissa Marsden | PT 1
June 30, 2023 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.6 MBPT 1: Melissa Marsden is a Workplace Dynamics Strategist, founder and Director of COMUNiTI and a parent of four kids. She is a published author, speaker and host of the Work Life by Design Podcast. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about going through a life cleanse, starting her own company and designing with flexibility in mind. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: How she went through what she calls ‘a life cleanse’ where she went through a separ...
070 | Showing up as you are: Pitching and presenting alongside your kids with Amy Lynch | BONUS
June 27, 2023 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBINTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and I'm the host and producer of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. In today's solo episode I'm going to be sharing my approach to bringing all three of my kids into business settings over the past seven years, doing pitches and public speaking alongside them as babies, toddlers, preschoolers and primary school age kids. This podcast episode is an edited recording of a session I presented last summer when my youngest was six months old – he didn't want to...
069 | Parenting while coaching career changers and facilitating leadership programs with Lissa Appiah | PT 3
June 23, 2023 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.55 MBPT 3: Lissa Appiah is the founder and CEO of WeApply Career Services, a certified career and resume strategist and parent of one kid. To date, she’s helped over one thousand professionals articulate their value and own their careers, was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch in 2022 and received the Black Moms Connection Village Award at the Total Mom Pitch in 2023. In our third and final episode, we talk about preparing to re-enter the workforce as a parent and caregiv...
068 | Parenting while coaching career changers and facilitating leadership programs with Lissa Appiah | PT 2
June 20, 2023 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.88 MBPT 2: Lissa Appiah is the founder and CEO of WeApply Career Services, a certified career and resume strategist and parent of one kid. To date, she’s helped over one thousand professionals articulate their value and own their careers, was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch in 2022 and received the Black Moms Connection Village Award at the Total Mom Pitch in 2023. In the second mini episode, we talk about how she hypes herself up for in person networking events and cu...
067 | Parenting while coaching career changers and facilitating leadership programs with Lissa Appiah | PT 1
June 16, 2023 18:00 - 11 minutes - 7.75 MBPT 1: Lissa Appiah is the founder and CEO of WeApply Career Services, a certified career and resume strategist and parent of one kid. To date, she’s helped over one thousand professionals articulate their value and own their careers, was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch in 2022 and received the Black Moms Connection Village Award at the Total Mom Pitch in 2023. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about how she sp...
066 | Running businesses with remote teams, writing, work and travel as a parent with Kate Toon | PT 3
June 13, 2023 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.53 MBPT 3: Kate Toon is an award-winning misfit entrepreneur, down to earth human and parent of one kid. Through her Stay Tooned group of companies, she's on a mission to demystify digital marketing and has helped over 10,000 businesses to date. In our third and final episode, we talk about why she believes the world will wait, rediscovering her interests outside of being a parent and a business owner and what she wishes someone would have told her years ago. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Why she prac...
065 | Running businesses with remote teams, writing, work and travel as a parent with Kate Toon | PT 2
June 09, 2023 18:00 - 12 minutes - 8.7 MBPT 2: Kate Toon is an award-winning misfit entrepreneur, down to earth human and parent of one kid. Through her Stay Tooned group of companies, she's on a mission to demystify digital marketing and has helped over 10,000 businesses to date. In the second mini episode, we talk about marketing funnels, playing the long game in business, adjusting your expectations as a parent and how she’s combining business and family travel this year. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Why she provides a lot of free r...
064 | Running businesses with remote teams, writing, work and travel as a parent with Kate Toon | PT 1
June 06, 2023 18:00 - 11 minutes - 8.23 MBPT 1: Kate Toon is an award-winning misfit entrepreneur, down to earth human and parent of one kid. Through her Stay Tooned group of companies, she's on a mission to demystify digital marketing and has helped over 10,000 businesses to date. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about the transition from raising a baby while doing freelance copywriting to creating a one to many business model that works during school hours. THINGS WE TALK A...
063 | Season 5 welcome and guest previews, bonus solo episodes about pitching and presenting alongside your kids, and how I host and produce this podcast from my home studio
June 02, 2023 18:00 - 6 minutes - 4.81 MBINTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and I'm the host and producer of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. Thanks for tuning in to Season 5 – mini episodes are rolling out in Spring and Summer 2023, covering all things entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids! If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a review and share it with your network. I truly appreciate all of the support I've had to date and am hoping to reach as many parents as possible with these candid conversations. ABOUT...
TEASER | Season 5 coming to your podcast networks from May through July 2023!
May 30, 2023 18:00 - 46 seconds - 590 KBINTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and I'm the host and producer of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. This short teaser episode features my three kids (currently ages 6, 4 and 1) and I. We recorded this quick clip after dinner earlier this month and did all of the things podcast pros tell you NOT to do: move the mic while speaking laugh loudly and directly into the mic (edits were needed) interrupt each other freeze and recorrect while recording Mini episodes will launch this Spring a...
062 | Season 4 recap, podcasting with a newborn and how long it really took me to schedule, interview, record and produce this podcast in 2022
December 21, 2022 02:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBINTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and I'm the host and producer of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed Season 4, please share it with your network and leave a review. THINGS I TALK ABOUT IN THIS RECAP: How having a newborn changed my podcasting workflow Changing episode launch times because babies don't care if you have a podcast My four guests this Season: Christine Michel Carter, Alexis Grant, Liam Martin and Jace Meyer Bonus episodes from me on r...
061 | How I plan and host parent-friendly business events in corporate spaces with Amy Lynch
December 13, 2022 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBINTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and I'm the host and producer of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. Thanks for tuning into my bonus episode about hosting parent-friendly events for the caregivers in your professional networks. For more detailed information, including room setup scenarios, supplies, run sheets, check lists, sample communications and templates – you can purchase your DIY event management package at: mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/host If you enjoyed this episode, please sh...
061 | How I plan and host parent-friendly business events in corporate spaces with Amy Lynch | BONUS
December 13, 2022 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBINTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and I'm the host and producer of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. Thanks for tuning into my bonus episode about hosting parent-friendly events for the caregivers in your professional networks. For more detailed information, including room setup scenarios, supplies, run sheets, check lists, sample communications and templates – you can purchase your DIY event management package at: mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/host If you enjoyed this episode, please sh...
060 | Running a business alongside her daughter and focusing on the pursuit of joy with Jace Meyer | PT 3
November 25, 2022 19:00 - 8 minutes - 6.13 MBPT 3: Jace Meyer is a mother of one and award-winning serial entrepreneur who launched COYA Productions to prioritize experiencing joy with her daughter every day. She is currently living on the territory of the Lekwungen speaking peoples and serves on several boards as a director. In our third and final episode, we talk about how hard it is to find childcare and her belief that you're not a product of your circumstances, you're the consequences of your actions. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: How ...
059 | Running a business alongside her daughter and focusing on the pursuit of joy with Jace Meyer | PT 2
November 22, 2022 19:00 - 14 minutes - 9.72 MBPT 2: Jace Meyer is a mother of one and award-winning serial entrepreneur who launched COYA Productions to prioritize experiencing joy with her daughter every day. She is currently living on the territory of the Lekwungen speaking peoples and serves on several boards as a director. This is the second of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about rethinking her relationship with time, money and the pursuit of joy, and the importance of community and connection....
058 | Running a business alongside her daughter and focusing on the pursuit of joy with Jace Meyer | PT 1
November 18, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 7.06 MBPT 1: Jace Meyer is a mother of one and award-winning serial entrepreneur who launched COYA Productions to prioritize experiencing joy with her daughter every day. She is currently living on the territory of the Lekwungen speaking peoples and serves on several boards as a director. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about transitioning from a leadership role in other companies to starting her own business. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Recordi...
057 | Using asynchronous management to scale remote teams as a parent with Liam Martin | PT 3
November 15, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 7.41 MBPT 3: Liam Martin is an entrepreneur and parent of one kid. He is co-founder and CMO of Time Doctor and Staff.com as well as co-organizer of the Running Remote Conference. His writing has been published in Forbes, Inc, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fast Company and recently published his first book, Running Remote. In our third and final episode, we talk about differentiating yourself when competing against a world of remote talent and what he wishes someone would have told him before becoming a pa...
056 | Using asynchronous management to scale remote teams as a parent with Liam Martin | PT 2
November 11, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.79 MBPT 2: Liam Martin is an entrepreneur and parent of one kid. He is co-founder and CMO of Time Doctor and Staff.com as well as co-organizer of the Running Remote Conference. His writing has been published in Forbes, Inc, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fast Company and recently published his first book, Running Remote. In the second mini episode, we talk about the differences between working from home and remote work, asynchronous management, and future remote work trends. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: How t...
055 | Using asynchronous management to scale remote teams as a parent with Liam Martin | PT1
November 09, 2022 16:00 - 10 minutes - 7.49 MBPT 1: Liam Martin is an entrepreneur and parent of one kid. He is co-founder and CMO of Time Doctor and Staff.com as well as co-organizer of the Running Remote Conference. His writing has been published in Forbes, Inc, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fast Company and recently published his first book, Running Remote. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place over the summer. In this interview, we talk about securing childcare as a business tactic and his approach ...
054 | Remote work with kids: Keynote session for Running Remote Conference 2022 with Amy Lynch | BONUS
November 05, 2022 02:00 - 14 minutes - 9.71 MBThis bonus episode features the talk I gave for Running Remote, the world's largest remote work conference, where I spoke about 'Remote work with kids' to a hybrid audience on stage in Montreal, Canada, while babywearing my four-month-old newborn son in May 2022. The feedback was great and I also experienced many positive comments from fellow speakers, event organizers and attendees on the fact I not only brought my baby to a tech conference and related events, I also presented with him on...
053 | Building and selling businesses while adapting routines around young kids with Alexis Grant | PT 3
November 01, 2022 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.42 MBPT 3: Alexis Grant is a serial entrepreneur and parent of two kids. She’s currently building They Got Acquired, a content company with a mission to redefine startup success by sharing stories of acquisitions between $100k-$50M. She has bootstrapped two of her previous companies, selling her content agency to The Penny Hoarder and her brand for writers, The Write Life. In our third and final episode, we talk about work routines, adjusting as kids get older, postpartum support and how she inv...
052 | Building and selling businesses while adapting routines around young kids with Alexis Grant | PT 2
October 29, 2022 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.33 MBPT 2: Alexis Grant is a serial entrepreneur and parent of two kids. She’s currently building They Got Acquired, a content company with a mission to redefine startup success by sharing stories of acquisitions between $100k-$50M. She has bootstrapped two of her previous companies, selling her content agency to The Penny Hoarder and her brand for writers, The Write Life. In the second mini episode, we talk about asynchronous remote work, sharing her business building experiences online and how...
051 | Building and selling businesses while adapting routines around young kids with Alexis Grant
October 26, 2022 01:00 - 10 minutes - 6.96 MBPT 1: Alexis Grant is a serial entrepreneur and parent of two kids. She’s currently building They Got Acquired, a content company with a mission to redefine startup success by sharing stories of acquisitions between $100k-$50M. She has bootstrapped two of her previous companies, selling her content agency to The Penny Hoarder and her brand for writers, The Write Life. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place before the summer break. In this interview, w...
051 | Building and selling businesses while adapting routines around young kids with Alexis Grant | PT 1
October 26, 2022 01:00 - 10 minutes - 6.96 MBPT 1: Alexis Grant is a serial entrepreneur and parent of two kids. She’s currently building They Got Acquired, a content company with a mission to redefine startup success by sharing stories of acquisitions between $100k-$50M. She has bootstrapped two of her previous companies, selling her content agency to The Penny Hoarder and her brand for writers, The Write Life. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place before the summer break. In this interview, w...
050 | Negotiating in business while advocating for flexibility as a parent with Christine Michel Carter | PT3
October 21, 2022 18:00 - 11 minutes - 7.62 MBPT 3: Christine Michel Carter is a mother of two kids, Forbes Contributor and Founder of Minority Women Marketing, who has been called the “mother of LinkedIn” by the New York Post. She is an advisory board member of Mom Congress, published author, regular guest speaker and contributor to ForbesWomen, TIME, Entrepreneur, HuffPost, Health and Parents publications. In our third and final episode, we talk about the barriers for parents thinking about entering politics and how you can get invol...
049 | Negotiating in business while advocating for flexibility as a parent with Christine Michel Carter | PT2
October 18, 2022 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.51 MBPT 2: Christine Michel Carter is a mother of two kids, Forbes Contributor and Founder of Minority Women Marketing, who has been called the “mother of LinkedIn” by the New York Post. She is an advisory board member of Mom Congress, published author, regular guest speaker and contributor to ForbesWomen, TIME, Entrepreneur, HuffPost, Health and Parents publications. This is the second of three mini episodes of our conversation, where we talk about negotiating for a raise, how she is currently ...
048 | Negotiating in business while advocating for flexibility as a parent with Christine Michel Carter | PT1
October 14, 2022 18:00 - 8 minutes - 6.13 MBPT 1: Christine Michel Carter is a mother of two kids, Forbes Contributor and Founder of Minority Women Marketing, who has been called the “mother of LinkedIn” by the New York Post. She is an advisory board member of Mom Congress, published author, regular guest speaker and contributor to ForbesWomen, TIME, Entrepreneur, HuffPost, Health and Parents publications. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place over the summer. In this interview, we talk about ...
047 | Season 4 welcome and guest previews, producing a podcast alongside a newborn and speaking about remote work with kids
October 11, 2022 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.21 MBINTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and I'm the host and producer of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. Welcome back and thank you for tuning in to Season 4, sponsored by the Startup Community Empowerment Fund, which is presented by Startup Canada, Mastercard, UPS and BDC. It’s been over 9 months since my baby was born and this season has felt very slow and steady as I’ve spread the process of guest interview preparation, recording, editing and production over the longest space of time yet....
046 | Season 3 recap, podcasting while pregnant and how I'm preparing for parental leave with my third child in 2022
December 24, 2021 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.43 MBRECAP: My name is Amy Lynch and I'm the host and producer of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. Since August 2020, I've interviewed 14 guests and produced over 45 episode, across three seasons. My work has been selected as a Finalist for Future of Good‘s Top 100 Recovery Projects in Canada in 2020 and has been invited to join the Startup Canada Communities national network in 2021. ABOUT SEASON 3 Episode 32 Season 3 Intro: Featured interviews and future plans Episodes 33–35 with J...
045 | Baby in the boardroom: Becoming an accidental activist and parentpreneur with Amy Lynch | BONUS
December 21, 2021 19:00 - 11 minutes - 8.15 MBThis bonus episode features the talk I gave for a parentpreneur panel event in October, where each speaker discussed their experiences as a business founder and parent. My oldest kid made a cameo during my Q&A session at the end, which you can watch on Startup Vancouver's YouTube Channel. THINGS I TALK ABOUT: Bringing my kids into business settings Getting frustrated by a lack of inclusive corporate spaces and programming Learning to ask for help, advocate for my needs and show up as I a...
045 | Baby in the boardroom: Becoming an accidental activist and parentpreneur with Amy Lynch
December 21, 2021 19:00 - 11 minutes - 8.15 MBThis bonus episode features the talk I gave for a parentpreneur panel event in October, where each speaker discussed their experiences as a business founder and parent. My oldest kid made a cameo during my Q&A session at the end, which you can watch on Startup Vancouver's YouTube Channel. THINGS I TALK ABOUT: Bringing my kids into business settings Getting frustrated by a lack of inclusive corporate spaces and programming Learning to ask for help, advocate for my needs and show up as I a...
044 | Encouraging innovation in young readers and learning from our kids with Rashmi Sirdeshpande | PT 3
December 17, 2021 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.67 MBPT 3: Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a mom of two and a lawyer turned children's author who loves taking big ideas and making them accessible and exciting for young readers. Her books have been recognized by BookTrust, listed in The Times/Sunday Times Best Children’s Books of the Year and she is a World Book Day author. This is the final of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Advice for listeners seeking to create something they can't curren...
043 | Encouraging innovation in young readers and learning from our kids with Rashmi Sirdeshpande | PT 2
December 14, 2021 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.73 MBPT 2: Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a mom of two and a lawyer turned children's author who loves taking big ideas and making them accessible and exciting for young readers. Her books have been recognized by BookTrust, listed in The Times/Sunday Times Best Children’s Books of the Year and she is a World Book Day author. This is the second of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Relearning how to be creative as a writer after leaving her law p...
042 | Encouraging innovation in young readers and learning from our kids with Rashmi Sirdeshpande | PT 1
December 10, 2021 19:00 - 10 minutes - 7.19 MBPT 1: Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a mom of two and a lawyer turned children's author who loves taking big ideas and making them accessible and exciting for young readers. Her books have been recognized by BookTrust, listed in The Times/Sunday Times Best Children’s Books of the Year and she is a World Book Day author. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Converting her home writing space into a homeschool room and YouTu...
041 | Transitioning to part-time and negotiating for flexibility as you return to work with Jane Downes | PT 3
December 07, 2021 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.76 MBPT 3: Jane Downes is a parent of four kids, a chartered accountant and the founder of Part-Time.ie, a flexible work recruitment website and Jane Downes Finance Talent, a specialist recruitment agency for the finance sector in Ireland. This is the final of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Relying on her processes to get her through the ups and downs of business How she's been looking after herself as a founder over the past few ye...
040 | Transitioning to part-time and negotiating for flexibility as you return to work with Jane Downes | PT 2
December 03, 2021 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.61 MBPT 2: Jane Downes is a parent of four kids, a chartered accountant and the founder of Part-Time.ie, a flexible work recruitment website and Jane Downes Finance Talent, a specialist recruitment agency for the finance sector in Ireland. This is the second of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Advice for candidates who are also caregivers who've taken a career break and want to return to the workforce Bringing children into business s...
039 | Transitioning to part-time and negotiating for flexibility as you return to work with Jane Downes | PT 1
November 30, 2021 19:00 - 11 minutes - 8.19 MBPT 1: Jane Downes is a parent of four kids, a chartered accountant and the founder of Part-Time.ie, a flexible work recruitment website and Jane Downes Finance Talent, a specialist recruitment agency for the finance sector in Ireland. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: How her business has changed over the past few years Learning a new industry, going from accounting to recruitment The importance of mastermind...
038 | Advocating for maternal health and cultivating digital wellness spaces with Adonica Shaw | PT 3
November 26, 2021 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.34 MBPT 3: Adonica Shaw is a mom of three, speaker, author, founder and advocate for women's health who is dedicated to cultivating digital wellness spaces. This is the final of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Looking after your mental health as a founder seeking investment When investors tell you their isn't a big enough market or need for your solution Advocating for yourself, your vision and building for one person What she wish...
037 | Advocating for maternal health and cultivating digital wellness spaces with Adonica Shaw | PT 2
November 23, 2021 19:00 - 13 minutes - 9.49 MBPT 2: Adonica Shaw is a mom of three, speaker, author, founder and advocate for women's health who is dedicated to cultivating digital wellness spaces. This is the second of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: The early symptoms of preeclampsia with her third pregnancy How caring for her third child as a premature newborn impacted how she looked after herself Going through therapy and learning how to reparent herself Articulating...
036 | Advocating for maternal health and cultivating digital wellness spaces with Adonica Shaw | PT 1
November 19, 2021 19:00 - 13 minutes - 9.07 MBPT 1: Adonica Shaw is a mom of three, speaker, author, founder and advocate for women's health who is dedicated to cultivating digital wellness spaces. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: What parenting skills she's been able to apply as a founder Failing forward in front of our kids How her business plans and self-care practices have evolved over the past two years Podcasting during the pandemic and showing u...