Parenting is a juggling act at the best of times, mix in a career and it can throw up all kinds of challenges...
In Season Two of our video and podcast series, Life in Digital, we are focusing on the superstars that are choosing to juggle parenthood and their career. From starting a business with a young family, supporting parents in returning to work, to the highs and lows of being a single parent, we are speaking to leaders in the digital sector about their experiences, and how they navigate life in digital and raising their families.
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Season Two, Episode Four: Struggling with Pregnancy
In the final episode of this season’s Parenting is a Juggling Act, we're joined by Niki Stoker, mother of Fred and Chief Operating Officer at A Million Ads.
Niki endured a rollercoaster of a journey into motherhood, including an ectopic pregnancy that left her feeling that she and her husband would never conceive.
Her story is one of hardship, endurance and in the end, hopefulness.
If you are struggling with any of the topics mentioned, please reach out to myself (Amy) or Niki (our details are below)
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Season Two, Episode Three: Overcoming Guilt in Parenthood
In our penultimate episode of Season Two, we're joined by Claire Leon, mother of 3 and co-founder of Acorn Intelligence – a technology-enabled Amazon sales agency.
Claire’s youngest was just 2 years old when she launched the business and since then they have seen huge growth.
Claire shared her experience raising a small family whilst at Amazon, her difficulties in pregnancy and childbirth, launching a start-up, juggling a career with a husband in a global role, and the importance of delegating.
Links:
Claire Leon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claireleon/
Acorni-i: https://acorn-i.com/
Ross Caveille: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosscaveille/
Watch Tiffany Dufu 'Drop the Ball Instead of Trying to Do It All': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiS11hJKVu8&t=294s
Read Tiffany Dufu 'Drop the Ball': http://tiffanydufu.com/drop-the-ball
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Season Two, Episode Two: Regaining your Confidence
Marie Wright (Executive Coach, Life Coach, and all-around brilliant human!) shares not only her experience of raising a family but how she has helped 100’s of other men and women on their journey back into work and regaining their confidence.
Links:
Marie Wright: https://www.boldbeancoaching.com/
Blog and Sign Up for Newsletter: https://www.boldbeancoaching.com/blog
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Season Two, Episode One: Building Resilient Teams
“We need to see people as business-critical”, Ete Davies, CEO of Engine, shares how we can learn from parents who maintain high performing roles. As someone who has been a single parent whilst managing his career into MD and CEO positions, Ete understands how important it is to listen and accommodate the lives of the people you employ.
Building high performing, resilient teams? It starts with trust.
Links:
Ete Davies: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etedavies/
Engine: https://enginegroup.com/uk/
AnalogFolk: https://analogfolk.com/
Creative Equals: www.creativeequals.org/
She Says: https://weareshesays.com/
We are Stripes: www.wearestripes.org.uk/
Culture Heroes: www.cultureheroeshq.co.uk/
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