Parents In Biz Podcast: Business And Family

Our guest on this episode and as part of the single parent series is Silvana Lanzetta she’s a single parent of two she is the owner of Tutti a Tavola Food writer and artisan pasta maker, teaching the dying skill of making pasta entirely by hand, including egg-free and gluten-free. You will hear Silvana talk about the challenges she has faced of having very limited to no support network. In this episode you’ll find out about: Detail about her family and her business The challenges she has faced and the challenges she currently faces Fears she has met and how she has overcome them Information on the pasta making workshops How she manages with a very limited to no support network Advice to parents starting a business Her future plans. Click here to listen to the interview   Links mentioned: Tutti a Tavola website  Tutti a Tavola twitter  Tutti a Tavola facebook Parents in biz Be Inspired Thanks for listening! 

Our guest on this episode and as part of the single parent series is Faye Smith she’s a single parent and the founder of Keep your Fork Marketing and PR.  Faye was recently named one of the country’s top ten trainers at UK trainers’ professional body APCTC and Student Employer of the Year three years running at Sheffield Hallam University.  In December 2014 Faye won both the Yorkshire Women in Business best home-based business award and was a finalist in the Guardian Small Business Innovation Award, bringing Keep Your Fork a total of fifteen national and regional awards. Faye’s has had a challenging journey and not only had to deal with the death of her husband but also the death of her daughter. In this episode you’ll find out about: Detail about her family and her business The challenges she faced when her husband died The challenges she faced when her daughter died She discusses her children’s mental health The value of her business support network 8 weeks solo traveling around Australia whic

Our guest on this episode and as part of the single parent series is Liz Ward a single mother of one she is the founder of Virtuoso Legal, the award-winning intellectual property specialists. Establishing the boutique firm after seeing intangible assets sorely neglected in the field – Virtuoso Legal has now championed consummate IP counsel for a decade. Whether it is: patent litigation, infringement defenses, managing trademark portfolios (or more); Virtuoso has an impeccable track record in IP - helping clients (big and small) with services tailored to suit their particular needs. At the heart of it all, Liz is the figurehead; and her scientific background and no-nonsense outlook sets the gold standard for a firm that is as precise as it is passionate about IP. To listen click here  In this episode you’ll find out about: Detail about her family and why she adopted an older child Details on Virtuoso Legal Fears and challenges she faced How long she’s been a single parent and how she manages. The

Our guest on this episode and as part of the single parent series is Jasneth Richards. A single mother of 5 children; 3 girls and 2 boys. She’s the founder of Desire to Inspire Mums Ministry which brings mums together to encourage, uplift and bring healing through the word. They meet monthly and do yearly retreats and bi-weekly prayer calls. Jasneth is the author of The 10 Factor Mum the book, she says, is a guide for single mothers. Even with all that going on, she’s a student studying sociology in university. In this episode, she’ll give us an overview of how she handles a big family, what she does in her free time and how she’s able to do it, as well as advice based on what she’s gathered along her journey. Click here to listen In this episode you’ll find out about: Detail about her family Details on Desire to Inspire Mums Ministry. How she started Desire to inspire mums and ultimately writing a book. How long she’s been a single parent and how she manages. Fears and challenges she’s had along t

Today’s guest is Arianna Steigman. A single parent who lives in London where she moved to 8 years ago. She’s originally from Jerusalem. Arianna is a mum of 2, a 6-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy. Separated after 10 years of marriage, Arianna and her ex-partner now share the care of the children. She started her business, Clutterbag, a decluttering and home organizing business, less than a year ago after being fed up with an office job within the food industry. It was uninteresting to her and didn’t pay well. With all that frustration, she yearned to be self-employed she has a passion for nesting and setting up homes and making them feel comfortable, beautiful, and most importantly, functional. After some deliberation, she figured she could do this for a living, and that’s how Clutterbag was born. In this episode, she’ll share with us her business story, how she manages her family, and her plans for the future. Click here to listen  In this episode you’ll find out about: About Arianna’s business and fam

This week, we’re running a single parent entrepreneurship series of which this is the first episode. Be prepared to get great advice on how to take care of your family while simultaneously growing your business. You’ll get to hear from single parents that are in different stages of their business journey and those with children of different ages. Our first guest is Ali Golds, a single mum of 3 wonderful children. Ali was named as the independent top 20 extraordinary women of 2017. She’s a growth coach, speaker, and author who helps women achieve their personal goals as well as in their businesses. She has worked with start-ups as well as multimillion pound companies, she advises awarding bodies, and leads educational-based organization on enterprise and entrepreneurship. Her specialty is in coaching female founders, leaning more on the single mums and women who’ve experienced domestic abuse, and the main goal she has for them, really, is to achieve economic independence. Ali Golds is the founder and CEO of

Having been colleagues and friends for many years, Alex and Lizzie founded The Hoxby Collective with a shared belief that talented people can be trusted to work completely flexibly - wherever, whenever and however they want. They believe that this trust can enable the Hoxby community to fit their work around their lives and in return, act as the most talented and motivated workforce in the world. Both parents (Alex is a hands-on dad to one daughter, and Lizzie has three under 5s) they set up The Hoxby Collective together four years ago; a 'virtual' agency which allows its community of freelancers to work at any time of day and from any geographical location (at Hoxby this is called 'workstyle') Obviously, this way of working is a huge perk for parents and Hoxby now boasts over 400 associates in 29 countries - and is on target for £1million turnover. In this episode you'll find out about: Details about Lizzie’s family. Details about Alex’s family How and why they founded the Hoxby collective What th

Veronica is a Love-Life Coach for smart, successful women who feel like they have it all except love, find it. She believes finding real love isn’t about a great profile, a snazzy text, or pleasing men. It's about stepping into the fullest, most authentic, empowered version of yourself, even in a world where it feels like the cards are stacked against you. Through her binge-worthy podcast, free challenges, and coaching, she's here to shake up how you find love, even in our swipe right, swipe left world. A few of her guilty pleasures (a must-have for recovering perfectionists!) include binge watching HGTV, hiking with her husband and pup, and sushi everything. Meet Veronica and get ready to finally throw out everything you've ever learned about love and relationships through her popular Date Yourself Challenge. Click here to listen Links mentioned: Veronica’s website Veronica Facebook  Veronica Twitter  Veronica Instagram Date yourself challenge  Parents in Biz website   Thanks for listening!

Stephen Geran lives with his wife Steph and two children in Weymouth Dorset. They started their first business together after being told that they had a low probability of being able to have children. While working, running businesses, having children, building houses and all the other grown-up trimmings, the day to day admin involved with running a home always stressed. Always challenging to keep on top of. And always cripplingly expensive. They could never keep on top of the renewals, the reminders, the switching. They kept throwing money down the drain with bad tariffs. That’s when Stephen decided to try and change that” Stephen designed a platform that represents your home on the web and HOMIBLE was born. Click here to listen Links mentioned: Homible website  Homible Facebook Homible Twitter    Thanks for listening!

Being a boss isn't complicated, but it does require some focused thought and attention to be amazing. This episode covers 2 key areas to work on to become a better boss. Click here to listen Links mentioned: My email bridget@parentsinbiz.co.uk   Thanks for listening!

Katie Massie Taylor shares her business journey. Mush was born when Katie and Sarah struck up a conversation in a rainy London playground, both with two small children. After keeping each other sane and happy in the months that followed, they realised that all mums should have access to a free and fun way to make friends nearby in the same boat. Click here to listen Links mentioned: Mush website  Mush Facebook Mush Instagram Mush Twitter  Mush Itunes download the app Mush Google Play  Thanks for listening!

Having a passion for something is a great start to any business, but you still need to find out whether it is going to be a legitimate business idea and work. This episode covers choosing a business idea and making it work. Click here to listen  Thanks for listening!

This podcast episode covers our obsession with setting goals and the benefits of setting goals. Click here to listen  Thanks for listening!  

Today marks another beautiful milestone in my journey of motherhood. My first born Ramon is 25 years old today, I fell pregnant at the age of 15 and had Ramon at 16. Being a teen mum shaped and made me into the woman I am today. Soon after that picture in the middle was taken Ramon became ill I knew it was not a cold or flu my mothering instincts told me it was serious. I took him to the GP only to be sent away and told that it was just a viral infection and that I was a young first-time overprotective mum. In my mind and within my body I knew my baby was ill, I persevered and followed my gut and took him to A&E. He was diagnosed and admitted to hospital with meningitis things quickly developed and he was severely ill he had swelling on the brain the doctors were unable to do a lumbar puncture and decided to start treatment for Bacterial Meningitis. I was terrified worried and thought I was going to lose my child. I never left his side he eventually made a full recovery. I will forever be grateful for the s

Husband and wife team Noam and Louise Lederman from North London had an idea for a children’s book series seven years ago when their first child was born. They dreamt of writing a children’s book series combining their passion for music and education. Both Louise and Noam believe that music can have a huge impact on early development for children and found this was an area that was not fully available to them for their children. So they took the plunge and decided to do it themselves! It has been scientifically proven that young children are more than capable of learning music and that it can help them in many other areas of physical and emotional development, giving them confidence and creating a positive influence for their future. Jungle Jam has been a labour of love for both Noam and Louise and they have spent a great deal of time creating and developing their book ideas whilst building their family. Jungle Jam is dedicated to their children, Rafa and Mimi. Noam Lederman is a musician, educator, and au

Victoria Kearns is the co-owner of Kearns & Meiring Medical Herbalist that she founded with her husband Pieter Meiring they have 3 children aged 15,8 and 6. Victoria is a Western Medical Herbalist and Arvigo® Therapy practitioner. This makes her one of a handful of therapist in the UK able to bring together herbal medicine with specialist abdominal massage techniques to support optimal reproductive and digestive health. Victoria works with men and women, boys and girls at all stages of their development. Victoria holds two BSc (honours) degrees in Herbal Medicine (1:1) and Psychology (2:1), and an advanced professional qualification in the Arvigo® techniques of Maya abdominal therapy. Victoria is a fully insured healthcare professional with Balens Ltd. Victoria spent her 20s & 30s running busy marketing & PR teams in London theatres. After having her first child (aged 30) her health took a turn for the worse and conventional medicine couldn’t help. On the advice of a friend, she visited a Medical Herbalist,

Business time sucks are not only irritating, but they can also have a disadvantageous effect on your business too. However, there is also going to be times when you may find yourself distracted and spending less time on tasks that you wanted to. Listen in this episode on how to eliminate business time sucks. Click here to listen Links mentioned: Email me: Bridget@parentsinbiz.co.uk Trello Thanks for listening!

Jen O’Deay is a writer and owner of Feel These Words writing services. She helps business owners through growth stages by delivering the written elements of the sales funnel needed for growth: content and copywriting (opt-in copy, sales pages, content strategy, and content, etc). She specializes in helping clients see themselves and their businesses more clearly while better defining their messaging. Jen is also a wife and Parentpreneur who is blessed to be busy raising her 12-year-old daughter and 8-year-old twins, daughter, and son, as well as assisting her stepchildren who are now nearly 24 and 22 (but were only 4 and 2 when she became their stepparent, many moons ago). Jen has long-written about Parenting in her blog, JEN'S ZEN, and will soon help Parentpreneurs and business owners through entrepreneurial growth stages and writing in: The FTW Blog. #ftwmeansfeelthesewords Click here to listen Links mentioned in this episode: Feel These Words Website: Writing that connects. Feel These Words Instagram Fe

One of the hardest things to consider when you are a parent who has to head out to work is how to get the right work-life balance. Spending enough time with your family and enough time focused on earning money is hard. Now if you run your own business, you will need to spend plenty of time focused on making that a success. Now that being said it does not mean you should stress about work-life balance. Click here to listen Thanks for listening!  

There are many known benefits of gratitude and you should not underestimate the power of gratitude when it comes to business. This episode covers why gratitude is good for business. “Go for gratitude first, and loyalty will follow” – Unknown Click here to listen Links mentioned: Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life by Angeles Arrien Janet Murray Be inspired My email address Thanks for listening!