Parents In Biz Podcast: Business And Family

In this episode, you will find out what next for Parents in Biz and this podcast! Click here to listen  Links mentioned: Parents in Biz Website Parents in Business Magazine Parents in Biz Events Parents in Biz YouTube Channel Thanks for listening!  

Yemi King is the Founder of Yemi King Photography. She specialises in photography to boost confidence when not behind the camera Yemi is also a freelance creative. Yemi writes and design for herself and others she has a blog, and she contributes to a luxury magazine. Yemi is a mum of 3 which she says has been an interesting journey. She has worked very hard to keep a nice balance between providing, nurturing and also self-love. Yemi says it has been a challenging lesson, but one that she knows will pay off! In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about Yemi’s business and the creative work she does Details about Yemi’s family Yemi talks about her freelance journey Yemi talks about fears and challenges she has had during her journey. You’ll hear how Yemi set boundaries for business and family life. Yemi talks about the positive influence her dad had in her life Yemi talks about who inspires her Yemi gives advice to parents who are starting up a business Yemi talks about what success l

Miranda and her husband run GPS Return a recruitment a company specialising in helping parents return to work. Not only do they help parents find their ideal, family-friendly job, but they also have a career mentoring solution which helps parents work out what it is they want to do and work on their mindset and any confidence issues, as well as practical guidance such as CV updates and interview skills. Miranda and her husband have 2 children aged 3 and 5. In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about Miranda’s business that she runs with her husband Details about Miranda’s family Miranda talks about her entrepreneurial journey Miranda talks about fears and challenges she has had during her journey. You’ll hear how Miranda and her husband set boundaries for business and family life. Miranda talks about who inspires her Miranda gives advice to parents who are starting up a business Miranda talks about what success looks like for her Miranda tells us about her what her future plans loo

Who’d expect that a daughter having tantrums over seams in her socks would lead to a life-transforming discovery! This is how Nina Khoo discovered she & her daughter were part of the 15-20% of the population who share the naturally occurring temperament trait of High Sensitivity. Discovering she was Highly Sensitive was like finally finding the right user-manual to her life, & it explained why her daughter was sometimes really bothered by things like scratchy labels & seams in her socks. Nina is now passionate about raising awareness of the Highly Sensitive Trait. She coaches Highly Sensitive Women to be strong & inspiring role models for their children through her unique program ‘The A, B, C of High Sensitivity’. In this episode you’ll find out about: -Details about Nina’s coaching business -Details about Nina’s family -Nina talks about her journey in becoming a personal development coach for highly sensitive women. -Nina talks about fears and challenges she has had during her journey. -You’ll hear how Nin

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Charlotte Wise always wanted to start her own business but it took for her to become a parent to make her dream a reality. After surviving a traumatic birth and ending up in intensive care, she realised life was too short to wait any longer. When her son was 7 months old, she launched BipBopShop, an online and pop up children’s shop selling children’s gifts and traditional wooden toys. Now an award-winning entrepreneur and Huffington Post blogger, Charlotte tells us her story of juggling her business with parenthood. In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about Charlotte’s family and business How Charlotte got started on her entrepreneurial journey with £50 Charlotte talks about starting a business while on maternity leave Charlotte talks about her traumatic birth and ending up in intensive care Her number one fear was failure and she talks about overcoming that fear Her two biggest challenges one of them being mum guilt and how she is overcoming them How she manages running a business

Medina King-Sam is the only London based children’s Interior Designer and Child Wellness Expert that creates personalised, colourful and fun bedrooms and playrooms for children. With almost a decade of experience in the Interior Design profession, she has built a client base of successful professionals across Chelsea and Kensington, Mayfair, Hampstead, Islington, and Surrey. With a calm, down to earth personality and the technical skills of an interior designer Medina has won the hearts of many clients and have designed amazing spaces for families with young children. Her skills are vast, ranging from plan drawings, fabric and furniture sourcing, colour consulting, designing bespoke storage solutions and project managing making her the ‘one stop design shop’ for your child’s or children’s rooms. What contributes most to Medina’s success as an Interior Designer and Child Wellness Expert is her understanding of the impact a space can have on children and how to best design a space that will have a positive con

Alec Grant is a father of 2 young boys, who keep him on his toes every day and he loves it. Being an only parent means that he is very passionate about fatherhood and being a good role model to his boys. Alec has a couple of side projects the first is about being a widower & fatherhood the second is about shining a positive light on all the good things being done in the UK by people who are Black & British. Having spent many years in the corporate world as a software developer and then owning various global tech platforms, Alec now runs his own software consultancy business in addition to being a partner in a tech startup. He loves playing/watching sport and only stopped playing rugby a few years ago. Alec states that “nowadays a kick about with some school dads once a week is as competitive as it gets.” He exercises most days, enjoys mountain biking and get outdoors for walks and running as much as he can. Music is his world too and he’s rarely seen without his headphones in nodding away to various genres

Mary Shores spends her career as an author, speaker, and entrepreneur, generating positive and pragmatic solutions for people who are freaking out. Mary blends personal experience with her extensive knowledge of neuroscience and human behaviour to guide businesses and individuals to defeat the freakout and create their ideal life. Mary is offering a free Daily Desires Diary bundle which includes the Daily Desires Diary, a new daily practice to help you reflect, set goals, and take action, as well as a bonus excerpt of Conscious Communications to jumpstart your motivation. Get yours here. In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about her business and family Details about her book Conscious communications What Cleanse or Clog is? How to create a daily routine of gratitude Details on the free daily desires bundle Click here to listen Links mentioned: Mary Shores Daily Desire Diary Bundle Mary Shores Facebook Mary Shores Twitter Mary Shores Instagram Mary Shores Linkedin                      

Ngozi Weller is a married mum of two, with a fun but often frantic life. Ngozi states that she loves life and loves people. She loves getting to know their stories, where they’ve come from and where they’re headed. Two years ago her life was completely different. She was working in a steady corporate job, trying to win the rat-race. From the outside her life seemed great a good job, loving family, busy social life. But inside she was falling apart the crunch came in the form of a breakdown. She was diagnosed with anxiety and depression and I eventually started Aurora as a way to help other women to learn to be happy and live their best lives. In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about Ngozi’s business and family. How he got started with Aurora Wellness. What they do at Aurora Wellness and details about the wonder woman project. Fears she has had along the way such as leaving her corporate job to starting a business and how she overcame them. Ngozi talks about how she overcame imposter syn

Dr. Pragya Agarwal is a designer, social entrepreneur, writer, TEDx speaker, mum of three and a creative coach (not necessarily in that order!), crafting words and things to inspire, empower, dream and think. She is the creative director at Hedge & Hog Prints, a design studio making original and thoughtful art and illustrations. She is also the founder of a social enterprise, The Art Tiffin, campaigning for creativity and cruelty-free art materials, and Editor of the newly launched magazine 'CreŌ. She was born in India and now lives in the North-west of England, near the sea, with her family. In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about Pragya businesses and family. Pragya shares details about her educational background. How she got started with Hedge Hog Prints and The Art Tiffin. Fears she has had along the way and how she overcame them and the advice she passes on to others. The challenges she has faced and the challenges she is currently facing. How she creates harmony between busines

John helps small business owners think bigger, work less and design their business around the lifestyle they want. John Lamerton is just an average bloke who has gone from being an unhealthy civil servant to living the dream. He tells stories from when he was a clock watcher, working in a stressful work environment, to leaving his career to experience doing business the wrong way with hustle and grind, to his breakthrough moment soon after the birth of his first child.  He now lives the dream life, working” 20-25 hours a week in his business allows him the flexibility to live the life he desires, contributing significantly to raising his two young children and being more present with the family than most fathers can only wish for.  In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about John’s business and family How he created a lifestyle business Fears he has had along the way and how he overcame them John discusses the stress he experienced when he was employed The challenges he has faced How he

Cheryl is passionate about working with parents to set up and run the financial side of their business using #Xero cloud software. Cheryl has over 11 years’ experience working in large accounting practices and dealing with a range of successful, fast-growing businesses. Cheryl is AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) qualified, and she prides herself on her commitment to her clients and the high-quality service that she provides. Cheryl has 5 children 3 of which are stepchildren. Cheryl is also a Xero Certified Advisor. Winner - Accountant of the Year - Essex in the 2016 Global Accountancy Awards In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about Cheryl’s business and family How he got started with CH Accountancy Fears she has had along the way and how she overcame them Networking tips The challenges she has faced How she creates harmony between business and family Cheryl gives insight into her work and home routine Advice for parents who are looking to start a business Tips and a

Rob Rawson originally trained as a Medical Doctor he is from Sydney Australia. Rob has built his successful venture with remote teams and has years of experience managing virtual teams. Rob is the founder of Time Doctor is time management software for employees that track time and activities. It sends daily reports to managers of current tasks and the time log for the previous day. This software also tracks websites visited and applications used. It is designed specifically for remote working teams to ensure that employees are working and track the hours worked. Rob is also one of the organisers of the running remote conference. In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about Time Doctor Productivity tips Time tracking advice for outsourcing The books he recommends and the value he got from it Information on the running remote conference Click here to listen Links mentioned: Time Doctor  Getting Things Done by David Allen Linkedin Time Doctor Twitter  Running Remote Conference Thanks f

In this episode, I recap the last quarter and tell you what to expect for the next quarter. In this episode you’ll find out about:  Recap of share your journey episodes the tips and advice that parents shared. Recap of the single parent entrepreneur series. Want to be a guest on the podcast email me info@parentsinbiz.co.uk What happening with me and future things for parents in biz. What questions would you like me to ask guest? Click here to listen   Links mentioned:   Tools and resources page  Parents in Biz Be Inspired    Thanks for listening! 

Meghan Potts mother of 4 is the founder and owner of Candy Rain Plymouth a nail salon. Meghan started her business from home due to expecting another child, and lack of space at home Meghan got help from the prince’s trust to open her nail salon. Despite having bricks and mortar business, Meghan thinks it’s very important to prioritize her family and ensure she spends enough time with her children. She works three days a week and prioritizes what’s important. Candy Rain believes it is vital to give back to your community. They work with women (mostly) on a daily basis, so they feel passionate about supporting women’s charities. Here are two very productive charities they are supporting this year. The charities they support are: The Pregnancy Crisis Centre Pregnancy Crisis Care is a Plymouth-based charity helping women and their partners with any pregnancy-related crisis by providing free, confidential, impartial support and counselling. Teen Challenge Hope House is one of the most successful female resid

There’s no better way to celebrate and embrace our diversity than through the giving of greeting cards. Special Touch Designs is an Afrocentric greeting card company. Georgina Fihosy, the creative behind the brand designs vibrant, bold and beautiful greeting cards for all occasions and seasons. When you couple black silhouette designs with colourful African print fabric you get a unique and contemporary Special Touch Designs card. Each card is individually hand finished and no two cards are the same. Georgina is a Mother of 3, a wife and works full time within the Pharmaceutical Industry and believes that giving a card on any occasion is about spreading love and drawing a smile, but giving a Special Touch Design card does just that plus so much more. It gives you a glimpse of the fusion of West African and western cultures and promotes the beauty of Africa in a modern and contemporary way. Special Touch Designs greeting cards are available to buy at www.specialtouchdesigns.com. In this episode you’ll find

Sara Bussandri left her job as a Business Analyst in 2016 to pursue a career as a freelance writer and indie author. A mum of three boys based in London, Sara writes mainly about self-help, self-development, and mindfulness and is passionate about helping mums cope with stress and overwhelm. Her writing has appeared on several websites and digital publications, including the Huffington Post UK and Parent.co. She runs the popular blog MindyourMamma.com. In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about her family and background Fears she currently faces and how she is trying to overcome them Her thoughts on criticism Details on what topics she writes about Challenges she has faced and how she went about learning and educating herself How she manages business and family time How she makes use of her productive peaks The elements of her business that she outsources Advice to fellow parentpreneurs Tips for fellow parentpreneurs Future plans such as writing a book Click here to listen to

Elliott Rae is the founder of music football and fatherhood, the parenting and lifestyle platform for men. He is also a Diversity & Inclusion specialist currently working on Central Government strategy. Elliott has written on diversity issues for established platforms like The Independent, been featured on the BBC, and regularly speaks in the media about issues affecting black men and fathers. Elliott Rae has been married for four years and has a beautiful 2-year-old daughter. Hobbies? Not surprisingly, Elliott enjoys music, football, and fatherhood!  In this episode you’ll find out about: Details about Elliott’s business and family. How he got started with music football and fatherhood. Fears he had along the way. The challenges he faces with time, balance and wellbeing. How he manages the 3-way juggle family, work and running his business. Details about what you will find in music football and fatherhood. How women’s roles are changing in the workplace. What elements of his business he out