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Having business babies and human ones at the same time sounds... full on. It's something I try not to ask too many guests about, especially female founders, as it's easy to reinforce narratives that have been weaponised against women for far too long. But on the other hand, I'm fascinated by how any founders do this - balancing the intensity and pressure, while making sure everything grows as it should. It's something I'm actually wondering about researching and writing a book on- because it really feels like it's under-discussed, and would be so easy to feel alone (and like a failure) in. Loved hearing our latest guest Kate Berski's story on this. As with this story, she was incredibly honest in her episode on the real highs and lows of her journey building CURLSMITH. There are so many lessons in there for founders. I know I say this every week, but it's true every week, you will NOT want to miss this one when it drops so make sure you're subscribed to us on your favourite podcast app! #entrepreneurship #founderparenting #founders #startups #startupstories #podcast #growth #scaling
Really resonate with this episode My eldest was just a baby when I set up my first business and my second was born just a few months before lockdown. It was one of the hardest times with no support or childcare but I learned a lot about myself (and how much patience I had) Love the idea of a book on this Hattie Willis (she/her) more then happy to share my experience if you ever need it
Head of Early Stage, Tech & High Growth | Advising venture backed founders.
7moFor anyone that thinks that the challenges of entrepreneurship are the ones you can learn about on an MBA - this is an insight into the real struggles that founders, families, mothers and children have to face.