JANE VAN ZYL: Why the Gender Pay Gap is Affecting Mothers | CEO MUM
In this episode of the CEO MUM Podcast, host Jada Sezer welcomes Jane van Zyl, CEO of Working Families, the national charity for working parents and carers.
With 18 years experience working in the sector, Jane shares her knowledge on how to navigate flexible working within the workplace, and explains the importance of knowing your workplace rights before starting a family.
We discuss what the gender pay gap is, how it exists and why it won’t be overcome anytime soon. She also shares her experiences with mothers being discriminated in the workplace.
🔍 What You’ll Learn:
• What your workplace rights are when starting a family
• How to communicate effectively management to ensure your rights are met
• Why the gender pay gap can effect you
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PRETTY LAVISH CEO's : How To Run a Company AND Start a Family | CEO MUM
This week, host Jada Sezer welcomes Stephanie and Samantha Frost, sisters, founders and co-CEO's of the multi-million pound womenswear brand, Pretty Lavish.
In this episode, they share the challenges they’ve faced growing the company as active CEO’s, whilst becoming first-time mums just 3 months apart from on-another. And their decision to return to work after 6 weeks.
They open up on how they both balance their weeks with work and childcare, and how the domestic labour and mental load is shared throughout their households.
This episode also covers how becoming a mother can impact your managerial and business decisions and answers the tail-old question: ‘are Mother’s committed in the workforce?’
Discover how these inspirational sisters navigate work and home life and learn what motivates them to keep going. Could their approach inspire you to take on a new challenge?
🔍 What You’ll Learn:
• How to start a family whilst running a company
• Hacks for saving time as a busy working mum
• How to stay motivated whilst navigating motherhood and running a business
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MICHELLE KENNEDY : How to turn your side hustle into reality CEO of Peanut App | CEO MUM
In this episode of the CEO MUM Podcast, host Jada Sezer welcomes Michelle Kennedy, founder and CEO of the fastest-growing social networking app for women, Peanut.
They discuss the journey of leaving her role as deputy CEO of dating behemoth Badoo and an inaugural board member of Bumble to pursue her dreams of building her own company.
Kennedy opens up about the challenges of being the only female in senior management whilst adjusting to life with a new born and her decision to return back to work after just 4 months after giving birth. She also shares the real pressure her relationship faced as she moved her mother into her marital home for childcare and how she built a network of support around her to ensure she had a work-life balance when having her second child.
This episode also covers the inequality mothers are facing with the gender pension gap and answers the tail-old question: ‘are Mother’s committed in the workforce?’
Discover how Kennedy redefines what it means to be a working mother with purpose and flexibility. Could her approach inspire you to take on new challenges?
🔍 What You’ll Learn:
• The harsh realities of what it can feel like being a mother in senior management
• Kennedy’s go-to strategies for delegation and building a support system around you
• How to stay motivated whilst navigating motherhood and running a business
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MELISSA HEMSLEY : Top Chef shares How She Wrote a Best Selling Cook Book with a New Born | CEO MUM
In this episode of the CEO MUM Podcast, host Jada Sezer welcomes chef Melissa Hemsley. Best known for her delicious, feel-good recipes from her best-selling books, Melissa joins us for an honest conversation about juggling creativity, parenting, and self-care while staying true to your passions.We dive into Melissa’s journey of writing her next cookbook Real Healthy which is now a Sunday Times Best Seller, whilst balancing the chaos of motherhood, carving out time for herself, and how she’s learning to navigate life after her recent ADHD diagnosis.💡 What You’ll Learn: A honest perspective on how your relationship changes as new parents How to navigate an ADHD diagnosis at a new mum Why it's important to prioritise 'you time'🔔 Subscribe to the CEO MUM Podcast for more inspiring conversations with ambitious mums!📝 Leave a review and share this episode with friends who might benefit.You can purchase Melissa's new book here: Real HealthyFind guest here: Melissa Hemsley InstagramFind Jada here: Jada Sezer InstagramWatch the show: CEO Mum Podcast
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TIFFANY BOSWELL : The Importance of Therapy | CEO MUM
In this episode of the CEO MUM Podcast, host Jada Sezer welcomes Tiffany Boswell, founder of Meela. Meela is a unique therapy platform that matches people with therapists based on their preferences and needs and has closed a whopping €2.6 million funding round.Tiffany shares the impact therapy had on her whilst recovering from an eating disorder and why she never thought she’d own a therapy company. She also reveals the secrets of ‘the start-up scene’ and the steps she’s taking to start a family.💡 What You’ll Learn: Tiffany’s advice on entering ‘the start-up scene’Tips on how to start your day in the best wayHow to balance growing a business whilst starting a family🔔 Subscribe to the CEO MUM Podcast for more inspiring conversations with ambitious mums!📝 Leave a review and share this episode with friends who might benefit.Discover Meela here: MeelaFind Jada here: Jada Sezer InstagramWatch the show: CEO Mum Podcast Follow us on: CEO Mum TikTok
Everything suddenly stopped when I became a new mum at the height of my 10-year career as an international model, spokesperson and activist.
My career was a HUGE part of my identity and as much as I embraced motherhood I also wanted to continue working and building.
This led me to explore the question…. “Can women have it all?”.
CEO MUM brings the inspiring conversations of women navigating the balancing act of both business and babies. Exploring what enabled them to design their lives and highest potential.
Im your host Jada Sezer.
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