This week I recorded an online workshop alongside my youngest
The topic was 'Baby In The Boardroom: Pitching + Presenting With Kids' and my 6-month-old baby decided to wake up early from his nap, so I brought him with me to the session, where I covered:
- How I prepare in the lead up to public speaking events and meetings alongside my kids
- Things I explore to make the experience easier in advance
- Why I show up as a parent during an event, and how you can too
- How I rest and recharge after the event is over, including some affirmations and ideas for celebrating trying something new
I have three kids under age six and have presented while babywearing and breastfeeding in front of small groups and large crowds, brought them into business settings as toddlers and pitched in dozens of in person and online experiences since 2016.
Corporate spaces and businesses are becoming more inclusive (slowly) and I believe applying to speaking opportunities or setting up pitch meetings, showing up and being yourself as a parent, will only help expedite workplace culture and event industry changes.
This free mini workshop is available for registrants for the next 7 days as a replay – and as a member of this community, if you'd like to catch the recording you can do so here via my digital resource hub!
If you're already a member of this hub, you can login using your email and password to access it until July 29th – after that date it will be made private again for future workshops.
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Mixing Babies And Business™🌞 Summer Meetup
Join Us: Thursday, August 11th at 11 a.m. ET
A casual online event: Connect with other like-minded parents! RSVP to network with other parents interested in discussing entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids.
Whether you're setting out to build a startup, launch a small business, remote work, freelance or seeking a career change, you're welcome to join us and:
- Meet other parents – who are also flexible / remote workers and/or entrepreneurs
- Show up as you are – BYOBab(ies), snacks, playmats, toys
- Have your say – I'm always seeking ways we can advocate for more inclusive corporate spaces and experiences for parents and their families
- Leave refreshed – chat to humans without leaving your house, no pressure to speak but you're always welcome to participate
PARENT-FRIENDLY BUSINESS NEWS / OPPORTUNITIES / EVENTS FOR YOU
No paid ads or sponsorship involved, just spreading the word and business goodness for you:
- RESEARCH: A recent article from The Age newspaper in Australia (keep scrolling as it becomes easier to read after a surprise opening) covers recent research outlining four factors which help women combine paid work with the oftentimes unpaid role as a parent and caregiver: Family policy, co-operative fathers, favourable social norms and flexible labour markets.
- STARTUP: Learn how to set up and optimize your online store on August 2nd during 'eCommerce 101: What, why, and how', a free webinar hosted by the Toronto Digital Service Squad.
- FINANCE: Explore the options for your startup in this free session presented for Queen's University 'Understanding Finance for Startups presented by OKR Financial'.
- FUNDING: Watch the Founders Fund 2022 Pitch Event Replay and learn more about the three winning recipient businesses selected to receive non-repayable, no-equity funding.
- FUNDING: Grow Your Business Online Grants of up to $2400 are currently available for application across Canada and can be viewed and applied for based on your regional service provider.
- LEADERSHIP: Women In Leadership Foundation has a breakdown of current training grant funding opportunities on this program information page (scroll to the bottom) by Province and Territory across Canada.
- FEMTECH: The bimonthly Femtech Canada Roundtable is an open discussion with the goal of raising awareness of what is happening in the national ecosystem and sharing resources, with the next sessions taking place on August 11th and October 13th.
- SUPPORT: Check out RESET: The festival of motherhood and mental health, hosted by Pregnant Then Screwed from September 12-16th 2022, and purchase a ticket through their crowdfunder campaign.
- NETWORK: The AWS Summit Ottawa 2022 is free to register for and taking place on September 8th – it will cover how startups are using the cloud to drive innovation across Canada, the US and the UK.
- NETWORK: Startup Day will take place on October 20th in Ottawa but will also be broadcast virtually, connecting entrepreneurs, government, private sector representatives and featuring the $75K Startup Global Pitch Competition.
- WELLNESS: Check out the Mixing Babies + Business Remote Work [Virtual] Retreat [available on demand] if you're seeking a simple and refreshing way to reassess your current work and life routines.
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