Creating a sense of community and taking steps to stop parenting in isolation: Determined to maintain a sense of self while looking after my first son (2016) and preparing to give birth to my second son (2018), I often sought out networking and professional development opportunities but was surprised by a lack of inclusive spaces with baby change facilities and parent-friendly event times.
Category Archives: conversations
Consistency over intensity: How accountability will keep you going
I met with one of my Advisors from Invest Ottawa last week, the all-around-amazing Karla Briones, who runs not only one but many businesses. She met me in the lobby, where I was waiting with my bundled up baby in his car seat and walked us to the meeting room as we made small talkContinue reading “Consistency over intensity: How accountability will keep you going”
What a mastermind is and why I’m creating one for parents like you
Babies, Business + Breakfast™ is the result, a pilot program for parent-friendly professional development, aiming to improve parental mental health and accessibility of professional spaces across the city.
Making work…work for you!
Remote work options: work from home, coworking or somewhere in between? As we approach 2019, have a think about where your workflow is at and whether it suits your current lifestyle.
Mixing personal and professional life
Last week I held a focus group for the child-friendly professional development pilot program I’m working on. It’s designed for primary caregivers of pre-school age children who want to gather with their kids, get inspired by business experts and share their progress, while grabbing a hot coffee, a bite to eat and connecting with othersContinue reading “Mixing personal and professional life”
Feeling welcome once you’ve entered the building
After attending the female-focused WomenHack Ottawa event, an article from First Round Review caught my eye: Eight Ways to Make Your D&I Efforts Less Talk and More Walk. The following quote jumped out at me: “We’re over-indexing on getting underrepresented individuals in the door and under-indexing on including them once they’re here,” says Aubrey Blanche, theContinue reading “Feeling welcome once you’ve entered the building”
Attracting (and retaining) top female tech talent
Networking events can be awkward – especially speed-dating style recruitment-focused ones where there is a larger number of job seekers in proportion to employers. Once the timer counts down and you’re meant to jump to the next table (or stand in the queue as many had to), it can result in a bit of a ‘deer-in-the-headlights-quick-what’s-my-elevator-pitch’ moment.
A seat at the table
This week, I took my son with me to cast my ballot for the Ontario election early as I’m 36 weeks pregnant today and didn’t want to take any chances waiting for election day on June 7th! We walked into our local voting station on a weekday morning and immediately brought the average age inContinue reading “A seat at the table”
Lessons from the L-SPARK Female Founders and Funders Event
Yesterday I attended L-SPARK’s Female Founders and Funders event, along with 200+ other women and men, who were seeking local inspiration and insights during a sunny spring afternoon. The event featured opening remarks from: Erin Blaskie (@ErinBlaskie), Director of Marketing at L-SPARK Solange Tuyishime (@MissSolange), UNICEF Canada Ambassador, President of Elevate International and former MissContinue reading “Lessons from the L-SPARK Female Founders and Funders Event”
Notes From Another Land 