Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

Juggling Motherhood Whilst Running a Business

Name: Juggling Motherhood Whilst Running a Business
Uploaded: 2023-04-11T16:30:03+00:00
Duration: 33 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this excerpt, the speaker reflects on her experience as a mother who continues to run a business without taking an extended maternity break. She…

11 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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In this excerpt, the speaker reflects on her experience as a mother who continues to run a business without taking an extended maternity break. She rejects the notion that motherhood creates a barrier to entrepreneurial success, noting that societal judgments often expect mothers to pause their careers for months or a year. Instead, she chose to keep working because both her children and her work bring her happiness. She attributes her ability to balance these roles to a strong support system, including reliable childcare that enables her to attend the office and build her business. The narrative emphasizes personal agency, the importance of support networks, and a commitment to professional growth despite the challenges of motherhood.

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Yeah, I just didn't see any barriers to entry. The fact that just because I'm a mum now, like, I can't run a successful business. And, you know, a lot of people, there were a lot of judgments, but ultimately I was on my own journey. You do you, I'll do me, you know. So when you said judgments, what do you mean? A lot of people take 9 months off, a year off. I didn't have that luxury. My children bring me happiness, but my work brings me happiness, so I didn't want to, like, abandon that. And I was just really lucky that, you know, I've got a really good support system around me, so I had that sort of childcare support on the days I would go into the office to start to build out essential actually the business, you know, is this a small team?