Careering into Motherhood

By Careering into Motherhood

Why do so many of us go careering into motherhood, unaware of just how hard it is to have a meaningful career as well as family commitments? And why don’t men struggle with their careers in the same w... more

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How many episodes does Careering into Motherhood have?

The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.

Careering into Motherhood episodes:

March 10, 2020 8: Viv Groskop talks about female ambition, how you can lift as you climb, and what it means to be an ambitious woman.
Why does the idea of an ambitious woman, conjure up images of ruthlessness and power dressing? Is it changing and is it possible to be a likeable ambitious woman who can help others at the same time as helping yourself to progress? Viv talks about some of the topics in her new book “Lift As You Climb, Women And The Art Of Ambition.” She gives some very practical advice on owning the room as a woman, being yourself at work and doing things on your own terms.
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40min
March 03, 2020 7: 'The Voice' Celebrity Stylist Gayle Rinkoff on 'Mum Style' and finding domestic balance
Jane talks to Gayle Rinkoff, celebrity stylist, who is currently really busy working on BBC’s The Voice, and mother of three girls.

In this episode we cover the importance of finding your champions at work, leaving permanent employment and going freelance, finding domestic balance when you’re in a career that isn’t especially family-friendly, and why “mum style” can still be fashionable – including her tips on where to shop and how to put together a great outfit.
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37min
February 25, 2020 6: Rene Huey-Lipton talks surviving menopause, cancer and redundancy as a working mother
Jane talks to Rene Huey-Lipton, founder of the Dame Collective, a new platform that matches women over the age of 40 with employers who value the experience that age brings. In this straight-talking interview, Rene discusses the menopause, her double mastectomy and breast cancer, and going through all of this at work.
She talks openly about attitudes towards older women and her experience of being unexpectedly laid-off in your 50s.
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26min
February 18, 2020 5: Prof. Sue Black talks about the power of resilience, overcoming adversity and using social media as a force for good.
In this episode Jane talks to Professor Sue Black about her experience as a single mother who fled domestic abuse and went to a women’s refuge with her three children at the age of 25. Driven by the need to provide for her family by herself she began studying. Today she’s Professor of Maths at Durham University, a serial entrepreneur,
Philanthropist and proud grandmother. The important themes of overcoming adversity, resilience and helping others to succeed are all discussed in this episode.
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35min
February 11, 2020 Royal Editor Emily Nash on Mum Guilt, social media and prioritising your career
Jane talks to the Royal Editor of Hello! Magazine, Emily Nash, about “mum guilt,” business travel when your kids are very young, prioritising your career and being present for your children when your job, never switches off.

Connect with Emily:

Twitter @emynash

Instagram @emilynashhello

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21min
February 04, 2020 3: With Caroline Goyder, author of Gravitas, Find Your Voice, and professional voice coach
In this episode, I talk to voice coach and author, Caroline Goyder about the practical ways you can train your voice for impact and effect, find your own comfortable style that will work in a room of three or three thousand, and why persuasion is more important than tech skills for jobs in the future.

Connect with Caroline HERE

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25min
January 21, 2020 2: With Jennifer Petriglieri, Professor at INSEAD, and author of 'Couples That Work'
In this episode we're talking with Jennifer Petriglieri, Professor at INSEAD, and author of 'Couples That Work' on kids, cleaning and careers: keeping your relationship and your careers on track when you both work.

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35min
January 21, 2020 1: Career breaks and maternity leave – successfully making your return to work
Jane Johnson, founder of the Careering Into Motherhood platform, and Lisa Unwin, CEO & Author of She’s Back talk about how to prepare for a return to work. From CV writing, to building your network and finding a flexible role that suits you. You need a plan that you can call your own. Here’s how to start.

Join the Careering into Motherhood Facebook group HERE
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31min
January 21, 2020 1: Careering into Motherhood Trailer with Jane Johnson
Why do so many of us go careering into motherhood, unaware of just how hard it is to have a meaningful career as well as family commitments?
Careering Into Motherhood is here with practical advice & real human stories.
Jane Johnson is a speaker and flexible working advocate. She negotiated her own senior role as a job-share, and in 2019 set up the Careering Into Motherhood Facebook Group to promote flexible working, the group now has nearly 7,000 members and a successful women’s mentoring programme.
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4min

FAQs about Careering into Motherhood:

How many episodes does Careering into Motherhood have?

The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.