Kortney Ross is an instructional designer and leadership consultant. She is also the host of the NextGen Work Culture podcast, and mother of 2.

We cover a wide range of topics, including why teaching is a good job for a working parent, how to overcome the fear of what others think, how to start freelancing to free up your time, and why we all learn how to play the recorder in school.

TIMESTAMPS

03:00 is it hard to be a teacher and a parent at the same time?

05:05 making the jump from full time to freelancing

07:40 does entrepreneurship actually come with better work life balance?

09:35 the fear of what others will think

11:55 developing family friendly workplaces

16:05 how to know when it’s time to leave

19:45 tips on work/life balance

21:35 tips for self-care

23:45 why do all kids have to learn how to play the recorder

24:20 advice to encourage your kids to get into musical instruments

25:45 advice when you feel your workplace isn’t accommodating to working parents 

26:45 number one advice for busy working parents

27:05 best advice you’ve ever received 

28:00 advice to former self 

29:00 advice for me

EPISODE LINKS:

website: rosslearningsolutions.com

podcast: NextGen Work Culture

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nextgenworkculture/

linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kortneyross/

SHOW LINKS:

contact: ⁠[email protected]⁠

Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents⁠ 

Musical credit:

Hippie Beatnix (ID 1913) by Lobo Loco CC-by-nc-nd