Mother of All Solutions

Ready for new Mother of All Solutions episodes from September 2023? New to the podcast? Well, take a listen to the trailer! 

Mother of All Solutions - conversations about careers and caring for today's parents. So whether you are a parent, an employer or you just love a good chat/interview style listen then MOAS is made with you in mind. 

The podcast is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. 

Listen to MOAS wherever you get your pods - and do subscribe, stay in touch (@SolutionsMother) and stay well. 

Thanks for listening x

In the final episode of Mother of All Solutions before a summer break, Laura speaks with Becky Lamb-Pritchard, Head of Marketing at This is Distorted, and Lucy Critchley Head of Untold Creative. 

https://www.thisisdistorted.com/ 

https://untold-creative.com/ 

We discuss marketing roles and workplace cultures and settings. We share stories of life with 3 year olds, and plans for the future. It's both serious and fun - and we cover LOTS. 

Both Becky and Lucy have made significant location and career moves, and had their babies during the height of the pandemic. It was great to bring them together for this "Marketing Mums" chat. I really hope you enjoy hearing from a fantastic 'mum' and a wonderful 'mam' who are both busy doing great work and raising their equally busy preschoolers. 

 

The conversation was recorded in This is Distorted's podcast studio in Leeds. MOAS is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. 

Mother of All Solutions can be found on Instagram and Twitter as @SolutionsMother and we'll be back with more episodes in September 2023. 

Thank you for listening and do subscribe to keep in touch after the summer!

Hannah Russell, Co-founder of Mags Creative podcast business is the guest on this episode of Mother of All Solutions. 

Hannah is mum to a 3 year old, and her second child is due in a few months time. Hannah and Laura talk business and parenting - the highs, lows and parallels. We discuss the rollercoaster of founding a company (Mags recently turned 5!) and being a mother, boundaries in both professional and family life, and being fully present with your work and kids.  

Mother of All Solutions is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. I hope you enjoy the episode and can share with friends and colleagues. To stay in touch please follow @SolutionsMother on Instagram and Twitter.

To find out more about Mags Creative visit www.magscreative.co.uk and connect on Instagram @mags.creative 

Thank you for listening!

For this recording, host Laura Broderick speaks with Lauren Ingram, Founder of Women of Web3, a community helping women around the world make the leap into the exciting new world of Web3.

We discuss Web3 - what it is, and what Lauren is doing to support women learn more about its potential. We then talk about Lauren’s pivot and career shift during her pregnancy and various aspects of life as a ‘working mum’ and business founder/entrepreneur. 

Lauren is also the host of the Women of Web3 podcast, and there is a new season coming soon on 8th June! Search on your podcast platforms to find this and past episodes.

To connect with Women of Web3, please check out: 

https://www.womenofweb3.co/ 

Twitter and Instagram @womenofweb3co

 

Mother of All Solutions is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. To connect on Twitter and Instagram please follow @SolutionsMother and if you can rate, review and subscribe to the podcast that would be much appreciated. Thank you! 

This episode was recorded on the Shure stand at The Podcast Show, London, on 24 May 2023. Thank you to Shure, and to Everybody Media - the collective of podcasters that Laura and Lauren are both part of.

In this episode Laura interviews Katie Carr - author, business coach, mum and kayaker. Katie is currently on a huge adventure to plan and kayak the remaining areas of the shipping forecast that her late brother, Toby Carr, wasn’t able to complete. 

Katie finished the book 'Moderate Becoming Good Later - Sea Kayaking the Shipping Forecast' earlier this year - this is the book Toby hoped he would have had time to complete.

Toby captured his adventures in recordings, photos, notes and videos - all of which made it possible for Katie to write 'Moderate Becoming Good Later' after his death. 

Not only was Katie determined to tell Toby’s story, but she is now determined to take on the challenge of kayaking the areas of the shipping forecast that he was sadly unable to - notably Wales, Ireland, Scotland and the North East of England. 

Laura had the pleasure of learning more about Katie’s challenge and motivations. Parenting two young children is a huge part of her planning, and we talk about navigating adventures as a mum, and taking on ‘mini adventures’ for ourselves and our kids too. 

I hope you enjoy hearing more about the resilient and inspirational Carrs through this interview with Katie. The book will be available to buy in all good book shops and online on 8 June 2023.

To connect with Katie Carr: 

Instagram @moderatebecominggoodlater / @katieannice 

Twitter @KayakForecast

www.katieannicecarr.com 

 

The episode of the Mother of All Solutions has been hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. You can find the podcast on Twitter and Instagram as @SolutionsMother

For this episode, Laura recorded with members of the Doing It For The Kids (DIFTK) community - a platform and podcast for freelance parents trying to make flexible working work. 

Joining their London meet-up on 27 April 2023, Laura had a chance to chat with various members about what makes the community so special. It was a real pleasure. I also had some pre-chats and the result is hopefully a good overview of how the community operates - the people and purpose. 

I do hope you enjoy it. Thank you to Frankie, Steve, Karina, Kayleigh and Jon for their time and trust.

You can find out more about DIFTK via: 

doingitforthekids.net 

The Mother of All Solutions podcast is produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. You can connect with via socials @SolutionsMother and please do subscribe for future MOAS episodes on your favourite podcast app. If you have enjoyed this episode a rating/review would be much appreciated too!

In this special episode for the Women of the World Festival (WOW) London, host Laura Broderick speaks with parents and panellists at the Southbank Centre on Saturday 11 March 2023.

https://thewowfoundation.com 

The topic is childcare – lived experiences of using, accessing and affording it. Following the WOW panel discussion, The Case for Free Childcare, Laura caught up with Catherine Mayer (Co-founder of Primadonna Festival) and Hannah Peaker (Women’s Equality Party Chief of Staff.)

I hope you enjoy hearing what people had to say on the topic of childcare; and what can be done to support working parents - and parents wanting to work. Thank you to all caregivers (and kids) featured in this episode.

Links:

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/mar/08/some-parents-england-spending-80-per-cent-pay-childcare-study

https://www.nesta.org.uk/data-visualisation-and-interactive/the-cost-of-childcare-where-are-englands-affordability-blackspots/ 

Mother of All Solutions podcast is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser.

Please keep in touch via Twitter or Instagram @SolutionsMother – it would also be great if you could take the time to listen to past episodes, and subscribe for future ones. 

Thank you for listening.

In the final episode of 2022, Laura interviews Jessica Moxham, the author of The Cracks That Let The Light In - a mother's story of raising her disabled son and the life-changing power of books. 

Jess discusses sections of her memoir, particularly around maternity leave and going back to work as an architect after having Ben, and then her later decisions and starting to write once Ben's siblings were born. 

It's a fascinating book, with lots to learn about Jess's family and disability. You can find in all good bookshops! 

To connect with Jess on Instagram and Twitter @jessmoxham 

Jess's blog can be found at https://son-stories.com/

Thank you for listening. If you have enjoyed the episode, please do share and if possible leave a review. 

Do keep in touch and subscribe for future episodes of Mother of All Solutions. The podcast is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. 

To connect with Laura on Instagram and Twitter @SolutionsMother

In this episode, Laura starts her visit to the Mother House Studios in Catford in SE London, with a conversation with Dyana Gravina, founder of the Procreate Project.

https://www.procreateproject.com/

Laura then talks with 3 artists who use Motherhouse Studio and the co-director of this unique space with integrated childcare. 

https://www.motherhousestudios.com/

I hope you enjoy learning more about this special model of work and care, and hearing from the artist parents who use the space. 

 

Mother of All Solutions podcast is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. 

Thank you for listening x @SolutionsMother

In this episode Laura interviews audio producer and Creative Director of Inkslingers Media, Leona Fensome. 

We talk about her varied career and interests, including running an independent production company with a focus on oral histories. We discuss her work in journalism, then community radio and her current role supporting creative industries at University of Bedfordshire. We also share thoughts on the arts, heritage, creativity and parenting! 

To find out more about Leona please visit: 

https://inkslingersmedia.com/

And to listen to the Tape Letters project: 

https://tapeletters.com/

I hope you enjoy hearing from Leona and enjoy the episode. 

Mother of All Solutions is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. Do subscribe for more episodes, and please keep in touch! @SolutionsMother