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FANTASTIC FEMALE – CECILY HENDERSONCO-FOUNDER OF POMPOM Running a business with 4 children under 4 is tough. Running it across an 8 hour time zone difference makes it tougher. And, along with the rest of the world, working through the juggle struggle of Covid-19 has made it toughest of all! It is lovely to meet…
FANTASTIC FEMALES – MARIE MYRIE FOUNDER OF MAMABOXUK In 2019, life as I knew it entirely changed from careless, free spirited, get-up-and-go female to the mother I now am, where life isn’t so… get-up and- go and with a different purpose. Whilst motherhood is so wonderful, it’s the toughest job in the world! I remember…
Music had been my first love. I began playing piano when I was just 5 and I wrote my first song at 15. But music wasn’t considered a real job back then, so I had fallen into a sales career. In 2001, I met the man of my dreams and after 3 years, we…
Work-from-home mum on a mission to rid parents of Mess Stress Diana Spellman, Founder, Serenely Sorted Diana Spellman is the founder of Serenely Sorted, the simple system that frees you from tidying and eliminates mess. With 20 years’ experience working in systems/process/workflow roles in the corporate world, she had been balancing her busy working mum…
MY KIDS DON’T DEFINE ME BY LAUREN CROSBY MEDLICOTT Lauren is a Freelance Writer, specialising in mothering issues. She is an American, but moved to Wales to marry her husband, and now has three little Welsh boys. She would love to hear, so feel free to get in touch! My kids don’t define me. I…
REVOLUTIONISING THE SCHOOL RUN WITH WE ARE FETCHING It will not be news to any parents of primary school children that the school day does not work well with a full time job. Even if you work relatively close to your child’s school, the standard full time worker either needs to agree some flexible working…
I am Russian-born but spent most of my life out of Russia…I went to school in Belgium and then relocated to Ireland when I was 18. I had my first business venture there with a friend. We set up a cleaning company and within 18 months had 12 staff working for us and had some…
WHY DO WE DO IT? BY SHABS KWOFIE, FOUNDER OF AMAWRAP When I was pregnant with my first child, I took for granted that I was going to have a “natural” birth. That it was all going to be fine; I was going to be handed my baby with the nurse smiling, baby settling as…
FANTASTIC FEMALES – ROZ COLTHART, FOUNDER OF SALON STUDIOS Roz Colthart, Founder of Salon Studios: Born in Edinburgh and as an alumna of Napier University with a Masters’ in BusinessAdministration, Roz has spent most of her life living abroad and working for some ofthe most influential hospitality companies in the world. Her business journey started…
Nurturally Hands Free Pumping Bra designed to prevent leakage and help mothers reclaim their precious ‘me time’ Pumping can be an empowering part of motherhood but can also feel near-impossible, stressful and time-consuming for mums trying to juggle their newborn and the endless cycle of feed, express, repeat. Design house Chrome Cherry created the Nurturally…