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INTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and in today's Season 5 Final and solo episode I'm going to be sharing a recap of the past few months spent planning, recording, editing, producing and promoting what has been my most efficient podcasting experience to date! THINGS I TALK ABOUT: Celebrating three years and five seasons of the Mixing Babies And Business™ PodcastWhat it's been like turning a template set up during the pandemic with two kids under five years old at home versus adapting to the school and summer break routines, working from wherever and working from homeWhat it's been like hosting and producing this podcast in 2023 with a toddler compared to caring for and feeding a newborn, all while trying to look after myself in 2022A specific highlight from each guest interview during Season 5 and how I'm applying it to my life and work right nowMoving out of a season of client work and marketing into a season of making, refining and selling my own work for the second half of the yearPlans for Season 6 of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast to launch in late 2023Connecting with me as a mentor with the Startup Women program in 2023, to speak about business, career, creativity and parenthood topicsLearn more about how I tested the idea of parent-friendly professional development events, started to create a community and as a result, this podcast, in my first book Startup Blogging: Validate A Business Idea And Build Your Audience [available as an eBook or print version via Amazon]Stay tuned for NEW and refreshed digital resources about flexible and remote work with kids on the Mixing Babies And Business™ online portalGet in touch with me (Amy) online at: mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/contactSeason 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT AMY LYNCH I believe everyone deserves to design a life that works for them and their family. Over the past decade, I’ve negotiated remote work arrangements, freelance client work and validated business ideas, in between living and working in Canada, Ireland, England and Australia (and having kids). These days you can find me speaking, writing and advising on: flexible and remote work with kids; andcreating a parent-friendly business culture.CONNECT WITH AMY Website amymaureenlynch.com LinkedIn @amymlynch ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

INTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and in today's solo episode I'm going to be sharing my podcasting workflow as I celebrate three years of recording, editing, producing and promoting the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. THINGS I TALK ABOUT: When my podcasting placeholder for synchronous in person event experiences became an almost completely asynchronous podcasting process and delivery model How I approach creating my podcast seasons based on my family planningThe consistency and trust I believe this model requires but the connection and flexibility it can createWho this podcast and related Mixing Babies And Business™ resources are designed for – as well as who they're not designed forBook mentioned: The Art of Gathering by Priya ParkerSecuring sponsorship for the past three Seasons from the Startup Canada grants programWhat can happen when you show up, are intentional and create value for an unmet needDo I use Artificial Intelligence in the planning, production and promotion phases of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast?I explain my use of Happy Scribe, an AI transcription and subtitling platform I've used and worked with as a contract transcriptionist (not an affiliate just a fan)Some questions and thoughts to ponder for you about what current placeholder you could create, anything you could get started on todayGet in touch with me (Amy) online at: mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/contactSeason 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT AMY LYNCH I believe everyone deserves to design a life that works for them and their family. Over the past decade, I’ve negotiated remote work arrangements, freelance client work and validated business ideas, in between living and working in Canada, Ireland, England and Australia (and having kids). These days you can find me speaking, writing and advising on: flexible and remote work with kids; andcreating a parent-friendly business culture.CONNECT WITH AMY Website amymaureenlynch.com LinkedIn @amymlynch ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! - Amy Lynch (+ Family) Founder | Event + Podcast Host --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

PT 3: Joy and Mayur Sontakke are entrepreneurs, coliving hosts, community builders and parents of three kids. Through building NomadGao, Remote Explorers and the Nomadtuktuk brand and retreats for families, they're focused on connecting like-minded individuals and creating their own village with experiences closer to nature. In our third and final episode, we talk about the transition period from a solo digital nomad to a parent and business owner, how children mirror your behaviour and what their future vision is for creating community and their own village. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: The things they wish someone would have told them before becoming parents and entrepreneursThe importance of modelling and mirroring things for kids, when they learn by exampleThe kind of world they hope their kids grow up in and how they see their vision evolving to including more rural regeneration, growing their own food and creating a community of families into their elder yearsWhy they think within the next five years, the types of remote workers and digital nomads will include more familiesHow you can connect with them as a remote worker, digital nomad, traveller, parent or those interested in homeschooling, unschooling and world schoolingThanks to Joy and Mayur for taking the time to speak with me after their kids bedtime about all things parenthood, building businesses and experimenting with homeschooling, unschooling and worldschooling their three kids. Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT JOY AND MAYUR SONTAKKE Joy and Mayur Sontakke are entrepreneurs, coliving hosts, community builders and parents of three kids. Through building NomadGao, Remote Explorers, the Nomadtuktuk brand and retreats for families and Anvi's Granny Handicrafts, they're connecting like-minded individuals looking to do remote work closer to nature. CONNECT WITH JOY AND MAYUR Website nomadgao.com LinkedIn @mayursontakke and @joy-pham-sontakke and @nomadgao Twitter @nomadgao Facebook @nomadgao and @nomadtuktuk Instagram @nomad.gao and @nomadtuktuk and @anvisgranny YouTube @nomadtuktuk Etsy @anvisgrannyhandicrafts ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! - Amy Lynch (+ Family) Founder | Event + Podcast Host --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

PT 2: Joy and Mayur Sontakke are entrepreneurs, coliving hosts, community builders and parents of three kids. Through building NomadGao, Remote Explorers and the Nomadtuktuk brand and retreats for families, they're focused on connecting like-minded individuals and creating their own village with experiences closer to nature. In the second mini episode, we talk about launching a business right before the pandemic, proving their concept through coliving and community, which has led to investment from friends. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Their opinions on the importance of community building and keys to creating a space people want to show up at and connect with others The challenges they see with hybrid work arrangements and their preference to be closer to nature, with like-minded people and living a 'calm hustle' lifestyleThe importance of creating inclusive experiences for remote workers and their families and of being clear on who you're designing your experience for and their recommendation to read the book The Art of Gathering by Priya ParkerHow their desire to design their own life has led them to build a community of people who also believe in supporting each other, as it takes a village to raise a childThanks to Joy and Mayur for taking the time to speak with me about how important it is to be clear on the type of community you're creating and the opportunities remote work opens up for like-minded people to gather. Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT JOY AND MAYUR SONTAKKE Joy and Mayur Sontakke are entrepreneurs, coliving hosts, community builders and parents of three kids. Through building NomadGao, Remote Explorers, the Nomadtuktuk brand and retreats for families and Anvi's Granny Handicrafts, they're connecting like-minded individuals looking to do remote work closer to nature. CONNECT WITH JOY AND MAYUR Website nomadgao.com LinkedIn @mayursontakke and @joy-pham-sontakke and @nomadgao Twitter @nomadgao Facebook @nomadgao and @nomadtuktuk Instagram @nomad.gao and @nomadtuktuk and @anvisgranny YouTube @nomadtuktuk Etsy @anvisgrannyhandicrafts ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! - Amy Lynch (+ Family) Founder | Event + --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

PT 1: Joy and Mayur Sontakke are entrepreneurs, coliving hosts, community builders and parents of three kids. Through building NomadGao, Remote Explorers and the Nomadtuktuk brand and retreats for families, they're focused on connecting like-minded individuals and creating their own village with experiences closer to nature. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about Mayur's transition of going from a digital nomad remote worker and Joy's transition as a handicraft designer and single mother to become a family of five, building businesses while unschooling their three kids. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Mayur's journey leaving his small community in India to become a digital nomad and remote worker travelling around South East Asia, meeting Joy and becoming entrepreneurs and founders of multiple businessesRelocating from Vietnam to India, with three kids in 2019 to start their first coworking and coliving community spaceBootstrapping with credit cards and getting investment from friends to grow NomadGaoThe transition from school routines to homeschooling, unschooling and world schooling their three kids over the past year as entrepreneurs and remote workersThanks to Joy and Mayur for taking part of their day to speak with me about what their current parenthood and business workflows, how they've bootstrapped NomadGao and how their unschooling plans have evolved. Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT JOY AND MAYUR SONTAKKE Joy and Mayur Sontakke are entrepreneurs, coliving hosts, community builders and parents of three kids. Through building NomadGao, Remote Explorers, the Nomadtuktuk brand and retreats for families and Anvi's Granny Handicrafts, they're connecting like-minded individuals looking to do remote work closer to nature. CONNECT WITH JOY AND MAYUR Website nomadgao.com LinkedIn @mayursontakke and @joy-pham-sontakke and @nomadgao Twitter @nomadgao Facebook @nomadgao and @nomadtuktuk Instagram @nomad.gao and @nomadtuktuk and @anvisgranny YouTube @nomadtuktuk Etsy @anvisgrannyhandicrafts ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! - Amy Lynch (+ Family) Founder | Event + Podcast Host --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

PT 3: Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker and engaged community member. In our third and final episode, we talk about why you may want to start thinking of selling your business as you build it and what it’s really been like launching a new product from a basement with co-founders, working alongside their families. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Planning for an exit when you start to build a business, why you need to think about the future and how the M&A process can impact your current business operationsManaging expectations with your loved ones and not romanticizing entrepreneurshipHer latest book, Like A Mother, and how it focuses on mixing babies and businessThe kind of world she hopes her children will grow upThanks to Julie for taking time out of her day to speak with me about all things parenthood, creating a new product and going through a business acquisition. Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT JULIE COLE Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. The business began with four mom's in 2003 and evolved into a market-leading company sold to CCL Industries in 2016 for $12M CAD. She's an award-winning entrepreneur, author, speaker and engaged community member, writing for a variety of media. CONNECT WITH JULIE Website mabelslabels.com/juliecole LinkedIn @JulieColeLLB and @mabelslabels Twitter @juliecole Facebook @juliecole and @mabelhood Instagram @juliecoleinc Read her latest book Like A Mother ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. This podcast features solo episodes from me covering my journey bringing my kids into business settings and guest interviews where we chat about all things parenthood, entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

PT 2: Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker and engaged community member. In the second mini episode, we talk about making mistakes, giving up on guilt, the distractions of perfectionism and networking as a parent. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Blogging about parenting fails in the early days of being a mom, the importance of humour, saying sorry, learning from it and how her kids now contribute to her honest annual reviewModelling making mistakes for her kids and giving up on ‘mom guilt’ four kids agoUsing ‘gold plating’ - a project management term – to acknowledge when perfectionism may be impacting productivity and how to avoid ‘scope creep’ to get more things doneHer belief that your network is your net worth and the importance of turning up when you’re a new parent and an entrepreneur Reaching out to your community, casting a wide net, carpooling and creating local supports for you familyThanks to Julie for taking time out of her day to speak with me about building your business for a future exit and why it’s important to manage expectations as an entrepreneur and parent of young kids. Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT JULIE COLE Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. The business began with four mom's in 2003 and evolved into a market-leading company sold to CCL Industries in 2016 for $12M CAD. She's an award-winning entrepreneur, author, speaker and engaged community member, writing for a variety of media. CONNECT WITH JULIE Website mabelslabels.com/juliecole LinkedIn @JulieColeLLB and @mabelslabels Twitter @juliecole Facebook @juliecole and @mabelhood Instagram @juliecoleinc Read her latest book Like A Mother ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. This podcast features solo episodes from me covering my journey bringing my kids into business settings and guest interviews where we chat about all things parenthood, entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! - Amy Lynch (+ Family) Founder | Event + Podcast Host --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

PT 1: Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker and engaged community member. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about changing careers and modelling the flexible company culture you are working to create. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: The ways her work and family life have evolved over the past 20 years of building Mabel’s Labels and what it’s been like to build something which didn’t exist in the marketHow her son’s early autism diagnosis becoming a catalyst for her to switch careers from a practicing lawyer to an entrepreneurBecoming a leading employer in the flexible workplace movement as her and her fellow co-founders spoke to the media about building a business around young kidsWhat she thinks businesses stand to learn from the past few years and her views on the current return to office mandates and its’ overall impact on societyAvoiding ‘sludge’ and toxic workplace cultures, instead focusing on role modelling the kind of environment they want to create around their employees’ livesThanks to Julie for taking time out of her day to speak with me about her workflow as a parent during the past 20 years and the importance of valuing productivity over presenteeism. Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT JULIE COLE Julie Cole is a recovered lawyer, co-founder and Senior Director of Public Relations at Mabel’s Labels and a parent of six kids. The business began with four mom's in 2003 and evolved into a market-leading company sold to CCL Industries in 2016 for $12M CAD. She's an award-winning entrepreneur, author, speaker and engaged community member, writing for a variety of media. CONNECT WITH JULIE Website mabelslabels.com/juliecole LinkedIn @JulieColeLLB and @mabelslabels Twitter @juliecole Facebook @juliecole and @mabelhood Instagram @juliecoleinc Read her latest book Like A Mother ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. This podcast features solo episodes from me covering my journey bringing my kids into business settings and guest interviews where we chat about all things parenthood, entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! - Amy Lynch (+ Family) Founder | Event + Podcast Host --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

PT 3: Melissa Marsden is a Workplace Dynamics Strategist, founder and Director of COMUNiTI and a parent of four kids. She is a published author, speaker and host of the Work Life by Design Podcast. In our third and final episode, we talk about what you can do to advocate for change in the workplace as a parent and the importance of building in redundancy plans for both your business and your family. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Being transparent around flexibility in her branding and how it has attracted more progressive clients to work with her design business who are willing to do the work around cultureAdvice for those entering into corporate spaces as parents and caregivers on how to advocate for themselves and their needsWhat she wishes someone would have told her before becoming a business owner and a parentThe importance of redundancy plans as you run a business supported by employees and childcare providers supporting your family’s needs The kind of world she hopes her children will grow up in and how her work is playing a small part through reimagining workplace organizational structures and designThanks to Melissa for taking time out of her day to speak with me about all things parenthood and creating spaces with a sense of purpose, through commercial property and design. Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT MELISSA MARSDEN Melissa Marsden is a Workplace Dynamics Strategist, founder and Director of COMUNiTI and a parent of four kids. Based on decades of research exploring human behaviour, her specialist team guides clients through the transformation of their workplaces for a new world of work. She is a published author, speaker, host of the Work Life by Design Podcast and has won numerous business awards and been featured in Architecture & Design media and industry events across Australia. CONNECT WITH MELISSA Website melissamarsden.com.au LinkedIn @melissamarsden and @COMUNiTI Facebook @melissamarsden.com.au Instagram @melmar and @wearecomuniti Read her latest book The Next Workplace ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. This podcast features solo episodes from me covering my journey bringing my kids into business settings and guest interviews where we chat about all things parenthood, entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! - Amy Lynch (+ Family) Founder | Event + Podcast Host --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

PT 2: Melissa Marsden is a Workplace Dynamics Strategist, founder and Director of COMUNiTI and a parent of four kids. She is a published author, speaker and host of the Work Life by Design Podcast. In the second mini episode, we talk about some of the different types of work modes, physical spaces and flexible models which enable people to connect and collaborate. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Designing to help unlock a business’ most crucial assets – their people and property – creating variety in the types of physical spaces people work inThe overnight impact of what would traditionally have been a more deliberate change plan to flexible work and how it’s accelerated companies’ awareness of integrating other physical spaces and styles of workingSome of the common reasons people come into a physical work space to socialize, connect and collaborateReimagining your next workplace and how her latest book provides a starting point for individuals and team members to examine their existing structures and create a business case for a new way forwardThanks to Melissa for taking time out of her day to speak with me about reimagining workplace experiences and some of the reasons people may want to come into physical work spaces. Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT MELISSA MARSDEN Melissa Marsden is a Workplace Dynamics Strategist, founder and Director of COMUNiTI and a parent of four kids. Based on decades of research exploring human behaviour, her specialist team guides clients through the transformation of their workplaces for a new world of work. She is a published author, speaker, host of the Work Life by Design Podcast and has won numerous business awards and been featured in Architecture & Design media and industry events across Australia. CONNECT WITH MELISSA Website melissamarsden.com.au LinkedIn @melissamarsden and @COMUNiTI Facebook @melissamarsden.com.au Instagram @melmar and @wearecomuniti Read her latest book The Next Workplace ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. This podcast features solo episodes from me covering my journey bringing my kids into business settings and guest interviews where we chat about all things parenthood, entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! - Amy Lynch (+ Family) Founder | Event + Podcast Host --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

PT 1: Melissa Marsden is a Workplace Dynamics Strategist, founder and Director of COMUNiTI and a parent of four kids. She is a published author, speaker and host of the Work Life by Design Podcast. This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about going through a life cleanse, starting her own company and designing with flexibility in mind. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: How she went through what she calls ‘a life cleanse’ where she went through a separation when her daughter was two years old, quit the company she was working at and started her own businessWhat her current childcare situation looks like without local family support, school drop off and blocking her time designed for an ideal weekHow a misalignment of values in her former company led her to start her own businessIncorporating flexible work and childcare to support her employees, integrating family life into corporate branding and the overall approach to running a businessHer experiences working in the traditionally male-dominated industry of architecture as a trained interior designer and how she is getting creative with flexibility to retain talentThanks to Melissa for taking time out of her day to speak with me about her current childcare situation, integrating flexibility into her business to support employees and attract ideal clients. Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT MELISSA MARSDEN Melissa Marsden is a Workplace Dynamics Strategist, founder and Director of COMUNiTI and a parent of four kids. Based on decades of research exploring human behaviour, her specialist team guides clients through the transformation of their workplaces for a new world of work. She is a published author, speaker, host of the Work Life by Design Podcast and has won numerous business awards and been featured in Architecture & Design media and industry events across Australia. CONNECT WITH MELISSA Website melissamarsden.com.au LinkedIn @melissamarsden and @COMUNiTI Facebook @melissamarsden.com.au Instagram @melmar and @wearecomuniti Read her latest book The Next Workplace ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. This podcast features solo episodes from me covering my journey bringing my kids into business settings and guest interviews where we chat about all things parenthood, entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! - Amy Lynch (+ Family) Founder | Event + Podcast Host --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!

INTRO: My name is Amy Lynch and I'm the host and producer of the Mixing Babies And Business™ Podcast. In today's solo episode I'm going to be sharing my approach to bringing all three of my kids into business settings over the past seven years, doing pitches and public speaking alongside them as babies, toddlers, preschoolers and primary school age kids. This podcast episode is an edited recording of a session I presented last summer when my youngest was six months old – he didn't want to nap so I spoke while he was in the room with me, on my lap, feeding, babbling and playing. THINGS I TALK ABOUT: My approach to help you prep like a pro, explore your options, show up as you are with your kid(s), rest and repeatMapping it all out and adjusting your routines early onWhy I don't think you should ask for permission or wait to be invitedGetting comfortable with asking for help AND receiving it when it arrivesThe importance of celebrating the moment, building in time to rechargeExperiment as you go, keep what you like and change what you need toTo download the free resources I mentioned during this episode (Babies + Biz Mini Guide and Time Blocking Template) visit: https://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources/If you enjoy this episode, please share it with your network and leave a review. Happy exploring alongside your kids and thanks for listening! Season 5 has been sponsored by the Startup Women Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Scotiabank and UPS. ------------------------------------ ABOUT AMY LYNCH I believe everyone deserves to design a life that works for them and their family. Over the past decade, I’ve negotiated remote work arrangements, freelance client work and validated business ideas, in between living and working in Canada, Ireland, England and Australia (and having kids). These days you can find me speaking, writing and advising on: flexible and remote work with kids; andcreating a parent-friendly business culture.CONNECT WITH AMY Website amymaureenlynch.com LinkedIn @amymlynch Twitter @amymlynch ------------------------------------ ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™ Where parenthood meets professional development: As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers. This podcast features solo episodes from me covering my journey bringing my kids into business settings, where we chat about all things parenthood, entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids. Edited down into under 20-minute episodes, released each Season twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday – perfect for on-the-go, meal, nap and play time listening. Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents! - Amy Lynch (+ Family) Founder | Event + Podcast Host Join our movement. Bring your kid --------------------------------- Did you enjoy this episode? Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast! Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources Thanks for joining me!