Episode 25 - In Celebration Of My Sisters

Episode 25 - In Celebration Of My Sisters

Welcome to Building a Bigger Table

The podcast for misfits, mavericks and magic makers who want to create a profitable, sustainable business that makes as much impact as it does income. 

In This Episode:

Welcome to this special episode of the Building a Bigger Table podcast where I want to celebrate my sisters - all the women who have handled homeschooling and raising children at the same time as running a business or holding down a career.

I didn’t manage to completely coordinate this with International Women’s Day last week, but the truth is, this is relevant all year round. Especially right now in the UK, where we’re coming out of our third and most difficult lockdown and women really have been the unsung heroes of homeschooling. 

Now, this is not to say that men don’t partake in parenting duties too, or that there are not single dads out there - those guys deserve equal recognition. But the reality is that most of the time, childcare and running of the household falls on the woman and makes it hard for them to dedicate enough time to their work as they’d like. 

So this episode is not only a celebration of women, it’s a call to action for men to notice, appreciate and support the women in their lives by sharing the load. But ultimately, it’s a shout out to all the strong women out there. May we be them. May we raise them. May we raise them up.

Key Takeaways:

Share power and responsibility

Women are just as driven as men

Our children are our #1 priority

Shout out for homeschooling heroes

Quotes:

“I'm really hopeful that there's some men listening to this too. And that maybe it will just make you think, hold up a second. How can I support my partner just a little bit more?”

“There's a lot of men out there who don't really recognise what is going on in a woman's life, especially when she runs her own business, because they are [...] purely focused on their own career, their own trajectory, and what is immediately in front of them that day.”

“Women are not flaky, people. Women are focused. We are driven. We are committed. But we also prioritize our families. We prioritize our children.”

Meet Your Host:

Hi, I’m Shaa.

I’ve been called a serial entrepreneur … but I’ve never been one for labels! I’ve done SO many things in my career, including starting and scaling multiple 7 figure businesses, and am grateful for being recognised with some lovely awards - most proudly, an MBE from The Queen “for Services to Business and Entrepreneurship”.

I’ve been featured in major publications for my efforts (named one of the UK’s Top 20 Most Influential Entrepreneurs by The Sunday Times and one of the ‘Most Influential Women in the UK" by the Institute of Directors), and have written 4 straight-talking, bestselling books; Stop Talking, Start Doing; Stop Talking, Start Doing Action Book, Do Less, Get More; and most recently, How To Fix Your Sh*t.

Where To Find Shaa:

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