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Big Careers, Small Children

Big Careers Small Children helps ambitious parents progress careers they love whilst being present with their children. Through honest and informal conversation, senior leaders divulge what they have learnt on their own journey of combining big careers with young children to our host Verena Hefti MBE. Expect lots of aha moments, inspiration, fresh ideas, and practical support, so you can move forward in your career in a way that works for you and your family.This podcast is hosted by our social enterprise Leaders Plus. We believe that no parent should have to choose between progressing the career they love...

Rupert Brown - Making Better Career and Family Decisions During Times of Transformation

46 mins; December 10, 2025

{CEO Series} Ori Carmel - How to Make Better Decisions About Work and Family

46 mins; December 03, 2025

[Future of Work] Prof Gudrun Sander - How to Build a Better Workplace that Truly Supports Working Parents

40 mins; November 19, 2025

Ahed Serhal - How to Turn Guilt into Growth: Finding Balance as a Working Parent Abroad

33 mins; November 05, 2025

{CEO Series} Heather Blundell - How to Navigate Leadership While Raising Young Children

37 mins; October 09, 2025

Jess & Darryl Abelscroft - How to Navigate Shared Parental Leave

42 mins; September 25, 2025

[Future Of Work] Dominic Holmes - How Flexible Working Will Redefine Success and Efficiency at Work

47 mins; May 08, 2025

{CEO Series} Rebecca Brosnan - How Strategic Planning Can Help You Build a High-Impact Career and Family Life

38 mins; April 24, 2025

Louise Donaghey FRAeS - How to Lead with Strength and Vulnerability as a Breadwinner Parent

49 mins; April 10, 2025

{CEO Series} Dr Nara Daubeney - How To Let Go of Guilt and Redefine Success as a Working Parent

45 mins; April 03, 2025

Nadia Bunyan MCIPD & Tatiana Pignon - How to Successfully Implement a 4-Day Week Without Sacrificing Impact

51 mins; March 27, 2025

Jo Taylor & John Pyle - International Careers & Parenthood: How to Thrive When Pursuing a Global Career and Raising a Family

47 mins; March 20, 2025

Dan Reed - The Power of Authenticity And How Parenthood Can Strengthen Leadership

38 mins; March 13, 2025

(C-Suite Series) Steph Hind - How to Balance Leadership, Parenting, and Wellbeing Without Sacrifice

41 mins; March 05, 2025

(C-Suite Series) Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL - How to Overcome Guilt and Build a Successful Career as a Parent

47 mins; February 26, 2025

(C-Suite Series) Jane Hollinshead - How to Navigate a Squiggly Career and Find Success on Your Own Terms

37 mins; February 12, 2025

(C-Suite Series) Heather Black - How Upskilling Can Unlock a Flexible and Fulfilling Career

36 mins; February 05, 2025

(C-Suite Series) Sylwia Wolos - Leaders Plus Senior Leader Mentor on How to Thrive in a C-Suite Role While Raising a Family

42 mins; January 29, 2025

(C-Suite Series) Verena Hefti MBE - Celebrating 200 Episodes: The Journey of Leaders Plus and How to Navigate Career Progression for Working Parents

39 mins; January 22, 2025

(C-Suite Series) Elizabeth Willetts - How to Break the Glass Ceiling While Juggling Career Ambitions and Parenthood

44 mins; January 15, 2025

BITE-SIZED: Verena Hefti MBE - Balancing the Holiday Mental Load

19 mins; December 04, 2024

Dr. Whitney Casares - Why Self-Care for Parents is Key to Thriving at Work and Home

45 mins; November 27, 2024

Brigid Schulte - Overcoming Overwork with Strategies for a Balanced Life

48 mins; November 20, 2024

Carin-Isabel Knoop - Control Isn’t Everything: Embracing Kindness in Life, Parenting, and Leadership

46 mins; November 13, 2024

Tom Shaw - How to Create Counterbalance in Your Life & Career

54 mins; October 24, 2024

Sally Hamm & Matt Hamm - How to Communicate With Each Other as a Dual Career Couple

45 mins; October 17, 2024

Brad Johnson & David G. Smith - How to be a Great Ally in the Workplace

48 mins; October 10, 2024

{CEO Series} Tiffany Sauder - How to Harness the Incredible Power of Networking

40 mins; October 03, 2024

[Future of Work] Tatiana Pignon - Does the Four Day Week Really Work?

40 mins; September 26, 2024

{CEO Series} Polly Neate - How to Find Purpose in Your Work

44 mins; September 19, 2024

Emily Wilton & Jo Goring - How Job Sharing Benefits Organisations & What Job Sharing Can Teach You About Leadership

43 mins; September 12, 2024

Ferzana Bham & Bethany Pearson - How to Self-Promote at Work & Build Relationships

49 mins; September 05, 2024

Nathalie Holdstock - How to Thrive as a Shift Worker When You're a Parent of Young Children

39 mins; July 25, 2024

[Future of Work] Lucy Kemp - How AI Will Impact the Future of Work & How to Prevent Women From Leaving the Workforce

42 mins; July 18, 2024

Nicky Lowe - How to Avoid Burnout as a Working Parent

32 mins; July 11, 2024

Helen Balcome & Kate Groom - How to Implement Outcome-based Management

38 mins; July 04, 2024

Gethin Nadin - How to Build Better Employee Experiences for Working Parents & Ensuring the Voice in Your Head Speaks Kindly

41 mins; June 27, 2024

Dr. Malissa Clark - How to Set Boundaries as a Workaholic & Learn to be More Present as a Parent

45 mins; June 20, 2024

Paul J. Sullivan - How to Become a Lead Dad & Parent Out Loudly

34 mins; June 13, 2024

Dr. Sonia Damle - How to Navigate Shift Work as a Parent & the Benefits of Self-Rostering in the NHS & Beyond

30 mins; June 06, 2024

[Future of Work] Lizzie Penny & Alex Hirst - How Workstyle (Rather Than Flexible Working) Could Change the Way You Work Forever

43 mins; May 23, 2024

[Future of Work] Denise Wilson OBE - How the UK is Working to Achieve Gender Balance at Board Level & What Still Needs to Change

45 mins; May 16, 2024

[Future of Work] Bruce Daisley - How to Reduce the Number of Meetings in Your Workplace & Change the Organisational Culture

47 mins; May 09, 2024

Rosie Hewat - How to Handle the Call Back to the Office & Tips on Requesting Flexible Working

38 mins; May 02, 2024

Elizabeth Willetts - How to Get Your Flexible Working Request Approved & Why the Future of Work is Hybrid

33 mins; April 25, 2024

Charlotte Boujassy - How to Let Go of the Pressure of Being a Perfect Parent & Progress Your Career

40 mins; April 18, 2024

Thorey V. Proppe - How Data Can Improve DEI Policies & Help Close the Gender Pay Gap

39 mins; April 11, 2024

Brita Fernandez Schmidt - How to Learn to Trust Your Intuition & Manage Your Fears

38 mins; April 04, 2024

Lea Henry - How to Manage Perfectionism When Combining a Big Career & Young Children

38 mins; March 28, 2024

Polly Ogden Duffy - How to Progress a Senior Career in a Male-Dominated Industry & Work Flexibly

38 mins; March 21, 2024

Dr. Ana Catalano Weeks - Managing Mental Load While Balancing Career and Parenthood

38 mins; March 14, 2024

Jane Green - How to Approach Your Employer for Reduced Working Days and Tips on Transitioning to a Flexible Role

42 mins; March 07, 2024

Heather Taylor - How to Accelerate Your Career Whilst Balancing Life as a Parent, Learning to Takes Risks & Life on the Board of Pregnant Then Screwed

31 mins; February 29, 2024

{CEO Series} Sam Butters - The Benefits of being a Co-CEO & How to Navigate Morning Sickness in a Senior Role

49 mins; February 21, 2024

Rachel Allison - Tips for Managing Your Personal Brand & How to Build a PR Agency as a New Mother

42 mins; February 14, 2024

Ellen Taaffe - How to Overcome Perfectionism & Master Self Promotion, Plus How to Support More Women into Senior Leadership Positions

43 mins; February 07, 2024

Daniel Astarita - How to Combine IVF, Fatherhood & a Senior Leadership Career

40 mins; January 31, 2024

Sonia Sudhakar - How to Improve Confidence & Resilience as a Senior Leader & Getting to a Director Level Role

42 mins; January 24, 2024

{CEO Series} Natasha Porter OBE - Why Being a CEO is One of the Best Jobs to Combine a Big Career and Small Children

48 mins; January 17, 2024

Big Careers, Small Children - A Podcast for Ambitious Parents Progressing Senior Careers

1 min; January 17, 2024

Dr. Amy Diehl & Dr. Leanne Dzubinski - Shattering the Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work

43 mins; January 10, 2024

Jessica Calarco - Why Women Have Become a Social Safety Net & What Needs to Change

28 mins; January 03, 2024

🎧 Throwback: Dr Martha Deiros Collado on Being Present With Your Children & Dealing With Feelings Of Guilt

41 mins; December 27, 2023

Brian Ballantyne - Working Fatherhood: Expectations of Masculinity & Whether Training Can Change Behaviour

45 mins; December 20, 2023

{CEO SERIES} Charlotte Hill OBE - Being a CEO & Enjoying Your Young Children

37 mins; December 13, 2023

Rosie McLeod - Career Progression Gaps: Research Findings on Parents' Career Ambitions & How Employers Can Retain & Support Them

36 mins; December 06, 2023

Janet Daby MP -How to Combine a Senior Career as an MP With Young Children

46 mins; November 29, 2023

Melissa Blisset - Gender Pay Gap: How Individuals & Employers Can Work to Close It

45 mins; November 22, 2023

Paul Morgan-Bentley - Equal Parenting & How Sharing the Load Can Help Career Progression

43 mins; November 16, 2023

🎧 #Throwback: Mary Ann Sieghart on the Authority Gap

42 mins; November 08, 2023

{CEO Series} Matthew Hayes - How to Combine CEO Life With Parenting Young Children

46 mins; November 02, 2023

{CEO Series} Laura Citron - Why the CEO Role is Perfect for Working Parents

45 mins; October 26, 2023

{CEO Series} Michelle Harrison - Does Society Think That Men & Women Are Equally Suitable to Lead? Findings from the Reykjavik Index.

54 mins; October 19, 2023

Dr Jasmin Islam - How to Set Boundaries & Ask for What You Need When Balancing Career & Family

40 mins; October 13, 2023

Kate Smith - How Small Steps Can Lead to Big Changes & Bringing Your Authentic Self to Work

53 mins; October 05, 2023

⚡️Monday Motivation: Alex Pang on Implementing a 4 Day Week

7 mins; October 02, 2023

Dominic Holmes - How to Resize a Client Facing Role from 5 to 4 Days

36 mins; September 28, 2023

⚡️ Monday Motivation: Jennifer Petriglieri - How to Work With Your Partner to Increase the Chances of Career Success

2 mins; September 25, 2023

Helen Gillett - How to Build a Board Career

38 mins; September 21, 2023

⚡️ Monday Motivation: Vanessa Bohns - How to Increase Your Chances of a Yes

2 mins; September 18, 2023

Lydia Leipert & Rebecca Zöller - How to Make Job Sharing Work

37 mins; September 14, 2023

⚡️ Monday Motivation: Anita Kerwin-Nye - How to Combine a Big Career & Small Children

3 mins; September 11, 2023

Drake Peabody - How to Network to Support Your Career Development

43 mins; September 07, 2023

Karen Dillon - Overcoming Microstress: How Little Things Can Pile Up & Create Big Problems & What to Do About It

49 mins; August 31, 2023

🎧 Throwback: Dr Jennifer Petriglieri on How Dual Career Couples Make it Work

51 mins; August 24, 2023

🎧 Throwback: Fiona McDonnell on Finding a Work/Life Rhythm

48 mins; August 17, 2023

🎧 Throwback: Nick Wilkie on Taking Career Breaks as a CEO

42 mins; August 10, 2023

🎧 Throwback: Lucy Walker on How to Become a Non-Executive Director

33 mins; August 03, 2023

🎧 Throwback Episode: Mother Pukka on Flexible Working

39 mins; July 27, 2023

Ashley Quinto Powell - Practical Strategies for Selling Yourself When You're a Busy Working Parent

37 mins; July 13, 2023

Children Starting School? Practical Tips for Ambitious Working Parents

47 mins; July 06, 2023

Polly MacKenzie - How to Drive Change & Create Powerful Policies for Working Parents

37 mins; June 29, 2023

Christian Uhle - How to Find Meaning in Both Life & Work

57 mins; June 22, 2023

Ann Crumley - Compassionate Leadership & Being Human at Work & How Being a Working Parent Has Changed in the Last 30 Years

47 mins; June 15, 2023

Helen Gillett - How to Move a Full Time Job to 3 or 4 Days Without Exhausting Yourself in the Process & Choosing Work Purposefully

47 mins; June 08, 2023

John Higgins - Unlocking the Power of Silence: Creating Inclusive Workplaces and Balancing Work-Life Dynamics

46 mins; May 25, 2023

Helen Stenhouse & Alison Hilton (People Puzzles) - What Really Holds Employers Back From Offering Flexibility at Work & What Can Be Done About It

41 mins; May 18, 2023

Tobi Asare - How to Negotiate a Pay Rise & Avoid the Part-Time Penalty & Practical Tips to Show Your Value at Work

41 mins; May 10, 2023

Jessica Heagren - The Careers After Babies Report & Why Businesses Are Not Holding On To Talented Women After They Have Children

45 mins; May 03, 2023

Compilation Episode – Practical Tips for Parents Working in the NHS

50 mins; April 26, 2023

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