2019 was probably one of the most challenging years of my life so far. I returned to my investment banking job after a year off, leaving my daughter in the care of a nanny while I worked hard to re-establish my position in the team, headed by a new boss. I felt like I had Read More
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2019- It’s a wrap
When I had my end of year appraisal with my boss a few weeks ago I tried to lighten up the mood by starting the meeting with “well I’m glad this year is over!” (Yeah I know, I should have been a comedienne 😆.) I wasn’t kidding, but I was (primarily) referring to the personal Read More
Diary of a career mum – a week of my (crazy) life
I often refer to my life as being a bit crazy right now, trying to combine a full time investment banking job, being a mum to my 22-month old daughter while being 6-months pregnant with my son. So to shed some light on how my life actually looks like on a daily basis, I kept Read More
The highs and lows of my life as a pregnant career mum
On a good day I feel like a rockstar – the geeky type in a suit and wiping bottoms after work – but a rockstar nevertheless. I might have placed a successfully round of calls to my international clients, had interesting debates in meetings and received good feedback, and ticked off more things off my Read More
The most inspiring pep talk I’ve received as a career mum
I recently attended a training course called “How to make an impact in meetings” which I had thought would be very relevant to me since I’m in a client facing role in investment banking. The intensive, one-day course was lead by Esther Stanhope who, in my opinion, is a brilliant public speaker and an influencer Read More
Career mama pregnant- again
May 25th 2019. I survived (and enjoyed!) the huge life change of becoming a mother and taking a year long career break. I even survived going back to my investment banking career and leaving my toddler in the care of a nanny – although there were many days I thought I couldn’t do it anymore Read More
Career Mama? Tips on how to make it work
“After a baby, don’t bounce back. Bounce forward.” (Tiffiny Hall, Ted Talk) Now that I’ve survived my first three months back in investment banking after the 13-month career break also known as the maternity leave, I wanted to share what has helped me get through this rather testing period and how I intend to go forward. Read More
New home fitness routine – from BBG to BAM
If you’ve been following me for a while you’ll know that I’ve found the last couple of months quite tough. I genuinely thought that this autumn would be a breeze compared to the first half of the year when Maia was still a small baby, we were renovating our house and even got married! But life Read More