S2, Ep1 - The Child Food Mogul, Annabel Karmel
06/13/23 • 51 min
This episode Olivia chats to child food royalty Annabel Karmel. If you have children, she needs no introduction, having created what can only be described as a child food revolution. Recognized as one of the leading female entrepreneurs of today, and with an MBE for her incredible work in the field of child nutrition, Annabel has paved the way globally over the last 30 years, for how families feed their kids through her best selling 47 recipe and cookbooks, her ready to go meals off the shelf, her new baby and toddler feeding app and through her partnerships with leisure groups and hotels all over the world. They say that some of the most pivotal changes in your life often happen after you go through the toughest of times - and that is true for Annabel. Her business was started as a legacy to her first child Natasha who tragically died from a viral infection at just 3 months old. And what a legacy that is.
I think what inspired me most about Annabel is her love for what she does, she was almost bouncing off her seat with enthusiasm for her business - and after 30 years of building her brand, that's quite an amazing feat.I also feel like there is this pressure for ambitious women to never stop working, a constant need to prove and achieve, and when kids are thrown into the mix, sometimes that just needs to take a pause for a while so you can be truly present as a mother if that's what you need and want at that time. It doesn't mean you lose the ambition, it doesn't mean your career and progression will stop there. Annabel proves this and demonstrates so wonderfully that you can be present as a mother, take a pause, and then go on to create a successful global business once your kids are a little less demanding of your time. The best of both worlds if you ask me!
Guest: Annabel Karmel
Website: https://www.annabelkarmel.com/
IG: @annabelkarmel
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Get in touch: [email protected]
Website: https://ifshecanican.my.canva.site/
IG: Olivia_brafman
Youtube/TikTok: @ifshecanicanpodcast
Music Production by: @digitalfarmanimals
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This episode Olivia chats to child food royalty Annabel Karmel. If you have children, she needs no introduction, having created what can only be described as a child food revolution. Recognized as one of the leading female entrepreneurs of today, and with an MBE for her incredible work in the field of child nutrition, Annabel has paved the way globally over the last 30 years, for how families feed their kids through her best selling 47 recipe and cookbooks, her ready to go meals off the shelf, her new baby and toddler feeding app and through her partnerships with leisure groups and hotels all over the world. They say that some of the most pivotal changes in your life often happen after you go through the toughest of times - and that is true for Annabel. Her business was started as a legacy to her first child Natasha who tragically died from a viral infection at just 3 months old. And what a legacy that is.
I think what inspired me most about Annabel is her love for what she does, she was almost bouncing off her seat with enthusiasm for her business - and after 30 years of building her brand, that's quite an amazing feat.I also feel like there is this pressure for ambitious women to never stop working, a constant need to prove and achieve, and when kids are thrown into the mix, sometimes that just needs to take a pause for a while so you can be truly present as a mother if that's what you need and want at that time. It doesn't mean you lose the ambition, it doesn't mean your career and progression will stop there. Annabel proves this and demonstrates so wonderfully that you can be present as a mother, take a pause, and then go on to create a successful global business once your kids are a little less demanding of your time. The best of both worlds if you ask me!
Guest: Annabel Karmel
Website: https://www.annabelkarmel.com/
IG: @annabelkarmel
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Get in touch: [email protected]
Website: https://ifshecanican.my.canva.site/
IG: Olivia_brafman
Youtube/TikTok: @ifshecanicanpodcast
Music Production by: @digitalfarmanimals
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The goal is that we can inspire more women to not be forced out the workplace and instead storm into those C-Suites, defy the odds and never give up on their professional dreams-babes in arm and sanity in tact.
Meet the Host: Olivia Brafman
Pregnant and scared that the start of her dream to have a family would mean the end of her career ambitions and sanity - Olivia wanted to figure out how others have done it and show that, although not easy, it is possible. Wellness business expert and #WomanInTech by day, Podcast Host by night.
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S2, Ep2 - The Award Winning Researcher, Christine Armstrong - How to make work, work for you.
Has your job ever felt too much, that you’ve wanted to just walk out and quit?
Christine Armstrong did exactly that, with two kids, mounting childcare costs and a mortgage! It just got too much to juggle it all. That act of despair eventually lead her down an amazing new career path - working out, how to make work, work.
Christine is, in her words, obsessed with research into the world of work. She writes, speaks and vlogs on what the trends and data tell us is and isn’t working, from new models of leadership to what 'flexibility' and 'work life balance' really means. She was recently named 6th out of the top 50 Future of Work Influencers in the world. Her personal experience became the catalyst to her writing her book ‘The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish)’, published by Bloomsbury. The book is based on six years of interviews with working parents, employers, leadership experts and carers and was a finalist in the Business Book UK awards 2019. Surely no one is more qualified than Christine to talk on this subject? I'm sure you’ll agree that she has a superpower in communicating her research and data in a way that is totally captivating. Every business deserves a Christine to help transform it!
This episode she shares her wisdom and amazing story.
Check out Christine’s website: www.armstrongpartners.co.uk if you’re interested in working with her and her team, and to subscribe to her newsletter.
You can also subscribe to Christine’s weekly vlog on YouTube.
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Get in touch: [email protected]
Website: https://ifshecanican.my.canva.site/
IG: Olivia_brafman
Youtube/TikTok: @ifshecanicanpodcast
Music Production by: @digitalfarmanimals
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