Ep 34: Rachel from Mama Hub on Leaving Corporate Life to Help Mums Find Their Village

Next of Kin The Podcast is back with season 2! I'm Emma, a British Expat, Mumpreneur and Mum of 1, living in Dubai, UAE, and this podcast follows along my own journey raising my daughter and starting my first business.
I am firmly in my Mumpreneur era, so season 2 is Career Season. Join me as I explore the collision between careers and motherhood. I'll be speaking to insightful guests, delving into practical tips and inspiring stories. All through the lens of Dubai expat life.
On today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking to Rachel Smylie the Founder of Mama Hub here in Dubai. I met Rachel at my very first Ripe Market for Next of Kin and we got chatting about how Mums here in Dubai could really do with everything being collated in one place. Well mere months later Rachel launched Mama Hub and we had a full circle moment, back at Ripe Market, when we collaborated on The Careers Club event.
On this episode we talk about the inspiration behind Mama Hub and Rachel's own Motherhood experience, moving to Dubai 7 months pregnant, comparing the care to the more formalized approach that she had received in Australia, and the impossible juggle of putting the kids to bed when you are meant to be on work calls, and how that ultimately led her to quit corporate life and go it alone.
The main reason that I asked Rachel to join me on the podcast is because I personally love Mama Hub! I take Bonnie to their FREE play dates most weeks and I eagerly anticipate the weekly roundup email. If you are a long-time listener, you'll know that last year I joked about how someone really needed to create a resource for freelance Mums in Dubai, and well, spoiler alert, it look's like Rachel has nailed it!
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Mama Hub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamahubdxb/
The Careers Club Events: https://nextofkin.ae/pages/events
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