Nxt Gen Hotels - Balancing motherhood with career progression and the misconceptions that impact female leaders in the industry with Jaime Simpson

Balancing motherhood with career progression and the misconceptions that impact female leaders in the industry with Jaime Simpson

06/16/22 • 42 min

We are back with another episode of Your Next Generation Hotel Podcast and we promise this is one of the best yet!
This week we sit down with Jaime Simpson General Manager at Jumeirah Group / Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts to discuss balancing motherhood with career progression, the misconceptions that impact female leaders in the industry and both the challenges and learnings Jaime has had over the years of finding work-life balance.
Jaime is one of the industry's most influential leaders, not only has she been named as one of the Middle East’s Top 25 Power Women, she is also passionate about inspiring young women to strive in their careers alongside motherhood, make sure you listen in to hear Jaime share her incredible and inspirational journey in the industry so far.

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