June Angelides on Making Careers Fit Motherhood, Getting an MBE and building The Portfolio Method

June Angelides MBE believes that what is meant for you will find you — but only if you make the space to let it. Growing up in Lagos, she arrived in the UK and built a career in finance that, on paper, made sense. It wasn't until her second maternity leave — when she found herself the first woman at Silicon Valley Bank's UK office to take mat leave, confronting a company with no infrastructure for mothers — that she understood what she was actually meant to build. Mums in Tech, the community she created to teach mothers to code, earned her an MBE. What followed was a portfolio that was always, deliberately, many things at once: venture and angel investing, advisory work, a column in the Financial Times, board seats, and now a debut book — a biography-come-love-letter to the grandmother who shaped her. She is interested in not just how we build successful careers but how we build ones we can actually sustain. June is an extraordinary friend, mother of 3  and one of very few senior black women in venture capital. She juggle A LOT with so much grace and intention - I wanted to know how she finds the balance and how she sees her journey so far. In this episode we cover:Growing up in LagosBeing the first woman at Silicon Valley Bank UK to take maternity leave The motherhood penaltyBuilding Mums in Tech & getting an MBE for it Starting The Portfolio Method to support people with portfolio careers Leaving full-time corporate life and sitting with the uncomfortable silenceHer grandmother's legacy and the book written in her honourMentions: Ejeka Jo by Ecstasy (her aunt and uncle's band) Mindset by Carol Dweck Links: https://www.instagram.com/juneangelides/This season of The Slow Down is sponsored by female-founded, greek swim and resortwear brand Kiohne. The Slow Down listeners can use code theslowdown for 20% off their first shop on www.kiohne.com Enter their world, explore their collection and buy beautiful pieces designed to be enjoyed while slowing down this summer.