Leadership in Life & Business Founder & CEO Gabriela Hersham

In this episode, Gaby & I discuss the origins of Huckletree, picking the right co-founder, intentionally creating inclusive teams and why companies have no excuse, how being a parent has shaped the culture at Huckletree, balancing guilt as a mother, making time for you and your mental health. About Gabriela Hersham: Gaby is a mother, wife and Founder and CEO of Huckletree one of Londons original co-working spaces and credited as the woman who brought co-working to London. Huckletree now has eight communities in 4 cities, 3 countries and a team of 70 people. Gaby is a champion of women in business as well as actively campaigning for diversity in the VC/Tech world. An influential female founder within Londons technology ecosystem currently serving on the advisory board of several startup businesses and in her spare time?? she runs founder groups Join Huckletree - https://www.huckletree.com In the business of building community - by curating shared workspaces, offering pro-bono accelerator programs and delivering educational content for entrepreneurs Follow Gaby on social mediaTwitter - gabrielahersham Linkedin - Gabriela Hersham IG - Gabrielahersham In Episode 06 of EverydayDay Leadership, Gaby and I discuss (times are approximate): What is Huckletree - 02:30 secs Impact of Covid on Co-Working Space - 4:00 Pivoting into the tech world from the film industry - 06:15 Creating and running a business as a first-time founder - 08:00 The good and bad side of being married to an entrepreneur: 10:15 How Huckletree raised Series A funding - 12.10 Developing a great relationship with your co-founder - 15:40 Raising the initial investment to start the business - 17:30 Lessons learnt from Huckletree journey - 19:15 Creating a truly diverse workforce - 21:00 What does leadership mean as the CEO - 24:00 Declaring pregnancy to investors - 26:45 Feeling like a second class citizen in the room as a woman in a room of investors - 28:45 How being a mother has shaped the culture of Huckletree - 29:45 Balancing mom guilt and reframing your mindset to look after yourself - 34:00 Making Tic Tocs and why its important - 37:30 Being the dumbest person in the room - 42:00 Why having a great culture is important - 45.40 Subscribe using your favorite podcast app via Apple Podcasts Spotify Deezer Stitcher SPREAD THE WORD. LEAVE A RATING, REVIEW, AND FEEDBACK You can do this on the Apple podcast or on Sticher. Your ratings and reviews help us place the podcast in front of new leaders and listeners. I am always keen to get feedback so if you have any thoughts once youve listened to this interview just drop me an email at [email protected] I appreciate you and your support Connect with SopeWebsite | Youtube | Instagram | LinkedInDid you find this helpful? If you like this episode, please leave a review or share it with someone who could benefit from listening.  We’re always keen to get feedback so if you have any thoughts, send us an email at [email protected]