Life & Business Lessons From Mum, Founder & CEO Gabriela Hersham | Everyday Leadership Podcast

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 London’s 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. Gabriela’s Business: 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 ______________________________________________________________________ TIMESTAMP (Times are approximate) 02:30 What is Huckletree 4:00 Impact of Covid on Co-Working Space 06:15 Pivoting into the tech world from the film industry 08:00 Creating and running a business as a first-time founder 10:15 The good and bad side of being married to an entrepreneur 12:10 How Huckletree raised Series A funding 15:40 Developing a great relationship with your co-founder 17:30 Raising the initial investment to start the business 19:15 Lessons learnt from Huckletree journey 21:00 Creating a truly diverse workforce 24:00 What does leadership mean as the CEO 26:45 Declaring pregnancy to investors 28:45 Feeling like a second class citizen in the room as a woman in a room of investors 29:45 How being a mother has shaped the culture of Huckletree 34:00 Balancing mom guilt and reframing your mindset to look after yourself 37:30 Making Tic Tocs and why it’s important 42:00 Being the dumbest person in the room 45.40 Why having a great culture is important _________________________________________________________________ CONNECT WITH GUEST Twitter - https://twitter.com/gabrielahersham?lang=en Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriela-hersham-26b12565/?originalSubdomain=uk IG - https://www.instagram.com/gabrielahersham/?hl=en If you liked this episode, please share it with your friends / leave a comment - it goes a long way! ______________________________________________________________________ Subscribe using your favourite podcast app via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Deezer | Amazon Music | Google Podcast | Podchaser | Podcast Addicts | Listen Notes For feedbacks or inquiry: [email protected] We appreciate you and your support! #everydayleadership #mindsetshift