Reimagining your career with multipreneur Blessing Adesiyan

“Within two weeks of leaving the workforce, I made my salary for the year” - Blessing AdesiyanBlessing Adesiyan is a mom of three and founder of the popular platform Mother Honestly and her new venture Villo. In this episode we explore what led her to leave her corporate career as a successful engineer to found not one but two startups focused on transforming the workplace for working mothers. We learn how she manages a busy life as an entrepreneur, raising three children and the advice she wants all working mothers to know. Have a question or comment? Email us at [email protected] discussed in this episode:Leaving a corporate careerI did not want to give up my spot at the tableI wasn't really aligning my ambition with my personal goals I felt like I had no choice Making entrepreneurship your careerI spend a lot of time putting that roadmap togetherBe strategic about how you're making the switchWithin two weeks of leaving the workforce, I made my salary for the year Integrating motherhood with your career ambitionsAmerica is very behind when it comes to parental leaveWe're gonna leave our careers to go touch groceries?There are so many systemic challenges women face in this country Resources Mentioned Mother Honestly (link)Villo (link)Eve Rodsky (link)Mom Congress (link)Moms in Office (link)The woman who wrote the viral 1,000 word job posting (link)Calm (link)Headspace (link)Motherly Podcast (link)The Daily Podcast (link)How I Built This with Guy Raz (link)Raising the Bar with Alli and Adrian (link)Career Contessa Podcast (link)