What are the conversations that truly make a difference for working parents?

In this episode of It’s Good to Talk, I turn the tables on Anna Johnstone, executive coach, founder of The Female Career, and host of the podcast of the same name.

Anna shares her journey from global corporate roles in Europe to returning home to New Zealand and building a business dedicated to lifting women up in their careers, and the conversations she wishes she’d had.

We speak about:

· The gritty, practical advice that helped Anna navigate life as a working parent.

· Why investing in childcare is also an investment in your career.

· The importance of being proactive about kids getting sick (and why you need backups to your backups!).

· The role of honest conversations, with partners, employers, and friends, in avoiding burnout.

· What dads need when it comes to having “their people” and joining these conversations too.

· How boundaries, support networks, and courageous asks can help women thrive at work and at home.

Resources Discussed

· The Female Career: https://www.thefemalecareer.com/

· The Female Career Podcast: https://www.thefemalecareer.com/podcast/

Connect with Emma

This podcast was funded and created by Emma Mclean, the founder of Works for Everyone.

Emma Mclean is a mum of three and founder of Works for Everyone, a professional development business that partners with NZ's leading corporates to help them retain and grow their working parent talent. She does this through innovative leadership programmes, executive coaching and keynote speaking. She founded her business in 2019 following a 20-year career in corporate strategy where she experienced first-hand how hard it was to have a career and a family.

As an impatient optimist when it comes to system change, she launched her successful podcast “How to Smash the Motherhood Penalty” in 2023 where she talks to humans who are actively working to change the system that creates financial penalties that only mothers pay. And in 2024 she launched the first NZ Part Time Power List – to shine a light on those senior roles in NZ that are career building, not side stepping." To work with Emma or enquire about speaking – [email protected] www.worksforeveryone.co.nz https://www.instagram.com/worksforeveryone/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-mclean-9176217/