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Listen "E19: "People shouldn’t underestimate themselves" with Susie Lodge from Wiki Places for Kids"
Episode Synopsis
Self confessed super connector, Susie Lodge is a proud Mum to 3 little ones and founder of 2 businesses - Wiki Places for Kids and the Wiki Mama Network. I think we can all relate to Susie’s description of screeching up to the office or to nursery pick ups constantly feeling like we’re on the back foot or in the wrong place. And we’ve all felt the romantic pull of setting up on our own - desperately seeking the freedom to choose how we manage our days and how we make our money. Wiki Places for Kids was established and Susie had taken a place on the NatWest accelerator programme ready to take the business to the next level when Covid happened and business activity basically shut down overnight. Susie was really honest about how hard she found lockdown, homeschooling 2 small children with a baby and the disconnection she felt as an extrovert stuck at home. Which led to her founding her next business - Wiki Mama network, a place for women to celebrate each other, build connections and network when they might not consider themselves natural “networkers”. Of course, I loved what Susie had to say about the value of networking: we all have a network whether we use that word to describe it or not and we should never underestimate our value and the value of our connections. We ended the conversation with Susie’s beautiful and wise words about boundaries, which really resonated with me - listen out for her jar analogy, I am going to get myself a Susie jar! TLDR: It’s essential to ask for help. Links: NatWest accelerator programme: https://www.natwest.com/business/business-services/entrepreneur-accelerator.html More on how I set boundaries with my clients: https://podfollow.com/1695056315 Website: www.bumptobusinessowner.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumptobusinessowner/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinepooley/ About Suzie Lodge and Wiki Places for Kids: Susie Lodge is the founder and director of Wikiplacesforkids, The Wiki Mama Network and is ALSO a consultant in Marketing, Events and Social Media. Not only that but Susie is also a radio presenter, days out specialist and content creator on social media. OH and lets not forget mummy to 3 CHILDREN and 2 dogs. Suzie’s Links: Website: https://wikiplacesforkids.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewikimama/ www.instagram.com/wikiplacesforkids_official/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susie-lodge-5b98b123/
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