When I was 27 years old, I had my first child: SEEN Connects, an influencer marketing agency. For six years, I’ve grown the business internationally, opening offices in the UK and US and hitting £20m annual turnover.
In nearly four weeks, I’m going to take my longest break since I founded my firstborn to step away and become a mother – this time to an actual baby.
I’ve always wanted a family and have never shied away from speaking about that. But when I found out I was pregnant the joy came with the shivering realisation that a frank conversation with my investors was looming.
There are 39 million parents in the UK, so you’d think this wouldn’t be the case. However, only 5.5% of CEO positions around the world are held by women. This means 94.5% of CEOs will never face the hurdles that I’ve encountered over the past eight or so months....