Charlotte Speak, founder of Power of the Parent, talks with parents about their experiences returning to work, shifts their careers have taken, why flexible working isn't a parent-only issue and much more.
S8 Ep4: Belonging and Identity in Multicultural or Global Families, and What That Means in the Workplace
Fiorenza Rossini is a career and leadership coach for working parents, a facilitator and cross-cultural trainer. She’s a champion of the ‘season’ narrative - the idea that we’re moving through different chunks of time in our lives that each have a variety of things needing our attention.
We also share an outlook that career growth doesn’t have to stop if you become a parent - it may look a bit different, but the idea we suddenly stop wanting to develop is a redundant one.
In this conversation we covered:
Why it’s not policies alone
Noticing the identity transition as a leader
How multicultural parents' sense of confidence, voice and fit can shift after children.
It was a great conversation with practical ideas and I think should take some mystery / worry out for line managers and leaders when it comes to supporting your teams!
And here are all the links mentioned in the episode:
Website (https://www.growinnow.com/)
Connect on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiorenza-rossini/)
Subscribe to Fiorenza’s newsletter (https://raisedandrising.substack.com/)
Connect on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fiorenza_rossini/)
3 Mar 2026
S8 Ep3: Pay Gaps with Michelle Gyimah
It’s a returning guest today - the magnificent Michelle Gyimah, who is an oracle when it comes to all things pay gaps.
The three things we covered were:
The big changes to pay gap reporting
Bracing yourselves for pay conversations
Consistency in pay conversations to minimise the loss of talent
Michelle takes us through a stroll of the realities of ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting and what it’s already starting to reveal, along with what the next 12-18 months are likely to look like when it comes to sharing data.
Something that sticks with me from Michelle’s expert insights is that we have to realise pay is no longer a private conversation, and an important reminder that we can enjoy our jobs and still want to be paid…who’d have thought?!
You can listen to the first episode Michelle recorded with me here: https://power-of-the-parent.com/power-of-the-parent-5-5-michelle-gyimah-equality-pays/ (https://power-of-the-parent.com/power-of-the-parent-5-5-michelle-gyimah-equality-pays/)
And, Michelle also has her own brilliant podcast, which you can find here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beyond-the-pay-gap-figure-with-michelle-gyimah/id1601188183 (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beyond-the-pay-gap-figure-with-michelle-gyimah/id1601188183)
17 Feb 2026
S8 Ep2: The Emotional Transition to Parenthood as an Employer with Sophie Fletcher
Today I’m joined by Sophie Fletcher, best selling author, award winning therapist and trainer. Sophie’s style and approach combines mindfulness and hypnosis with goal focused therapy.
We covered the realities to consider when you’re an employer and have a wealth of talent experiencing the life transition of becoming a parent. I was keen to explore what that actually looks like through different routes to parenthood, and some of the research Sophie shared was really interesting here.
The three things we covered were:
The identity shift begins in pregnancy
Partners need emotional tools too
The return to work phase is a transition for the nervous system
You can find out more about Sophie’s work and get in touch with her through her website: https://www.sophiefletcher.co.uk/ (https://www.sophiefletcher.co.uk/)
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S3 Ep3: Natalie Costa - Power Thoughts
Published 28 Jun 2022 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And yes, initially, you know, power thought started with me supporting children because I wanted to give children these tools. Why do we have to wait until our adult years? But over the years, I've also read that actually of us as parents and caregivers, we need these tools because we're still learning these tools. And so, yeah, definitely, you're not alone when you say, you know, that whatever the post is that that's for me because it's inside all of us, you know, and I often talk about the inner child and there are parts of us that we're still learning how to navigate the world of emotions and understanding our own thoughts and our own feelings and that we don't have to respond to everything we think or react to everything we feel. […]
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