👀 Scroll for parent-friendly business news, events + funding opportunities – but first...
A NOTE FROM AMY
💌 My invitation to you...
I've been called to put something accessible, inclusive and community focused out there — in addition to my regular podcast and the social impact focused Changemaker Program. To help parents navigating entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids.
Because you are rarely alone but you may still feel lonely.
It's hard to do life and work differently.
It would be amazing if communities around the world looked after the needs of parents and their families well. But the reality is, you sometimes need to create what you wish existed.
So here we are, in 2025 and I'm relaunching the Mixing Babies And Business™ Community! To host a more supportive virtual village than you may have access to in your local area.
Join us for $25 CAD at any time throughout the year but you'll get the most out of it if you join us before our first online meetup on Friday, February 14th.
You'll receive access to a private monthly podcast, community, resources and quarterly virtual meetups to carry you through to the end of this year. The online portal will host the private podcast, event replays and resources.
🌏 SAVE THE DATES: Community virtual meetups ⬇️
- Friday, February 14th
- Friday, May 16th
- Friday, August 15th
- Friday, November 14th
Spend time with the ones you love while investing in yourself...more parent-friendly professional development to keep you going.
👀 Showing my face more: BTS @ HQ 🚼📊
I'm not one to jump on the trends but when the pre school pickup inspo strikes you gotta roll with it.
Trying not to take myself too seriously these days – this one is a day in the life of a parent AND podcast host: Welcome to Amy Land as our oldest calls it.
👀 Scroll for parent-friendly business news, events + funding opportunities – but first...
You can expect a lot more video, visibility, webinars and other more accessible virtual mediums and means of communication from me over the coming year...
And it will largely be based on the following things I rely on and work around as I create:
- my intuition and gut instincts
- my own personal brand of weirdness
- the way I like to live AND embody my values
- the astrology of the moment
- lunar cycles and seasonal tracking
- learning how to do life, work and parenthood, with brain injury and other invisible disabilities
That last one has been a new development after our youngest child and I were in a car accident in 2023 and it's something I've been trying to respect and accommodate.
But to be completely honest, it's been a difficult period and if I didn't have all of the above tools and strategies, I don't believe I would be where I am today.
And I am grateful:
- I know how to listen to my body
- I've been building my intuitive strengths over the years
- my worth isn't solely defined by 'my work'
- I began advocating for myself and others years ago, starting small, scrappy and simple
- our previous adventures took us to so many amazing places and we've connected with so many souls around the world (no regrets on moving countries 4 times!!!)
As I relearn how to travel, convert my existing work into digital-first, embrace a more consistent art practice and LET GO of a LOT of parenting and life expectations...I am becoming a student and experimenter once again.
If any of the above topics no longer speak to you, I understand if you'd like to part ways and unsubscribe from these emails.
BUT if you're on board with learning more, integrating the woo, weird and wonderful into the way you work, live and parent – I will be featuring and integrating it into what I continue to share going forward.
And do tell me what you're curious to know!?
Hit reply and share what you've been up to.
The ride of life you've been on over the past few years.
The ways in which you've come face to face with yourself.
Or been challenged to embrace a different path or approach to where you'd like to go.
✨ Have a great weekend / keep going 🐌
– Amy Lynch (+ Family)
Founder + Podcast Host
YouTube Subscribe // LinkedIn // IG @mixingbabiesandbusiness
PARENT-FRIENDLY BUSINESS NEWS / OPPORTUNITIES / EVENTS
Not sponsored ->>> simply spreading the word and business goodness for parents like you:
- RESEARCH: Read the Diversity Institute's Impact Report for 2024 via their LinkedIn post
- RESEARCH: Read the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub's (WEKH) latest report See it. Be it.: A Showcase of Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs.
- FUNDING: Kat Gabrielle has curated $2M+ in funding opportunities for Black, LGBTQ+, Women-Owned Businesses via a LinkedIn post
- APPLY: The Firehood partnering with DMZ for the third annual Women Innovation Summit taking place March 6, 2025 – apply to pitch your business to Firehood Angels – apply for the DMZ Women of the Year Award before Sunday January 19th
- STARTUP: Rise is offering their FREE 8-week Peer Supported Startup Program (PSSP) for people 30+ and interested in self-employment, small business ownership, or starting a side hustle for some extra cash – the program starts Monday, January 20th – and you may qualify for a $300 start-up grant upon graduation!
- STARTUP: London Small Business Centre is hosting a FREE online Starting a Small Business Seminar on Tuesday, January 28th
- NETWORKING: PSA from Jennifer Stojkovic via LinkedIn, 'Women's History Month is less than 60 days away. Start planning your budget now.' I've shared a FREE no-opt in resource for corporates and event planners to create more parent-friendly and inclusive events / spaces / experiences – it's from 2018 but still relevant today.
- NETWORKING: I went on a coffee date IRL with Michaela Alexis this week and she *almost* bailed on me...but she didn't and then she wrote about it via LinkedIn. We chatted intuition, sensory needs, toddler sleep (or lack thereof), family life and never covered work – revolutionary, I know. Let this be a reminder to go out into the wild, meet other parents and be yourself.
- CAREER: Upcoming FREE webinar from my LinkedIn friend and Director of Product at Pinterest, Tamara Hinckley (and a fellow parent), about setting boundaries at work as a new parent on Thursday, January 23rd
- CAREER: Alex Morgan and Tiffany Scott have shared their journey hosting and producing the Mambition Podcast, which they said has taken about nine months to grow (much like a baby) via a LinkedIn post – tune into their interview with me from 2024 via Spotify EP#038 – From Accident To Activist
- CAREER: Lauren Currie, Founder of UPFRONT (and fellow parent) is hosting a FREE Visibility Bond – an online program which lasts a few weeks (I'm signed up!) – join their confidence revolution for 10 million women before the access closes on Friday, February 7th
- WELLNESS: Sheena Brady, Founder of Tease and Founders Fund (and a fellow parent) has shared her 'Top 3 Wellness Trends to Watch in 2025' via a LinkedIn post and I chimed in with some astrology/HD/intuitive and seasonal living ones
As always, thank you for reading, supporting this work and advocating for the needs of parents in business settings!
P.S. Keep showing up (as and when you can). It all matters.
More from Mixing Babies And Business™:
- Join the Community in 2025
- Waitlist for the Changemaker Program in 2025
- Explore my digital resource hub
- Tune into the podcast on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Website
- Connect with me on LinkedIn
- Book a call to chat about your journey mixing babies and business
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