Business After Baby Kirsty Fanton and Zafira Rajan

Kirsty Fanton and Zafira Rajan are back for this bonus edition of Business After Baby answering your questions about parenthood and business. They discuss how to navigate maternity leave while maintaining a successful membership program, how to make decisions about business and lifestyle changes while trying to conceive, and how to cope with the guilt of being away from your child or being distracted by work.

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Find Zafira online here: https://zafirarajan.com/


Find Kirsty online here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/


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Find a transcript of the show here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PkWheYPnVKBdUOPieanYht2panBdHchGJ62OpaX_Jmc/edit?usp=sharing

Everything changed after becoming a mother. We share how we used our pregnancies and maternity leave to plot a new course for our businesses, realign ourselves to match our mood and energy, and accommodate our new lives as parents. Kirsty tells the story of how she realized that her business no longer worked for her, and Zafira tells the story of how she used her break from work to tap back into her creativity. Ultimately, both of our businesses changed out of necessity and for the better.



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Submit your questions for the bonus Q&A episode here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/business-after-baby-qa 


Find Zafira online here: https://zafirarajan.com/


Find Kirsty online here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/


Buy us a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/babpodcast 


View a transcript of the episode here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gpEBvSpW8goKS5yJR7vb64WtDWuv5OfPImvtXaV7QLE/edit?usp=sharing

Here’s the story of how we found our groove in our businesses post-birth, how we came to appreciate our new normal as mothers, and some of the things we had to let go of in order to find peace and be successful. 



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Submit your questions for the bonus Q&A episode here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/business-after-baby-qa 


Find Zafira online here: https://zafirarajan.com/


Find Kirsty online here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/


Buy us a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/babpodcast 


Find a transcript of this episode here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VDN0uYHsU1IcrLugx6H-Uxr8h_-g0xUBNlDno-tvSfU/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode, we discuss the rocky transition back into our businesses following our pregnancies and the new identities, needs, and lack of sleep that come with having a baby. We also share what worked for us, what didn't, and some insights for new moms preparing to face the same issues.



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Submit your questions for the bonus Q&A episode here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/business-after-baby-qa 


Find Zafira online here: https://zafirarajan.com/


Find Kirsty online here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/


Buy us a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/babpodcast 


View the transcript of this episode here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gWmTtmLz9AVXdvlrGkcZ_rS1DZPrFOpU0cvL3ESkVe0/edit?usp=sharing

Here’s everything you need to know about our birth stories. We give you all the details and let you know the challenges we faced caring for our newborns and trying to maintain our businesses. Everything from colic crying to trying to find a care provider. We go over everything. 

Most importantly, we talk about how giving birth has made us rethink our support systems and the kind of support needed to be successful mothers and business owners. 



References: 


Submit your questions for the bonus Q&A episode here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/business-after-baby-qa 


Find Zafira online here: https://zafirarajan.com/


Find Kirsty online here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/


Buy us a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/babpodcast


View of a transcript of the episode here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BSD19Qd_jMM9QeREl6mId4lCx9sCTBR3/view?usp=sharing

No matter how hard we tried, nothing prepared us for managing our businesses during pregnancy. 

Hosts Kirsty Fanton and Zafira Rajan, two expert copywriters and online business owners, discuss becoming pregnant, planning for maternity leave, and the realities that struck them and their businesses during the process.



References: 


Submit your questions for the bonus Q&A episode here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/business-after-baby-qa 


Find Zafira online here: https://zafirarajan.com/


Find Kirsty online here: https://www.kirstyfanton.com/


Buy us a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/babpodcast 


Find a transcript of the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pEtHmtIWoee7DYy2iu1bXc3amD5q1FnKe4hmkjaqtEc/edit?usp=sharing