041 | Transitioning to part-time and negotiating for flexibility as you return to work with Jane Downes | PT 3 Mixing Babies And Business™

PT 3: Jane Downes is a parent of four kids, a chartered accountant and the founder of Part-Time.ie, a flexible work recruitment website and Jane Downes Finance Talent, a specialist recruitment agency for the finance sector in Ireland.

This is the final of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October.
THINGS WE TALK ABOUT:
Relying on her processes to get her through the ups and downs of businessHow she's been looking after herself as a founder over the past few yearsWhat she wishes someone would have told her before becoming a parent and business ownerHow what she's working on is connected to the future she'd like to see for her childrenThanks again to Jane for taking the time to speak about all things parenthood, entrepreneurship and flexible work!

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We’re always happy to hear from you! Email: contact@mixingbabiesandbusiness.com
Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness:
For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids: http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources
Season 3 has been sponsored by the Startup Community Empowerment Fund, presented by Startup Canada, Mastercard Canada, Sovereign Insurance and UPS Canada.
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ABOUT JANE DOWNES
Jane Downes is a parent of four kids, a chartered accountant and the founder of Part-Time.ie, a flexible work recruitment website and Jane Downes Finance Talent, a specialist recruitment agency for the finance sector in Ireland. Having 20 years' experience working with a Big 4 firm, multinational and small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs), she spent a decade of her finance career in part-time roles. As a parent and company founder, she understands the desire parents have to re-skill and work flexibly around their families and aims to help people find the perfect role to fit around their lifestyle.

CONNECT WITH JANE
Websites part-time.ie and financetalent.ie
LinkedIn @JaneDownes
Facebook @parttimeIreland 

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ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™
I believe parenthood and professional development doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive.

As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers.

This podcast is the result of my journey over the past five years bringing my kids into business settings, hosting parent-friendly professional development events and during these times, it's my creative attempt to continue connecting you with industry leaders and guest experts who also happen to be parents.

Mini episodes are released on Tuesday and Friday covering all things entrepreneurship, flexible and remote w
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Did you enjoy this episode?
Please subscribe and leave a podcast review – it helps other parents find the podcast!

Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness
For parents interested in flexible and remote work with kids:
http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources

Thanks for joining me!