042 | Encouraging innovation in young readers and learning from our kids with Rashmi Sirdeshpande | PT 1 Mixing Babies And Business™

PT 1: Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a mom of two and a lawyer turned children's author who loves taking big ideas and making them accessible and exciting for young readers. Her books have been recognized by BookTrust, listed in The Times/Sunday Times Best Children’s Books of the Year and she is a World Book Day author.

This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October.
THINGS WE TALK ABOUT:
Converting her home writing space into a homeschool room and YouTube studioWriting in the margins of her day and practicing time blockingDeciding to leave her law career to go to business school in search of more flexibilitySetting up a business with a friend, while having a baby and then deciding to close it downHow her children reintroduced her to her love of writing and booksEntering an online competition with Penguin Random House and the chain of events it set offThanks to Rashmi for taking part of her day to answer my questions about her writing workflow, entering into entrepreneurship and how she has set her life up to prioritize flexibility!
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 RASHMI SIRDESHPANDE
Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a mom of two and a lawyer turned children's author who loves taking big ideas and making them accessible and exciting for young readers. She writes non-fiction picture books that ignite children's curiosity, as well as fictional stories that crackle with imagination. Her books have been recognized by BookTrust multiple times, listed in The Times/Sunday Times Best Children’s Books of the Year 2020 and she is a World Book Day 2022 author.
CONNECT WITH RASHMI
Website rashmisirdeshpande.com
Twitter @RashmiWriting

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ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™
Where parenthood meets professional development:
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 features solo episodes from me covering my journey bringing my kids into business settings over the past seven years and guest interviews with business and community leaders, where we chat about all things parenthood, entrepreneurship, flexible and remote work with kids.

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