043 | Encouraging innovation in young readers and learning from our kids with Rashmi Sirdeshpande | PT 2 Mixing Babies And Business™

PT 2: 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 second of three mini episodes of our conversation, which took place in October.
THINGS WE TALK ABOUT:
Relearning how to be creative as a writer after leaving her law practiceBringing her whole self to her work and being okay with making mistakesShowing up as she is for different events with school age audiencesWhat we can learn from how children treat each other and themselves Fostering a sense of curiosity and innovation in young readers as it relates to entrepreneurshipTesting out new ideas and incorporating feedback from her kidsThanks to Rashmi for taking part of her day to answer my questions about getting comfortable with making mistakes, showing up as herself and testing out new ideas with her audience.

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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™
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 work wi
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http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources

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