S3 E14: "We can make it work, we just need to make it work" with Lauralee Whyte, founder of Spectrum Speakers
Episode description
TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of miscarriage
Lauralee Whyte had no ambitions to be a business owner; she started her business because once she’d seen the problem, she couldn’t unsee it. Spectrum speakers is a business with clear vision and values, launched after Lauralee asked herself, ‘am I contributing or am I being complicit’.
Having worked in the events industry for many years, Lauralee had felt the side-eye that comes from leaving work on time to make school pick up (by the skin of your teeth). Now she has built her business around her daughter. We can make it work, we just need to make it work.
Lauralee is incredibly honest in our conversation about her situation, her decision making process and some big questions that we as business owners, humans and mums have to keep asking.
Listen in for:
- The importance of building a network as a business owner
- The ceiling that women hit in events and almost every industry & how we can change that
- Lauralee's biggest shocks after becoming a mum
- How important it is for women to have financial independence
- Her biggest career wins and not so wins
- 3 tips if you want to start a business in the events industry
Links:
Website: www.bumptobusinessowner.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumptobusinessowner/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinepooley/
Lauralee Whyte's Links:
Website: https://spectrumspeakers.co.uk/