Female Founders: Work-life Balance, Pressure and Motherhood
The women founders of Digital Media Zone, Canada's top university business incubator—with Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO—discuss the many facets of starting and running a business today as a woman.
Among the topics covered, the women discuss time constraints and the pressure felt by female entrepreneurs—both in terms of day-to-day tasks and in terms of "timing" when to start a business and when or whether to start a family—as well as the many facets of striking a balance in their personal and professional lives.
"I believe in work-life integration: enjoying work and enjoying life at the same time because i see them as one," says Anna Hu, CEO of Brizi.
The women also talk about the importance of finding a good partner or supportive friends nad colleagues, pressures placed by companies for women to put off motherhood, pressure from loved ones to start a family and the expectation to work 24/7.
Businesswomen and experts in the conversation include:
- Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO—Follow Saunders and SheEO on Twitter.
- Caroline Rouben, CEO of Bombash—Follow Bombash on Twitter.
- Jaclyn Ling, CEO of Blynk—Follow Ling and Blynk on Twitter.
- Anna Hu, CEO of Brizi—Follow Hu and Brizi on Twitter.
- Lidia Bit-Yunan, co-founder of Set Scouter—Follow Bit-Yunan and Set Scouter on Twitter.
The DMZ is Canada's top university business incubator, open to tech startups worldwide. Learn more at their website, like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.