E101: Going viral and leveraging it into a business with Amy Grilli, founder of Five Hour Club

Amy Grilli shares her inspiring journey from teacher to co-founder of Five Hour Club, a platform revolutionising flexible work for parents. Discover how her viral LinkedIn post sparked a movement, the importance of flexible careers for mums, and practical tips for balancing work and family.

Topics:

• The origin of Five Hour Club and its mission
• Amy's personal career journey and challenges as a mum
• The impact of her viral LinkedIn post and movement creation
• The importance of flexible, part-time, and remote work options
• Strategies for managing identity, ambition, and family responsibilities

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:46 The Challenge of Finding Flexible Work for Parents

04:29 Identity Crisis: Balancing Motherhood and Career

07:36 The Viral LinkedIn Pos

10:12 Creating the Five Hour Club

12:59 Building a Job Board for Flexible Careers

15:54 Working with Employers: Educating on Flexibility

18:35 Success Stories and Future Plans

24:32 The Role of Team Leadership in Success

25:41 Balancing Work and Parenting

28:53 Finding Identity and Joy in Motherhood

30:13 Navigating the Default Parent Dynamic

33:42 Intentional Parenting and Career Choices

40:16 Creating Opportunities for Parents in the Workforce

Links:

Website: https://www.bumptobusinessowner.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumptobusinessowner/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinepooley/

About Amy Grilli

Amy Grilli is the co-founder of Five Hour Club, a fast growing platform and movement rethinking how work works for parents.

Before that, Amy was a teacher, a literacy specialist, and then like so many women, she stepped back from her career to raise children, becoming what so many of us women and mums relate to as the default parent. After years out of traditional work, Amy found herself standing at the school gates, feeling like she no longer belonged in her professional identity. She even considered removing herself from LinkedIn entirely due to the shame of her career gap. Instead, she wrote a post.

That post went viral, reaching millions, sparking tens of thousands of conversations and revealing something powerful. This wasn't just Amy's experience. It was a global problem. From that moment, Amy and her co-founder Emma Harvey turned insights into actions, surveying thousands of parents launching a job board within two months and building Five Hour Club, a platform championing five hour careers designed to fit around school hours without compromising ambition.

In just one year, they've shaped over 140 roles partnering with forward thinking employers and starting to challenge the very structure of the nine to five.

Amy Grilli's Links:

Website: https://fivehourclub.com/

LinkedIn (Five Hour Club): https://www.linkedin.com/company/five-hour-club/

LinkedIn (Amy): https://www.linkedin.com/in/amygrilli/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fivehourclub/

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