E5: "We shouldn't aspire to doing it all" with Danielle Wallington
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Show Notes
This week I'm speaking to Danielle Wallington - founder of, count 'em, THREE businesses and mother of two young boys. Danielle's request for flexible working was denied when it was time to return to her work as an events manager after the birth of her first child so she decided to go all in on Milk'N'Fizz, her first business. FLOCKHERE, Danielle's latest venture, an app connecting WFH women to places to work from and people to work with, launches in August.
I loved how honest Danielle was in our chat. She shared some great advice and experience on the practicalities of how to create a community and a business around it; the different routes to secure funding, and what she and One Direction have in common.
Danielle is also really honest about how difficult it is to run a business while also growing a family, where she feels the inevitable mum guilt, and why "doing it all" is not something we should be aspiring to.
I've been following Danielle from the start, pre Milk'N'Fizz even, and have loved her in person events with Kindred. As someone who works from home most of the time, I will definitely be signing up to her new platform FLOCKHERE https://flockhere.app/
Links:
Website: www.bumptobusinessowner.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bumptobusinessowner/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinepooley/
About Danielle:
Dannielle Wallington is a mum of two young boys, founder of The Kindred THE NON "NETWORKY" NETWORK & CO-WORKING COMMUNITY FOR FEMALE FOUNDERS AND also FLOCKHERE an exciting new app connecting you to places to work from + people to work with that is coming later this year.
It all started when Danielle had her first baby, with her job being within the Events Industry she found the industry so inflexible for a mother who wanted to return to work.
She left and started Milk'N'Fizz. From unforgettable evenings and workshops to blogger panels and expert advice, Milk'N'Fizz offered a new kind of 'social calendar'; a series of events inspiring mothers to help build and feel part of a community – a community set on banishing those feelings of isolation and loneliness that are often shared in motherhood.
This soon turned into The Kindred - a business she then completely pivoted and reached female founders online and supported them during a pandemic with online events, learnings, networking and workshops.
In 2022 Danielle launched a crowdfunding campaign for her business Flock Here, an app that is launching in August 2023.
Danielle's Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle_wallington_/ https://www.instagram.com/flock_here/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-wallington-22a13234