038: Women Mentorship with Kari Clark

Parent Driven Development Episode 038: Women Mentorship with Kari Clark from Uplift Parents Welcome, Kari Clark! Kari is the founder Uplift Parents, a coaching service for working moms. She previously worked at Google for 8 years, invented their live case product, and co-created many other products. Kari has two kids and believes that they both made her a better at her job! Interviewing over 100 women, all at the top of their field, Kari breaks down the common threads in successful working moms and how we all can amplify our lives. These are the best tips for working moms! 00:50 Welcome, Kari Had two kids during her time at google Became incredibly focused after kids Interviewing women at the top of their fields (all moms) and created Uplift 02:50 What was the trend of working moms from home and in the office? There is success in many ways Common trend, perspective, empathy and efficiency 04:45 Ruthless efficiency Make more of your time Details are huge after having kids OCD tendencies?! 7:35 How to balance efficiency with rest Uplift offers group or individual coaching sessions and encourages users to get off the hamster wheel and take time to reflect and make sure they are aligned with their path. Take time to savor your coffee, smell the flowers, and remember what’s important! Your careers are long, your kids are only very young for a short time 12:08 Enjoying work-life balance Feeling fulfilled from work, unapologetically, especially for women Creating intentional boundaries to spend time with family 14:10 Pushback from women mentorship Difference between mentorship and coaching Everyone has a nutritionist, trainer, and other specialists, why would you not have one on motherhood?? Networking was the number 1 thing that got cut in women’s career post kids 19:50 Not parenting advice, working mom advice New life changes encourage new life habits Uplift promotes big changes 2nd kid offers ease for moms and promotes big changes! 24:30 Moms and dads treated differently Dads are praised more than moms 25:40 Best “Zone Defense” tips for working moms Be kind to yourself! Logistical tip - be creative in how you delegate things Be comfortable with giving your kids responsibility, most will rise to the challenge Assign responsibilities for each partner, and trusting that they are taking care of it 34:20 How to delegate More intentionality behind choices Uplift encourages conversations about household tasks, etc Do you enjoy it? If not, delegate 39:10 Mom data from Uplift Parents 41:15 Genius / Fail moments Kwu’s son falls down the stairs :( Chris takes his son to The Lion King and forgets all diapers… Kari genius/fail combo on his son’s new school schedule Josh realizes he needs help with guiding his daughter academically, but his daughter is totally on board and cooperative #genius #win Allison’s daughter is extra exploratory and discovers essential oils! Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected]. Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com. Support us via Patreon and get access to our our Slack Community. *As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Panel KWu Allison McMillan Chris Arcand Josh PuetzSpecial Guest: Kari Clark.