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Khristine Cariño: Founder of Empower.Mom

Release Date: 04/19/2022

Nadine Bartenschlager & Catherine Niebuhr: Marketing Director NIVEA Germany CH (Jobshare)

Jobsharing And Beyond

I welcome Nadine Bartenschlager and Catherine Niebuhr as my guests today. Nadine was born & raised in Berlin and Catherine in Frankfurt. Both have a Master's degree in business with marketing specializations. They started working with Beiersdorf 20 years ago and have had successful marketing careers for the NIVEA brand in global, regional and local roles. Nadine and Catherine have been in leadership positions for more than 10 years. They are both mothers of young children and have explored working full-time, part-time and now as jobsharers after starting their families. How to connect...

Aaron Merlin Defort: Job sharing & extended paternal leave

Jobsharing And Beyond

My guest today is Aaron Merlin Defort. Aaron will talk about many aspects of the future of work with me. From job sharing, taking extended parental leave as a dad, gender equality as well as transferable skills from having lived in many different countries. Aaron is part of the management team of the Center of Digital Technology and Management while writing his Ph.D. focusing on social networks and social capital in entrepreneurial ecosystems. How to reach out to Aaron: What we spoke about on the show: 1:29 Where are you calling in from? 2:13 Professional background 5:21 Transferable...

Suzanne Brown: Mompowerment

Jobsharing And Beyond

My guest is Suzanne Brown today. Suzanne is a work-life balance speaker, consultant and award-winning author, and founder of Mompowerment. She helps companies and working moms to create great work-life balance. How can you connect with Suzanne: LinkedIn: Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: Website: What we spoke about: 1:14 Where Suzanne is calling in from 2:36 Start of Mompowerment 5:55 Interviews with 100+ professional part-time working moms 8:46 Surprising aspects from the interviews 14:07 How has the pandemic changed work-life balance? 17:36 Where will the Future of Work be in 5-10...

Maggy Pigott: How To Age Joyfully

Jobsharing And Beyond

Maggy Pigott is returning as my guest today. Maggy is a job sharing pioneer! She job shared with her partner for 23 years across 7 positions and retired at a joined chief executive level and received together with her partner a CBE for her efforts regarding job sharing. Today, we will also talk about flexible work in the context of another passion in Maggy’s life, “aging well”. Maggy wrote the book “How to Age Joyfully: Eight Steps to a Happier, Fuller Life”. How to connect with Maggy: LinkedIn: Twitter: Twitter: Website: Our previous podcast episode together: What we...

Julia Koller & Silke Schank: Jobsharing Managers in Finance

Jobsharing And Beyond

My guests are Julia Koller and Silke Schank today. Julia and Silke are jobsharing managers in finance at Daimler Truck AG in Germany. Their flexible work model enables them to also be a career and systemic coach (Julia) and a mindfulness trainer (Silke) besides their finance position. Silke and Julia’s leadership philosophy is that more voices make a stronger whole. Trust is their foundation and they act as one, taking out complexity in that manner. How to contact Silke & Julia: What we spoke about during the episode: 1:37 Where are you calling in from? 3:42 Professional...

Eva Dienel & Christine Bader: The Life I Want

Jobsharing And Beyond

The guests on today's show are Eva Dienel and Christine Bader. Eva is a freelance writer, editor and communications consultant with 25 years of experience telling stories that matter. She is the founder of The Life I Want story telling project and Christine has been a contributor to it from 2019 to 2022. Christine is a TED and TEDX speaker, book author, was Amazon’s former director of social responsibility and has been teaching students at multiple universities. How to connect with Eva & Christine: Eva Dienel: LinkedIn: Twitter: Christine Bader: LinkedIn: Twitter: The Life...

Siran Cao: CEO & Co-founder of Mirza

Jobsharing And Beyond

Siran Cao is the CEO & Co-Founder at Mirza. She is on a mission to close the gender pay gap through human centered technology and AI that creates equitable futures. She was an early Uber employee, is an experienced leader, and is driven by systems change. How to find Siran on social media: LinkedIn: Twitter: Instagram: What we spoke about: 1:47 Start of Mirza 4:37 Why did you pick the name "Mirza"? 7:55 Why is financial empowerment your North star? 9:35 Retain caregivers in the workforce 14:57 Younger generations helping support the gender pay gap 24:37 Future of Work...

Solo Episode: Flexible work

Jobsharing And Beyond

Inspired by the wonderful Aoife O'Brien and her solo episodes on her podcast "Happier at Work" I have created this solo episode! In this special episode I talk about about flexible work and in particular why we still have a very long way to go regarding part-time work as well as remote & part-time work in North America and beyond. In the episode I also invite you, my listeners to contemplate some of your views about part-time work. I referred to several articles in the podcast: Happier at Work: Zurich UK: Salesforce: Air B’nB: Part-time jobs: ...

Brian Anderson: Co-Founder of Fathering Together

Jobsharing And Beyond

Brian Anderson is a husband and father to two spirited daughters that keep him inspired and exhausted every day. In his professional life, he has been a social worker, community organizer, university chaplain and interfaith leadership development consultant. As the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Fathering Together, he brings those experiences to empowering fathers to be agents for social change. He has worked with dads from a variety of backgrounds to help them achieve deeper relationships with their families and connections in their work and communities. He wears many hats, specifically...

Johanna Fink: Business Coach & Podcast Host "Leadership in Part-Time"

Jobsharing And Beyond

Johanna Fink works as a trainer and coach for part-time managers. She advises companies on how part-time leadership can be successfully implemented in the company. Previously, she worked for several years as a part-time executive in the media industry. With her work, she stands for a healthy mix of enthusiasm for the topic and pragmatism in implementation. She is able to open up new perspectives on part-time leadership for people, thus enabling innovative solutions. Johanna lives with her family in Germany. How contact Johanna: We talked about: 3:16 From radio station to...

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Khristine Cariño is the founder of Empower.Mom, Champion for Moms Returning to Work, community advocate and organizer, president and board member of The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology, dentist and Ambassador for Women in STEM at Immigrant Networks.

Khristine was recently featured in Canadian Immigrant as one of four Immigrant Women of Inspiration for pushing boundaries in science and technology.

Our conversation today focuses on Khristine’s work and advocacy for professionals, in particular moms who are returning back to paid work. We also talk about her work regarding women in STEM.

How to reach Khristine:

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khristine.carino/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KhristineCarino

What we talked about:

2:38 Founding of Empower.Mom

7:29 Transferable skills from unpaid work

9:57 Transferable skills from business to volunteering (and in reverse)

14:33 Advice for employers

18:58 More women in tech

25:52 Men in care professions

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