Adding motherhood to a multi-hyphenated list of roles with Entrepreneur, CEO, Investor and Author, Hitha Papelu

On this episode, Liz and Amanda are talking with Hitha Papelu about her multi-hyphenate endeavors as a writer, entrepreneur, speaker, CEO, mom, and more. Following a career-defining year, Hitha reflects on her greatest accomplishments and offers a transparent look at areas of growth that she plans to work on in the new year. Hitha shares about her new book and how she manages her multiple entrepreneurial roles – and motherhood! Liz, Amanda, and Hitha talk about goal-setting, morning rituals,  the importance of technology breaks, and her favorite mom hacks.

 

  IN THIS EPISODE:

• [00:01] Hitha Papelu Introduced
• [02:50] Talking about her new book
• [04:30] Balancing career and personal life
• [07:57] Mixing family and work
• [12:17] Goal Check
• [17:18] How motherhood changes you
• [21:21] Hitha’s greatest accomplishment
• [24:00] Thoughts on being an influencer
• [28:27] Hitha’s signature style
• [32:53] What have you done for you lately?
• [37:49] Latest obsessions
• [41:29] Mom hack

LINKS:

Find Hitha: 

https://www.instagram.com/hithapalepu/

https://hitha.substack.com

Get her book: We’re Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris

Get her book: How To Pack

Find Liz:

https://thenewyorkstylist.com/

https://instagram.com/thenewyorkstylist

Find Amanda:

https://www.amandamintz.com/

https://www.instagram.com/amandamintz/

Follow #MomGoals The Podcast:

https://www.instagram.com/momgoalsthepodcast/

 

BIO:

Hitha is a consummate multi-hypenate - an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and speaker. 

As CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, she oversees financing, partnerships, and strategy for the company. She is currently raising the company's Series A round and developing the commercial strategy for their lead product, RHO-11.

A partner in Adama Ventures (her family office), she has invested in innovative companies primarily founded by women (MM.LaFleur, Girls' Night In, Brightland, and Heymama among them). 

Hitha's longtime blog, Hitha On The Go, established her as an authority on lifestyle topics and gave way to her book (How To Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip), collaborations with leading brands (Delta, Headspace, and Google), and a highly engaged Instagram following and newsletter. She curates the Webby-honored #5SmartReads every weekday and hosts a popular Ask-Me-Anything every week on her Instagram. Her podcast, 1 Smart Thing (#1smartpod), goes deeper on these topics twice a week.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• How do you do it all? You don’t. The only way you do it all is you don't do it all at the same time. Prioritize one to two things you could do very well and let a lot of the other stuff go.
• Everyone has goals. How you choose to pursue them is on you. So often women minimize their goals and dreams. Bring the people in your life – who want to support you – along on the journey as you pursue your goals. Ask for help or tell them what you want to do and let them offer help. 
• Life is short and your style is going to change. Never stop rediscovering your style and what you want to wear.
• Stop diminishing art that is created by women for women, or let it be treated as less than. Not all women’s stories have to be tortured or a struggle. Let’s celebrate women’s happiness, too.
• Mom hack: Ask your kids what snack they want the night before, put it on a sticky note as a reminder to you and accountability to you kids. And set the table for breakfast the night before to save yourself time.
• Hitha’s challenge: Get offline this holiday season and figure out who you are. Reacquaint yourself with how you define yourself and how you want to be defined.
• Create micro rituals for your morning and start the day off doing something for yourself – like reading a book, meditation, or yoga.