Annemiek Mensert: Shell Upstream International

Today I'm honoured to share the story of Annemiek Mensert, 43, who lives not far from me in The Hague, The Netherlands.  We met via our daughters - they are best friends at school.  Anne Sophie is 6 years old (as is my daughter, Isabella). I already greatly liked and admired Annemiek and recently have …

Eowyn Crisfield: Crisfield Educational Consulting (The Hague, The Netherlands)

Eowyn Crisfield is 44 years old and is the owner of Crisfield Educational Consulting.  She specialises in bilingualism, bilingualism in education and teacher-training. Based in The Hague, The Netherlands, she has three children: Maddie (12), Max (8), Kate (8) How long have you been in business? I started off very slowly, doing seminars a couple of times a …

Renee Veldman-Tentori – Zestee Social Media (The Hague, The Netherlands)

For five years, I've been collecting stories of those who balance family and work to publish on this as PP Profiles on this website, with the vision that by sharing experiences, we can all learn from each other and find better balance.  This project has happened in stops and starts, much due to the fact that …

Emmy McCarthy-Amsterdam Mamas (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

I'm really pleased to introduce Emmy McCarthy today, director of the Not for Profit foundation, Amsterdam Mamas.  I've had the pleasure of meeting Emmy several times and chatting with her regularly on Facebook.  She was also the inspiring keynote speech at the SPARK event I attended recently.   Almost 40 years old and mother of a …

Alena Kouzmenkov – LuxCars Development (Gold Coast, Australia)

This post is part of a series of Professional Parents Profiles where working parents around the world share their stories and experiences of family work balance.  Whether you own a business, would like to or work full or part time, you can share your story too!   Together, we can all share ideas and inspiration to find better balance. …

Francine Bell: Additive Free Kids (Perth, Australia)

This post is part of a series of Professional Parents Profiles where working parents around the world share their stories and experiences of family work balance.  Whether you own a business, would like to or work full or part time, you can share your story too!   Together, we can all share ideas and inspiration to find better balance. …

Alla Novochenok-Serhan – SuperYam and Friends (Sydney, Australia)

  This post is part of a series of Professional Parents Profiles where working parents around the world share their stories and experiences of family work balance.  Whether you own a business, would like to or work full or part time, you can share your story too!   Together, we can all share ideas and inspiration to find better …

Kate Christie – Time Stylers (Melbourne, Australia)

  This post is part of a series of Professional Parents Profiles where working parents around the world share their stories and experiences of family work balance.  Whether you own a business, would like to or work full or part time, you can share your story too!   Together, we can all share ideas and inspiration to find better …

Aimee Foster – Mum Amie (UK)

This post is part of a series of Professional Parents Profiles where working parents around the world share their stories and experiences of family work balance.  Whether you own a business, would like to or work full or part time, you can share your story too!   Together, we can all share ideas and inspiration to find better balance. …

Tiffany Mason – Mason Coaching and Consulting (New York, USA)

Tiffany Mason is 25 years old and lives in New York City.  She started Mason Coaching and Consulting a year ago and is expecting her first child in December 2015!  I love that Tiffany responded to my callout on Sourcebottle for working parents to share her perspective of being right at the beginning of this journey. …