Finding Balance as an Entrepreneur with Sara Peck

This week I sat down with Sarah Peck to discuss the work life
balance, especially as a female in the entrepreneur world.


Sarah is a writer, startup advisor, and yoga teacher based in New
York City. She’s the founder and executive director of Startup
Pregnant, a media company documenting the stories of women’s
leadership across work and family. She hosts the weekly Startup
Pregnant podcast, and she and her partner in life and work are
the instigators behind More Women’s Voices, a website that
promotes women speakers and entrepreneurs. Previously, she worked
at Y Combinator backed One Month, Inc, a company that teaches
people to code in 30 days, and prior, as a writing and
communications consultant.


She’s a 20-time All-American swimmer who successfully swam the
Escape from Alcatraz nine separate times, once wearing only a
swim cap and goggles to raise $33k for charity: water. To date,
she’s written for more than 75 different web publications and and
has delivered speeches and workshops at Penn, UVA, Berkeley,
Harvard, Year of the X, Craft & Commerce, WDS, and more. One
recent viral essay, The Art of Asking, has been used across tech
companies and product teams to train teams in clear
communications. She’s currently writing a memoir of her
experience working in the tech startup world while she was
pregnant with her first kid.


HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:


How Sarah got into the startup world and what drives her

A big issue women run into when getting ahead in their
careers

The common thread Sarah sees throughout her audience

If it's possible to balance all that life throws at you

The connection between being a mess and a masterpiece

The naked truth about how Sarah raised $30K for charity

Going from scraping by to feeling financially secure

The real questions to ask yourself when evaluating the type
of work you are doing

Where the idea for Startup Pregnant came from

The financial agreement Sarah and her partner made while
navigating startups

How to enjoy parental leave for beyond the infant stage

The importance of being intentional when crafting and
building a business

A big research mistake people make when starting a business

How growing slow can be a really good thing for your business



LINKS WE MENTIONED ON THE SHOW


Y Combinator

Cheryl Strayed

Educated

An American Marriage

Laura Roeder



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