023 | Developing a business playbook as a new parent and founder, while disrupting the higher education sector with Heather Payne | PT2

PT 2: In part two of our interview, we talk about rebranding an organization, encouraging feedback as a leader and exploring new parent-friendly programming options – stay tuned for the third and final part of our conversation.

Heather Payne is a parent and the CEO of Juno College, formerly HackerYou. Heather founded Ladies Learning Code in 2011, since re-branded to Canada Learning Code with offerings for all ages, and has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the Trendsetters & Trailblazers category, as well as one of the Globe and Mail’s Top 12 Canadian “Innovators at Work”.

THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: 

• What is behind her drive to create more flexible offerings for people in the education industry 
• Dedicating the past decade to helping underrepresented individuals create a career in tech
• Tactical advice for creating a brand from scratch
• Going through a rebrand process and the importance of communication
• Encouraging team members to give you feedback as a leader
• Exploring on-site childcare in the early days of Ladies Learning Code
• Looking at how access to childcare will impact Juno's programming
• Different ways to offer child-friendly programming and spaces for parents

Thanks to Heather for speaking with us about mixing babies and business!

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ABOUT HEATHER PAYNE
Heather Payne is a parent and the CEO of Juno College, formerly HackerYou. She founded Ladies Learning Code in 2011, since re-branded to Canada Learning Code with offerings for all ages, and has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the Trendsetters & Trailblazers category, as well as one of the Globe and Mail’s Top 12 Canadian “Innovators at Work”.

CONNECT WITH HEATHER
Website https://junocollege.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/heatherpayne/
Twitter https://twitter.com/heatherpayne

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ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™
I believe parenthood and professional development doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive.

As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers.

This podcast is the result of my journey over the past five years bringing my kids into business settings, hosting parent-friendly professional development events and during these times, it's my creative attempt to continue connecting you with industry leaders and guest experts who also happen to be parents.

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Learn more about #mixingbabiesandbusiness
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