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 flexibl

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