Carolina Yeo is a Singaporean mom of two living in Germany, and founder of &ahead, a talent platform that has enabled more than 4,000 professionals who have taken career breaks to relaunch their careers. Our episode covers a wide range - Carolina reflects on her early corporate life in talent management that brought her all around the world before becoming a young mom in a country where she could barely speak the language- whilst working on her startup. Drawing from her experience of working with thousands of career relaunchers in Singapore and Germany, Carolina also shares about how the two countries' societal contexts impact career and family choices, and why she thinks fathers need more support as caregivers.

In our conversation, Carolina also opens up on:

🌟Her global journey from Singapore to Germany

🌟Simultaneously managing the zero-to-one phase of baby and startup

🌟Finding community and family overseas

🌟Empowering career transitioners through the &ahead platform

🌟How policies in Germany and Singapore affect career and parenting choices

🌟Her Takeaway Lesson: The importance of cheerleaders in your journey

Connect with Carolina/ &ahead on:

👋Website: https://andahead.com/

👋LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinayeo/

#MakeItWorkPodcast #WorkingMoms #CareerTransition #Inspiration #FamilyFirst #Entrepreneur

Chapters

00:00 Episode and Guest Introduction

01:02 Hello Carolina

01:13 Carolina's Global Journey: From Singapore to Germany

02:31 The Birth of an Entrepreneur: Starting a Business Abroad

09:34 Navigating Career and Motherhood: A Personal Tale

11:56 Building a support network overseas

19:47 Germany and Singapore: structural differences impacting parents

24:31 The Need: More Progressive Parental Leave Policies

27:30 Advice for Returning to Work: Overcoming Fear and Finding Support

30:48 The Importance of Cheerleaders in Your Journey

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