{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#142: How to start again after selling your business with Aimee Bateman","description":"\u201cMy new mission in life...is about helping women be seen, heard, and valued in their space, whether that's in work and beyond\u201d    In this episode, I talk with Aimee Bateman, an incredible entrepreneur and advocate for women in the workplace.   Aimee shares her story of how experimenting helped her through a closing door after selling her business Careercake. She had spent 10 years building a successful company, then sold it, which was the plan all along. But after the sale, she faced a new challenge: What\u2019s next? She was also adjusting to life as a new parent, balancing her drive with the demands of motherhood. Rather than jump straight into her next big project, Aimee took a different approach: she gave herself a year to experiment.  Aimee\u2019s \u201cyear of experiments\u201d wasn\u2019t about perfect plans or guaranteed outcomes. It was about trying things out without pressure. She explored new ideas, met new people, and tested projects to see what resonated. Some ideas worked; others didn\u2019t. And that was okay.  Aimee admits it wasn\u2019t always easy: \u201cAt points, my ego was on fire. What if I fail? What will people think? What if I need to change things?\u201d But she learned to embrace the experimenting mindset. Looking back, she now sees her year of experiments as one of her most valuable experiences. It helped her figure out what truly excites her and what direction to take next. \u201cIt can feel unnerving to experiment. Like you have to get everything right the first time. But I\u2019ve learned so much, and I know that 2025 is going to be a brilliantly focused year because of how clear I am now about what I want to do.\u201d Here are the highlights: 03:39 Helping women be seen, heard, and valued in all aspects of life. 08:57 Facing gender bias in the workplace. 11:47 Massive life changes after having a baby led to an identity crisis, and selling a company 17:45 Pursuit of success overshadowed happiness 20:23 Core values, especially kindness, are vital for personal transformation 33:34 Take a career break, be gentle, there's time to go hard later 46:44 Discover your North Star values   The things that helped Aimee navigate change Book: \u201cThe Long Game" by Dorie Clark  Music: "Sympathy for the Devil", The Rolling Stones. The one piece of advice: \u201cGo and figure out what your values are, which are conflicting with each other, and work out not just what your values are but what's your north star. So we've got our north, our east, our but there will be one value that overrides everything else. That's your north star.\u201d   More about Aimee  A former recruiter, turned award-winning career coach and the founding CEO of the venture-backed Edtech startup, Careercake (Voted UK\u2019s #1 career development platform), which was acquired in 2022.  Aimee defied the odds by securing venture and angel investment across two continents, despite operating in a global landscape where less than 2% of funding goes to a female founder. 10million+ professionals in 42 countries have taken Aimee\u2019s career development courses, including 3million on LinkedIn Learning and featuring as a career expert for the BBC and Sky TV. A busy mum to a toddler and 2 rescue dogs and Aimee hosts the weekly, Seen. Heard. Valued. Podcast and runs Female Further coaching programme.   Find out more: https:\/\/www.aimeebateman.com\/ Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aimee_bateman\/ LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aimeebateman\/ About your host  Eleanor supports individuals, teams and organisations through change. Whether it\u2019s 121 coaching or large scale organisational change through communications and training. Eleanor\u2019s work centres around how we, as humans, work through change, embracing the messy bits, the role of playing, with the aim to see opportunity. \u201cToo often we get stuck in the change happening to us, when just through that next door is an exciting next chapter.\u201d Eleanor is the founder of Another Door and the author of Why losing your job could be the best thing that ever happened to you.    Connect with Eleanor: Instagram:instagram\/anotherdooruk LinkedIn:https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eleanor-tweddell\/ Website: eleanortweddell.com   Produced by winteraudio.co.uk   ","author_name":"Another Door Opens","author_url":"http:\/\/anotherdoor.libsyn.com\/website","html":"