“I went back to work three days after having Flash and one week after having Ginger” – she simply took them to the office with her. Meri Mance, owner of a successful PR company, on babies and work…
Work Life
His Max et Lili books sell in the millions each year and over 200m people have viewed his animated SamSam series. Serge Bloch’s latest book The Big Adventure of a Little Line was published this week
Family
Gus Cavanagh – the man behind Augustus Bloom; London’s best-named florist – tells The Early Hour about forging a love of flowers, being a hands-on dad and setting up his business
Work Life
Defeated by the cost of childcare for two young children, Jenny Thomas decided to leave her 9-5 and set up an online shop selling “children’s books that are so cool parents want to steal them”. Here’s her story…
Wellbeing
For anyone considering leaving the Big Smoke and setting up on the edge of a forest, or with sea views; this interview with Will – a Devon-based caterer, founder of Beautiful and the Feast and father-to-be – might just seal the deal…
Family
Set up by old school ravers who decided that the party shouldn’t end when you have kids, Big Fish Little Fish put on family raves across the UK. Annie Ridout dusted off the glow sticks and took her daughter to one in Hackney Wick…
Work Life
“The hardest unpaid job you’ll ever do” says Kerry Surman – mother to Tye, seven, and Tré, nine months
Wellbeing
Jordan McKenzie’s latest performance art project has been commissioned by the Freud Museum and involves world-renowned psychoanalyst Susie Orbach, the London Gay Men’s Chorus and 12 well-known composers
Work Life
She has a six-month-old baby, is on maternity leave from her Virgin Atlantic cabin crew job and runs Mouse and de Lotz coffee shop in east London. Nadya Mousawi, 39, talks setting up shop…
Family
They won the ELLE Décor India award for their travel-inspired home textiles in 2013 and now work from a studio in Delhi. Meet Sarah Fotheringham and Maninder Singh…