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Why we put this evening together and who is Flexperience?" by Sally Thornton, President & Co-Founder of Flexperience.

Lizzie's off ramp story and meeting the panelists with a hilarious start!.

Question 1: We often hear working moms say that they feel like a better mom when “ I am able to work on some level outside the home.” If that is true for you, how did you arrive at this?  Tamsin Smith, Robbie Baxter, Jodi Bricker, Holly Sutton, Cindee Mock, Trisha Ashworth, Amy Nobile, Dawn Dobras and Catherine Lee.

Question 2:  What support systems worked really well for you – practical advice you’ve learned through the years?  Holly Sutton, Robbie Baxter, Tamsin Smith, and Dawn Dobras.

Question 3: Motherhood is full of surprises, what were the biggest surprises you discovered while doing interviews for the book “I was a great mom before I had kids.”? Amy Nobile and Trisha Ashworth.

Question 4:  Describe your most hilarious working moment.  Jodi Bricker and Tamsin Smith.

Question 5:  How did you approach management about changing your work schedule? For those of you who tried part-time and it didn’t work, what made it hard? For those who thrived in a part-time role, what made it work?  Holly Sutton, Dawn Dobras, Cindee Mock, Robbie Baxter, Catherine Lee, Dawn Dobras, and Jodi Bricker.

Question 6: For those who “off ramped” and “on ramped,” what did you learn/advice you have?(An off-ramp is defined as taking more than one year off of work) Trisha Ashworth and Lizzie Bermudez.

Question 7: For our one job share panelist, Cindee, what had made the job share arrangement a success?  Cindee Mock.

Question 8:  Discuss how you used the concept of flexibility, whether it was flex-time, part-time or consulting, in your career and how that evolved into your current situations.  More specifically, Tamsin and Jodi were in flexible job situations then moved to full-time.  How did this evolve for you? Robbie, what are the key benefits to consulting? Amy, how do you manage work and family? Tamsin Smith, Jodi Bricker, Robbie Baxter, and Amy Nobile.

Question 9:  How was the transition from flexible job to your role at Red?  Tamsin Smith.

Question 10: How do you positively explain the gap in your resume after taking time off to be at home with your children? Catherine Lee.

Question 11:  With all the focus on kids and work, how do you make time for your partner? Amy Nobile, Trisha Ashworth and Holly Sutton 

Question 12:  What if working is not a choice but a need to support the finances?  Is it selfish to scale back? Robbie Baxter.

Question 13:  Do you have any tips for dealing with the loss of energy when you have young children and go back to work? Lizzie Bermudez, Dawn Dobras, and Jodi Bricker.

Question 14:  How do you get paid full-time rates for part-time work? Robbie Baxter.

Question 15:  We hear a lot about the so-called “Mommy Wars” but we want to talk about the incredible support that is often found among working mothers.  How have you been supported by others and how do you support other mothers? Jodi Bricker.

Concept of flexibility and creating a flexible career by Amy Nassisi, Founder of Flexibility Alliance.

Conclusions from Lara McDonald, Principal & Co-Founder of Flexperience.