Side hustles in nap time

An event for women on maternity leave getting ready to return to paid work – and wanting to walk back in AI-confident.

Taking months off with a baby is enough to make you feel anxious about going back to paid work. But right now, it can feel like everyone is racing ahead with AI while you're out.

On the flip side, you might be feeling galvanised by your new identity as a mother and your ability to create. What if as well as creating a whole human, you could create a professional life that fits your new family dynamic? 

Entrepreneurship, side hustles or portfolio careers might be looking a lot more appealing with one or more babies in the picture. And AI can help you accelerate the shift to a new way of working.

This is a beginner-friendly couple of hours to get one or two things genuinely under your belt and built in real time.

It's not a lecture, and you won't be talked at. We'll cover:

Something you'll do. Build your own prototype to test your business idea with potential users with product leader and Brighton AI Co-Founder & Chair Rose Tighe.

Something to make you think. Hear about how to frame your business idea from Sarah Kemp, Narrative Architect helping humans and businesses become better understood in the AI era.

Something you'll see. A live demo from mum of two under 4, Frankie Hewitson, on how she runs her supply chain tracking platform with AI – from the beginning when she started integrating it to present day where it is now used across everything. 

Who it's for: women on maternity leave, any industry, any starting point — from "I've never touched AI to "I've had a play but wouldn't trust myself with it at work."

The details
👶 B-Y-O-B(aby) 

🤹‍♀️ FYI we prioritise mums on mat leave, but mums newly returned (or long returned!) to paid work are welcome too – select Mum ticket

📍 Plus X Innovation, Brighton

🚗 Driving? Park at Aldi/Hobbycraft/B&Q

☕ Coffee and snacks included

⏰ 11am arrivals (network with likeminded mums) for a 11.30am start

🚼 Pop in and out to change baby as you need

🍴Cafe on site for mum chats/networking afterwards

⛔ No tech bros

Join our WhatsApp community — women on leave figuring this out together — and you'll help decide what events we run next.

Limited spaces.

A photographer will be present to document the event but every endeavour is taken not to photograph babies’ faces.

About the venue

With thanks to Plus X Innovation

At Plus X Innovation, we are redefining the concept of flexible office space. We offer more than just physical locations; we provide the tools and support you need to drive innovation and growth. We differentiate ourselves by attracting a talented and diverse innovation community, embedded in the local ecosystem, offering support programmes, and state-of-the-art workshop facilities designed for prototyping, making, and experimentation. Our friendly, positive, and motivational atmosphere empowers businesses and professionals to connect, innovate, and create a better future together.

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