The Expecting Entrepreneur®: An Interview with Book Author Arianna Taboada, MSW, MSPH

Today I’m thrilled to welcome Arianna Taboada, MSW, MSPH to the blog. She is the founder of The Expecting Entrepreneur®, a consulting firm that helps entrepreneurs design parental leave plans that meet their business model and personal needs.

This fall, Arianna will be releasing a new book called The Expecting Entrepreneur®. The book translates the scientific evidence around parental leave and postpartum health into tangible best practices and processes that service-based business owners can use to design a parental leave plan that meets their needs.

I hope you enjoy our interview!

Leah RomanAugust 16, 2021Maternity Leave, Parental Leave, consulting, Consultants, Working parentComment

Start With An E-Learning Needs Analysis By Asking These Four Questions

“If you don’t know why a performance issue exists, you run the risk of creating a training solution for a non-training problem.”—Tim Slade

E-learning and training cannot single handedly overcome challenges like under resourced projects, toxic work environments, poor leadership, and low morale.

Your needs analysis will help you figure out if a performance issue exists and why it exists.

EducationalLeah RomanAugust 10, 2021e-Learning, Instructional Design, Public health, Virtual Training, Needs AnalysisComment

All I Really Need to Know About Instructional Design I Learned Teaching Homeschool

Homeschooling is very different than traditional elementary classroom learning. It is flexible and it is child-led. In my experience, it is actually more like teaching an adult. So I wanted to share how the two experiences aligned.

Leah RomanJuly 12, 2021Instructional Design, Homeschool, Consultant, e-LearningComment

Buyer Beware: Vetting Public Health Learning Products

As the public health marketplace has gotten more crowded with sellers and products, I’ve often wondered “how do we find the good stuff?”

Leah RomanJune 22, 2021Public health, Entrepreneurs, e-Learning Comments

Monthly Public Health Consultant Spotlight: Vinu Ilakkuvan, DrPH, MSPH

Each month, I will introduce you to a public health consultant or entrepreneur and they will share their path to self-employment and outline key pieces of advice for aspiring business owners.

Today we welcome Dr. Vinu Ilakkuvan from Fairfax, VA!

Leah RomanApril 26, 2021Consulting Spotlight, New Consultants, consulting, Public healthComment

When There Isn’t Enough Time in the Day: Balancing Freelancing and a Full-Time Job

Today’s guest post is written by Shelby L. Graves, MPH, CHES, Shelby Graves Freelance.

Are you considering adding a freelancing role to your full-time workload? It’s important to have a plan for organizing your schedule and preventing burnout.

If you want to be successful as a freelancer or consultant, you will need to put in the legwork to plan for your work/life balance. Read ahead to learn more about my experience in freelancing while working a full-time job in public health.

Leah RomanApril 12, 2021Freelance, Public health, consulting, New ConsultantsComment