Episode #158: "I Have SOMETHING To Say" with special guest, Pam Isom

<p><span data-ogsc="black">Ladies. We are riddled with guilt. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Good news: you can stop beating yourself up.</span></p> <p><span data-ogsc="black">In this episode of I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, I'm joined by my new friend Pam Isom, President and CEO <span data-ogsb="white">of ICE Safety Solutions, a company that has been supporting Corporations and Government entities since 1999 with the mitigation and prevention of employees and contractors from getting injured, ill, or potentially losing their life.</span></span></p> <p><span data-ogsc="black"><span data-ogsb="white">The stakes have always been high for Pam, who has had to navigate asserting her industry expertise in a male-dominated field. And she’s succeeded because of her unmatched ability to customize any potential safety concern into simulation-based training to ensure long-term retention of skills, and most importantly, people’s capacity to save lives.</span></span></p> <p><span data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="white">However, today Pam and I talk woman-to-woman, sister-to-sister, about the guilt that inevitably creeps in when you are running a business and raising kids at the same time. Pam had her first baby while she was starting her business 25 years ago. Like in her home, in mine, my kids only know me as a mom-entrepreneur as well. And while it may sound sexy, it poses certain challenges: hard to disconnect from work/clients, limited family time even though you’re sort of “there” all the time, the constant disappointment of your loved ones, assumptions about where you have your priorities, etc. Some of these apply to working women in general, but having worked in both the corporate sector and as an entrepreneur – well, let’s just say the hustle is different. As a small business owner, you’re solely responsible for securing the revenue that will deliver financial stability and socioeconomic mobility for the family.</span></p> <p><span data-ogsc="black" data-ogsb="white">I ask Pam, whose daughters are now in their early 20s and pursuing succ