It was 3 am and I was up nursing my youngest. I was on parental leave round two and the job I had hoped to return to had just dissolved. It happened the last time I went on parental leave too, and I was feeling really lost. How was I supposed to navigate such a major life moment with my new baby and manage the career twists and turns that lay ahead?  While feeding and worrying I was also on my phone with the Canva app open, trying to design a logo - the one you're looking at with the jazzy green pants forming the high crotch of a W. If you could read my tired mind at that moment, you'd learn that I was thinking about how many other people were also losing sleep over work worries. 

This is why we have Workpants - a business with the purpose of helping others design work that fits - and we're extra passionate about supporting working parents.

Maybe like me, you’re struggling to recall if you got any career education at school. Career development theory has increasingly evolved from an “expert” telling us what we should do, to a “facilitator” to support us with strategies to take matters into our own hands. Workpants is your support crew, and it starts with me. My background is in marketing, communications, education and learning design and over the years I've worked with a range of folks - from small family businesses to Silicon Valley tech giants, with government agencies and the private sector. 

My early career featured many jobs where cheap black polyester stretch pants made up the lower half of my uniform. These days I’m all about comfort and pockets. The home of Workpants is the lands and waters of the Kabi Kabi people, also known as the glorious Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, but our virtual approach means we work with people far and wide. That’s my story - I hope I get to hear yours one day too.

Now please allow me to introduce you to the wonderful Workpants team.

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