Balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood is like piloting a transatlantic flight; demanding, exhilarating, and occasionally turbulent. You’re the captain, the crew, and sometimes, the exhausted passenger trying to catch a moment of rest. 

International Women’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate the women who take on both roles, proving that ambition and motherhood are not mutually exclusive but, in fact, a formidable combination.

Boarding the Flight: The Decision to Build and Nurture

Entrepreneurship, much like motherhood, is a commitment you enter with a mix of excitement and uncertainty. The moment you take off, there’s no turning back. You fuel your business with passion and resilience, just as you nurture your child with love and patience. Both require sleepless nights, strategic thinking, and an endless capacity to adapt.

For many women, the biggest challenge is the perceived trade-off between professional success and personal fulfillment. Society often nudges us to choose: be a present mother or a driven entrepreneur. But why choose when we can redefine the rules? The modern woman is rewriting the script—raising businesses and babies with equal devotion.

Turbulence Ahead: The Art of Juggling

There are days when you feel like a corporate powerhouse, closing deals and making strategic moves. Then there are days when your biggest accomplishment is convincing a toddler to eat vegetables. Sometimes, those days are one and the same. The key? Knowing that turbulence is part of the journey.

I’ve taken business calls while prepping school lunches and signed contracts in between bedtime stories. I’ve faced moments of guilt—leaving my child to attend a critical business meeting or stepping away from work to be fully present at home. But guilt, I’ve learned, is an unhelpful co-pilot. Instead, I focus on efficiency, outsourcing where necessary, and giving myself the grace to be imperfect.

Cruising Altitude: Redefining Success

True success isn’t just about business growth; it’s about building a life where both your company and your child thrive. It’s about showing the next generation especially our daughters, that women can lead boardrooms and bedtime routines with equal finesse.

As female entrepreneurs, we bring something powerful to the table; our ability to multitask, nurture, and lead with empathy. And as mothers, we show our children that resilience, hard work, and dreams are worth pursuing.

Landing: The Legacy We Leave

This International Women’s Day, let’s celebrate the women who are doing both—those building empires while raising the future. The journey isn’t always smooth, but trust me, the view from up here is worth it. So, fasten your seatbelt, fellow mompreneurs. The sky isn’t the limit; it’s just the beginning.

Eno Essien is the Chief Executive Officer of Rheytrak, an indigenous vehicle tracking company, and the author of Unstoppable, a book in which she shares her inspiring journey of resilience and her battle with cancer.