The Creative Conversation: The Start Up Series

Back to Work After 2 Weeks of Maternity Leave: Amy from Mango & Wild on Motherhood & Marketing

• Danni Greene • Season 2 • Episode 5

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In this episode of The Creative Conversation: The Start-Up Series, I’m joined by Amy from Mango & Wild, a freelance marketer and fellow small-business founder who’s built a business around helping brands grow with clarity, confidence and creativity.

Amy’s journey will feel so relatable: she went from corporate marketing to building something on her own terms, after first helping friends during lockdown. But what makes this conversation especially real is that Amy is also a new mum, and she shares what it’s actually like balancing business and motherhood when you’re self-employed… including the fact she was back at her laptop after just two weeks.

We talk about:

  • Building a marketing business from a “side project” to full-time
  • The mindset shift of taking the leap when you’ve got a mortgage and bills
  • Why boundaries are everything (and why they’re so hard)
  • The pressure of being the default parent when you’re self-employed
  • The realities of switching off when you genuinely love what you do
  • Marketing in 2026: keeping up with constant change, SEO, ads and AI

If you’re building a business while juggling life changes, family, or simply trying to keep your head above water, you’ll take a lot from this one.

Connect with Amy / Mango & Wild:
Instagram: @amy_mangoandwildmarketing

Website: https://mangoandwild.com/

The Creative Conversation: The Start-Up Series is produced by Greene Creatives.
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