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“Having It All Was a Male PR Campaign” — Amy Golding, CEO Steven Bartlett Private Office

May 4, 2026 · 51 min · 19 segments

Steven Bartlett hired Amy Golding six months pregnant. She accepted. Amy has built and sold a £100M company, founded a tech training business that’s changing who gets into the industry, and is now CEO…

Steven Bartlett hired Amy Golding six months pregnant. She accepted. Amy has built and sold a £100M company, founded a tech training business that’s changing who gets into the industry, and is now CEO of Steven Bartlett’s private office. She is also one of the most honest voices on the internet about what all of that actually costs. In this episode we talk about the myth we were all sold about having it all. The apology she went back and made to women she managed before she had kids. Something she’d never shared before — what she was carrying privately through one of the most important weeks of her career. Why work-life balance is a phrase she hates. And why the world has to make space for you, not the other way around. Funny, sharp, and more honest than most people dare to be. This is Motherloading. Follow Amy on Instagram and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-golding-0a600623?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios https://www.instagram.com/itsamygolding?igsh=MTQ4aXEwNDRuamF4eg== www.steven.com Join the waitlist for The Load System at motherloading.net Follow us on: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/motherloading_x?igsh=d3JkM3lseDNhNnM1 TikTok @motherloading_pod Produced by TAEPodcast www.taepodcast.co.uk

Steven Bartlett hired Amy Golding six months pregnant. She accepted. Amy has built and sold a £100M company, founded a tech training business that’s changing who gets into the industry, and is now CEO…

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Selling a company, sabbatical, and connecting with Steven2:38 – 5:24

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:38

Um, so yeah.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:40

I, uh ...

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:41

To, I guess, rewind a little bit from that, I'd, I'd just sold my business.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:47

Um, I was sitting on a beach in Australia having some time off, um, with two kids at that point.

N

2:53

Amy actually has time off.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:55

Yeah.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:55

Well, I, it was actually forced time off.

N

2:57

[laughs] Forced.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:57

So I was ...

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:58

Yeah, I, I had to be forced.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:59

[laughs]

N

2:59

Right.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:59

So, like, um, so sometimes after you sell a business you're put on gardening leave so that you can't-

N

3:05

Yeah

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:05

... compete or whatever.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:07

But, um, I was like, "Great." [laughs] I think it was the first time I hadn't worked since I was 15.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:12

Um, so I was sitting on a beach wondering what to do with myself, um, and thinking, you know, do I wanna work at all? Like, do I wanna work for myself? Do I wanna start something? Do I wanna go back into a business? Um, but I knew that whatever I did next I wanted it to be in a sector I really cared about.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:33

Um, not saying I don't care about recruitment.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:34

[laughs] Recruitment is everything to me.

N

3:37

[laughs]

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:37

Um, [laughs] but I actually, I actually sort of do mean it.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:43

But, um, I re- I did really always care about, like, health, wellness, sport, fitness.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:49

That was a, a big thing for me.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:51

Um, I'm a yoga instructor, weirdly.

N

3:53

D- one thing that did not come up on my research

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Mental HealthHealth
PregnancyHealth > Mental Health
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LeadershipBusiness
Women in BusinessBusiness > Leadership
Personal BrandingMedia > Social Media > Authenticity
MotherhoodFamily > Parenting > Work-Life Integration
Maternal HealthHealth > Mental Health > Pregnancy
Diversity and InclusionSociety > Gender Issues > Women Empowerment
Women EmpowermentSociety > Gender Issues
AuthenticityMedia > Social Media
Work-Life BalanceBusiness > Leadership > Women in Business
Work-Life IntegrationFamily > Parenting
Motherhood in the WorkplaceBusiness > Leadership > Women in Business > Work-Life Balance
Female FoundersSociety > Gender Issues > Women Empowerment > Diversity and Inclusion
Workplace ChallengesHealth > Mental Health > Pregnancy > Maternal Health
Career TransitionsFamily > Parenting > Work-Life Integration > Motherhood
Influencer CultureMedia > Social Media > Authenticity > Personal Branding
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Selling a company, sabbatical, and connecting with Steven2:38 – 5:24

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:38

Um, so yeah.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:40

I, uh ...

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:41

To, I guess, rewind a little bit from that, I'd, I'd just sold my business.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:47

Um, I was sitting on a beach in Australia having some time off, um, with two kids at that point.

N

2:53

Amy actually has time off.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:55

Yeah.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:55

Well, I, it was actually forced time off.

N

2:57

[laughs] Forced.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:57

So I was ...

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:58

Yeah, I, I had to be forced.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:59

[laughs]

N

2:59

Right.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

2:59

So, like, um, so sometimes after you sell a business you're put on gardening leave so that you can't-

N

3:05

Yeah

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:05

... compete or whatever.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:07

But, um, I was like, "Great." [laughs] I think it was the first time I hadn't worked since I was 15.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:12

Um, so I was sitting on a beach wondering what to do with myself, um, and thinking, you know, do I wanna work at all? Like, do I wanna work for myself? Do I wanna start something? Do I wanna go back into a business? Um, but I knew that whatever I did next I wanted it to be in a sector I really cared about.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:33

Um, not saying I don't care about recruitment.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:34

[laughs] Recruitment is everything to me.

N

3:37

[laughs]

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:37

Um, [laughs] but I actually, I actually sort of do mean it.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:43

But, um, I re- I did really always care about, like, health, wellness, sport, fitness.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:49

That was a, a big thing for me.

A

Amy GoldingGuest

3:51

Um, I'm a yoga instructor, weirdly.

N

3:53

D- one thing that did not come up on my research

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