When Two Kids in the Back of the Room Stopped Me Mid-Talk

6:30 PM. A room full of immigrant founders at Immigrant Entrepreneur Canada

And two kids sitting quietly on their parents' laps.

I was there to give a talk. I ended up leaving with something I did not expect: a reminder of what it actually costs some people to show up.

These founders were not just investing their evenings. They were negotiating childcare, packing snacks, and figuring out logistics, all so they could be in that room, learning, building, growing.

To the organizations creating space for working parents to show up exactly as they are: thank you. You are removing a barrier that stops too many people before they even start.

The kids in that room saw their parents choosing growth.

That lesson will outlast anything I said that night.