Mums in Tech ft. Sarah Sawyer

Firstly, can you please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your current role?

I’m a co-founder and digital asset treasuries advisor with deep expertise in private banking, global platform transformation, and institutional analytics. As Co-CEO of TreasureCorp, I translate frameworks from €500bn institutional platforms into actionable intelligence for organizations managing digital asset treasuries. I’m also a DLT mentor for Frankfurt School Blockchain Center and Technical University of Munich Blockchain Club, part of Soonami’s Entrepreneur in Residence Cohort 5 and an active Community Leader in Women in Blockchain Talks, Si Her DAO, Unlock Protocol DAO and MoonDAO.

If you could sum up what it’s like being a working mum in tech in one sentence, what would it be?

Constant retrospectives while facing adversity with confidence is the only way to success, not all days look the same and that`s ok.

How do you find the balance between your career and motherhood?

I stopped thinking about balance in terms of equal attention to everything, that just creates burnout to achieve perfection. Ratio is more important! What amount of quality time have I spent on x, y and z that are closer to my purpose and help me manage expectations put on myself or by others? It helps me stay aligned internally and consistently reprioritise as the day shifts. What that looks like is some days I do batch cooking and freezing, other days we are ordering in. Some days, I have solo calls doing business or mentoring, other days my daughters are in the background getting exposure to executive level conversations.

I use AI to search for information so I can make informed decisions while I am doing something else, or I do small scale house projects like a financial dashboard for medical invoices that leverage my financial and management skills.

Building a purpose aligned network that is long-lasting has been a core foundation to where I am today. I strategize with my co-founder on technical execution, which creates the flexibility I need.

What has been your greatest challenge as a working mother in tech?

Becoming a mother forced me to think about my roles and rethink my purpose completely.

What skills have you developed as a mother that have helped your work life?

Rapid prioritization under uncertainty. Motherhood forces constant triage i.e what needs immediate attention, what can wait, what to handle personally versus strategize with my husband. Those same capabilities translate directly to building TreasureCorp and managing digital asset markets where conditions change rapidly.

When you were returning to work, what one thing helped you / would have helped you the most?

Having a new role to return to after parental leave motivated me a lot, my previous manager’s flexibility and understanding was also very helpful. I am thankful to have been in a healthy working environment for parents and it inspired me to create a culture for mothers in my own businesses, starting with myself.

What do you feel should be the top priority for employers who want to support working mothers better?

Build organizational capacity for quick adaptation. For example, define clear deliverables and metrics, then give mothers autonomy over execution. Train employees to evaluate outcomes backed by context and communication. Acknowledge that traditional structures are essential and at the same time create silos because they are optimized for standardization instead of adaptation. This requires building new capabilities, not just policy changes.

Any final words of advice for other mothers in the Tech Industry?

Build systems at your pace. Invest in your network for future collaboration, I wouldn’t be here without women like Lavinia D. Osbourne Founder of Women in Blockchain Talks who educated me and mentored me.

If you have specialized expertise, position yourself according to that value, despite the hardships of life. If you cling to struggle to shape your identity, would you not rather cling to success by building capacity to work through struggle instead?

I’m continuously learning, relying on my network, and taking calculated risks with support systems in place. Let your little ones see you building meaningful infrastructure. Markets reward execution, especially when it is achieved through community.