Business is a Patriarchal Construct

by Sarah Akwisombe | Mar 9, 2020 | Meaningful, Thoughts

Reading Time: 5 minutes  “Wake up before everybody else and work into the night. Hustle.”   We’ve grown up watching men like Gary Vee talk this kind of nonsense. The Wolf of Wall Street. Dragons Den, Shark Tank, you get the money, you don’t get the money, he...

From her tiny kitchen to 10k in a month

by Sarah Akwisombe | Jul 5, 2019 | Meaningful

Reading Time: 5 minutesOkay guys, I want to introduce to you my friend Bex Walker.  You may know her and her business BEXFAST already, but I love her story and how she started her business. Bex makes oat based breakfast pots, they’re vegan, all natural with no...

From feeling super miserable and scared shitless to fledging business owner at the age of 40

by Sarah Akwisombe | Dec 18, 2018 | Meaningful, Your Stories

Reading Time: 6 minutesAt 40 Rebecca become a first time mum.  She never thought she would ever leave the job she hated because she felt she could never change career at this age AND also being a new mum.  After feeling completely shit about working full time in a job...

How you can take the reigns on your career after being made redundant

by Sarah Akwisombe | Nov 11, 2018 | Meaningful, Your Stories

Reading Time: 5 minutesSocial Media and content consultant Verity Hurd tells us what the key drivers were for leaving her dream corporate job to set up her own business, live the multi hyphen lifestyle and why she now feels she is cheating in life! After university I...

How to take a break and enjoy a vacay whilst running your own business

by Sarah Akwisombe | Aug 24, 2018 | Thoughts

Reading Time: 3 minutes I think a lot of people struggle to switch off fully when they take a break. It’s easy to let the ongoing thoughts of half finished projects or looming deadlines consume what should be your down-time. When you’re running your own...