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My guest this week on the podcast is the wonderful Becky Avery, owner of Hazel & Blue - a Wiltshire based company making soy based candles and candle making kits that smell absolutely divine. Becky is someone who has always dreamed of having her own business. Before Hazel & Blue there were several other ideas but none that made it to fruition. But a perfect storm of falling in love with the candle-making process, hitting a milestone birthday and having time off for a major operation all combined to give her the push to launch her business and she hasn’t looked back since.
What we talked about:- How she always dreamed of running a business
- Hitting a milestone birthday and realising she didn't want to reach retirement age and never haven't tried to start a business
- Despite enjoying her job in healthcare, there was something about following through with a business that she had built herself and which she was proud of
- Gaining confidence in speaking when you know your business inside-out
- Being thorough rather than a perfectionist
- Having her business as side-hustle gave her the opportunity to grow and develop without the financial pressure of needing significant sales
- The importance of having time to lay down the solid foundations of your brand, your why and your ethos
- In nursing the patient is at the very core of what you do and they lead the care you provide; Becky has turned this core belief round to placing her customer at the heart of what she does
- How her project management skills transferred from her nursing management role into seeing the bigger picture
- Becky's Instagram - @hazel_andblue
- Hazel & Blue website - www.hazelandbluecandles.co.uk
- Becky's Facebook page - www.facebook.com/HazelandBlueCandles
- My Instagram - @thehappysideof40
- My website - www.thehappysideof40.com
- Sign up to my monthly letter, sharing details of my research into finding a fulfilling career and career change for women - www.thehappysideof40.com/newsletter/
- Kayte Ferris at Simple & Season - www.simpleandseason.com
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By Karen Andrews | The Happy Side of 40My guest this week on the podcast is the wonderful Becky Avery, owner of Hazel & Blue - a Wiltshire based company making soy based candles and candle making kits that smell absolutely divine. Becky is someone who has always dreamed of having her own business. Before Hazel & Blue there were several other ideas but none that made it to fruition. But a perfect storm of falling in love with the candle-making process, hitting a milestone birthday and having time off for a major operation all combined to give her the push to launch her business and she hasn’t looked back since.
What we talked about:- How she always dreamed of running a business
- Hitting a milestone birthday and realising she didn't want to reach retirement age and never haven't tried to start a business
- Despite enjoying her job in healthcare, there was something about following through with a business that she had built herself and which she was proud of
- Gaining confidence in speaking when you know your business inside-out
- Being thorough rather than a perfectionist
- Having her business as side-hustle gave her the opportunity to grow and develop without the financial pressure of needing significant sales
- The importance of having time to lay down the solid foundations of your brand, your why and your ethos
- In nursing the patient is at the very core of what you do and they lead the care you provide; Becky has turned this core belief round to placing her customer at the heart of what she does
- How her project management skills transferred from her nursing management role into seeing the bigger picture
- Becky's Instagram - @hazel_andblue
- Hazel & Blue website - www.hazelandbluecandles.co.uk
- Becky's Facebook page - www.facebook.com/HazelandBlueCandles
- My Instagram - @thehappysideof40
- My website - www.thehappysideof40.com
- Sign up to my monthly letter, sharing details of my research into finding a fulfilling career and career change for women - www.thehappysideof40.com/newsletter/
- Kayte Ferris at Simple & Season - www.simpleandseason.com