Life has a habit of throwing curveballs your way, but when Avneesh was made redundant a few years ago, (after taking a bit of time to get over the initial shock) she followed her passion and jumped headfirst into growing her small business.

Avneesh is a London based illustrator creating colourful, stylish, and very relatable (often comical) prints, cards, and homewares.

Having worked for lifestyle brands in retail for many years, Avneesh is able to create products with commerciality in mind and run with designs she knows customers will want. Though her business is still relatively young, this knowledge meant she felt quietly confident to take some big steps early on… and the results, so far, have been amazing.

Join Kerri (your host) and Avneesh, as they chat about how Avneesh kind of accidentally stumbled into illustration, how a redundancy was actually the catalyst to her following her passion and learning how to best protect her personal boundaries, how attending tradeshows has impacted her business, and how even though she loves going out and enjoying the city – staying home can sometimes be her favourite thing.

If you would like to see Avneesh's gorgeous range of products, head to her website: neeshhome.com