Hi! I'm Lucy Griffiths and I'm going to share how I grew a hundred gram business
while still being a full-time mom. So, how did I make a hundred thousand pounds and
still be a full-time mom? I'm going to share my tips and techniques in just one moment.
Hi! So, I'd love to share my strategies for being a full-time mom and still
making a hundred thousand in profit. So, how did I do it? Well, when I was on
maternity leave, I knew that I didn't want to go back to my old role. So I
worked as an international TV reporter and it sounds glamorous, but actually
there was a lot of traveling. It wasn't as well-paid as you might imagine and it
was actually quite tough to juggle a family and I'd seen from friends of mine,
who did similar work, that it was nigh on impossible. So, I made the decision that I
didn't want to go back to my old life. I wanted to build a business that worked
on my terms. But it was also incredibly challenging how to do that while also
thinking I've got to bring in some money. So, one night, I was breastfeeding in the
middle of the night, and I just happened to be looking at a property website and
lo and behold there came this this beautiful flat that looked gorgeous from
the outside but it was a total wreck inside and it was up for sale at auction.
And at the time I was away and, you know, we couldn't attend the auction. Anyway
it didn't sell at auction. So, fast forward another month and it was still
there. The price had been reduced and I decided
to ring the auctioneers and go for it and put in a bid before
the auction. Our bid was accepted and we now had a amazing flat. But we really
were, it was like how are we gonna pay for this and so we had to, you know,
remortgage, scrimp and save, luckily some investment came in and it all came
together, which enabled us to buy and put down the deposit. So, for the next year I
was on maternity leave and I was, you know, maternity leave was finishing and I
was like, oh gosh I really don't want to go back to work. So I was determined to
make it work, so I did as much as possible in renovating the house and I
would really, you know, use Pinterest and get really creative with the boards, to
get these ideas and money-saving tips so you could you know basically use IKEA
shelving but turn it into something that looked much more fancy or different
tricks and techniques to help me. So you know I scoured for much cheaper versions
of products or tiles that were cheaper and ends of lines and sales so that
basically, I was able to save money as much as possible but still create a
beautiful house. Did as much of the house as possible myself and within a year,
we'd finished it and I was able to then sell it and make a hundred over a
hundred thousand in profit. That enabled me to then buy more property in
different parts of the country and turn it into air B&B properties, which again
enabled me to grow an income stream while still being a full-time mum. So I could
easily use the Airbnb app and I could basically answer emails and deal with
admin while breastfeeding, while being with my son and then I would take my son
along to do the meet-and-greet. So when you go and meet a guest in the property,
I would take my son along and he was you know cute and adorable, and so it enabled
me to still be a full-time mum, be around all the time
but build a really successful business. So, whatever is going on in your life and
you know whatever your background and your experience, you know, I went from
being an international TV reporter to owning property. It was like complete
shift. You can do whatever you want but you just have to put your mind to it and
when you go for it and put your mind to it, you can really do it. And once I had
that leverage of my international background, the TV background, but also
the Airbnb business, I really started thinking online businesses, and that
enabled me to grow an online video business, a second business, which you
know I love working at and it gives me much more fulfillment than kind of doing
the admin for Airbnb. But you know, it I couldn't have done it if I hadn't enough
leverage from the Airbnb business because I wouldn't have had the funding
to kind of kickstart and set myself up. And the Airbnb biz -B business
enable me to afford to pay for Facebook advertising and to grow an audience.
So, think about creatively how you can build your business and in the beginning
you might not have the leverage, so you need to think could you let out your
driveway? Could you use Airbnb and let out a room?
Things like that to enable you to grow a business despite not having the capital
and the funding that you want in the beginning. Thank you so much for watching.
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