08/03/2024
🙋♀️ Today is International Women’s Day - a day to celebrate the achievements of my fellow Girl Gang all over the world 🫶🌎
Some of the biggest companies in the world are owned and run by women. I’m surrounded by inspiring females, all of which are friends and family who are business owners of all shapes and sizes 💪 All of us wanting to bring a passion to life, take a leap of faith, do something for ourselves, make a better life for our families. Whatever the drive, we’ve all believed in ourselves enough to bring a vision to life 👏
I found myself in a big transition in my life starting Locally UK. Having worked in banking for over 10 years when I left to have my first child, the realisation this job was no longer for me hit hard, so I left! Having a small retail business in the family for over 20 years got us thinking that we needed to do more to enable fellow Independents to thrive online, and this is where Locally UK was born. However, it wasn’t plain sailing! Having been a stay at home mum for 7 years, I felt totally out of the loop with the ‘real world’ coupled with starting this business a few months before lockdown, and with a 6 and 2 year old....it was interesting 😂 It was a juggle, a struggle and it took a lot of determination and late nights, but it paid off and here I am 🙌 Embrace the strength, determination and resilience - each and every one of you inspire me 🫶
