How to Build a Business and Raise a Family as a Young Woman

How do female entrepreneurs make it? How do they succeed? And more importantly, how do they successfully build a family and a business at the same time?

This piece is a special one – one that’s more personal than business. I hope it will provide some insight into the dedication that goes into growing a business and balancing personal growth at the same.

It comes down to four major components: time management, passion, a vision, and some AWESOME team members.

But to understand how I got to where I am now, I need to take you back to the beginning.

Background

I was originally a nine-to-five downtown commuter. I worked at a litigation firm which required a 6 a.m. wake-up, a 25-minute drive to the subway station, a 45-minute subway ride, a one-hour lunch break (on most days) and a hell of a trek home that stretched well beyond Toronto rush hour. Every day I would wake up and do it all over again.

The corporate setting taught me a lot about organization, planning, research, and development. Most importantly, it taught me that the corporate world was not my true calling. I live for the hustle. There is nothing quite like waking up each morning where e… Read More

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