Episode 25 - We can. We will. with Amanda Overs, Founder of I CAN MAKE SHOES

Having caught up with Amanda on Zoom on Monday, I think I can safely say that when news of the coronavirus started gaining momentum here in the UK, it threw quite a spanner into the day-to-day runnings of her business and the I Can Make Shoes revenue stream came to an abrupt halt. Given that students had flown in from the likes of Hong Kong and Chile for one of her sold out shoemaking workshops in London when the news broke and she was due to launch further workshops in New York this July too, the Founder of the shoemaking school was forced to postpone every class and in the space of few weeks, has shifted to an entirely different business model.


From staying more connected with her team remotely than ever before, launching the I Can Make Shoes online shoemaking course that had been in the pipeline for months, and managing to juggle a schedule that has definitely not slowed down in recent weeks, this is how the past six weeks have played out for Amanda and how she's responded to the Covid-19 storm... 


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I Can Make Shoes @icanmake_shoes

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Delving into the can.did. reality of what goes on behind the scenes to not just launch but run and grow successful businesses as a women in the UK today, Fiona Grayson (that's me, hello!) sits down to chat to female business owners from different personal backgrounds and market sectors about everything they have been through (both good but more-often-than-not, seriously challenging!) to get to where they are with their businesses today. We don't sugar coat anything on this podcast.Get ready for all the nitty gritty details and some serious inspiration.Say hello over on LinkedIn or find our old resources at @shecanshedid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.