Episode 8 - with Lauren Armes, Founder of Welltodo

A few weeks back, I had the pleasure of chatting to Lauren Armes over Zoom for this week's episode who happens to be the ever so amicable Founder of the industry-leading wellness platform that is Welltodo - a company with global reach that she launched five years ago (with a logo designed in Microsoft Paint by Lauren herself I should add!) that now comfortably turns over six figures each year, through its ever-growing readership, successful event series and career platform.We chat about what Lauren's days prior to launching Welltodo looked like, when she spent months toying with the idea of launching everything from a healthy coffee alternative to London's latest juice bar around a job that she despised and how she stayed motivated before landing on her 'lightbulb' moment. We also discuss why she's stopped treating personal development as a 'nice to have' and instead embraced it wholly as an essential tool for growth - both personally and professionally. Plus how she navigates the fine line between growing and nurturing a really close team whilst juggling the sometimes difficult conversations that are part and parcel of being the boss; and how a declined card forced her to shift her mindset towards money and her advice for female founders who might not feel comfortable dealing with numbers...There were so many parallels between Lauren's experience and my own journey launching She can. She did. - so much so that I found myself nodding to pretty much everything she said - so I really do hope you find what she had to say as inspiring as I did. This is Lauren's story to date...The She can. She did. podcast is hosted by Fiona Grayson (that's me, hello!) and this bonus series is sponsored by Tide Business Current Accounts who happen to be the only place in the UK where you can register a limited company and open a business account in one process, for free! Essentially, for those of you that want to set up as a Limited Company or switch from being a sole trader to a Limited Company like I did, all you do is search the company name you would like, enter your personal and business details and in a matter of minutes, your limited company application will be sent, your Tide business current account will be set up, and you're good to go! For more information if you happen to be interested, please feel free to visit: www.tide.co/start The good old social handles should you fancy a further peek!She can. She did. @shecanshedidWelltodo @welltodoglobalLauren Armes @laurenarmesTide @tidebanking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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.