If you’re building a business with someone you care about, you’ve probably felt this:
You’re not the problem. Small businesses don’t define a clear operating model:
So frustration becomes the culture and the business pays.
I didn’t build my career in a straight line. I built it through pressure, pivots, reinvention and a refusal to settle for a life that didn’t fit.
In my twenties and thirties, I was immersed in corporate London. High income. High stress. Long hours. Long commutes. A lifestyle that looked successful on the outside but felt empty on the inside. I told myself I was doing well. The truth was, I was running on fumes.
By 40, my body forced the conversation. Burnout, health warnings and a growing sense of “this can’t be it” became impossible to ignore.
I stepped away from what was expected and began rebuilding a life. I retrained in the business of buying and developing properties and set about building a portfolio, learning about business as I went along.
Alongside this, I went through the breakdown and rebuilding of my marriage. Twice. I experienced first-hand how business pressure, money, roles and unmet expectations can quietly erode even the strongest relationships and what it takes to heal, reset and start again with clarity.
Today, I’m a business and mindset coach specialising in working with couples in business. I help partners build businesses that support their lives, not consume them.
I don’t teach from textbooks. I teach from experience.