Closing shop: Spaces and all that they hold.
It is with a heavy, yet hopeful heart, that we have decided to close our Ubuntu Baba boutique in Westlake. Deep inside I think I knew this was coming for weeks now, but it just didn’t seem real until we got down to the details. (Our online shop and factory will continue as per normal.) This little 65m space, nested…
What if…
What if there’s a brand new Mother and her newborn baby. What if she’s struggling so much and feeling so overwhelmed and needs emotional support. What if the only place she can find that support is out in the world, where other people live and where emotional support comes naturally, through conversations and daily ongoing’s with other human beings, where…
For the health & wellbeing of newborn babies and toddlers.
This post is for any business owners who sell baby products and would like to continue trading during COVID-19. I am writing this post by request of these business owners in the baby industry who have asked for advice. We received news through the grapevine on Wednesday that the sale of products for the care of babies and toddlers are…
12(+1) steps to building a sustainable business in 2020
Create an essential product / service. Calculate correct costing in relation to size / type of business you want to build. How many staff needed to acquire targets, etc? E-commerce shop (with free delivery if physical item – cost it into your business model – it’s just a psychology thing). Meet audience where they are online – dominate on their…
This is who I am, this is where I live.
I keep my mornings quiet. I get up early. Drink some tea. Then decide what I feel like next. Sometimes a meditation. Sometimes straight into yoga. Sometimes sitting with a blanket on the couch reading a book until my son wakes up. Whatever feels right. And this morning, it felt right to make my tea, light a candle in the…
Nobody can fix fucked.
We sit in our houses, watching our screens, waiting for the President to speak, as if he has some sort of supernatural power to make this all go away. This concept of putting 1 human on a pedestal and expecting him to make a difference to our levels of anxiety in a time like this – that’s what’s crazy. What…
Lessons from the year of WW.
1 year ago today I found out Woolworths had copied my carrier. The amount of anxiety, anger and rage I was feeling on that day is really quite indescribable. I had no idea how I would turn the situation around and make it work in my favour, but I also knew there was a way and that this was an…
What Joey taught me about being an entrepreneur
There are so many entrepreneurial lessons to be learned along this journey. I’ve been fortunate enough to learn many of them from other entrepreneurs who have shared their journeys, through books I’ve read and people I’ve been exposed to and then of course, having the experience of learning some of these lessons myself. But I learned a new lesson last…
Generation Alpha: the kids of the Millennials
I am so fascinated by this category of little humans. They are seriously the most confident generation of children yet. I am the proud creator of a little Gen Alpha, he’s 5 now. So to define this a little more clearly, Gen Alpha’s are kids born to Millenials – that’s us bunch who were born between 1981 and 1996. They…
It’s the best time to start a business, but you won’t see the light if you’re looking down the rabbit hole.
I just have to share this story. So this morning I have a fully loaded scheduled day. Drop my kid off at school at 8.15am, drive to the Woolies (yes yes I still go there, deal with it), do some quick morning Whatsapp’s in the car while I wait for 9am to arrive. 9am-9.20am – quick Woolies shop, then back…
