HOW IT ALL BEGAN - HER Story #fempreneur

Jessica's introduction to the workplace started at an early age, she enjoyed helping out at her fathers coffee company during the holidays, and waitressing in restaurants while still at school.  Jessica graduated with BSc (Hons) Degree in Business IT, and went on to hold senior roles in Marketing, and Business Management, before working for a major sports brand as a Multi-Channel Executive, successfully launching their products into online marketplaces across the world. 

In 2012 Jessica married and welcomed her first daughter, her career took a back seat, in 2014 Jessica welcomed her second daughter, her family was complete. In 2015 Jessica's marriage sadly ended, and she went on to face some challenges and family strain, ultimately finding herself alone with two children, isolated with no support network, and no career.

Jessica returned to the workplace but had to take a big step down, she struggled to keep up with the demands of a rigid 9-5 job with young children. The routine of juggling work and picking the children up in the evening to see them only an hour before bed was crazy - in Jessica's eyes, she knew there was more to life, so she looked for alternatives, but the part-time, term time jobs on offer were less than inspiring, and low paid, so she continued on juggling and working herself into the ground, coincidentally, she started to feel ill and tired all the time but ignored the signs. 

One day she was in the ladies room at work and caught a glimpse of her bloodshot eyes and pale face, she had stomach pains and was sent home from work and advised to see a doctor, days later she found out she had cancer, a stage 3 tumour, alone and suffering a serious health issue, she faced the possibility she might not be around to raise her daughters. 

Surviving this experience filled Jessica with gratitude and she saw life through a new lens, she knew she couldn't go back to the rat race at the expense of precious time with her children. This was the moment she decided to stop struggling and create her own economy. 

Jessica started listening to audio books, and podcasts and attending webinars on self-development covering areas such as the psychology and physiology for success, business strategy, online marketing, SEO, and social media mastery to name a few. 

During this time of personal growth she supported her family working as a freelancer in web design, and SEO, grateful to be working and using her skills - she decided that she wanted to help others facing the same challenges.

After attending a course by the world class leading motivational speaker and life coach Tony Robbins, an event called "Unleash the Power Within" she took the leap and began helping people with their online businesses and she knew this was her calling, something greater than herself, she could help people in challenging times, and less than perfect circumstances to navigate the path to their own success story.

 "The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first." -Iyanla Vanzant