Savvy Wallet
Joining us in the booth this week is Ama Amo-Agyei, founder of multi-million wellness brand, PLANTMADE.
In this episode we discuss:
- How growing up in Berkshire shaped Ama
- What motivated her to create PLANTMADE
- What it really takes to create a business that generates millions
- The importance of being grateful in all seasons of business
- Why hard work doesn’t guarantee success
- The upsides and downsides of being the face of your business
- Why true wealth comes from selling a business
- Tips to starting an e-commerce business today and much more!
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Ama's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amaa__official
PLANTMADE's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareplantmade
PLANTMADE Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weareplantmade
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00:00 - Preview
00:50 - Intro
01:25 - Meet PLANTMADE founder Ama
05:49 - Growing up in Berkshire
12:16 - My first experience with business
19:34 - My relationship with money growing up
24:43 - Losing my recruitment job
28:25 - What inspired me to create PLANTMADE
33:11 - How I built a £11 Million e-commerce Business With a few £100s!
38:29 - This year has been the hardest year in my business career
45:12 - When you have a business you don’t have a stable salary!
52:52 - What key activities helped me build the business
57:09 - Even though my business made £11 million I didn’t celebrate!
01:06:23 - We’ve sold over 160,000 products and this happened…
01:18:29 - This keeps me resilient
01:21:18 - Hard work doesn’t guarantee success
01:25:11 - How entrepreneurs can communicate with their friends and family
01:28:55 - True wealth comes from selling your business
01:35:24 - I would do these 3 things differently if I started again
01:39:48 - Good habits adopted and bad habits I got rid off
01:42:23 - If you want to start an e-commerce brand today listen to this
01:45:04 - The vision for PlantMade
01:46:07 - Final words
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