Hannah Ayala Founder of HA Designs : The Truth About Building A Business, Scaling, Burnout & Motherhood

Chapters 0:00 Intro to Hannah & HA Designs 0:52 What it really looks like behind a perfect life 4:19 Selfridges, Topshop and retail that wasn't worth it 6:26 The reel where Hannah hit rock bottom 8:59 Mentors, and running a business on your own 11:08 Football, family and whose career came first 13:40 Big job titles and why no one knows more than the founder 15:00 The COVID boom, the slump and making people redundant 19:56 Phone cases to pyjamas, and gifting the Kardashians 22:58 In-house or 3PL, and staying close to the operation 26:01 The pivot into events and a second company 29:53 Copycats, The Apprentice and letting it go 31:28 What competitors can't copy: the founder 40:28 Mum of four, no maternity leave and the founder tax 46:44 Ego, reputation and going public with it 50:18 The vision now: less growth, more life 55:09 Getting fleeced by a recruitment agency 1:01:34 PR retainers that deliver nothing 1:06:33 Writing a CV, and future-proofing yourself 1:08:28 Only founders understand founders Watch the podcast on: ▶︎ YouTube Follow Elle-Sera for more: ▶︎ Facebook ▶︎ Instagram ▶︎ LinkedIn About Elle-Sera: Hormones aren’t JUST anything. They make you who you are and control everything – your energy, mood, weight, confidence, hunger, motivation, outlook, libido the list goes on. The impact of hormone imbalance on our psychology and behaviour has been dismissed – until now.  Let’s stop diminishing the way we feel because of our hormones, by uttering those three little words: “I’m just hormonal”, and start embracing the power you can have over them.  Elle Sera supports thousands of women to reclaim their hormones, including myself. Our golden pill is packed with five potent ingredients, carefully chosen to rebalance hormones in one essential daily dose. Produced by Liverpool Podcast Studios ▶︎ Web ▶︎ Instagram...