The drive: What challenges have you overcome?
The biggest challenges are rejection and how hard it is to manage actually getting the stock I have paid for to New Zealand! There is a lot of competition in this market, but I am doing something I love so it doesn’t bother me. I’ll keep going and one day I’ll get that breakthrough I need.
For better or worse: What are the pros and cons of running your own business?
The con is definitely the amount of time it takes out of my very limited personal time and money. This far it has only been an expense taking most of my spare money and time. The pro is that I can learn so much from the experience and I get to use all the skills I have learned at uni/work. It means in my spare time I am doing something I’m really passionate about and that I am not just sitting back wasting my time.
Hopes and dreams: What next?
I really want to get Zlettie going again, and I have a few other ideas up my sleeve, but that will take years to realise I have discovered so keep watching!
Head to the Izobella Maree website to browse their beautiful range of products, and follow their journey on Facebook and Instagram.
