In this episode of Money Made Simple, Liv sits down with Patrice Green, absolute girl boss and Managing Director of Wellington Beds and Natural Rest, to talk about running a fast growing business while raising young kids. Patrice trained as a chartered accountant and took over the family business in 2022 with three children aged four and under. Since then she's steered it through cost-of-living pressure, severe fuel price impacts and the economic recovery that keeps getting pushed out.

This episode covers:

• Why Patrice swore she'd never join the family business, and how she ended up running it
• The mental load of business ownership and parenting, and the low-tech daily habit that helps
• What she's had to let go of to stay present at work and at home
• How the numbers feel different when it's your own staff and suppliers relying on them
• Making financial calls when the usual patterns and trends stop making sense
• Why knowing your numbers means more than a once-a-year catch-up with your accountant
• Her advice for anyone starting a career, side hustle or business: stop waiting until you're ready
• How one quote changed the way she thinks about ambition and mum guilt

Patrice provides an honest look at the juggle behind a growing business, and a timely reminder that often the best way to learn is by doing, whether that's backing yourself at work or getting started with investing.

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