From proving people wrong to choosing happiness - Stories That Sell featuring Emma Hine

In this episode of Stories That Sell, I’m joined by Staffordshire-based Emma Hine, Business Growth Strategist, author, podcast host and creator of The Growth Event, for a conversation about success, happiness, freedom and what happens when the business you built starts taking more than it gives.

Emma’s story started with a comment that stayed with her for years. As a teenager, she was told by a teacher that she would never make anything of herself. After leaving school at 16 and becoming a mum, part of her wondered whether that teacher had been right.

She went on to spend 14 years in the building society world before launching an online card and gift business with her husband Adrian in 2006. From the outside, it worked. The business grew into a 7-figure success, with premises, growth, money and all the things that should have made it feel like she had made it.

But behind the scenes, Emma was working 80 to 90 hours a week and building a life around proving other people wrong, instead of asking what would actually make her happy.

In this episode, we talk about the moment Emma realised something wasn’t right, including sitting in hospital with her daughter after she broke her femur and wondering why she was thinking about the business instead of being fully present.

We also talk about how success can become your identity, why money and freedom are not always the same thing, what happens when business gets too noisy, and the three questions Emma asks to work out whether something is actually worth your time.

This episode is for anyone who has built something that looks good from the outside, but knows it no longer feels right on the inside.

Connect with Emma:
Website: www.emmahine.co.uk
Instagram: www.instagram.com/iamemmahine
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/emma-hine