How this busy mum manages a highly-successful business franchise & family life

“I have actually owned my own business for close to eight years now, so I think being a mum and a business owner is completely normal (and fulfilling) to me!

“Owning my own business has always been my goal as I wanted flexibility; I wanted the ability to work around my family. It’s definitely a juggle at times, but I think having the right team around you, and having the right business partner, has really meant that we can create such a great community.

“I had been training at a Fitstop local to my home for about 18 months with a girlfriend of mine, Carolyn, who is now my business partner. She had also been training at a different Fitstop local to her. We realised that we were on this same journey together, and we realised that we loved the community, we loved the programming, we loved the whole concept of Fitstop. The opportunity presented itself that there were still some territories available and it was go time from there.

Grace that you can do hard things, you can do great things; you can do anything you put your mind to.

“The best part has been that my daughter Grace also loves our community. She loves coming into the gym, she loves having fun in competitions with our coaches to see who can hang from the bars for the longest. I think being a business owner has really helped show

“It’s great for her (my daughter) to be around this sort of community, but it’s also great for me to have that flexibility as she gets older. I can go and watch her run cross-country during the day, and I wouldn’t have that flexibility if I wasn’t in this position”.