Just do it: Teacher to Interior Designer with Nikki Deakin

Quits and Giggles

Transitioning from employee to owning your own business can feel euphoric but is also full of challenges.
After the birth of her first child Nikki Deakin left teaching to go full time into her interior design side hustle. Her new life as her own boss enabled her to work on projects she loved, whilst fitting them around family life.
However, the entrepreneurial journey isn’t always easy and from your troubles there’s always a lesson. In this inspiring episode, Nikki shares the highs and lows from her 5 years working for herself. From juggling childcare to why she started coaching with me and the financial challenges that come with solopreneur life.
But if you take nothing else from this episode, it’s that Nikki wouldn’t be where she is now if she didn’t just ‘go for it’.
“I literally felt like a badass boss bitch”– Nikki Deakin

You'll hear about:

02:08 – Leaving teaching after maternity leave

06:50 – Nikki’s chance encounter that started her business

10:00 - Balancing motherhood and her business

15:42 - Growing a business through word of mouth

17:16 – Why Nikki started working with me

19:40 – Nikki’s struggles with the financial side of business

22:34 – Nikki’s advice to mum’s wanting to start a business

25:30 – Nikki’s top tips 3 tips for starting out

Nikki’s resources:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ndinterior_design/

X - https://twitter.com/ND_interiors

Pintrest - https://www.pinterest.co.uk/ND_interiors/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NDInteriorDesign1

Website - https://ndinteriordesign.co.uk/

Episode resources:

Read You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Are-Badass-Making-Money/dp/0735222975

My resources:
Join my Side Hustle Success Facebook group (https://bit.ly/SideHustleSuccessGroup) A community for badass women running (or wanting to run) service-based businesses on the side of their 9-5.
Sign up to my Biz Bites News Letter (https://bit.ly/BizBitesNewsletter) To hear about the highs, lows (& all the shiz in between) of running your own business. Think tips, tricks, inspiration & a dose of gentle arse-kicking.
Get your free guide to start your online side business without social media- https://bit.ly/StepbyStepGuideBizWoSocial
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Chapters

1. Just do it: Teacher to Interior Designer with Nikki Deakin (00:00:00)

2. Leaving teaching after maternity leave (00:02:08)

3. Nikki’s chance encounter that started her business (00:06:50)

4. Balancing motherhood and her business (00:10:00)

5. Growing a business through word of mouth (00:15:42)

6. Why Nikki started working with me (00:17:16)

7. Nikki’s struggles with the financial side of business (00:19:40)

8. Nikki’s advice to mum’s wanting to start a business (00:22:34)

9. Nikki’s top tips 3 tips for starting out (00:25:30)