How can women support each other in business?

For me, I think mentorship and guidance is absolutely invaluable support women can give one another. Being able to speak to women who are further on in their careers and who can share insights, guidance and personal experience can really help you navigate challenges and avoid similar pitfalls. Also, it is vital that women support each other by sharing resources or opportunities, such as job leads or business connections. It helps to lift everyone up and creates a strong support system where we feel empowered to do whatever we set our minds to.

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What has been the biggest challenge since starting Ro&Zo? How have you managed that?

The biggest challenge since starting Ro&Zo has been about balancing the company's growth with maintaining the brand's integrity and quality. As a small business, there's always pressure to scale quickly, and we've learnt so much in the last four years. We've learnt there's nothing more important than listening to customer's feedback, and to ensuring we stay true to our original vision whilst still growing. 

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If you could go back, what’s one boundary you would set sooner in your career?

Honestly… I am still at the stage where I have to give a lot to the business as we are in such a period of growth. However I am trying to really carve out time to spend with my husband and my son, and to put my phone down and be present. At the beginning of this year I set a boundary to not look at my phone past 8pm until 7am the next day!