Joining us in the booth this week is Ama Amo-Agyei, founder of multi-million wellness brand, PLANTMADE.

In this episode we discuss:

- How growing up in Berkshire shaped Ama

- What motivated her to create PLANTMADE

- What it really takes to create a business that generates millions

- The importance of being grateful in all seasons of business

- Why hard work doesn’t guarantee success

- The upsides and downsides of being the face of your business

- Why true wealth comes from selling a business

- Tips to starting an e-commerce business today and much more!

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PLANTMADE's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareplantmade

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00:00 - Preview

00:50 - Intro

01:25 - Meet PLANTMADE founder Ama

05:49 - Growing up in Berkshire 

12:16 - My first experience with business 

19:34 - My relationship with money growing up

24:43 - Losing my recruitment job 

28:25 - What inspired me to create PLANTMADE

33:11 - How I built a £11 Million e-commerce Business With a few £100s! 

38:29 - This year has been the hardest year in my business career 

45:12 - When you have a business you don’t have a stable salary! 

52:52 - What key activities helped me build the business 

57:09 - Even though my business made £11 million I didn’t celebrate! 

01:06:23 - We’ve sold over 160,000 products and this happened…

01:18:29 - This keeps me resilient 

01:21:18 - Hard work doesn’t guarantee success

01:25:11 - How entrepreneurs can communicate with their friends and family 

01:28:55 - True wealth comes from selling your business

01:35:24 - I would do these 3 things differently if I started again

01:39:48 - Good habits adopted and bad habits I got rid off

01:42:23 - If you want to start an e-commerce brand today listen to this 

01:45:04 - The vision for PlantMade 

01:46:07 - Final words

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