From blackouts to CEO – how burnout helped create UK’s biggest venue booking platform
Just 18% of companies in the UK are led by women, and while data suggests female entrepreneurs are on the rise, men still receive more funding and are entrusted with higher average loans to get them started.
In an eight-part series every Tuesday, Money blog reporter Jess Sharp speaks to women who are bossing it in their respective fields – hearing their stories, struggles and advice for those who want to follow in their footsteps by starting a business.
This week, she has spoken to Rebecca Kelly, the co-founder and CEO of VenueScanner…
Rebecca Kelly was hospitalised for weeks after falling down the stairs.
Suffering with blackouts, dizzy spells, muscle failure and panic attacks, she was taken to hospital twice more before the root of her health problems were uncovered.
“I started to genuinely lose some of the physical competency of my body. I was quite headstrong… it was very much like ‘This is in my body versus this is in my mind,'” she said.
The cause of all her symptoms? Burnout.
She was working a full-time job in digital marketing and setting up her company as a “side hustle” at the time, but after more than a year and a half of working 24/7, her health was suffering.
It was a crisis that forced her to take the leap and 100% commit to pursuing her business venture.
“When…
