Our community is filled with hard-working, high achieving entrepreneurs and creatives and so work-life balance is a complicated, but highly relevant topic. We’ve shared some responses from the community about work life balance and how their views have evolved over time below.

Charissa Wylie | Owner of Elegant Eats and Events

When I first started Elegant Eats and Events at the end of 2020 the business consumed all of my time. Because I was trying to build my clientele and get the business name out there I would take every order that came in, any day of the week! I was WORK WORK WORK 24/7. However this is not sustainable not only for balancing my family life but also for my mental health. Read more>>

Makayla King | Hairstylist

As a new mother and a wife of almost 4 years, I find myself battling between making time for my husband, my son and being a boss making moves to take my business to the next level. Ultimately, my family comes first of course but this is still my livelihood. Read more>>

Joshua Weissman | Chef/Entrepreneur

Work-life balance is such an interesting topic of discussion. I think people don’t actually mean what they say about it when they bring it up. To most people work life balance really means they want to have a discussion about how much time they have away from their work or their jobs. Read more>>