Latest / Imagine If with Doone Roisin | Health, Wealth & Wisdom for Women (formerly Female Startup Club Podcast) / SUMMER ‘23 - 6 quick questions with Priscilla Hajiantoni, Founder of Bangn Bodyt (Part 2)
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- 0:00Hey, it's Dune here. I'm recording this quick message to let you know that over the next few weeks, we'll be playing some of our favorite episodes from the past year while I spend some time with my best friends and family back in my other home, London. If you missed these episodes the first time around, they are so good and packed with so much value. I know you're going to love them just as much as I did recording them. See you soon. Bye. Welcome back. Here are the six
- 0:39Question number one is, what's your why? Why do you wake up every single day and build this business? Love this question so much. My why is driven by purpose and motivation to really help people and provide a positive solution to skincare and what that even looks like. You know, to be able to provide people options and it's just not one fit for all, I think is such a powerful thing. And so to know that we're helping so many people worldwide and so to know that we're helping so many people
- 1:08feel confident, feel satisfied and just happy and free of their skin. Like it's not a chore, just makes me so excited. And the creativity of that and getting our community on board for the journey is definitely what gets me up in the morning. Amazing. I love that. Question number two is what's been your favorite marketing moment so far? Yeah.
- 1:34hands down our third birthday. We did an amazing campaign with our customers and it was the most incredible day of my life. I think I cried with happiness the whole day. People that I've never met, just how warm and appreciative they were for the product being born or being in this world was just the most humbling experience I could have ever been a part of. So that day will be very special and hold a special place in my heart for a very long time.
- 2:03Oh my gosh. Wow. That's so cool. Love that. Question number three is what's your go-to business resource if you have to talk about like a book that you read or a newsletter that you're subscribed to or a really valuable podcast that you listen to? Oh my goodness. There are a few. So obviously this podcast, like what you're doing is amazing. I think just sharing the journeys of people before
- 2:30the listeners that may be not there yet. Like I just think is so incredible and something that I wish I had when I started. I definitely think in terms of group forums that could be really helpful. So I'm not sure if people know. I think it's like the like-minded people.
- 2:45I'm going to swear. I think it's Bitches Group. I don't know, Facebook. Yeah, LMBDW. Love it. Yeah, that was one that I was a part of at the beginning. And then I guess time just runs away from you. So you don't have all the time in the world. But I know a lot of people share insight and suggestions and feedback in that group. So that could be really helpful starting out.
- 3:04And then I guess, you know, other podcasts too, like I know Rise and Conquer, like Georgie Stevenson, she's all about the power of mindset and manifestation. So that really aligns with me, you know, positive thinking and really kind of.
- 3:19giving yourself to that law of attraction and, you know, kind of being free of what you desire in life, I think is really important. So that's a good one to listen to. Oh my goodness. There's so many things that I've like touched along the way in terms of like, you know, books and, and things, but I think definitely podcasts, there is so many, it's great for when you're driving. It's great for when you're walking, you know, cleaning the house. It's just good to be listening to other people's experiences. So yeah.
- 3:46Love it. So many good recs in there. Thank you. Question number four is how do you win the day? What are your AM, MPM rituals and habits that keep you feeling happy and successful and less stressed?
- 4:01Oh my goodness, I need to do more of this for sure. I feel like I have happiness and wins throughout the day. Just being with my team and coming into work and if we're working on a project, that's always so exciting. But I think just being able to have a quiet night with my partner or seeing my family, I think is always so nice and special and gets me away from my digital screens that I'm attached to, I guess, all day in order to do my job. So I definitely feel
- 4:32Also as well, if I can on a Saturday, not just jump straight into work, that is also a win. Because I feel like sometimes I can work 24-7 because when you love what you do, it's very hard to differentiate work and play. So true. So true. You've got to create some personal boundaries. Yes, absolutely. Question number five is what's been your worst money mistake in the business and how much did it cost you?
- 5:00Oh my goodness. Okay. I would definitely have to say our first, well, I guess it's a mistake, but also it was a massive learning. And that's another thing I try to take. Anything that I guess is normally called a mistake, a learning lesson, because I feel like even though we went through a year, maybe I should have called it sooner. And I just had hope with the first stage of manufacturing that costed a lot of money that maybe we could have preserved and then
- 5:24the money that I was making by being in my corporate job didn't also have to flood into the business, but it is what it is. It's what happened. And it got us to this stage. And I guess it showed me what wasn't working and what we could do better. So if I didn't have that experience, you know, I don't know if I would have figured that out. So I think that was a very
- 5:47a hefty learning exercise. And as I said, should have called it maybe a lot sooner, but when you have hope and that passion to just get there, it could be hard. But then I'm also happy that I did say no at the end. I did call it and was like, this isn't going to work for us long term. And being proud of saying no, because sometimes you have to.
- 6:07Absolutely. Tough one. Tough one. Question number six. Last question. What is just a crazy story you can share from this journey? Good, bad or otherwise? Oh, my goodness. A crazy story. Well, I think definitely pitching to Jo Horgan at her Mecca land is pretty crazy.
- 6:29And then getting featured on the Daily Mail and having all those orders, that was just such a crazy experience that, you know, you always hope and wish and you put everything into it. But, you know, to be able to receive things like that was just really, really incredible. And then I guess just the journey of, you know, yeah, growing a team, like the crazy thing, we moved office spaces and factories three times in one year because we had just grown out of all of them. Wow.
- 6:57That was a very crazy, challenging time to just constantly relocate, relocate, relocate. But we did it in the end and, you know, really grateful for that journey. But yeah, it's been such an incredible experience. I think what I've learned in the last three, almost four years of running this business, I wouldn't have learned anywhere else in 10 years. Like I feel like I have been pushed forward.
- 7:21to my limits. I've been challenged. I've been, you know, exhilarated and excited, all the emotions in one. But I guess that's what it is with running a business. You know, you're it. All the responsibilities, all the stress, all the excitement, everything lies with you. And so if you're ready for it and have the capabilities, it can be really, really rewarding if you know your why and you're doing it with purpose.
- 7:45I love that. That's a great note to finish on. Priscilla, thank you so much for coming on the show to share your amazing journey with us for Bang & Body and all the things that you've been through in the last couple of years. I'm cheerleading you from the sidelines. I'm so excited to see what happens for you this year. Thank you so much. It's been such a pleasure. I've loved every minute of chatting with you and yeah, I'm super excited to see what's to come.
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- 9:18Hey, it's June here. Thanks for listening to this amazing episode of the Female Startup Club podcast. If you're a fan of the show and want even more of the good stuff, I'd recommend checking out femalestartupclub.com where you can subscribe to our free newsletter. We send it out weekly covering female founder business news, insights and learnings in D2C, and interesting business resources.
- 9:42And if you're a founder building an e-commerce brand, you can join our private network of entrepreneurs called Hype Club at femalestartupclub.com forward slash Hype Club. We have guests from the show joining us for intimate Ask Me Anythings, expert workshops, and a group of totally amazing, like-minded women building the future of D2C brands.
- 10:05As always, please do subscribe, rate and review the show and post your favorite episodes to Instagram stories. I am beyond grateful when you do that. Thank you.