Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Olga Roberts, co-owner of Resthouse Sleep Solutions, located in Duncan, BC, Canada.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
We are a natural organic mattress and bedding store specializing in solutions that can be personalized for each sleeper. All our ingredients are natural and breathable (will not overheat you), allowing you to recuperate from daily life overnight properly and wake up feeling rested and rejuvenated.
Our customer is a conscientious individual, looking to make an informed decision about their mattress and bedding, and who is seeking better sleep with products that will create a healthy, cozy environment for proper rest and recovery.
Tell us about yourself
In 2012, I moved to Vancouver Island for a better work-life balance. I moved into the natural and organic food business realm. I then fell upon Resthouse, which was taking health and wellness to another level by looking closely at the quality of sleep in relation to the materials we are sleeping on and how these "ingredients" can have an impact on our overall wellbeing. I was hooked. I am passionate about helping people sleep better and changing the quality of their lives; one sleep at a time.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
My biggest accomplishment has been the gift of actually making a difference in my customers' lives by helping them get a better night's sleep. Understanding the vulnerability of people who lack proper rest, listening to their challenges, and assessing their needs to find them their personalized sleep solution, is extremely rewarding.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
One of the hardest things about being a business owner is work-life balance. Helping others, supporting the staff, and meeting the needs of the business while also taking care of my family and my home, with life's daily responsibilities, and finding time for my own self-care, health, and wellbeing, is very challenging.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Be passionate about the business you choose.
- Ask for outside help (you can't know everything).
- Expect that you will have to move out of your comfort zone in order to grow successfully.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://resthousesleep.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/resthousesleepsolutions/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resthousesleepsolutions/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/resthousesleep
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/resthouse-sleep-solutions/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFJ3WbZsEBhN8WCl_JXi_-g
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/resthousesleep/_created/
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