001 Charlotte Melia: Luxury events and innovating in a crisis.

“You’re CEO, this is your job to steer the ship through the storm”Business owner Charlotte Melia grew up in an entrepreneurial family on the Isle of Wight. Moving away from the Isle and the tourist trap of the Brading Wax Work Museum, Charlotte went to university in London before embarking on a range of jobs that lead to her realising, she was unemployable, and had entrepreneurial blood in her veins. Dazzle and Fizz, the children’s events business, was born. Join Charlotte as she talks through:Being unemployable and starting out as an entrepreneur including pricing and responsible investing. Founding Dazzle and Fizz, a high-end events business for children’s parties and the incredible journey to six figure events in Dubai. How she has kept her event business viable, entering the tech world to move Dazzle and Fizz online to help working parents amid Covid restrictions. Balancing running her own business with being a single mother of her young son with autism, and the importance of being kind to yourself with meditation and positive self-talk. https://dazzleandfizzclub.co.uk/@thatcharlottemelia@thevestaclub Brading Wax Work Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVdCqyVrM9Y For more info on REALWORK head to www.doreal.workThe REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers at @decibelle_creative Huge thanks to Tom Seals for the sensational piano playing at the end of this episode - find here here: www.tomseals.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.