Building A Sustainable Business and Taking Care of Your Mental Health, With Sapphire Bates

* Vote for Vestpod in Holly & co Independent awards: https://holly.co/campaign-christmas-2021/independent-awards/female-founder/#nomination-790814 *Sapphire Bates is the founder of The Coven, an online platform and community providing a support network for female founders and business owners.Having experienced rapid growth in her business, Sapphire is now focused on adapting how she works to ensure her business is sustainable and supports both her career goals and her mental health. Today on The Wallet: 1/ Sapphire tells me the role money and the desire for financial independence has played in building The Coven, and how her attitude towards money has evolved in the years since starting the business. 2/ We discuss what it looks like to grow a business sustainably caring for yourself and your team in the process, and how implementing a 4-day work week is working for her team.3/ As business owners it’s hard to not compare ourselves to others, so Sapphire tells me how she manages feelings of comparison, her approach to taking risks and her advice to anyone wanting to start a new business. You can follow and connect with Sapphire at:Website: https://thecovengirlgang.comInstagram: @thecovengirlgang Twitter: @sapphirejbates Resources:Book: The Breakup Monologues: The Unexpected Joy of Heartbreak by Rosie Wilby Book: Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self by Manoush Zomorodi Our podcast partners PensionBee are also offering you a £25 pension contribution (£20, plus £5 in tax relief) when you sign up. To claim the offer, follow this link: https://www.pensionbee.com/vestpod. Capital at risk. I’m Emilie Bellet, the founder of Vestpod.com - a thriving community that financially empowers women, author of You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich and host of The Wallet! You can learn more about Vestpod, join our events and subscribe to our newsletter at www.vestpod.com and on Instagram @vestpod. Join our private Facebook group: @vestpod.  * Please note that we are not certified financial advisers! The articles and information made available on Vestpod and this podcast are provided for information and educational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice.* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.