Established<\/b>: 7 years\n<\/span><\/p>\nLocation<\/b>: Kapiti Coast\n<\/span><\/p>\nContact Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Rebecca Lange<\/p>\nWebsite: <\/b>www.becsshed.co.nz<\/a>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Business mission and vision<\/b>:<\/div>\nBec’s Shed mission is to bring joy to people through quality upholstery services and helping them decide on the perfect fabric for their special piece of furniture.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\u201cBec’s Shed is a small upholstery business based on the Kapiti Coast. We upholster and reupholster furniture. We manufacture headboards and ottomans and run upholstery classes.\u201d\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What sets you apart from your competitors?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe absolute joy I get from delivering the best work possible. I love my job and it shows.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please provide details of any business awards you have won.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>N\/A<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe why you decided to go into business for yourself.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>As a single parent I needed the flexibility of owning the business and setting my own hours to accommodate my family.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe some of the challenges you needed to overcome to get your business off the ground.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>My desire to become an upholsterer was found after a having 3 children and difficult divorce.\nThe challenges I have faced are many!\n-Trying to find an apprenticeship, it was not available.\n-Learning on my own\n-Building the business from scratch, buying tools, equipment, renting a space.\n-Getting accepted by the reps, learning to build contacts.\n-Learning how to run a business.\n-Realising I needed staff, how to employ them, interview them and train them.\n-Making my business succeed while still maintaining a family.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please tell us about an example where you managed to overcome a significant challenge that stood in the way of your business success.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>One of the significant challenges of starting my own upholstery business, was that I had no knowledge of how to do upholstery or run a business. I made myself learn it all.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please explain how perseverance or overcoming adversity has been necessary for you to make a success of your business.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I remember taking on a job at the very beginning, and not knowing how to do it. I had to persevere on this particular chair for weeks. I made a huge loss on it. I remember even ringing another company to see if they would be able to do it for me, but they were so booked up they wouldn’t be able to do it for 6 weeks. So I said to myself “you will have to keep going, you will have to learn how to do this” I kept going and the customer was thrilled with the result. I have persevered continuously for 7 years, growing from strength to strength, and then teaching others.<\/p>\nAs a single parent , adversity is all around. Deciding that I would do this came from a strong belief in myself, the belief that I could overcome challenges, the desire to succeed and bring joy. I stuck to my belief that I could also do this and maintain my family, which is hugely important to me. Many times I have worked late into the night, when my children were asleep, so that I could be there on a Saturday morning at the sideline of the football game, or in the audience at the music performance.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What business success have you achieved to date? <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I have managed to grow my business to the point where I have 2 employees.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What are you most proud of in relation to your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>That I started it from scratch by myself and I now have an excellent reputation through out the industry.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>How many people does your business employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>3<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What contractors do you regularly use in your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nWood workers, fabric printers, printers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What training opportunities have you provided to the people you employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Upholstery apprenticship.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What positive reviews and testimonials do you have from happy customers?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Apart from the potential financial benefits, what other benefits do you get from being a business owner?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Keeping my own hours. Showing my children its possible. Pride in my work and the business which improves self esteem and therefore makes me happier, which passes on the the wider world.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe any community involvement or sponsorship your business is involved with.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Bes Shed often donates to charitable events. I have donated to Te Horo School many times, and more reently Otaki College fundraisers.. Other fund raising raffles in the community. Becs Shed have also been a sponsor of the ” Special Kids Christmas Party” run for underprivileged children for the past 3 years.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What other ways do you - as a business - give back to the community?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I employ staff and I use contractors. I rent a space and storage facilities.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please outline any other information you think is relevant to this entry.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>When I saw the email suggesting an entering, I thought, Oh, just another business awards.. But then when I saw what the topic was about, I was like, This is totally about me and my business. My business embodies everything this award is about. I could give many, many examples of overcoming adversity, and perseverance. And I imagine I would be inspiration to many Women in the community were they to know of the acheivements.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[totalpoll id=”2690″]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2730","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2730"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3026,"href":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2730\/revisions\/3026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Location<\/b>: Kapiti Coast\n<\/span><\/p>\nContact Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Rebecca Lange<\/p>\nWebsite: <\/b>www.becsshed.co.nz<\/a>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Business mission and vision<\/b>:<\/div>\nBec’s Shed mission is to bring joy to people through quality upholstery services and helping them decide on the perfect fabric for their special piece of furniture.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\u201cBec’s Shed is a small upholstery business based on the Kapiti Coast. We upholster and reupholster furniture. We manufacture headboards and ottomans and run upholstery classes.\u201d\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What sets you apart from your competitors?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe absolute joy I get from delivering the best work possible. I love my job and it shows.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please provide details of any business awards you have won.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>N\/A<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe why you decided to go into business for yourself.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>As a single parent I needed the flexibility of owning the business and setting my own hours to accommodate my family.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe some of the challenges you needed to overcome to get your business off the ground.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>My desire to become an upholsterer was found after a having 3 children and difficult divorce.\nThe challenges I have faced are many!\n-Trying to find an apprenticeship, it was not available.\n-Learning on my own\n-Building the business from scratch, buying tools, equipment, renting a space.\n-Getting accepted by the reps, learning to build contacts.\n-Learning how to run a business.\n-Realising I needed staff, how to employ them, interview them and train them.\n-Making my business succeed while still maintaining a family.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please tell us about an example where you managed to overcome a significant challenge that stood in the way of your business success.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>One of the significant challenges of starting my own upholstery business, was that I had no knowledge of how to do upholstery or run a business. I made myself learn it all.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please explain how perseverance or overcoming adversity has been necessary for you to make a success of your business.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I remember taking on a job at the very beginning, and not knowing how to do it. I had to persevere on this particular chair for weeks. I made a huge loss on it. I remember even ringing another company to see if they would be able to do it for me, but they were so booked up they wouldn’t be able to do it for 6 weeks. So I said to myself “you will have to keep going, you will have to learn how to do this” I kept going and the customer was thrilled with the result. I have persevered continuously for 7 years, growing from strength to strength, and then teaching others.<\/p>\nAs a single parent , adversity is all around. Deciding that I would do this came from a strong belief in myself, the belief that I could overcome challenges, the desire to succeed and bring joy. I stuck to my belief that I could also do this and maintain my family, which is hugely important to me. Many times I have worked late into the night, when my children were asleep, so that I could be there on a Saturday morning at the sideline of the football game, or in the audience at the music performance.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What business success have you achieved to date? <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I have managed to grow my business to the point where I have 2 employees.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What are you most proud of in relation to your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>That I started it from scratch by myself and I now have an excellent reputation through out the industry.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>How many people does your business employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>3<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What contractors do you regularly use in your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nWood workers, fabric printers, printers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What training opportunities have you provided to the people you employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Upholstery apprenticship.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What positive reviews and testimonials do you have from happy customers?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Apart from the potential financial benefits, what other benefits do you get from being a business owner?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Keeping my own hours. Showing my children its possible. Pride in my work and the business which improves self esteem and therefore makes me happier, which passes on the the wider world.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe any community involvement or sponsorship your business is involved with.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Bes Shed often donates to charitable events. I have donated to Te Horo School many times, and more reently Otaki College fundraisers.. Other fund raising raffles in the community. Becs Shed have also been a sponsor of the ” Special Kids Christmas Party” run for underprivileged children for the past 3 years.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What other ways do you - as a business - give back to the community?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I employ staff and I use contractors. 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Contact Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Rebecca Lange<\/p>\nWebsite: <\/b>www.becsshed.co.nz<\/a>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Business mission and vision<\/b>:<\/div>\nBec’s Shed mission is to bring joy to people through quality upholstery services and helping them decide on the perfect fabric for their special piece of furniture.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\u201cBec’s Shed is a small upholstery business based on the Kapiti Coast. We upholster and reupholster furniture. We manufacture headboards and ottomans and run upholstery classes.\u201d\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What sets you apart from your competitors?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe absolute joy I get from delivering the best work possible. I love my job and it shows.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please provide details of any business awards you have won.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>N\/A<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe why you decided to go into business for yourself.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>As a single parent I needed the flexibility of owning the business and setting my own hours to accommodate my family.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe some of the challenges you needed to overcome to get your business off the ground.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>My desire to become an upholsterer was found after a having 3 children and difficult divorce.\nThe challenges I have faced are many!\n-Trying to find an apprenticeship, it was not available.\n-Learning on my own\n-Building the business from scratch, buying tools, equipment, renting a space.\n-Getting accepted by the reps, learning to build contacts.\n-Learning how to run a business.\n-Realising I needed staff, how to employ them, interview them and train them.\n-Making my business succeed while still maintaining a family.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please tell us about an example where you managed to overcome a significant challenge that stood in the way of your business success.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>One of the significant challenges of starting my own upholstery business, was that I had no knowledge of how to do upholstery or run a business. I made myself learn it all.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please explain how perseverance or overcoming adversity has been necessary for you to make a success of your business.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I remember taking on a job at the very beginning, and not knowing how to do it. I had to persevere on this particular chair for weeks. I made a huge loss on it. I remember even ringing another company to see if they would be able to do it for me, but they were so booked up they wouldn’t be able to do it for 6 weeks. So I said to myself “you will have to keep going, you will have to learn how to do this” I kept going and the customer was thrilled with the result. I have persevered continuously for 7 years, growing from strength to strength, and then teaching others.<\/p>\nAs a single parent , adversity is all around. Deciding that I would do this came from a strong belief in myself, the belief that I could overcome challenges, the desire to succeed and bring joy. I stuck to my belief that I could also do this and maintain my family, which is hugely important to me. Many times I have worked late into the night, when my children were asleep, so that I could be there on a Saturday morning at the sideline of the football game, or in the audience at the music performance.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What business success have you achieved to date? <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I have managed to grow my business to the point where I have 2 employees.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What are you most proud of in relation to your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>That I started it from scratch by myself and I now have an excellent reputation through out the industry.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>How many people does your business employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>3<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What contractors do you regularly use in your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nWood workers, fabric printers, printers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What training opportunities have you provided to the people you employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Upholstery apprenticship.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What positive reviews and testimonials do you have from happy customers?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Apart from the potential financial benefits, what other benefits do you get from being a business owner?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Keeping my own hours. Showing my children its possible. Pride in my work and the business which improves self esteem and therefore makes me happier, which passes on the the wider world.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe any community involvement or sponsorship your business is involved with.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Bes Shed often donates to charitable events. I have donated to Te Horo School many times, and more reently Otaki College fundraisers.. Other fund raising raffles in the community. Becs Shed have also been a sponsor of the ” Special Kids Christmas Party” run for underprivileged children for the past 3 years.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What other ways do you - as a business - give back to the community?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I employ staff and I use contractors. 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Website: <\/b>www.becsshed.co.nz<\/a>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Business mission and vision<\/b>:<\/div>\nBec’s Shed mission is to bring joy to people through quality upholstery services and helping them decide on the perfect fabric for their special piece of furniture.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\u201cBec’s Shed is a small upholstery business based on the Kapiti Coast. We upholster and reupholster furniture. We manufacture headboards and ottomans and run upholstery classes.\u201d\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What sets you apart from your competitors?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe absolute joy I get from delivering the best work possible. I love my job and it shows.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please provide details of any business awards you have won.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>N\/A<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe why you decided to go into business for yourself.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>As a single parent I needed the flexibility of owning the business and setting my own hours to accommodate my family.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe some of the challenges you needed to overcome to get your business off the ground.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>My desire to become an upholsterer was found after a having 3 children and difficult divorce.\nThe challenges I have faced are many!\n-Trying to find an apprenticeship, it was not available.\n-Learning on my own\n-Building the business from scratch, buying tools, equipment, renting a space.\n-Getting accepted by the reps, learning to build contacts.\n-Learning how to run a business.\n-Realising I needed staff, how to employ them, interview them and train them.\n-Making my business succeed while still maintaining a family.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please tell us about an example where you managed to overcome a significant challenge that stood in the way of your business success.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>One of the significant challenges of starting my own upholstery business, was that I had no knowledge of how to do upholstery or run a business. I made myself learn it all.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please explain how perseverance or overcoming adversity has been necessary for you to make a success of your business.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I remember taking on a job at the very beginning, and not knowing how to do it. I had to persevere on this particular chair for weeks. I made a huge loss on it. I remember even ringing another company to see if they would be able to do it for me, but they were so booked up they wouldn’t be able to do it for 6 weeks. So I said to myself “you will have to keep going, you will have to learn how to do this” I kept going and the customer was thrilled with the result. I have persevered continuously for 7 years, growing from strength to strength, and then teaching others.<\/p>\nAs a single parent , adversity is all around. Deciding that I would do this came from a strong belief in myself, the belief that I could overcome challenges, the desire to succeed and bring joy. I stuck to my belief that I could also do this and maintain my family, which is hugely important to me. Many times I have worked late into the night, when my children were asleep, so that I could be there on a Saturday morning at the sideline of the football game, or in the audience at the music performance.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What business success have you achieved to date? <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I have managed to grow my business to the point where I have 2 employees.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What are you most proud of in relation to your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>That I started it from scratch by myself and I now have an excellent reputation through out the industry.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>How many people does your business employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>3<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What contractors do you regularly use in your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nWood workers, fabric printers, printers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What training opportunities have you provided to the people you employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Upholstery apprenticship.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What positive reviews and testimonials do you have from happy customers?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\n\n\nMany<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Apart from the potential financial benefits, what other benefits do you get from being a business owner?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Keeping my own hours. Showing my children its possible. Pride in my work and the business which improves self esteem and therefore makes me happier, which passes on the the wider world.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe any community involvement or sponsorship your business is involved with.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Bes Shed often donates to charitable events. I have donated to Te Horo School many times, and more reently Otaki College fundraisers.. Other fund raising raffles in the community. Becs Shed have also been a sponsor of the ” Special Kids Christmas Party” run for underprivileged children for the past 3 years.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>What other ways do you - as a business - give back to the community?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>I employ staff and I use contractors. I rent a space and storage facilities.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Please outline any other information you think is relevant to this entry.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>When I saw the email suggesting an entering, I thought, Oh, just another business awards.. But then when I saw what the topic was about, I was like, This is totally about me and my business. My business embodies everything this award is about. I could give many, many examples of overcoming adversity, and perseverance. 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As a single parent , adversity is all around. Deciding that I would do this came from a strong belief in myself, the belief that I could overcome challenges, the desire to succeed and bring joy. I stuck to my belief that I could also do this and maintain my family, which is hugely important to me. Many times I have worked late into the night, when my children were asleep, so that I could be there on a Saturday morning at the sideline of the football game, or in the audience at the music performance.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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