Ella Mills
I love the sunshine – as soon as the sun is out, I feel a real need to get outside! But the last 12 months have been insane workwise so finding balance is my biggest challenge – and I don’t always manage it. We’ve opened three delis, launched our products into 2500 stores, published and toured a book, worked festivals, and brought out two new snack ball ranges. It’s nuts, but my husband Matt and I both feel like we have to grab all these opportunities. As a result, we don’t really switch off from work. We realised early on that we were never going to have a work-life balance – instead we have work-life integration. As we grow and become more stable that will change, but right now and for a few years we’re running with it! So walking to work together every day with Austin, our dog, is the best time to talk and connect. Inevitably we talk a lot about work, but the fun stuff and ideas, not spreadsheets or financial models!