Anna’s Story

Before becoming a mother I worked as a Project Coordinator for Balfour Beatty working on huge construction projects such as the Olympic Park, Crossrail and the world’s largest offshore windfarm.

Whilst at that job, I studied and gained a degree in Business Studies with Accountancy. I had my final exam when my daughter was just 4 months old.

I joined Busylizzy Guildford (a members club that offers a timetable of baby, toddler, pregnancy and postnatal fitness classes as well as lots of events), when Jessica was 8 weeks old and I loved it. In fact I loved it so much that when they announced they were going to start franchising, I bought their first franchise – Busylizzy Woking in April 2014.In 2016, Busylizzy was doing so well with franchising they decided to sell their original club in Guildford and I bought it in February 2016.

I was running almost 50 classes per week across 7 different venues with a team of 36 instructors, admin staff and marketing support people working for me.

I sold Busylizzy Woking in January 2018 when my second baby was 2 months old as running 2 businesses was too much work with 2 children.

Around Easter 2019, when Busylizzy Guildford was the most successful it had ever been, I decided I was ready for a new challenge and put it up for sale.I know a lot of people who especially after having had children have set up a business doing something they are great at but who don’t always know very much about running a business and sometimes need help. With a degree in business studies and now over 5 years’ experience running businesses I decided I’d like to set up a consultancy offering advice and support to small businesses.

So Busylizzy Guildford sold on 1st September 2019 which takes me to where I am now. I am loving using my knowledge and skills to help others with their businesses so please do contact me if you need any help.