Can you turn something you're truly passionate about into a successful business?
Frankie Hobro spent years travelling the world, working in far-flung and exotic places on conservation projects for critically endangered species. It involved not only ensuring the species was saved, but also working closely with local communities, inspiring them to carry on the sustainability work once she had moved on.
In this episode, Gemma chats with Frankie about drawing on the skills, resourcefulness and resilience built during those years overseas in her role as Director of Anglesey Sea Zoo. They discuss having confidence in your gut instinct about the direction of your business; why planning is so important to get your business through challenging times; and how to keep following your dream even when those tough times hit.
Allwch chi droi rhywbeth rydych chi'n wirioneddol angerddol amdano yn fusnes llwyddiannus?
Treuliodd Frankie Hobro flynyddoedd yn teithio'r byd, gan weithio mewn llefydd pell ac egsotig ar brosiectau cadwraeth ar gyfer rhywogaethau sydd mewn perygl difrifol. Roedd yn cynnwys nid yn unig sicrhau bod y rhywogaeth yn cael ei hachub, ond hefyd yn gweithio'n agos gyda chymunedau lleol, gan eu hysbrydoli i barhau â'r gwaith cynaliadwyedd wedi iddi symud ymlaen.
Yn y bennod hon, mae Gemma yn sgwrsio gyda Frankie am dynnu ar y sgiliau, y dyfeisgarwch a'r gwytnwch a adeiladwyd yn ystod y blynyddoedd hynny dramor yn ei rôl fel Cyfarwyddwr Sw Môr Môn. Maen nhw'n trafod cael hyder yn eich greddf perfedd am gyfeiriad eich busnes; pam bod cynllunio mor bwysig i gael eich busnes drwy gyfnod heriol; a sut i ddal ati i ddilyn eich breuddwyd hyd yn oed pan darodd yr amseroedd anodd hynny.
Episode topics / Pynciau Pennod:
00:46: Frankie's conservation work around the world / Gwaith cadwraeth Frankie ledled y byd
03:36: Anglesey Sea Zoo, and how her background prepared her for running the business / Sŵ Môr Môn, a sut wnaeth ei chefndir ei pharatoi ar gyfer rhedeg y busnes
07:43: Having confidence in gut instinct about the direction of the business when others were doubtful / Cael hyder wrth reddf y perfedd am gyfeiriad y busnes pan oedd eraill yn amheus
11:48: Funding renewable energy for the business / Ariannu ynni adnewyddadwy i'r busnes
14:17: Recognising that skills built in a job or in everyday life are valuable for starting and running a business / Cydnabod bod sgiliau sydd wedi'u hadeiladu mewn swydd neu mewn bywyd bob dydd yn werthfawr i ddechrau a rhedeg busnes
17:37: Guiding the business through the Covid pandemic / Tywys y busnes drwy'r pandemig Covid
25:37: Taking care of yourself whilst running a business . Gofalu amdanoch eich hun wrth redeg busnes
Links:
Visit Anglesey Sea Zoo's website here: https://www.angleseyseazoo.co.uk/
Read more about the Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship here: https://natwestbusinesshub.com/articles/rose-review-2022-a-fresh-drive-to-boost-the-number-of-female-entrepreneurs
Find out more about the NatWest Accelerator Programme here: https://www.natwest.com/business/business-services/entrepreneur-accelerator.html
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