What happens when you achieve what takes most people 6 years, in just 6 months?
In this episode of Behind The Breakthrough, I’m joined by the brilliant Rach: time-collapser, mentor, and queen of niching down, who built a wildly successful business in under a year — without employing a team, opening a premises, or burning herself into the ground.
Rach’s story is the one I tell when people say,
“But is it really possible to be profitable in year one?”
“Do I have to raise my prices slowly?”
“Can I drop a day of clients and not lose money?”
And the answer is: listen to this episode.
We talk about:
Why she prepped her prices before ever going self-employed
How she escaped the “jack of all trades” trap
The emotional tax of overworking… even when you “should be happy”
What helped her niche into facials and finally attract her dream clients
How she dropped from 38 to 29 hours a week while still increasing her income
Why success for her looked like Thursdays with her niece, ballet, and boundaries
Rach didn’t wait 10 years to start mentoring others.
She built the business she wanted — then created space to help others do the same.
If you’ve ever felt maxed out, stretched thin, or stuck at the “now what?” stage of self-employment, this conversation will land deeply.
It’s not just about more income.
It’s about more choice.
More ease.
And more room to actually live the life you built this business for.
💬 Want your own breakthrough?
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Maddi x
P.S. You can find Rach's education page @itsrach_lily