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Sian Murray

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
447 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

I think, honestly, now looking back, I think we left it to, like, we pushed on for too long.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

Like, the signs were there that it wasn't working.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

But at the same time, the way we did it meant that we were able to close down the business without, and paying off all our debts and stuff like that.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

Like, that was huge.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

That was something that was really worrying me.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

So I'm really proud of how we managed that.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

And a lot of that was from Amy.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

She was...

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

yeah, just incredible in that wind down process.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

I was definitely a fish out of water.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

But yeah, I just think you've like, you've put so much time and so much money and so much effort into something.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

And I've forgotten what the phrase is when, anyway, you just like compound all this time and effort.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

And then it just makes it harder and harder and harder to walk away.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

And so I remember saying like, I can't stop this.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

Like I've invested so much money into this.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

I can't walk away now.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

It would just be a waste.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

And a big part of it as well was, and I feel like people don't talk about this part either, like obviously we created Pleasant State because we wanted to make an impact on the world.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

But I also did it because I wanted to set up my family.

KICPod
How it feels to close down a business - with Pleasant State Co-Founder Sian Murray

Yeah, exactly.