The Generation Game
revenue comes in (which it recently did, so she is no longer pre revenue!). It’s been a great father/daughter experience and I genuinely believe we will learn from each other as she continues with her vision to give women a powerful voice globally in all matters to do with motoring.”
Charlotte, Martin’s Daughter and Founder of My Car Gossip
“My dad is my inspiration and I have already learnt so much whilst working with him on my business idea www.
mycargossip.com, a website that encourages women to rate and review their local car services as to how women friendly they are. The website aims to make women more powerful in the motoring world by giving them a voice and allows them to express their opinions about their garages, driving instructors, car dealerships and other car services.
I have listened to all of the useful advice my dad has given me on my business venture but the three main things I have learnt from him were actually picked up from a young age whilst watching him undertake all of his entrepreneurial ventures. The first thing I learnt is the importance of a work/ life balance, and when you read about all of the amazing things my dad has achieved you would think that he was never at home and spent his whole life in the office. In fact, my dad rarely ever went on long business trips and would leave home very early in the morning so that he could get home on time and spend time with myself, my mum and my sister. I cannot remember one moment when my dad wasn’t there to support us emotionally or offer us advice whilst still being a full time entrepreneur and working long hours to support us financially.
I have a lot of friends who struggle to find the right balance
between having a social life and working hard. I have managed to work two part time jobs, create an online business and complete a child counselling diploma whilst still maintaining healthy relationships and a social life. I don’t believe I would have managed to have such a good work/life balance if I hadn’t seen my dad do it when I was growing up.
The second thing I learnt was how important it is to be a good boss. When my sister and I used to visit my dad at work I always joked that he didn’t do any work because he was always out of the office wandering around the rest of the building. However, when speaking with his employees they didn’t stop complimenting him on what a fantastic boss he was. I remember my dad saying that even when his office grew from a small number of workers to a very large number he still made sure he knew who everyone was.
The third thing I learnt from my dad is the power of negotiation. Every time we went on holiday he would encourage me to use my negotiation skills to get the best deals in all of the markets. These skills have helped me so much in the business world as it increased my confidence and made me realise that if you are friendly, confident and a bit cheeky, you can usually negotiate a great deal. This has obviously helped me in all of my sales jobs, especially whilst starting my own business as I know how to work with a small budget and find the best deals.
One of the best decisions I made was not becoming a teacher. I knew that it was a massive decision but I didn’t mind taking the risk and trying something new as long as I could make my dad proud in the long run. It has been great working with my dad on
www.mycargossip.com as he has introduced me to some influential people and without his knowledge, support, networking skills and a bit of funding I wouldn’t have been able to achieve what I have so far.”
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