How I failed: “I didn’t actually believe in the business, I just wanted to work for myself”, with Founder Amelia Sordell

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Today, Amelia Sordell runs a booming personal branding agency called Klowt, but back in 2015, aged 21, she had just founded Eitherside, a fashion brand for women who wanted to dress up for a night out - but without the luxury price tag. 

Only eight months after starting the company, Amelia was faced with taking out a loan she would have to personally guarantee, or shutting it down. She chose the latter. 

Listen to find out what went wrong, and how she finally overcame that failure after nearly ten years.  

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