HUT

We are architects. We design buildings, interiors and objects for people that want to live, work or inhabit something unique to them. We offer people a better way of existing through an improved physical environment. We say to clients, ‘Come on in! Discover Yourself!’

Setting up our own business was something we had always wanted to do. It felt natural and was more a question of ‘when’ not ‘why’.

We heard about HBV through a colleague, and felt that we needed coaching to refocus our business, make it more efficient and profitable and for both of us to feel happier as individuals. HBV have become part of our business. Our Friday morning sessions with a trained business ‘coach’ act as launch pads for each week, while helping us define the longer term direction of where we want to be in 5 years.

It was terrific to realise we actually were not doing badly at all; when you are in business on your own nobody ever says ‘well done’! We just needed direction and discipline. We have now started to feel more stable, and happier as a result of the HBV sessions. Following our initial sessions we are now taking up the HBV Growth Service to produce a structured business strategy.

We compare our business to white water rafting, constantly shifting from ‘wow this is amazing’ to ‘oh god, are we going to get through this?’ It is certainly an adventure, never boring. Running a business isn’t always easy, either. The constant adrenaline rushes can be exhausting, and it’s challenging to constantly believe in yourself, take knock backs and bounce back from them, stay positive, as well as balance family commitments

That’s the key advice we’d give anyone just starting out; always believe in yourself and your abilities.