PLEASE NOTE - in this episode we discuss infertility issues, IVF and miscarriage.
Lyndsey Clay is a Personal Brand Visibility Expert and the founder of Connected Brighton, an award-winning concierge business she launched during the 2020 pandemic.
After navigating failed IVF and divorce, Lyndsey set off travelling to process her grief and rebuild her sense of self, an experience that led her to write a blog, qualify in coaching and start her own business.
Since founding Connected Brighton, she has been a finalist for 11 awards, won RWC Entrepreneur of the Year, been named in the Top 100 Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs list by Small Business Britain, and become a sought after voice on personal brand, resilience, and reinvention through her keynote talks, hosting her own radio show for Regency Radio and presenting a regular segment on Latest TV.
Lyndsey grew up assuming she'd have no trouble conceiving, given her large family. She later discovered she was infertile, with hormone levels reversed from what they should have been, very few eggs remaining for her age, and a tilted uterus. This was followed by a missed miscarriage during IVF, then a divorce as the grief took its toll on her marriage.
Lyndsey channelled the experience into a blog, Not The Blueprint, about not fitting conventional social norms, and trained as a life coach. During the pandemic, she recognised that her life no longer resembled that of her friends, most of whom were raising young families, and she wanted to build a new community while supporting her hometown's hospitality sector as it recovered from lockdown.
This led her to found Connected Brighton, which hosts events encouraging people to spend their money in independent bars and restaurants. Five years on, the business has been a finalist for 11 awards and Lyndsey has been named in the Top 100 Female Founders in the UK, with plans to franchise. She now works with other founders, helping them grow their businesses and build income through their personal brands.
You can find out more about Lyndsey and her work HERE.
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