Balancing Work & Family Life: A Conversation with Julie Feldman, owner of Guys N Gals

As a working mother, do you often find yourself struggling to balance your passions with your daily responsibilities?  If so, you’re not alone.

Meet Julie Feldman, the owner of Guys N Gals, who understands the struggles as well.

In a heartfelt conversation with Andrea Hecht, Julie shares her journey from childhood to owning a retail business and the challenges of balancing work and family life.

Julie discovered her love for dressing people and merchandising at a young age and has been pursuing her dreams ever since.

However, she also knows firsthand that achieving a work-life balance can be tough, especially when running a retail business.

Julie shares her experience with finding the right balance. She stresses the importance of setting boundaries, finding time for self-care, and having a supportive community.

Julie understands the guilt that many working mothers can feel and how it can be challenging to find flexibility in certain industries.

Throughout the conversation, Julie's passion for fashion shines through, and her story is an inspiration for anyone who wants to learn about the behind-the-scenes of running a business and the importance of finding balance in life.

Quotes:

I think it's hard. I think it's a very hard thing, especially if you're in retail. Retail is one of the hardest jobs you could have with a family. The next one, being at the most, the hardest would be the restaurant business. It's a very hard struggle because when it's your business, it doesn't matter what's going on. You still have to work. It's hard to call in. If you don't have enough people, if you're lucky enough, they have enough people to fill in. But if you don't, you don't. It's a very hard, it's a struggle. (Julie Feldman | 05:19.33)

“So I think it's a hard balance. And a lot of mothers, I get that guilt. It's a guilt that when you're working, whether a doctor or a lawyer, you're in retail, restaurant, whatever it is, it is a hard balance. You don't have a lot of flexibility in those types of jobs. (Julie Feldman | 6:14)

“A lot of people think balance is 5050. And when you put that pressure on yourself to give equal attention at any given time, that's a lot of pressure. And so I always like to remind people that you need to think about your kind of seasons in life, seasons in business, and what is happening, and how you can kind of shift those priorities. (Andrea Hecht | 7:40)

“So yeah, those were times I missed out on my kids' activities. I'm fortunate that my family is amazing. Like my mom and dad used to go to all my kids' baseball games. If I couldn't go, they went. I used to get off the plane and go straight to a baseball game. I'd make sure I'd get home though. If it was a day I was coming home, I didn't take the last flight out. When my kids were younger, I'd get home to go to that baseball game. And I did leave work early on the days that my kids had baseball so that I would never miss, I'm saying baseball, baseball game, a roller hockey game, a ski meet. So, I did leave work early on those days so that I never missed something that my kids were competing in.” (Julie Feldman | 10:06)

Connect with Jule Feldman:

Website: https://www.shopguysngals.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guysngals/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guysngals1/

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