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Episode 31

Avoiding Financial Disaster: Lessons from a £5 Million New Build Gone Wrong With Michelle Gaffaney-Webb

time
69 min listen

Summary

I’m sure you know the feeling of taking on a job that brings you a lot of stress, and after all your hard work, you end up making no profit.

Michelle Gaffaney-Webb, an architectural designer and property developer, shares her raw and real journey of managing her own £5 million building project while facing the threat of total financial collapse.

At one point, she and her partner were just one week away from losing their £3.4 million investment in their 10 newly built houses valued at £5 million.

This traumatic experience became a turning point for Michelle.

She decided to leave behind the high-risk world of property development and found incredible success by shifting her focus to new business ventures.

Now, Michelle has moved into converting hotels and has also built a luxury kitchen business that boasts impressive 50% profit margins.

Key Learning and actions from this episode

  • Understand how Michelle has gone from 8% profit to 50% profit by changing businesses.
  • Learn how to evaluate the risks before you leap into agreeing to a project.
  • Discover the quickest, easiest, risk-free way of making money in your business.
  • Learn why bigger jobs or projects don’t always mean bigger profits.
  • Find out how Michelle has ended up with a showroom that boasts 100 kitchens.

Michelle’s story is a powerful reminder that even in the toughest moments, opportunity can emerge, and success can be just around the corner.

Curious to find out how she is now making 50% profit without working 60 hours a week?

Discover Michelle’s secrets to success by listening now.

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Guest Speaker: Check out and contact Michelle Gaffaney-Webb from Greenstone Design

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