EP274: Abbie Heywood, Founder of The ATeam Dance - Feel the fear and do it anyway

Lysha Holmes interviews Abbie Heywood, Founder and principal of The ATeam Dance School. Mentioning her remarkable journey from a dance teacher to a thriving business owner. Abbie reflects on her early days teaching street dance, the creation of the A Team within a different business, and her decision to launch her own dance school in 2018. Over the past seven years, her school has expanded to two branches in different locations, diverse class offerings and a strong community ethos.The episode explores the mindset shifts required to move up to leadership, drawing parallels between the worlds of performing arts and recruitment. Abbie opens up about the challenges of balancing business growth with motherhood, navigating the pandemic, and overcoming imposter syndrome. With the support of a business coach, she learned to delegate, define her values and prioritise what truly matters.Lysha and Abbie delve into themes of resilience, personal development, and the importance of stepping outside comfort zones. Abbie also discusses discuss leadership, integrity in team building and creating inclusive environments. As both women reflect on their journeys, they encourage listeners to embrace change, invest in growth and stay true to their purpose.Connect with Abbie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbie-heywood-696618266/Instagram page - @ateam_dance-----------The Recruiter's Recruitment Podcast is proudly sponsored by Paiger and partners to Needi, Keybridge IT and Diversity and Inclusion .Our Sponsor: Paiger - Making Recruiters Smarter and Faster. Paiger helps recruiters build personal brands, identify new business opportunities, attract candidates, and have better conversations.Find out more details on Paiger here - https://paiger.co/?utm_source=podcast...Our Partners: Needi is a concierge gift-matching service using psychology and AI, to pinpoint the perfect gifts and experiences for your recipient, from the best, local independent businesses. Their team of expert gift finders, save companies time and money, with their complimentary corporate gifting service . Find out more here -https://needi.co.uk/Diversity in Recruitment helps recruitment businesses understand diversity, equity, and inclusion in a way that makes sense. Our training and advisory work is designed anidence to attract diverse talent, recruit inclusively, improve your candidate journey and confidently partner with their clients. DE&I doesn’t have to be complicated and scary - it’s simply about fair, ethical and high-quality recruitment.Keybridge IT Solutions is a London-based Fully Managed IT Support and solutions Provider - Providing 24×7 Support to all Customers. Specialities include Microsoft Cloud, including Office 365, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Security, Internet Connectivity, VoIP, and much more didence to attract diverse talent, recruit inclusively, improve your candidate journey and confidently partner with their clients. DE&I doesn’t have to be complicated and scary - it’s simply about fair, ethical and high-quality recruitment.