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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2026 · 41 MIN

How Following Your Passion Can Lead to Unexpected Success with Rachel Hill

from Liberté - Free to Be · host Rachel Peru

What makes someone wake up one morning and buy a model village?Rachel Hill is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and owner of Bondville Model Village on the Yorkshire coast. She built her first business from the ground up, growing a childcare company over 16 years from just two children on roll to 4 separate sites with 800 families on roll and employing 85 staff.  She successfully sold it in 2023. Rachel is now the owner of Bondville, Yorkshires only Model Village, which she has brought back to life with creativity, storytelling, and a strong sense of community.Alongside running the village, Rachel is also a public speaker who shares her journey through business, resilience, and motherhood, including raising her son Tommy, who has a disability. Through her work and storytelling, Rachel speaks honestly about overcoming adversity, reinvention, and the experiences that shape who we are’ Key  topics·      Career pivot at 45 to buy a model village·      The importance of networking and community support·      Overcoming imposter syndrome and self-doubt·      Storytelling through the model village to share real stories·      Balancing personal life, health, and entrepreneurship "Trust your gut and go for it." Rachel Hill's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rachel_mary_hill/Bondville Model Village on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@bondvillemodelvillageBondville Model Village on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bondvillemodelvillage Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rachel_mary_hill/keywordswomen in business, career change, networking, model village, personal growth, overcoming self-doubt, entrepreneurship, passion, life pivot, storytelling 

What makes someone wake up one morning and buy a model village?Rachel Hill is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and owner of Bondville Model Village on the Yorkshire coast. She built her first business from the ground up, growing a childcare company over 16 years from just two children on roll to 4 separate sites with 800 families on roll and employing 85 staff.  She successfully sold it in 2023. Rachel is now the owner of Bondville, Yorkshires only Model Village, which she has brought back to life with creativity, storytelling, and a strong sense of community.Alongside running the village, Rachel is also a public speaker who shares her journey through business, resilience, and motherhood, including raising her son Tommy, who has a disability. Through her work and storytelling, Rachel speaks honestly about overcoming adversity, reinvention, and the experiences that shape who we are’ Key  topics·      Career pivot at 45 to buy a model village·      The importance of networking and community support·      Overcoming imposter syndrome and self-doubt·      Storytelling through the model village to share real stories·      Balancing personal life, health, and entrepreneurship "Trust your gut and go for it." Rachel Hill's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rachel_mary_hill/Bondville Model Village on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@bondvillemodelvillageBondville Model Village on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bondvillemodelvillage Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rachel_mary_hill/keywordswomen in business, career change, networking, model village, personal growth, overcoming self-doubt, entrepreneurship, passion, life pivot, storytelling

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What makes someone wake up one morning and buy a model village?Rachel Hill is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and owner of Bondville Model Village on the Yorkshire coast. She built her first business from the ground up, growing a childcare company...

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