By Renee Wood
Yarra Glen artist Jay Young has taken home the silver for the Creative Entrepreneur Award at the AusMumpreneur awards after recently being announced as a finalist in several categories.
Ms Young travelled to Sydney for the gala event and was delightfully surprised to hear her name called for the award.
Ms Young said it was inspiring to meet so many other like minded women and be announced as the silver award recipient at the same time.
“I found myself standing in a very crowded room full of the most influential and powerhouse women in business withing Australia. So to hear my name called on the night was a MASSIVE surprise,” she said.
Ms Young’s business, Young By Design, is built around her desire to create peaceful and calm artworks for the home and nursery.
After only recently launching the business in September last year, Ms Young was honoured to be included in the awards and meet many other mothers who’re chasing their dreams.
“They all were so lovely and their stories of triumph and struggles were all parallel to my own. It was refreshing, inspiring and overwhelming all rolled into one. I feel like I have walked away from the experience with life long friends,” she said.
The AusMumpreneur Network aims to promote and showcase mums in business and inspires thousands of others to create their own businesses.
“Most of the women at the awards, myself included, work into all hours of the night trying to get their business to take off and they reach for the stars. These awards just go to show to everyone, whether you are a young women just out of high school or a Mum, if you have a dream, go for it.
“It can be done. Mum’s don’t have to stay at home all day anymore, in fact a lot don’t, but as the times are changing and gender equality is always on the improve, you really can do anything your heart dreams about.”
