Lavington's Kimmie Fox had no choice but to juggle parenting and working, though turned challenging times into a success story fuelled by her passion. or signup to continue reading The then 17-year-old waitress began her beauty business from a spare room in 2012, all the while caring for her newborn son and managing the demands of being a single mother. She later would go on to have a further two children.
That humble beginning, she said, was the foundation for her journey. The owner of Wodonga's previously Bombshell Beauty Academy's Salon, always had a passion for makeup, practising on friends and creating makeup tutorials. Before launching her store in Albury's Dean Street in 2019, she was just scraping by using her makeup skills to freelance.
Never did she know she would then turn that passion into a successful career and go on to open a beauty academy. "I was offering online courses teaching others how to apply makeup and learn beauty techniques while getting qualified," she said. Now with more than 50,000 students, her business has become somewhat of an overnight success.
"It's been an exciting extension of my work," she said, ." Ms Fox's biggest challenge was navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing her to rethink her business plan. Out of that came her push to expand.
"Another major challenge has been balancing motherhood with running three successful businesses," she said. "As a single mother, it's a constant juggling act to ensure I'm giving my best to both my famil.
