WHEN Amy Knight left university in 2016, she was in £30,000 worth of debt. However, just two years later she had cleared her debt entirely, having made her first million at the age of 23. Now the mum is set to turnover £60 million by the end of next March, having made close to £10m, since the start of April.
The secret to the 27-year-old mum’s success? An idea she cooked up at her kitchen table. Amy, who has two daughters under five, set up Must Have Ideas with business partners Chris Finch and husband Rob Knight, in August 2018 each putting £1,000 into the business. Must Have Ideas was inspired by their management roles at Ecoegg, which sold products for the home, through shopping channels such as QVC, with the trio setting up the business in 2018 when their old company sold.
When Amy joined Ecoegg as a warehouse assistant, while studying law at the University of Kent, she never imagined rising to become a warehouse manager, then its head of supply chain, before leaving to run her own business. She worked a minimum of 40 hours a week while studying and earned around £35,000 a year. “My attendance at uni wasn't amazing,” admitted Amy.
“My lectures were recorded and so I watched them before and after work.” Having a full-time job meant Amy didn’t need to take out a loan to cover living expenses. She did take out a loan to cover her tuition fees though and paid it off soon after launching Must Have Ideas.
Eager to spread the word of their company, Amy taught he.
