My name is Justina and I am the founder of MamaBabyBliss. This year it will be 15 years since we started MamaBabyBliss. After my daughter Alana was born. I had been made redundant and having had a traumatic birth experience and postnatal depression after the birth of my first daughter Natasha, I really wanted to do something to help and support mums.

I trained in baby massage and started my small MamaBabyBliss mother and baby classes in North London. That was in 2006 and over fifteen years we have grown into a social enterprise and international franchise and helped tens of thousands of mums and babies. More about that tomorrow!⁠

My proudest ‘professional’ moments are winning an ‘inspiring woman’ business award, being featured on TV and being a speaker at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists World Congress.⁠ I’ve also been privileged to work with brands such as Pampers, Mothercare & Mamas & Papas as an expert.⁠⁠

I never thought I would run a company of this scale and I’ll let you into a secret. I don’t even know how to write a business plan! MamaBabyBliss has grown organically from the following things: ⁠⁠

• A deep-seated desire to make a difference and help others. This isn’t just a job. It’s my vocation. ⁠⁠
• Being surrounded by an awesome tribe of people who share the same passion. ⁠⁠
• Massive amounts of determination and the ability to weather a number of storms (like two recessions and a pandemic).⁠⁠
• Loving what I do. My inspiration will always be the mothers and babies in my classes and with every baby born, I still cry.⁠⁠

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