#40 Building an E-Commerce Business - Renee Milner - Founder of Ode & Rae

The Remote Edition Podcast

The Remote Edition IG @theremoteedition Suzie IG @suzieclark_ This week we have the amazing Renee Milner with us, she's originally from New Zealand and started her career in the corporate world working in Australia, London & Bath in the UK. After several years she found herself feeling bored and unfulfilled so decided to start an E-Commerce business, an incredible swimwear brand called Ode & Rae. Addressing the gap in the UK market for affordable luxury swimwear, Ode & Rae is a brand which provides timeless and sustainably made pieces. Renee chats all about how she chose to go into the e-commerce space, how she got started, how much money she started with and tips for anyone thinking about starting an e-commerce brand. Renee now splits her time between Bali and Europe, she tells us all about how her business has enabled this lifestyle that was once a dream for her. It's a super inspiring and actionable episode and I know you're going to loveeee it! Ode & Rae IG @odeandrae Ode & Rae Website www.odeandrae.com Renee IG @renee_rayy About this podcast... Welcome to The Remote Edition Podcast where we bring you the latest from the world of remote work. We share stories from people working remotely from all over the world. Whether they are entrepreneurs, digital nomads, freelancers, people who have remote jobs or coworking spaces we are sharing their stories. Whether you’re already working remotely, thinking about it or even managing a distributed team, this podcast is for YOU. About me (your host)... Hey I'm Suzie, I spent 6 years working in corporate sales roles in London including the largest Investment bank in the world and a San Francisco fintech unicorn. Despite these being quite impressive jobs to a lot of people, I always felt like something was missing. The routine started to really get me down so I did a lot of soul searching until I decided to quit my job, start a podcast and move to Bali to explore the world of remote work. What I discovered amazed me, there are entire communities of super smart and talented people working and living remotely, from all over the world, all doing different things and actually EXCITED about their work. I learned that many of them had left huge corporate jobs because they were restricted to staying in one place and had experienced similar things to me. From then on I became obsessed with this way of working, it opens up so many opportunities for you to travel, spend more time with loved ones or just do more things you love all whilst being more productive and generally happier. It also levels the playing field for global talent which is something I think can really change the economic landscape, solve issues in overpopulated cities and ultimately contribute to reducing global inequality. I want to help more people take advantage of this amazing way of working. Through my guest's stories, you will learn all about how they came to work remotely and the tips you can take into your own career and business.