• Ep.54 Sophie Doyle | Bootstrap Hustle: No Investors. No bank loan.

  • Mar 30 2025
  • Length: 30 mins
  • Podcast

Ep.54 Sophie Doyle | Bootstrap Hustle: No Investors. No bank loan.

  • Summary

  • In this episode of the Power of Women Podcast, we sit down with Sophie Doyle, founder of The Fable, to explore her entrepreneurial journey. Sophie says she recognised early on that she corporate life and company politics wasn’t for her, tapping into a desire to be her own boss and the low-risk approach to starting her own business. With no job or set plan, but hungry for an adventure she went and lived in an Indian yoga ashram in the Himalayas. From Ashram to Jaipur, Rajasthan, a series of chance encounters lead her to a textile factory.

    She opens up about the challenges and rewards of bootstrapping, the power of digital marketing, and the emotional and financial investments required to build a business from the ground up. Whether you're thinking about starting your own business or already on your entrepreneurial journey, this episode is full of valuable insights and inspiration to help you navigate building something from scratch.

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    WHO IS SOPHIE DOYLE?

    In October 2015, Sophie Doyle founded The Fable. Having left job at L'Oreal Luxury to embark on a new journey, she packed her life into her car and entered a semi-nomadic period. With no job or set plan, but hungry for an adventure she went and lived in an Indian yoga ashram in the Himalayas. From Ashram to Jaipur, Rajasthan, a series of chance encounters lead her to a textile factory. Having had a long time had an affinity with ‘The Silk Shirt’, the concept for The Fable was born.

    FIND SOPHIE AT:

    Website https://www.thefable.com.au/

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    Sound Design: Daryl Missen - www.vinilo.com.au

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