From Burnout To Beyond: The Untold Story Of Building Africa’s Leading Wellness Brand Guest: Simi Williams, Founder of Beyond FitnessAt 26, Simi Williams was hospitalised from burnout while working in high finance in London.She lost $1M in funding when investors saw she was pregnant — but that didn’t stop her from returning to Nigeria to build Beyond Fitness, now one of Africa’s most respected wellness brands.In this powerful episode, she opens up about the cost of ambition, postnatal depression, gender bias in fundraising, and the daily fight to build a global business out of Lagos.In this episode: → Burnout and the illusion of success in high finance→ Motherhood, postnatal depression, and recovery→ Losing $1M in funding because of pregnancy→ How gender bias shapes fundraising for women→ Building Beyond Fitness into a global brand→ Balancing family, faith, and entrepreneurship→ Why Lagos taught her control is an illusion→ Redefining what success and purpose really meanFollow AfropolitanWebsite – https://afropolitan.ioInstagram – @afropolitanTwitter – @afropolitanLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/afropolitannation/ This episode is sponsored by Inverroche Gin, South Africa’s premium craft gin that fuses heritage botanicals with innovation.Discover more: https://www.inverroche Want to connect Book Book Listen to more Afropolitan Podcast episodes:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Afropolitan   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6YwRlkSOq8e35xU6bOp9pU?si=b3a132f9afb3459f&nd=1&dlsi=32c01e3224ac4c64 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/afropolitan/id1808954585 Hosted byEche — https://www.linkedin.com/in/eemole/   Chika — https://www.linkedin.com/in/chikauwazie/   Timestamps