We had the good fortune of connecting with Beatriz Lora and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Beatriz, how has your work-life balance changed over time?
Owning and running a business has been a learning curve and a challenge when creating a good work life balance. Effectively running all aspects of a business – such as being your own social media manager/content creator, bookkeeper, customer service, and sales person, is certainly no easy task. All areas are equally important but time consuming, presenting a challenge to create this essential work life balance. Bee Cheesy is my passion project, my baby, the one thing I am really proud of, and when I started this journey, I wanted to dedicate all hours of the day to it. As the time went by, the long hours started to get to me. I started feeling mentally drained, I missed out on quality time with friends and family. I realized I had to set ‘real’ hours for myself, time off and days off. I began to understand and value “me time”, using this time to recharge and to come back to work on things with a fresh set of eyes.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
It has not been an easy road, every day there is a learning experience that presents itself, but I welcome it all! All the experiences and opportunities have shaped me as a businesswoman, and they have also improved the way I successfully run my business.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
This is a tough question because I owe my success to a lot of people. It is hard to dedicate this to only one person. There is not a person, there are multiple persons who have supported me along the way, my immediate family (my mom, brother, and dad), my boyfriend, and my friends.

Website: https://www.beecheesymiami.com/

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