Juls Rollnik

STARDUST I will bet it is lonely, isolated, after all, If you are truly leading You are at the head, apex, foreground First line of defence First one in Last one out Rising with the sun Keeping orbit as stardust does After all We are a species Attached to the art of pack But the composition of a leader This is for the ones That occupy solitude, voluntarily Ask yourself, how is titan is made, born, grown?

Today in the Confessional, host Sandy Lowres chats with delightful guest Juls Rollnik. When her husband was diagnosed with cancer, Juls realised she could be facing financial insecurity. Having stayed at home to raise their children, she didn’t know how she would make ends meet if she lost her partner. Taking a risk, Juls leveraged her mortgage and bought a city apartment, and so began her journey in the world of Airbnb.

Some people are driven to create wealth. Others are born into it, or they marry into money. For me, none of these scenarios were my destiny. I created my financial wealth because, quite simply, I had to. My back was against the wall and my hand was forced. As the author and philosopher Ryan Holiday says, ‘The obstacle is the way’ and as it turns out, that is exactly how my story unfolded. Back in 2013, my whole world fell apart.