Yasmin Grigaliunas, founder of Circonomy, is an entrepreneur who turned a charity garage sale into a thriving circular economy business. In this candid episode, Yasmin shares her journey from corporate success to start-up struggles, including the challenges of running a business while navigating a divorce. Her story is a masterclass in resilience, innovative problem-solving, and redefining success on her own terms. From designing her own divorce management strategy to successfully raising capital as a female founder, Yasmin offers invaluable insights for entrepreneurs facing personal and professional challenges.  Covered in this episode: The origin story: Leaving behind a successful corporate career to start the charity World’s Biggest Garage Sale.  How World’s Biggest Garage Sale grew into Circonomy, a business rescuing and reselling idle/damaged goods from major retailers. Hard lessons learnt from being an early innovator. How to be the most coachable founder.   Becoming a solo founder, marriage counselling, and divorcing your business partner.  Designing a strong divorce strategy. Top tips for someone going through a divorce and trying to retain their business.  Top tips for raising capital as a female founder.  Yasmin’s mantra for business. We’d love to hear from you! Send or comments and business questions to mailbag@qsbc.qld.gov.au   Small Business Big Stories is produced by Queensland Small Business Commissioner and The Podcast Boss.