Friday, 31 August, 2018.
Kylie O’Neill had worked in business administration for 20 years when at the age of 47 she decided she needed a less stressful role that allowed more quality family time.
Kylie is now a few months into owning and running her own small business, a mobile coffee truck, and she could not be happier with the decision.
"It has been fantastic; we love it!" Kylie said. "It’s still very new for us but business is picking up quickly.
"I was working in a business administration job for years, and it was just getting a bit too stressful and I thought 'I need a change and something that’s a bit challenging'."
Kylie and her family haven’t looked back since launching O’Neill’s Mobile Coffee.
"It’s my husband David and I, but our kids get very involved as well," Kylie said. "My oldest son Jordan is at Uni and he comes with me on a Monday and he also runs our social media and marketing side of the business, and his partner Rhiannon also comes two days a week. My youngest girl, Charlie, helps and she is fantastic, so does my sister Charmaine and David is with me at events on the weekend – we’re so busy now I can’t do it on my own."
The daily coffee run starts in Cardiff and does the rounds of commercial and industrial areas through to Glendale before finishing at Wallsend Hospital. As well as coffee, Kylie and her team sell a few treats and cold drinks.
"It’s just fun," she said, "I have some awesome customers and we have a good time."