Isle of Wight Relocation case study:

Tracy Gullen and Matt Long

Tracy Gullen and her husband Matt Long, own and run a boutique Lifestyle store “Live Like This”, in Cowes, on Isle of Wight. Their commute to work is 3 minutes.

Background:

Tracy worked for many years as an Interior Designer, including working on the popular TV series ‘House Doctor’ and ‘Grand Design’. Her commute to work was 4 hours, and she rarely saw her husband Matt.

Tracy and Matt decided they wanted to spend more time together and get a better work-life balance.

This is when they decided to relocate to the Isle of Wight and to open up a retail establishment - Live Like This - in Cowes.

Tracy and Matt are now in their 3rd year, it’s going well; and they have diversified to include e-commerce website, wedding list service, Interior Design consultancy and run design classes at the local college.

Matt and Tracy find their new lives much more rewarding and are enjoying working together.

Why the Isle of Wight?
“Opening our shop in Cowes has been great for business as we have a steady stream of loyal customers from the Island as well as visitors from all over the world throughout the year.”

“Spending our working day doing something that we are both passionate about, in a place that we love gives us a real sense of balance in our lives.”