Abi Horton shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Abi, a huge thanks to you for investing the time to share your wisdom with those who are seeking it. We think it’s so important for us to share stories with our neighbors, friends and community because knowledge multiples when we share with each other. Let’s jump in: What are you being called to do now, that you may have been afraid of before?
Wow, what a way to start! Right now, I am being called to share more of myself, my story, my knowledge and my experiences with the world. I have always been afraid of putting myself out there but in this season of my life, I am realizing that there are people out there that could benefit from hearing my story and me sharing my knowledge. I realized, very simply put, if the people I learned from, didn’t dare to put themselves out there when they did, maybe I wouldn’t be where I am now. I want to be that gift, that inspiration, that value to someone else and I can’t do that by working quietly behind the scenes.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hi! I’m Abi — a British/American entrepreneur, voice actor, and real estate investor. Over the past few years I discovered mid-term rentals, and been helping companies find temporary housing, through my business, Aros Hospitality. I quickly realized that the process of matching the people who need housing with the landlords who have it is way more complicated and time-consuming than it should be.
That’s what inspired me to start building Aros — a platform designed to flip the process on its head. As a real estate investor, I know the most important thing in owning a rental property is occupancy. So, instead of landlords just hoping the right tenant finds them, corporate housing and relocation companies can now post exactly what they’re looking for and be matched directly to the right one. Landlords get notified and can decide whether to submit their property if it’s available. Giving landlords more control over their calendars and companies, faster, better options.
It’s a new, more efficient way to connect people to housing — and I believe it has the power to completely change how this industry operates.
Okay, so here’s a deep one: Who taught you the most about work?
Definitely, my parents.
My mum is the hardest working person I know. I grew up with both parents working full-time and my mum always leading either the renovation of our home or a new project in our house. She would stay up until 3am teaching herself how to grout tile in the bathroom or wallpapering the hallway, and this was before the days where you could just YouTube something!
My parents taught me how important hard work is, how important it is to show up and to be the best version of yourself. To keep learning and growing, and if you don’t know how, you better go and figure it out.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
“why not you”
As a child, i developed a lot of limiting beliefs around money and success. I heard things like “we can’t have that because we don’t have money” or “thats not for us because we didn’t start from anything”.
Undoing those limiting beliefs has been a process. I am so grateful for that part of social media that you can learn other peoples stories, you can learn new skills and dream bigger.
Now, I am able to visualize goals and build a life I never imagined would have been possible when I was a child.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
Yes, absolutely.
I try to share as openly and honestly, the full version of me, in case it might be helpful to someone. We don’t know what we don’t know and sometimes it just takes the right message at the right time to change someones life.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What do you understand deeply that most people don’t?
We only get one body, one chance, one life.
I think I have definitely taken life for granted in the past, thinking we have all the time in the world or “it won’t happen to me”. Life experiences have shown me how precious life is, how we have to try and take care of our body, our mental health and don’t take any of it for granted.
I think it feels cliche when we hear sayings like “live every day like its your last” or “you only live once”, its not always realistic so we get stuck in the grind of day to day life. But the point is take the opportunities when you can, make the memories, take the risks because the biggest regret most people have when they get older is not living life to their potential or the way they truly wanted to.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.stayaros.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theabihorton/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abihorton/
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