The value of mentoring: a founder’s story of business transformation
After experiencing burnout in her career as a mortgage broker, Titin Mubarokah is building a business around helping others prioritise their wellbeing.
Through Eastern Innovation’s Empowering Women Entrepreneurs program, she gained the confidence and practical support to take her business further.
For Titin, the decision to start a business came from a desire to help people reconnect with themselves.
A holistic wellbeing practitioner, she offers breathwork, sound healing, meditation, energy healing and yin yoga to help individuals and groups manage stress and make time for themselves.
Her approach is informed by personal experience.
Before entering the wellbeing industry, Titin worked as a mortgage broker, where long hours, constant phone calls and emails left little time for self-care.
“I didn’t prioritise myself,” she said.
The consequences became difficult to ignore.
After experiencing symptoms including deteriorating vision, Titin fainted at work and was taken to hospital.
The experience prompted her to reconsider how she was living and working, and the importance of recognising the signs of stress before they escalate.
Now, she wants to help others develop practical ways to look after themselves before reaching a similar point.
“People think that, ‘If I look after myself, I’m selfish,’” she said.
Through Stillness Reset Co, Titin encourages people to incorporate small moments of rest into their daily routines.
Even a few minutes of breathing exercises, a walk outside or time away from a screen can help people pause and refocus.
Her longer-term vision is to bring these practices into workplaces through corporate wellbeing programs, helping professionals support their wellbeing individually and as a group.
Although Titin had begun developing her business, turning her skills into a sustainable enterprise presented a different set of challenges.
Promoting herself was particularly difficult, and she often relied on a co-facilitator to attract participants to events.
“I felt like it was just so hard to promote myself. I felt icky,” she said.
She began attending networking events at Eastern Innovation around 18 months ago, looking for guidance and connections with other entrepreneurs.
It was at Eastern Innovation’s events that she first learnt about its Empowering Women Entrepreneurs program.
At first, Titin was unsure whether her business was ready for more structured support.
When Eastern Innovation launched its Empowering Women Entrepreneurs (EWE) program in 2025, she decided to wait.
By the time applications opened for the second cohort in 2026, she felt ready to commit.
“I was just at that time, like, ‘I don’t really know what I’m offering?’” she said.
“I need guidance.”
The three-month program provided mentoring and workshops covering marketing, branding and networking.
Titin was paired with business mentor Despina Karatzias, whose guidance helped her turn ideas into concrete steps.
With encouragement from her mentor, Titin decided to run an event independently rather than relying on her co-facilitator to bring in participants.
It was a significant step.
She booked a venue, paid a hefty deposit and invested in social media advertising to promote the event.
The result exceeded her expectations: the event sold out, with additional people on a waiting list.
“I was so happy. I was stoked,” she said.
The experience gave Titin tangible evidence that she could attract an audience and promote her own work.
“Without her [Despina] pushing me, it wouldn’t happen,” she said.
“I would perhaps forever just be hiding behind the co-facilitator.”
Following the event, Titin formally registered her business name with ASIC and set up her website.
With upcoming retreats planned, Titin is now working to build a more consistent offering beyond individual events.
She credits the EWE program with helping her move from having a business idea to taking the practical steps needed to develop it.
Titin’s ambitions extend beyond running wellbeing workshops and retreats.
Originally from Indonesia, she hopes to establish her own retreat centre in Bali, allowing her to run programs more regularly while continuing to grow her business in Australia.
Titin recently returned from a six-day, five-night yoga and healing retreat in Bali.
The experience reinforced her interest in offering more retreats in the future.
As Titin develops her corporate wellbeing programs and plans future retreats, she sees mentorship and community as important parts of building a business.
Her experience through EWE has given her access to other women navigating similar challenges, creating opportunities to share knowledge, support one another and build friendships.
“Surround yourself with like-minded people, fellow entrepreneurs, because they all want to grow. They all want to learn,” she said.
She encourages aspiring business owners to seek advice from people who have already navigated the challenges they are facing.
“Find that mentor or coach who has done that work previously,” she said.
“It will give you that clear direction instead of you trying to figure it out yourself, because it will take so much of your time.”
As Stillness Reset Co develops, Titin is working towards a business that combines her passion for wellbeing with a commitment to helping others.
