Rochelle Walrond-Cox: Co-Founder of Digital IRC Consultancy Services and Envoici Celebrates Award and Entrepreneurial Journey

Rochelle Walrond-Cox is the Co-Founder and Operations and Sales Director of Digital IRC Consultancy Services and Envoici, which she has been operating from 2020 and 2022 respectively.

The former Deighton Griffith Secondary School student, who holds a Masters in Wealth and Investment Management, is still celebrating her company Envoici being awarded the Sandra Husbands Award from the Small Business Association a mere month before her first business anniversary on November 2.

“There was a wave of emotions that came over me as I heard [Envoici’s] name called. I heard the bio being read and I was sitting there in complete dismay wondering if it was me that they were speaking about so glowingly. I feel a sense of gratitude that everyone has supported me in this journey,” she said.

Walrond-Cox said her business Digital IRC Consultancy Services, which offers digital transformation services development, e-commerce implementation, and operational structure by leveraging technologies; and Envoici, which is a regional accounting software solution, were both birthed due to her wanting to assist her mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“After my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer my husband and I decided to leverage our skills to open our business and we found there was a gap within the market as many businesses were looking to take their business online and they needed to understand the importance of good financial governance in their respective businesses,” she said.

Walrond-Cox’s entrepreneurial journey was not one without challenges as she manages her two businesses and still works a 9-5 job. Thus, she noted the two things that she has learned since being an entrepreneur are how to manage her time more effectively and how to make sacrifices to ensure she reaches her financial goals.

“One of the things that was very important to me when I started my businesses was ensuring that I had a team of persons around me that I trusted, which I in turn decided to make my Board of Directors. There would not be a Digital IRC Consultancy Services Ltd or Envoici without Ivan Cox who is my partner and co-founder. He is the screwdriver that keeps everything turning. He is the Chief Technical Officer and oversees all the technological aspects of IRC and Envoici. His expertise and knowledge are what has made all of this possible,” she said.

Walrond-Cox added that the success of her businesses would not have been possible without the support of her parents and friends who have been there with her every step of the way.