The Successful Women Podcast Show with Gill Donnell

Annette Williams spent the majority of her working life on the corporate track.   In her late fifties she started to want something different for the next phase of her life … … so a few years later she realised a dream; moved to the Jurassic Coast, left corporate life and started a business which would work around her extensive travel plans! … on the way she realised, like many women at that stage of their lives, that she wasn't quite sure exactly who she was meant to be any more … with a lot of work, self-reflection and amazing support from wonderful people she rediscovered herself and her purpose … she still loves living by the sea, working her beauty and wellness business, has a real drive to coach and mentorpeople, particularly women like her, and to show that it's possible to start something new and build a flexible business at any stage in life and have fun doing it! You can find her Instagram ​https://www.instagram.com/life_with_annette/ LinkedIn ​https://www.linkedin.com/in/annettewilliams22/ FaceBook​ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006717543219  

Inez Ribustello, got her start in the world of food and wine after moving to New York City to pursue a career in cooking. She chose New York's Institute of Culinary Education to jumpstart her new path, where she began to learn about wine. From there, she worked at Best Cellars, the groundbreaking, mid-priced wine store on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Her wine career took a huge leap forward when she became an Assistant Cellar Master at the renowned World Trade Center restaurant Windows on the World. In a very short time, she was promoted to Beverage Director, putting her in the position as wine buyer for the largest grossing restaurant in North America.    The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 impacted her both personally and professionally. Having lost friends, colleagues, and her job in the attacks, she had to face her future. Ultimately she returned to her hometown with her fiancé (now husband), Stephen. Together they opened their own restaurant, wine bar, and retail store called On the Square. The wine list at On the Square holds the prestigious Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator. Inspired by Best Cellars, they created a user-friendly, non-intimidating wine list, which was well received by both customers and press in the Eastern North Carolina region.   In 2009, Inez was 2nd runner-up in the Best Sommelier in America competition held in New York City. She is a member of the Alumni Hall of Fame for the Institute of Culinary Education and a graduate of the Court of Master Sommelier's Advanced Exam.     Inez' next big venture was Tarboro Brewing Company, a microbrewery that started brewing  in February of 2016.  Almost a year later, she and her husband opened a satellite taproom serving tacos in the Rocky Mount Mills.    Stephen and Inez have two 2 children that they absolutely adore.   In September of 2021, Inez released her self-published memoir Life After Windows, a book she has been working on for the past 20 years.  

Alison Lumbatis is a 7 figure entrepreneur, the founder of the Get Your Pretty On website and creator of Outfit Formulas - the #1 online capsule wardrobe building program in the world. She's served over 40,000 women through the Outfit Formulas program and has attracted an audience of millions to the GYPO web site. As a former engineer she knew there had to be an easier way to get dressed everyday so she created Outfit Formulas - a foolproof system to build your wardrobe and create outfits. An author and life coach, Alison is a thought leader in the personal style and confidence arenas. She's been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Redbook, Life & Style Magazine and on Good Morning Texas. Her book 'The Ultimate Book of Outfit Formulas' is available -  https://outfitformulasbook.com/ as well as on Amazon www.getyourprettyon.com     www.outfitformulas.com Connect with Alison on LinkedIn Facebook and Twitter If you have enjoyed this episode - give us a 5 Star Review and Subscribe! This will be the last episode in the current series. We will be starting Series 2 of the Show in 2022 talking to women who have reinvented themselves; something Gill has done a number of times! See you in 2022.  

Today's guest is Goal Development Coach Kristin Burke - She launched her practice with over a decade of experience coaching and developing hundreds of financial advisors for a FORTUNE 200 firm. Kristin designed her coaching platform around the elements necessary to achieve breakout performances. Her clients excel with goal clarity, grow their confidence and consistently pursue progress in the direction of their goals. In this interview, she share's her story and offers tips to help achieve great performance. Find Kristin online: Instagram - @meetkristinburke Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/burkekristin/ Website - https://kristinburke.com/ Email - hello@kristinburke.com   Subscribe to the show and don't miss an episode, we would love a 5 Star review too x

Michelle Seiler Tucker is the Founder and CEO of Seiler Tucker Incorporated.  She owns numerous businesses in several different industries. As a 20-year veteran in the Mergers & Acquisitions industry, she is regarded as the leading authority on buying, selling, fixing, and growing businesses. She and her firm have sold over a thousand businesses in almost every vertical and have a remarkable track record of success.  She is the Best-Selling Author of the book “Sell Your Business for more than It's Worth” and has been featured in INC, Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, and USA Magazine, Michelle is an international keynote speaker and makes regular radio and TV appearances on Fox Business News and CNBC. In this interview she talks about her new book out this week - “Exit Rich®.” Head over to https://exitrichbook.com/ to get immediate access to the amazing bonuses that Michelle shares in the interview, by Saturday 26th June 2021. Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn and visit her website here  

Tracey Howes is a RAID Freediver and Oxygen Advantage Instructor based in the UK. Having grown up near the sea in South Africa, she has always been a supporter of ocean activities that encourage health and wellbeing.   Freediving is a form of underwater diving that relies on breath-holding until resurfacing rather than the use of breathing apparatus. Tracey has competed in the UK British Freediving Association Pool Championships and is a member of AIDA, the worldwide rule and record-keeping body for competitive breath-holding events. The powerful breathing techniques she's learned in her freedive practice prevent anxiety and stress negatively influencing thought processes and performance. This training inspired Tracey to expand her knowledge of functional breathing and enable her to teach others how to breathe efficiently and maximise their physical and mental health.  By incorporating functional breathwork techniques into daily practice and training programmes, Tracey's clients have transformed their breathing habits whether they are training for a marathon or open-water swimming and improved how they manage stress, anxiety and sleep. Clients with sports-induced asthma have seen positive results by implementing gentle breathwork exercises. Tracey has a particular interest in female breathing which differs to male breathing with new scientific evidence supporting this.  Tracey is determined to share ‘breathing re-education' and practical exercises which we can apply in our day-to-day activities with meaningful, measurable and long-lasting results.  Find out more about Tracey and connect here:  https://www.instagram.com/traceymayhowes/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceyhowes/  Book a discovery call : https://bluemindsocial.as.me/DiscoveryCall We hope you enjoyed this episode, do give us a 5 star review and share the podcast with all the amazing women you know. Check out Gill's website - https://www.gilldonnell.com/

This episode's guest is Susan Stutzel. She is passionate about freeing professional women from self-sabotaging goals and helping them build a life of purpose and balance. As a Mindset and Productivity Coach, she helps her clients ditch overwhelm by finding their voice through the process of rebuilding habits and expectations, so they can feel successful- both professionally and at home. Connect with her - LinkedIn   and Facebook  Her website is - www.sstutzelcoaching.com If you are enjoying the show, do follow us and give us a 5 star review! Check out Gill's website https://www.gilldonnell.com/ Her book on How to be a Successful Working Mum without the Guilt is available on Amazon Email Gill - gill@swibtribe.com  

Today's guest is Shari Medini, who together with Karissa Tunis is one of the co-authors of Parenting while Working from Home: A Monthly Guide to Help Parents Balance Their Careers, Connect with Their Kids, and Establish Their Inner Strength.   They are also the co-owners of the popular parenting website, AdoreThemParenting.com. With six kids between them and over a decade of work from home experience, they love sharing strategies that help fellow parents minimise the overwhelm while trying to juggle it all.   Get the book here - https://adorethemparenting.com/book/   If you would love to network with the Successful Women in Business Network, join us at one of our meetings- https://swibtribe.com/events Check out my website https://www.gilldonnell.com/   Please do give us a review on your podcast app of choice!   Email me at gill@swibtribe.com    

Trisha Lewis is an actor, author and communication coach - and - an 'Unsquasher'! She helps business owners release themselves and their business from the cage of 'shoulds', 'labels' and 'self-doubt' - and get excited about sharing their message on and off line. Her book 'The Mystery of the Squashed Self' is now available on Amazon here  Visit Trisha's website  Follow her on YouTube Instagram and LinkedIn  Listen to Trisha interviewing Gill on Trisha's Podcast Show here Gill interviewed Trisha back in 2016, find them on Episode 17 If you haven't already done so, do subscribe to the show and we would love a rating or review!   

Emma Lucy Wall is a business coach and mentor.  She specialises in supporting wise women who are creating caring, heart-centred businesses in mid-life.  Emma's particular area of expertise is in helping these incredibly loving and generous women to break through their blocks and limiting beliefs around money.  Thus enabling them to charge prices for their services which reflect their true value.  While she is kind and compassionate, Emma gently pushes her clients along to step into the best and most powerful version of themselves.  She offers her coaching one-to-one and in a group setting. You can reach out to Emma by email emmalucywall1@gmail.com Book a discovery call here Emma's new website is emmalucywall.com She is launching a Heal Your Money Wounds course on Monday 12th April 2021, which will be supported by live Q&As every Tuesday for eight weeks.  This is available at the bobby bargain price of £169.  It will never be so low again, nor as well supported here's the link: https://healingmoney.kartra.com/page/healyourmoneywounds   She is finding her happy space on YouTube, as well as Facebook  and Instagram    Checkout the #swibtribe at swibtribe.com My website is here   I would love you to subscribe to the show and leave a review or rating.   Thank you Gill x

Verna Haywood of La Vie Heath & Wellness, is the self-styled original Spice Girl having been born on the Spice Island of Grenada in the Caribbean! In the show, she talks about how her faith helped her overcome the challenges of being abused as both a child and adult and allowed her to build a positive life, one where she can now guide others on an holistic journey into wellness. Find out more via her website - https://www.lavierefresh.co.uk/ Connect with her on LinkedIn. Facebook and Instagram Thanks so much for listening to the show, please do subscribe so you don't miss an episode and a 5 star review would of course be fabulous! Here is the link to join our online Successful Women in Business Network Online meetings  Finally hop over to my website to see what else is going on! Have a great day!

Gill is joined by Neena Saith, a Pranic Healing therapist, helping people to overcome physical and emotional health conditions using the amazing power of energy.  Neena discovered Pranic Healing during her corporate career in Catastrophe Risk Management with the aim of finding ways to manage her own stress and energy levels that became prominent after having her first child.   Suffering with very painful shoulders and neck for over two years and having tried many other therapies, Neena decided to learn about Pranic Healing in order to self heal.  Blown away by what she learnt, she continued to study the teachings and learn about energy in a greater depth.  She now takes great joy in helping others improve their health and wellbeing.  She works with people in person in Hampshire in the UK as well as on Zoom.  You will find Neena on social media @neenapranichealing and www.neenapranichealing.com Make sure you don't miss any new episodes of the show - click subscribe on your podcast platform of choice! If you love what we do, please give us a 5 star rating on your podcast platform of choice!

Paola Royal is mother to a 20 year old boy called Fynn. She lives in Devon with her husband dog and cat. Paola loves the outdoors to reconnect with nature. She has over 30 years of medical and psychological experience working as a Physiotherapist, studied energy psychology, Nutritional Therapy, and works as a Mindset Mentor, Her passion is to improve our health and well - being through raising our awareness about how we psychologically work and the impact a healthy diet can have on our physical well being. She created a 6 month programme where she holds her clients' hands on their way to improved health and well- being. She is also in the process of writing a book which will be published some time this year    Find Paola at www.HealthyLivingwithPaolaRoyal.co.uk Facebook LinkedIn Twitter  Instagram   Thanks for listening to the Podcast - we would love you to subscribe (if you are not already a friend) and leave a (hopefully lovely)review !   The discount code for our Confidence and Self Esteem course during March is IWD21 Check out the course here   Find more goodies on the website gilldonnell.com  

Rachel Mason is the founder and CEO of Our Remedy, an award-winning wellness brand offering sustainably packaged natural remedies for sleep, periods and anxiety. The range is totally vegan and eco-friendly, using soy inks, biodegradable shipping bags and recycled card boxes. Led by a team of women, the brand hopes to provide support and hope for women experiencing debilitating symptoms associated with their menstrual cycle and beyond. Here, Rachel shares the story of the brand's conception and its subsequent success, as well as more of her business and healthy journey. Connect with Rachel : Instagram  LinkedIn Read her advice and check out everything on the website -  ourremedy.co.uk  We would love a review of the show, if you would like to share your thoughts about our interviews on your podcast platform of choice! Check out what Gill is up to on our website gilldonnell.com

Shanna Truffini is our 100th guest on the show. When her daughter Anna was only 7 years old, she was diagnosed with 'anticipatory anxiety'. In her effort to help her daughter, she tried everything from therapy to homeopathic remedies, but she still could not get to the root of her daughter's emotions. It wasn't until one day a friend of hers compared stress and anxiety to 'watering your weeds'. This is when she realised that Anna was 'watering her weeds' instead of 'watering her flowers', focusing on the negative feelings and thoughts instead of the positive. This is how the You Are a Gardener® seeds were planted. Creating a new narrative and tools for her family to talk about their feelings and emotions, opened the lines of communication and gradually Anna was able to spend more time 'pulling her weeds' to make more room for her flowers". What started out as a book for her family has now flourished into an entire platform dedicated to helping families and educators encourage the social and emotional well-being of young children. "Plant your seeds, pull your weeds and enjoy the flowers along the way. You are a gardener. " Since You Are a Gardener® was published in 2017, several new social and emotional learning (SEL) programs have since blossomed to empower kids, families and educators with tools so their gardens can grow healthy and strong! Check out Shanna's resources: Hello Gardeners® & Camp Hello Gardeners® Video Series The #PullYourWeeds® Blog Virtual Workshops For Students Ages 4-11 Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs For Educators Grades K-5 www.youareagardener.com @youareagardener | #PullYourWeeds   Join the Successful Women Members Club, Find your Tribe and increase your personal and professional confidence

This week's guest is Viv Allen, Success + Business Performance Coach, podcaster, speaker, founder.  Her mission is to inspire and nurture, so that people can have a beautifully balanced, joy filled life and a prosperous business.   With over a decade as a psychotherapist and 2 decades in business Viv combines these skills with her passion for True Growth, helping entrepreneurs to balance their passions and profits so that they can create a business and lifestyle that they love.   In 2017 Viv also founded a local charity DorPIP to help families flourish during the first 1001 days of their babies life. With two adult children, Viv now lives by the beach on the beautiful south coast of UK where you will find her on, in or near the water every single day.   Viv shares her inspiration for starting an online business, how she overcame personal mindset blocks to succeed and how she is now helping business owners to change their mindset and allow money to light up their life.   Viv revels what truly makes her happy and how this helps all areas of her life She discuses the joy in helping others to find their winning formula. Hear how doing the inner work is the key to combating imposter syndrome.   Contact Viv: www.vivallen.com  LinkedIn Facebook  Instagram    You can find Gill and the SWIB Tribe here Join her in the Successful Women Members Cub   Our latest course on Building Your Confidence and Self-Esteem is available online here

Erin is the Founder of The Mumpreneur Collective. She's a Mentor, Speaker, Author and Champion for Mums in Business. Over the past 12 years she's founded 5 small businesses whilst raising her two boys. She's helped over 3,000 women to grow their businesses through her Facebook groups, Cocoon membership, live events, 1:1 Mentoring and her book (available via Amazon) Mumpreneur Evolution: On our terms.  Contact Erin - erin@mumpreneurcollective.com www.mumpreneurcollective.com Here's her Facebook Group    Thanks for listening to this podcast, do subscribe and send us a review.   For all things Successful Women , head over to our website You can also find Gill's book 'Celebr8 Success- How to be a successful working mum without the guilt' on Amazon

Jean's first career was in the world of telecoms. Although she loved it, she was constantly stressed, feeling like she had no control over her life and increasingly no work-life balance. When a family issue forced her to take time out she started to think “maybe there's a better way to have a good income AND a good work-life balance”. That was 23 years ago. Then she decided to start her own business. After 7 months of working on it very very part-time, she was able to leave the corporate world. Since then she has grown an international business, in over 30 countries, working from home. She has helped many many people to do the same so that they too can take control of their lives, whether that's by simply earning some extra income, or developing a whole new career. Now she chooses when and how much she works. Visit Jean's website - https://lifechoicesglobal.com/ Connect via - Facebook Catch up with SWIBTribe news - https://swibtribe.com/ Sign up for our free guide The A-Z on Banishing the Impostor Syndrome Do subscribe, so you don't miss any episodes.

Today's guest is a good friend of the Successful Women in Business Network or SWIBTribe, Alison Edgar MBE. Alison hosted our International Women's Day conference in March 2020 – and this recording was made when she was the guest speaker at our last network meeting of that year.  Alison set up her own business to work with entrepreneurs, start-ups and teams, after leaving the world of blue-chip sales. According to Forbes magazine "90% of start-up businesses fail", Alison made it her mission to flip this statistic on its head and give every business a fighting chance. Since then, she has been crowned ‘The Entrepreneurs Godmother' by a plethora of successful entrepreneurs including Dragon's Den and Apprentice Winners. In recognition of her outstanding contribution to enterprise, not only was she named one of the UK's Top Ten business advisers, she was awarded an MBE in  2020.   Alison's debut book ‘Secrets of Successful Sales', is an international best-seller and was featured in the Independent's 2019 Top Business Books written by Women. Based on her TEDx talk, ‘The Art of Getting What You Want', Alison is now working on book number 2 which combines her work with top entrepreneurs and psychology to teach everyday people to think with an entrepreneurial mindset, to meet their goals and improve their lives.  You can connect with Alison via: LinkedIn   Facebook Website More 'stuff' from us... Find out more about #swibtribe events on our website  as well as the Successful Women Members Club. You can get Gill's book Celebr8 Success - How to be a successful mum without the guilt on Amazon Sign up for our free guide - The A-Z on Banishing the Impostor Syndrome Don't forget to Subscribe to the show and we would love if you would leave a review!  

This interview was recorded from a LinkedIn Live with Malin Rosenkvist on 3rd November 2020 In the interview, Malin, The Director of Fundraising and Communications for the Microloan Foundation talks about the impact of the current global pandemic on women, and about the EmpowerHer campaign with a goal to empower 50,000 women in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe before the end of 2020. Head over to https://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/ to find out more, including how you can help make a difference to the women in Africa.

Rebecca Newenham founded Get Ahead VA in 2010 after recognising a gap in the market for virtual assistance services that offered the flexibility, value and performance that small businesses and start-ups need in the 21st century, digital economy. Get Ahead VA delivers nationwide virtual assistance services for small-to-medium sized businesses and entrepreneurs. With clients ranging from will writers to window cleaners, financial consultants to fashion designers, all of their clients are motivated and driven business owners, with clear plans for business growth. Located right across the UK, they all recognise the value of outsourcing, passing onto others tasks that either they lack skills in, or tasks that drain their valuable time. Get Ahead VA enables them to get back to what they do best – growing and running their businesses. One of their clients, Moritz Schmittat, says: “Get Ahead VA is a highly skilled team of super mums (and dads) offering brilliant services in marketing, social media, office management, graphic design and basically everything small businesses need to run smoothly.” After a corporate career in buying for retail giants such as Superdrug and Sainsburys, Rebecca was looking for a flexible work solution that could fit around her lifestyle and her three daughters – now 17, 15 and 13. Having grown up with a successfully self-employed mother, Rebecca knew it was possible to be able to contribute financially to the family and to do school drop off and pick-ups too. “My mum was a great example and I grew up knowing that I wanted one day to run my own business just like she did. Having looked at various business ideas and the way the employment landscape was shaping up for the future I felt a virtual assistance business offered the best solution. I have always loved networking, which is such a big part of my role now.” Rebecca now runs a vibrant team of almost 40 virtual assistants and five regional directors, each bringing with them particular skill sets in many areas of business including PR & Marketing, Social Media, Business Development, Account Management, Design & Administration. Many of them are mothers themselves and also benefit from the flexibility that working for Get Ahead VA delivers.  One of the team members says ‘I love working for Get Ahead VA. No two days are ever the same!' The business has won a variety of awards including Flexible Business of the Year in the Mum and Working Awards and Theo Paphitis' Small Business Sunday #SBS Award.  It has also been shortlisted in awards for Talent Attraction and Networking and was selected as one of the best Home Businesses in the UK. Rebecca herself has been shortlisted for the Women in Business Woman Business Owner of the Year Award. Connect with Rebecca w: http://getaheadva.com/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/get-ahead-va Twitter address: @GetAheadVA Find out more about the Successful Women in Business Network Conference on 5th March 2020 - https://www.swibtribe.com/2020-conference-awards/  

Clarisa Ayllon is a health and wellness personality and business, which seeks to inspire people to make better health decisions in their day-to-day life. Better choices about food, exercise, sleep, stress management and reducing toxicants. The business focuses on individuals who prefer prevention to correction, who need to become the CEO of their own and family's health. The business aims to help client to improve their back or spinal conditions, with food intolerance or allergies, which feel the need to stay more connected with themselves physically and emotional. The Clarisa Ayllon business focuses also on natural solutions. From choosing what to eat, how to supplement the food one eats from deprived soils, how to balance the exercise throughout the week, how to take advantage from mindfulness exercises to recharge body and mind, to prevent colds, flu, headaches, stress, allergies, skin conditions, anxiety, and live a healthy and happy life. The business is about educating others to live a healthy and happy life. Clarisa Ayllon empowers clients to become their own CEOs of their health in the best holistic way possible, to help people think about themselves. Clarissa also owns a Swing Yoga studio which offers Swing Yoga classes and regular yoga classes. “When my youngest daughter started gained frequent respiration conditions the answer was to pile up her with medication, which was unable to prevent future episodes, I decided to start a new journey of natural remedies to foster prevention and reduce future health concerns. My true passion is to help people to find a more natural way to take care of them. I think we can live longer now however we need to boost our brains to evolve with us. My drive is to educate people to live a more happy and energized life” Connect with Clarissa https://www.facebook.com/ClarisaAyllon1/ https://www.clarisaayllon.com

Internationally renowned pet and wildlife photographer Alex Cearns is the Creative Director of Houndstooth Studio. She specialises in crafting exquisite animal portraits that intrinsically capture the joy people find in animals. With more than 250 awards and accolades to her name, Alex works tirelessly to make a difference to the lives of rescued animals and endangered wildlife by working with around 40 local, national and international animal charities, shelters and sanctuaries. Alex's remarkable images, natural animal handling skills and substantial contribution to improving the lives of rescued animals has earned her high regard among Australia's population of animal lovers. Her photography and philanthropic efforts have featured in a multitude of Australian and international print, broadcast and digital media. She has photographed for commercial clients all over the world. Alex is a published author. Her books include: ‘Mother Knows Best - Life Lessons from the Animal World' (Penguin) ‘Joy, A Celebration of the Animal Kingdom' (Penguin) 'Things your dog wants you to know' by Laura Vissaritis with images by Alex (Penguin) 'Zen Dogs' (Harper Collins) ‘Perfect Imperfection - Dog portraits of resilience and Love' (ABC Books) ‘For the love of Greyhounds - Adopted Greyhounds and their happy ever afters' Alex was appointed an Ambassador and Pro Team member for Tamron's Super Performance Lens Series, is an Ambassador for Spider Holster, is an Ambassador for Seagate, and is an Ambassador and Key Opinion Leader for BenQ. She is the first professional female wildlife photography tour leader for global tour company World Expeditions. In 2019 she was awarded  the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the community through charity Contact Alex here:- Email:      alex@houndstoothstudio.com.au Web:       www.houndstoothstudio.com.au/ Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/HoundstoothStudio LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-cearns/ Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/houndstoothstudio/   

Fordington Gin is locally created in Dorchester bringing you a London Dry Gin with a special and uniquely magical twist based on absinthe botanicals. Fordington is a new and contemporary Gin, bringing a taste that is gentle yet distinctive in flavour.  The aniseed and lemon balm add lightness to the Gin allowing for a subtle yet creative taste for you to savour. Ros Nelmes, today's guest is the creator of Fordington Gin.  Ros is passionate about her product and about her home in Dorset.  Dorset is peppered with some of the most exceptional food and drink producers in the country, from it's rolling green hills to it's majestic coastline.  Ros has extensive knowledge of the world of gin and gives talks on the history and making of gin over the decades on a regular basis.   Connect with Ros on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest & LinkedIn

Kirstin is a passionate London Market and International Insurance solutions provider, helping organisations from start-ups to fast growth SME's, tackle scale, efficiency and process change through technology. She has had a career in IT and Insurance with a hint of Marketing and Sales, a pinch of Management and Leadership and of course a healthy splash of humour and patience. Her professional experience has seen her travel the world from the Middle East to West Coast USA and from Scotland to Madagascar, installing systems for the Insurance Industry from cradle to grave in the City of London as well as Eritrea and Sudan. Sympathetic to diverse cultures, expectations and experience as well as budgets and need. She has led a professional life that strives to do things just a little bit differently! Aside from being one of Computer Weekly's top 25 most influential women in IT 2013, her awards include:- Family Business of the year 2011 Britain's Best Business - Businesswoman of the Year 2012 Best Business Awards - Personal Achievement of the Year 2012 Everywoman - SME Leader of the year 2012 Insurance Times Technology Awards - Business Partner of the Year 2013 Insurance Times Technology Awards - Innovation of the Year 2014 Find Kirstin on  LinkedIn 

Amanda Stansfield is the owner and managing director of Granny Gothards Limited and ProIce Products Limited Amanda's success with Granny Gothards is often used as a positive case study by Department of International Trade and Amanda is often asked to speak to Business Groups and plays an active role in South West Business Insider Panels. Amanda also works with colleges and students on food and business projects. Amanda worked for many years as a Management Accountant for large blue-chip companies before taking a break to bring up her two daughters.  Her eldest daughter now runs her own successful children's clothing business and her youngest is finishing her final year at Exeter University Amanda had a complete change of direction in 2012 when she bought a small ice cream company with a great product that she could see had massive market potential, she also acquired one of her most important assets, a lady as passionate about where the business could go as she was. Through hard work, investment in people and machinery, and a passion in what she does, she has taken the business from humble beginning to what it is today, a large export led producer of luxury ice creams, sorbets and sherbets. The business is expanding into the Far East in 2018 and the markets in the UEA are growing each month. The domestic market is also enjoying huge growth and is now sent daily to restaurants such as the Gherkin and Blenheim Palace. Granny Gothards is the ice cream of choice for National Trust Properties and Independent South West Cinema Chain, Scott. The key factor in Amanda's business was not to change in any way how Granny Gothards Ice Cream is made but rather up scale the production capabilities to meet the growing demand and ever increase flavours. Amanda will not compromise on the quality of the ingredients or the customer service they offer. ProIce is Amanda's latest project and is taking the ice cream to a different market. Amanda and her team have developed a range of totally natural Hi Protein Ice Creams and Frozen Yogurts which is aimed at the Retail Sector, a new challenge for Amanda and one that is both exciting and daunting in equal measures. There is already interest from the USA! When not making, selling or eating ice cream, Amanda enjoys watching rugby and is an avid follower of Exeter Chiefs, enjoys walks with her husband and dogs, travelling and says her favourite role is being Oma to her 2 ½ year old Grandson Oliver. Follow Granny Gothards on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram Contact Amanda e: mailto:amanda@grannygothards.co.uk                          t: 01823 491591                          w:  www.grannygothards.co.uk  

Elizabeth Cooke has always had a fascination with books both as a reader and an author. One of her earliest memories is being taken to a library and trying to reach up to the shelves; She was too young to read, but  recalls a real thirst to know what was being said inside every cover. Books of all kinds are intimate and memorable for her because she still see them as doors into a private world. A writer reveals their thoughts, sensations and memories: a reader takes the author's hand. Of whatever genre, a book is a shared experience. Liz began her career winning a national short story competition, and worked producing some 120 stories and serials for IPC magazines. Her first novels were psychological thrillers of the ‘unnerving slow-burn' variety, but her main focus has been historical themes and actual events told from unusual perspectives. When she's not writing or researching, she visits book clubs, schools and creative writing groups. She really enjoys feedback and discussion, and particularly likes the enthusiasm and engagement from young writers. Who Killed Mary Ashford? This is Elizabeth's new non-fiction, the story of the lasting mystery of the death of Mary Ashford in 1817. This is a crowd-funded book by www.unbound.com. Pledges begin at only £10 and for this you will get the first edition with your name in the book. All sorts of goodies are available for other pledges including a visit to Thomas Hardye's cottage, a tour of Dorchester Museum's writers gallery, a one-to-one critique of your own manuscript, a visit to your own book club, and much more. In her exhaustive research Liz investigated the original trial transcripts, letters to and from the major players, the lives of those involved, the actual places of the events, and found out what happened afterwards. This event was one of the scandals of the 19th century and changed legal history in England. But who really attacked Mary Ashford? Was Abraham Thornton, her seducer, guilty of her death? And how does this case reflect on similar cases today? Has anything really changed for women in 200 years? So if you are keen to support a creative project and see this book published, please pledge on http://unbound.com/books/mary-ashford Please don't hesitate to contact Liz through this site if you'd like to know more about her work. Find her on Good Reads. Facebook Twitter& Instagram To find out more about the Successful Women in Business Network head over to the website The Successful Women Conference and Awards Launch is on March 8th 2018, International Women's Day at the George Albert Hotel, DT2 9PW. You can get tickets here

Alexis Bowater is the Director of Bowater Communications. She offers expert media advice and support on a short or long term basis. With decades of experience in the industry she and her team can offer top of the range bespoke packages whatever your need – whether PR, training, filmmaking, writing or devising a PR strategy. Alexis is an award-winning journalist and presenter who has worked in the media, on both sides of the camera, for over twenty years. She anchored the ITV evening news in the West Country for seven years before becoming a campaigning Chief Executive of national charity Network for Surviving Stalking. As a result of her experiences over the years she loves to help recognise Women in Business for their achievements and is a Regional Partner for the Venus Women Awards as well as hosting Women's Networking Groups in Devon: Plymouth Women in Business and Exeter Women in Business. Nominate someone you know, or apply for a Venus Award via the website - https://www.venusawards.co.uk/devon-and-cornwall-2018/ Connect with Alexis :-  Linkedin Facebook Twitter Exeter Women in Business - https://www.facebook.com/Exeter-Women-in-Business-256718981512721/ Plymouth Women in Business - https://www.facebook.com/Plymouth-Women-in-Business-Networking-1680290985552289/    

Lisa, joined New Look in 2009 following a move to the South Coast after the birth of her daughter. Graduating from Manchester Metropolitan University in Accounting and Finance, Lisa started her career with Ernst & Young in Cambridge, where she gained her tax qualifications. After qualification, the bright lights of London beckoned and she joined Virgin, one of the world's most recognisable brands as in-house tax accountant. With responsibility for an extensive portfolio of companies including Virgin Atlantic, Cinemas, Virgin Rail and the newly formed record company V2, she also had to collate P11D information for Mr B.  After 3 years, Lisa returned to the accounting profession at newly merged PwC. As Tax Manager in Istanbul, Turkey, she advised some of the world's leading blue chip multinationals before returning to the London office and gaining promotion to Senior Manager. Combining her love of fashion, shoes, handbags and anything sparkly with extensive international finance and tax expertise made New Look the perfect next step forward. Lisa is now the Head of Tax and is responsible for the global taxes across the entire group. In her free time, Lisa likes to travel with Greece, Spain, Finland, South Africa and Israel on the list, just for this year! She also likes to keep fit, dance – appearing in the local Weldmar charity fundraiser: Strictly dance, and enjoys time with her partner, daughter and dog Lola. Find Lisa on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-upchurch-002a1811/ Find out more about the Successful Women in Business Network - http://www.womensdevelopment.co.uk/  

Sandra Joy Weston M.Ed. is the owner of Weston Fitness in Center City Philadelphia. Previously, she trained the who's-who of Philadelphia such as the 76ers and Flyers. She was also NBC10's Fitness Expert, and Discovery Channel's featured trainer on “Health Cops”. Now, she is spreading her system of mindset training mixed with goal setting all over the world as an author, blogger, and international Keynote Speaker. She believes it only takes 1-3 minutes a day to change your body, your life in a positive way, and that anyone can easily achieve their goals with the right mindset. Head over to the website - www.sandyjoyweston.com to read her blog and find out about her movement to improve the mental and physical health of the world! Follow Sandy on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SandyJoyWeston Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sandyjoyweston/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-cX5y34rbq4RA7kEW3IplQ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sandyjoywestonofficial/ Get more podcasts on the Successful Women website - http://www.successfulwomen.training/podcast/    

Gwenda's vision and achievements continue to see her be an exceptional educator & leader in shaping and changing the health and wellbeing of people who strive to make life all that they want it to be and for business owners to know how to move past their own obstacles to achieve the bottom line and vision of their business.  She has become a well renowned motivational speaker and keynote speaker in the field of Wellness. The Shapechanger Mission is to educate, lead, inspire and empower the individual, the team and business leaders to a level of wellness that allows the participants of the program to experience a sustainable, exceptional state of health & wellness leading to a wholeness in all 8 platforms of life. “Fit For Living, Well For Life” Everything Shapechanger embarks on is for you. Our professional desire is to offer you guidance and inspiration that will bring optimum balance, harmony, vitality, achievement of goals and wholeness to every level of your being.  Is your life every thing you want it to be? Is your business all that you want it to be? Are your team a strong foundation for your business? Are the habits and behaviours of your team in alignment with you and your business objectives? Head over to the website https://www.shapechanger.com.au/ Find Gwenda on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Shapechanger.Gwenda.Smith/# LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/shapechangergwendasmith/ Mail Gwenda - admin@shapechanger.com.au

Elizabeth Mooney is a Long Island native now residing in New Jersey. She has been dancing since the age of 2 and has been teaching dance and fitness for over 10 years now. She is the creator of Country Fusion, a fitness workout that incorporates country music and dance. This workout burns 500+ calories in 50 minutes.  It is designed for all ages and levels. Elizabeth is  also a professional dancer and choreographer who teaches line dancing at various locations throughout Northern NJ.  She has also competed in the Boston Showdown with her dance partner and with her own choreography in the United States Line Dance Choreography Championships.   Elizabeth's past experience also includes directing her own off-broadway show and owning a dance studio in New York.  As owner of Wild Cherryz and Wild Cherryz Burlesque, Elizabeth was noticed by America's Got Talent Season 6, Mercedes Benz fashion week, The Gong Show Live at BB Kings, as well as a featured segment on Sirius XM Radio. As for Ms. Mooney's personal achievements, she was finalist in the annual Miss Italia competition, a finalist for an Elite Model Management competition, a contestant in Bikini USA and Miss Hawaiian Tropic. As for her television roles, Ms. Mooney played a showgirl in the premiere episode of HBO's “Boardwalk Empire”, earned a role on USA's “Royal Pains” and NBC's “The Black Donnellys,” and appeared on “World's Astonishing News” as a dancer and the lead choreographer.  Contact Elizabeth t. - 516.244.4668 e. -  Elizabeth@countryfusion.net Watch a Country Fusion class on the website http://countryfusion.net/ Follow Elizabeth on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/countryfitdance/  

As a seventeen-year coaching veteran, Renee Lopez is an expert in the college process, leadership training, and team culture development. Renee has learned what it takes to succeed in leadership, recruiting, and team development. Through RL Academy, she offers seminars and consults on “The College Recruiting Process and How to Become a College Student-Athlete.” As a certified speaker, trainer, and coach for the John Maxwell Team, Jon Gordon Companies, Positive Coaching Alliance, and 3Dimensional Coaching, Renee Lopez offers workshops, seminars, and keynote speeches on personal and professional growth through the application of proven leadership methods.  In addition to helping others develop leadership skills, Renee uses her coaching experience to transform team cultures, build confidence, and unlock one's potential.  Renee is offering listners a free coaching consultation - to contact her mail - info@lookingforafullride.com Any parents of s student-athlete can also contact Renee for a free consultation. Her website is www.rlopezcoaching.com You can follow Renee on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/reneelopez5  

Sandra Fidelis is a Digital Marketing Consultant, Speaker and Bestselling Author who helps professional women who feel stuck in a 9-to-5 create a successful business that makes an impact. She's the practical, step-by-step, no-fluff coach for women entrepreneurs who pushes her clients to greatness in their business like a trusted friend and mentor by providing practical steps. Sandra is a former marketing consultant for a Fortune 250 company who turned her passion - helping women entrepreneurs realise their dreams - into her main gig. Today, she coaches women to create successful businesses so they can simultaneously experience more time, flexibility and fulfilment, while making a big impact. You can learn more about her on her website at www.sandrafidelis.com.  Join her in her Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/551876501628600/ Follow her on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ms_Fidelis & Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iamsandrafidelis/ Schedule your 6 figure breakthrough session here - http://sandrafidelis.com/6figuresession/

Virginia is the author of Yes You Can! Your Roadmap to Dream, Create and Profit. She is owner of The Academy of Entrepreneurial Excellence, a part-owner of Molder Rubber and Plastics Corp, an inspirational speaker, an entrepreneurial coach, and a survivor. She was honoured with the VIP Woman of the Year Circle of Excellence Award. She earned a master's degree in Human Resource Management and has a number of certifications. Virginia's aspiration to become an author, a speaker, and a coach developed from her overwhelming need to guide others to find success by showing up in their life and expecting success. The Academy of Entrepreneurial Excellence website is here. Find Virginia on Twitter , LinkedIn and Facebook You can find more amazing interviews on the Successful Women website

In this week's episode, Gill reads the forward and first chapter of her book Celebr8 Success - How to be a successful working mum with out the guilt. The first chapter of this 8 chapter book - Confidence and Self-esteem starts the acronym for the title. Confidence & Self-esteem Excellence; not Perfection Lead and be authentic Energy & Enthusiasm Banish the Guilt Role Modes 7 mentors  8 Steps to Unlocking your true Potential  Celebrate Success If you live in the Uk, you can order a signed copy for only £5.99 from the Successful Women website It is also available on Amazon here, both in kindle format or paperback. To find out more about our Successful Women Development Network meetings in Dorset or Somerset, head over to the website now.

Today's interview is with a young autistic woman called Beatrice and her Mum Kate. This is not about business or success in the traditional sense, but it is about a family overcoming challenges and making a success of life. Kate is very open to helping anyone who might be in a similar position. If that is you, do send me an email to gill@successfulwomen.training and I will forward onto Kate. You can also listen to the podcast show on iTunes  here or on Stitcher Follow us on Twitter or  Facebook

Today's guest is Vanessa Ugatti -The True Worth Expert Vanessa is a Transformational Coach, Motivational Speaker and Author of Amazon Best Seller, True Worth: How to Charge What You're Worth and Get It  As a child, she lacked self-confidence – looking at her now, though, you'd never believe it. Originally trained as a bilingual P.A. (she's fluent in French and speaks reasonable Spanish), she openly admits she had no clue what she wanted to do when she grew up! Vanessa has consistently challenged herself conquering many of her own fears, from dropping solo to work in a French-speaking part of Africa, launching a successful business later in life or overcoming a fear of heights by jumping out of a plane from 10,000 feet up! However, it was not until 1997 that she discovered the fear and excitement of public speaking and many years later, following her heart, went on to set up Watch Out World training businesses in public speaking – as she puts it “all through the back door”, as she did not have a training background. In 2008, tragedy struck as she lost 3 family members in a matter of weeks which sent her into a downward spiral. However, like a phoenix rising from the ashes she once again returned to do battle; this time, discovering her true life purpose – helping businesses charge what they're worth by genuinely understanding their own value and balancing this with creating value for their clients. Vanessa's motto is: follow your heart and never give up! Learn more about Vanessa's work on her website: http://www.thetrueworthexpert.com/ Contact her via email – vanessa@thetrueworthexpert.com 'True Worth' is available from Amazon.co.uk in both kindle and paperback format here.  

Today's guest is Angela Harkness. Angela is a Business & Life  Coach, Speaker and Writer. She is the founder of High Heelers  a company that was created to help women start and grow their own businesses. She is fiercely passionate about helping female entrepreneurs at all stages of growth.  Not only does she love the world of business but she also loves the self development side that is required to succeed when starting and growing a company and helping women break down their own blocks.   Angela brings over 20 years corporate experience as an employee and business owner.  Her skill and success comes from the fact she is an ideas machine,  she is honest and has incredible instinct when it comes to helping clients move forward.  A lightbulb moment came at a corporate meeting with very senior managers attending. Everyone was asked what they would do if they won the lottery and not a single person said they would do what they are doing now. Not only was she shocked by this she was also very shocked that no one else was.  Website – www.High-Heelers.com Facebook – www.Facebook.com/thehighheelers Twitter – www.Twitter.com/Angela_Harkness Instagram – www.Instagram/AngelaHarkness LinkedIn – Uk.Linkedin.com/in/angelaharkness Don't forget, listeners are entitled to 20% discount on the Velocity Online Women's Development programme, find out more - http://www.womensdevelopment.co.uk/velocity/

  Kate lost her left hand at two-years-old following a freak accident. Aged four, her parents encouraged her to learn to swim; it was a daunting task as Kate was afraid of deep water and struggled to balance with one hand, but she persevered and went on to swim regularly. Kate never let her disability hold her back, and alongside swimming she also pursued and excelled in other sports. At 10 years old, she competed in her first disability swimming competition. To her surprise, Kate performed well and later qualified for the National Championships.  In 2002, aged just 13, she was earmarked as a potential Paralympian and went on to represent Great Britain for the next 10 years. The proudest moment in Kate's career so far was representing GB at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. She then went on to win a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke and bronze in the 100m Individual Medley at the World Championships in 2009. Unfortunately, illness meant Kate missed out on qualifying for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. But she now finds herself working in the media as a sports reporter, and in schools as an athlete mentor - proving that from failure and disappointment you can still find success in other opportunities. Connect with Kate on Twitter https://twitter.com/kategrey25 Watch Kate in action on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyHXQfoaYc8&feature=youtu.be  

Alice May is a multi-tasking mother with four not-so-small children. She is fortunate enough to be married to (probably) the most patient man on the planet.  They live in, what used to be, a ramshackle old cottage in the country. Her conservatory is always festooned with wet washing and her kitchen full of cake. Following many years exhibiting as an artist and selling commissioned work, Alice decided that 2016 was the year she would start writing. Inspired by some true-life events and fuelled by some really frantic painting sessions ‘Accidental Damage – Tales from the house that sat down' simply wouldn't leave her alone until it was written. See more of Alice's work on her website - http://alicemay.weebly.com/ Contact her via email - alicegmay@hotmail.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AliceMayAuthor/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AliceMay_Author 'Accidental Damage' is available from Amazon.co.uk in both kindle and paperback format here    

Kelly is a former NFL cheerleader turned Fortune 500 Executive who, after 7 promotion in 8 years and breaking every record in company history, left her corporate career behind in favour of entrepreneurship. She speaks frequently about building a business on the side while in a high-powered career and how, once she took her business full time, she tripled it with a newborn and retired her husband in the process. Kelly is also a best selling author and  host of the top-rated podcast, Unstoppable Success Radio Contact Kelly by email - kelly@kellyroachcoaching.com Connect with Kelly online. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kellyroachinternational Twitter - https://twitter.com/kellyroachint LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyovertonroach/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwyAccvx2_JxM4lRBG4VeoQ Visit our website www.successfulwomen.training for more podcasts from amazing women around the world. If you are in the South West of England, you can visit our Successful Women Development face to face Network meetings. Find out more at www.womensdevelopment.co.uk    

Today's guest is Zelda de Hollander, who runs Studio Shotz Photography, a Boutique photographic studio in Christchurch, Dorset. Photography has always been a passion of Zelda's. She got her first camera aged 5 and has loved photography ever since. All her pocket money used to go on developing films she'd taken of her life while growing up.  After A-Levels,  Zelda studied for a (BA) Hons in Commercial Photography at The Arts University at Bournemouth, at the same time working part time at a small photographic studio; Studio Shotz.  It was then that the owner decided to move on and Zelda made the brave move to take over the business and run the studio herself, straight out of Uni, at only 21 years old (with massive help and support from her parents). In May 2014, Studio Shotz Photography left it's retail shop, moving to Christchurch to become an appointment only studio space residing in a residential address. This has allowed Zelda to spend more time with her clients and to work much more flexible hours as well as taking on more location work. 3 years on, Studio Shotz is busier than ever! In working from home Zelda now has the work-life balance that she always missed out on whilst being on the high street & is now working with some of the biggest and most well-known companies in the Dorset area. Every day is different; which makes going to work quite exciting! One of the people Zelda credits with supporting her work is Sam Acton of Domestic Angels, you can listen to Sam's interview on the podcast show here Connect with Zelda on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/studioshotz/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/StudioShotz Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/studioshotz Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/zelda-de-hollander-60822627 Her amazing work is on her website here - http://studioshotz.co.uk/  

Today's episode is with Denise Davis of Harmonise your Heart. Her prior profession to being a Coach was as a primary school teacher. She left teaching when her husband left, as she was disheartened with the way everything had become about ticking boxes and not really doing the best for the children. She was inspired to became a coach for kids (Calm Kids) and a coach for adults (Calm Minds) as the therapies and coaching she had taken, helped her overcome the devastation of her divorce.  At first when her husband left she was lost and grieving for the future she thought she had, but with the support of coaching she reinvented herself anew. She tried all sorts of new activities such as a free fall sky dive at fifty, flew to Bali to meet friends who were travelling and took her PADI Scuba diving certificate. She subsequently went to Tel Aviv and Amsterdam for trainings, conferences in Phoenix and Colorado and much more… She now helps clients move forward to an improved relationship or deal with the aftermath of the breakup.    Find Denise on  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/harmoniseyourheart LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisedavis123/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/denisedavis123 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Dee_lightful1  

Charlotte Chipperfield is the founder and CEO of Chipperfield Media LLC. Charlotte brings more than seven years of experience in marketing and has built a reputation as an expert, thought leader and speaker in the digital marketing space. Prior to starting Chipperfield Media in 2014, Charlotte managed a number of sales teams and developed marketing and social media strategies for a number of Fortune 500 companies. Charlotte holds a BA from the University of Oregon in International Business and French and is a regular contributor to online marketing publications. She enjoys working with clients to drive increased customer engagement through creative and professional social media and marketing campaigns. Working with business leaders to transpire thoughtful storytelling behind their brand, creating driven conversation and a healthier bottom line is what Charlotte finds most rewarding. Head over to Charlotte's website to find out more and download the content calendar https://chipperfieldmedia.com/content-calendar You can also see her quotes board on Pinterest - https://uk.pinterest.com/ChipperfieldMKG/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChipperfieldMedia Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChipperfieldMKG Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ChipperfieldMedia/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/2873706 Pinterest - https://uk.pinterest.com/ChipperfieldMKG/ If you are a woman running your own business - do head over to our Facebook Group - Successful Women In Business and join us there. Also, make sure you check out the rest of our website here and If you are in Dorset or Somerset, you can find out more about the Successful Women Development Network here- http://www.womensdevelopment.co.uk/  

Today's guest, Lesley Tindle, is the founder of a unique shopping experience Boutique in a Bus. After many years in a corporate career, Lesley took 'early-retirement' and began her new career working with the fashion and fabrics she has always loved, bringing beautiful, affordable Italian clothes to your door. Lady B can be found at events, villages and fetes across Dorset and the South of England. Head over to the website http://boutiqueinabus.co.uk/ to see Lady B in all her glory and to sign up for notification of her diary. Find her on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/boutiqueinabus/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/boutiqueinabus Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/boutiqueinabus/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/boutiqueinabus/ Check out all our interviews on the website  http://www.successfulwomen.training/podcast/        

Today's guest Nancy Steidl, is a driven, determined and dedicated thought leader, who is curious about people and the way they think. Born, bred and educated in Canada. In 1999, she came to London where she studied PR and Marketing at Regent Academy of Fine Arts and graduated with honours. Nancy years of experience in PR and Marketing in London started with Jori White PR working on accounts such as the launching of Cinnamon Club, Zilli Fish and the White House in Clapham. In 2012, Nancy set up the Jupital (originally named The Positive) an online newspaper, which aims to deliver fresh perceptive and productive viewpoints to the mainstream news. It aims to leave the reader feeling confident that there are other ways of viewing today's world topics with a productive outlook. The Jupital strives to do this by bringing thought-provoking analysis through a fresh perspective, in order for readers to create/generate their own conclusions. As a result, the Jupital aspires to leave the reader feeling uplifted and with a different mindset on what they read in the news.  In November 2014, Nancy founded the positive society, an online global community, which focuses on positivity and connects positive and productive individuals online, and offline. the positive society is founded on the spirit of positive individuals and offers positive information and experiences, inspiring ideas and comments, positive business and other topic opportunities. The official positive society community website launched in March 2016. Support is still in place from the Facebook group,  however with the aim and confidence in the next couple months to be completely independent. Nancy is involved with the complete marketing, promotions and content direction of the positive society. The positive society is trademarked in UK, USA, and 22 European Countries and waiting confirmation for India and China trademark. For further details - http://thejupital.com/ & https://thepositivesociety.com/ Follow the positive society on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ThePositiveSoc & Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thepositivesociety2/ Jupital on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thejupital1 & Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theJupital/ Don't forget as a woman in business you can join the Successful Women in Business Facebook group here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/SuccessfulWIB/ Find out more about Gill and Successful Women here - http://www.successfulwomen.training/    

Rebecca started her career in film during her Masters at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. As part of her degree she financed and staged a play at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. This was her first foray into producing. Further to this Rebecca produced a number of theatre plays and worked for  a prolific US film producer. Rebecca was passionate about stories - the film medium, collaborating with creatives and understanding the business. Rebecca started to produce music videos and short films. Her music videos were shown on the main satellite channels and her short films competed in several high profile film festivals including Clermont Ferrand.   Rebecca's first film 'Forget Me Not' was inspired by classic love films. It was a two hander and Rebecca utilised the London backdrop to gain production value for example the film was shot on the London eye.  Rebecca won Best Film at the London International Film Festival and the film had it's world premiere at Palm Beach International Film Festival.   You can view Rebecca's other credits here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4451383/   Rebecca founded BOUDICA during the 2011 WFTV mentee scheme. Rebecca's business partner is Ian Davies and tougher they have over the last three years produced and executive produced a handful of British films that have gained creative awards and a return on investment. Four actresses from Boudica films have received BAFTA nominations. With Ian, Rebecca is now focusing on the success of Boudica to create outstanding films with real potential for returns to investors.   Rebecca is a creative producer and works very closely with the writers of the films to ensure the vision of the film. Rebecca is a hands on producer and team player and oversees the development and production of the films.   Boudica has also launched a distribution arm and female initiative. Rebecca is very excited about the future of Boudica: creating excellent films; enabling other women behind and in front of the camera and creating opportunities for investors. Connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-long-6530b821 http://www.boudicafilms.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/@boudicafilm https://www.linkedin.com/in/boudicafilms  

Caroline is an Intuitive Mentor and Well-Being Coach, helping clients remove blocks and programming that is preventing them finding joy and abundance.  She has been working intuitively with energy healing for over 21 years has gained a lot of experience during that time working with lots of different clients from all sorts of backgrounds, corporate and personal, and has learned how to change the energy of behaviours and situations very successfully, through her own training and experience and the techniques she has used over the years.   Caroline is based in the United Kingdom currently, although works across the world including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Korea, South Africa, North America, Canada and all over Europe, providing intuitive mentoring/healing/clearing solutions to clients – whether personal or corporate.  Using the techniques and therapies she has learned and combined she can offer one of the most effective energy healing processes available.  She has a corporate background in surveying and then in Human Resources Management and has a Master of Arts (MA) in Human Resources Management, which incorporated a significant amount of organisational psychology. She is also a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD). In addition, she has trained over the years in the following: reflexology (Practitioner), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT Practitioner), Neuro-Linguistic Programming (Master Practitioner of NLP), clinical hypnotherapy, transpersonal hypnotherapy, past life regression (Transpersonal and Clinical Hypnotherapist), advanced professional stress management, Reiki (Reiki Master Teacher), ethereal crystals, intrusive energy, tarot, mediumship (various studies through the SNU over 21 years including healing, speaking, trance, etc), Theta Healing (Advanced Theta Healing Practitioner and Rainbow Children), Spiritual Response Therapy (Advanced SRT Practitioner) and various other studies and training over the years (corporate and personal), including training with Dr Joe Dispenza. Caroline has also been a co-editor of the highly successful Hypnotherapy Articles site, a Chairperson of the Association for Transpersonal Hypnotherapy and had membership of various complimentary health bodies over the years such as the Association of Reflexologists, Meridian Energy Therapies and General Hypnotherapy Register (still a member – GQHP). She started practising over 21 years ago, but left full time employment in 2001 to set up in business full time. She also recently trained in Biomagnetism Pair Therapy and occasionally uses this when appropriate with her clients to help with their physical conditions.  Connect with Caroline on Twitter - https://twitter.com/quantumhealer1 Website - http://www.transformationalenergyexpert.com/  

Karen Daly-Gherabi is Managing Director of The Springboard Consultancy, a UK-based international training company specialising in global self development working towards achieving greater diversity and equality.  After a successful career as a senior officer in the British Army spanning more than 18 years, promoting excellence, development, achievement, and diversity, Karen spent 12 years workingfor The British Council, creating international opportunities, building trust and engagement through education, training and cultural relations.  Through the British Council, Karen introduced the award-winning Springboard Women's Development Programme into the Middle East. Indeed, Karen has first-hand experience of the positive impact the Springboard programme has had on more than 17,000 women, along with the network of trainers, across the Middle East and North Africa. Find out more about the Karen & the Springboard Women's Development Programme via the website - wwww.springboardconsultancy.com Follow the Consultancy on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thespringboardconsultancy Twitter - https://twitter.com/SpringboardTrng LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-springboard-consultancy Find the location of courses running around the world through the website and if you live or work in the South of England - check out the dates of the Successful Women Springboard Programmes on our website -www.successfulwomen.training/springboard    

Jodi Powell has a degree in Indigenous Studies and is the co-founder and heart centred editor of LifeGrid Magazine, a global digital experience that provides a platform for life professionals to communicate connect and share the human story behind their brand.  She lives and works in beautiful Fremantle, Western Australia as an indigenous healer. Her passion is working beside minority groups on local community projects, mentoring  people to embrace their identity and personal journey. Jodi's unique healing gifts can be attributed to her amazing heritage, a Samoan adopted from birth to European parents. Jodi grew up a ‘white girl' with brown skin with her life becoming a balancing act defined by her ability to walk the fine line between the expectations of two different cultures. That struggle to find herself and her identity would eventually become the gift she would give to others. She has embraced the uniqueness of both cultures in her work. LifeGrid Magazine has become the expression of her love to connect with people from all backgrounds through collaboration and heart centred passion.  Connect with Jodi by email- editor@lifegrid.com.au  Website: http://www.lifegrid.com.au/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LifeGridMagazine Twitter - https://twitter.com/LifeGridMag