For some reason…Sam’s agreed to a daunting physical challenge. In April, she’ll be one of a small team of plucky volunteer fundraisers abseiling from the top of Guildford Cathedral, whose bell tower rears 160 feet above the city. Sam will be splitting the monies she raises between the Cathedral’s roof restoration fund, and our ‘house’…
Following my talk on Women in Business at the Surrey Business School in March this year I’ve been invited back to talk about personal branding in social media tonight. I’ll let you know how I get on.
We were lucky enough to get Artist passes to Camp Bestival this weekend and were invited to a secret forest gig by Gabrielle Aplin.There were only about forty people in the audience and my gosh, the girl can sing. We were inspired by her lightening bolt face paint and kooky girl next door freshness. Camp…
May this year saw the re-opening of 9 galleries at Tate Britian, after extensive refurbishment to rebuild the galleries to modern standards, meaning that a greater range of art can now be displayed due to floor reinforcement and modern temperature and humidity controls. The re-hanging of the collection means you can experience a walk through…
It was great to hear Chris Ingram talking about his business experience. I asked him, if he knew when he started, what he now knows, what would he change. He answered that he wouldn’t assume so much. It was a great answer and I’ve added it to my mental note of self improvements. Farrow Creative…
Please do come along to hear me speak at a content rich breakfast event offering business development support for SMEs. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) in association with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) are offering expert advice to SMEs that are looking to develop their businesses. Expert speaker sessions…
Rolls Royce has announced record total sales of £1bn. Sales were up over 20%. The Chief executive of Rolls Royce Motor Cars, said “we are not in the car business… yes, we are building cars, but it is luxury business at the end of the day.” “A Rolls Royce is even seen, I would say,…
Striving to achieve ultimate client satisfaction is at the very heart of any decent organisation. We think the John Lewis Partnership and their Waitrose stores have got this right in spades. Their concierge concept is part of a multi-million pound strategy to improve the in-store customer experience. These desks will offer customers a range of…
Continuing my run of public speaking, I had the pleasure of talking at this Surrey Women Entrepreneurs event in Cobham. The audience was made up of many inspiring local businesswomen from a wide range of sectors from the owner of a local family magazine, a business advisor to personal stylist. It’s motivational to be surrounded…
We were up at West Ham last Friday for a meeting and got very excited when we stepped out on the hallowed turf. We walked back through the players tunnel and decided that there was most definitely ‘only one Trevor Brooking.’