Success Stories
The Chocolate Tailor
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“I’d been a college lecturer for 20 years, suffered a bereavement and other personal things and had come to a stage in my life where I was asking, “What’s life about?”. I felt the need to re-assess.” Jackie Roberts, now trading as The Chocolate Tailor, felt that she didn’t want to work out the next ten years, “just for my pension”, but that there were other things she wanted to do with her life... |
Helen Stallard Marketing – PR – Outreach
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“A red MG sports car, a trip to New York and to become self-employed...” These were the things that Helen Stallard, then aged 20 and with a history degree, wanted to achieve. To start with, however, Helen did none of these things. Instead she worked in marketing in a theatre company and then moved to a regional marketing agency for the arts industry. Over time, the daily commute of three hours began to take its toll and Helen was forced to think again... |
Optima QVK Ltd
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“When MG Rover closed in April 2005, Dupé Adeoye found herself out of work. The natural thing to do was to find another job as quickly as possible. Gradually, however, Dupé found herself wondering whether she should accept the offers of work she was receiving or whether she should seize this opportunity to do what she had always wanted to do. A mechanical engineer, who had also worked in manufacturing, marketing, business transformation and continuous improvement, Dupé felt she wanted better control of her working life and that she should pursue her passion - to move into independent consultancy... |
Healing for Animal and Owner
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Following major surgery in 2001, when Dawn was seriously ill, she became convinced that she wished to work in the area of healing and self development - with both people and animals. Since then Dawn has studied alternative therapies with a view to working independently, attending a foundation course in energy healing and then specialising in animal healing for three years. “I’ve found a natural way of healing animal and owner and this is what I really want to do with my life. I now do something I love and which benefits many, by following my dream.” |
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