Time to raise the bar - Succeeding at the top

LONDON - Jan. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- Inspirational YOU

Time to raise the bar - Succeeding at the top
Wednesday 21st January 2015
6.00pm – 8.30pm

This is part 1 of our 2015 series of talks to empower female leaders and entrepreneurs.

Learn from successful business leaders
Want to start and grow their business
Change careers
Network

Each session will consist of a panel of speakers from competitive industries who will share their story and inspire the audience to develop and grow.

Speakers (click to see bio's)

Joshua Neish – Relationship Director Barclays Corporate

Denise Rawls – Head of Local Engagement at UKTI / Founder of Strangefruit Greeting Cards

Denise is a career portflo-ist; she has more than one focus in her career.

At UK Trade & Investment, the government department responsible for overseas trade and inward investment, she works with the English regions to help them attract more investment from foreign owned businesses who want to expand or set up in the UK.

Alongside her job she runs Strange Fruit, a boutique greeting card design company which creates vintage inspired designs from a personal collection of antique photographs. Strange Fruit cards are sold across the UK and the USA. The business continues to grow through a network of personal contacts and customer recommendations.

Edna do Rosário Martins – Business Change Lead at GSK and Former BBC Apprentice contestant

Mbeke Waseme – Author, Executive Coach and Former Vice Principal at Ghana International School

Afua Hirsch – Social Affairs and Education Editor, Sky News

Afua Hirsch is Sky News’ Social Affairs and Education Editor. She covers a range of issues including school and higher education, training and skills, unemployment, equality and social change.

Afua was the Guardian Newspaper’s first West Africa correspondent. Based in Accra Ghana, Afua covered the war in Mali, the terrorist attacks at the Westgate Mall in Kenya and multi billion pound corruption scandal in Guinea, as well as other stories across more than 20 countries.

Before that Afua was the Guardian Legal Affairs correspondent, covering issues including secret courts, control orders, extraordinary rendition, and the legality of the war in Iraq while breaking exclusive stories on the DNA database, the human rights act and trials of terrorist suspects.

Ken Osivwemu – Vice-President, Global Cash Product Mgt at Barclays

This evening will include a panel discussion on:

Starting a business
Changing your career
Emotional intelligence – understanding the reactions of yourself and others
Challenging your inner beliefs
The art of networking
Goal setting
Excelling in a competitive industry
The importance of balance

Book your ticket today – Entry includes:

Refreshments
1 day pass to use the Impact Hub (Co-Working space) in Brixton
Automatic membership to the Inspirational YOU Network (IYN).

Impact Hub

Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW
Nearest mainline station: Brixton

Supported by Barclays, Impact Hub and Lambeth Business

07545 156 111 | info@inspirationalyou.co.uk
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