INTROBIZ SWANSEA & WEST WALES- BERNIE AND MARK DAVIES

We are a coffee distribution company. We currently have three blends and one single origin which are all unique in themselves but are all the same in terms of the smoothness quality. At SO Coffee customer service and satisfaction is an absolute must, we will never undersell our product for the simple reason that our quality is too good to undervalue. We love working with new people and introducing all individuals to our great tasting coffee. We can be contacted via all social media platforms and/or our email address to support any questions needing answers. We have multiple sales channels including our Online Store, iOS App and Android App. Appreciate the moment with great coffee and new business relationships, support local.

About Andrew Falvey OBE

Andrew is the Commercial Director of The DVLA based here in Swansea. Andrew will be talking to us about his role in the DVLA. Andrew will enlighten us I am sure as to the many facets of the DVLA and it's role as a Government body. This will be a great insight into one of the largest employers in the Region.

Angela Asante-Armar is a woman with purpose and a number of strings to her bow.

Although born and raised in London, England to Ghanaian parents, Angela has recently relocated to Ghana with her family. Her mission is to empower, unite and restore the condition, image and role of mothers and mother-figures (all women) in Ghana, so that once the women thrive physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, the rest of the nation and the Motherland Africa will in turn thrive.

She seeks to achieve this by contesting to become President of Ghana and encouraging more women to take up political leadership positions in the process, partly through her weekly programme, the Women in Political Leadership Series.

As President of Ghana, she will use her maternal qualities and strengths to introduce structures, systems and policies which will prioritise the majority of the population (women and girls) by meeting their basic needs of accommodation, food, healthcare and education. This will automatically yield benefits for the country as a whole by greatly increasing the productivity of women, boosting the economy, and this is the key to true Independence for all Ghanaian citizens.

Apart from being Mother to her two precious sons, Angela is a UK Employment Lawyer, Intuitive Life and Career Coach, a Career Mentor to undergraduate law students at the University of Reading and a founding member of Power to our Mothers Foundation Africa, a non-profit organisation working to empower Mothers and Mother-figures (women) on multiple levels.

As Ambassador to the Global Pan-Africanism Network, Angela has hosted and organized events and conferences, as well as engaged in discussions bringing together people of African descent to contribute to the vision to create a United States of Africa.

Ela helps female CEO's, Executives & Business owners to awaken their genius and create high calibre team & personal performance through ‘The 7-Step Self-Leadership System’

Ranked top 8 Women’s Leadership businesses in NSW & ACT in Australia.

Creator of the Feminine Leadership Method.

Diversity & Inclusion Advocate

A World leader in personal transformation and professional development combining studies in behavioural psychology, motivation, body physiology, intuitive coaching and business growth.

Motto: “You are the one and only CEO of your life. You can have it all!”

In February 2012 Rhian Mannings had just returned to work as a P.E. teacher after having her youngest son.This Event will feature Rhian Mannings MBE

George when tragedy struck her family.George died suddenly with no sign of illness in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant on the 22nd February.Just days later Paul, her husband and the Daddy to her three children, took his own life traumatised by the loss of their son.

The tragedy of experiencing the sudden death of a child was compounded by the situation Rhian and her husband found themselves in at the hospital, having nowhere to privately grieve and say goodbye to their son.The family were offered no support and were left to deal with the loss of both Paul and George alone.In December 2019 Rhian was recognised on the queens New Year Honour list and awarded an MBE for all her hardwork.

Q&A with Mick Giannasi  Chairman of the Board for Social Care Wales share his thoughts on Policies and the effects of Covid19

Mick Giannasi retired from the police service in April 2011, after a distinguished career spanning 31 years. During that time, he served in three police forces in Wales and England and ultimately attained the rank of Chief Constable. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for his outstanding contribution to policing in 2011.

Mick began his policing career in Staffordshire in 1980. He rose quickly through the ranks and served in a variety of roles including uniformed operations, criminal investigation and emergency planning. As a Superintendent, he earned national recognition for his contribution to the development of policing strategy for dealing with environmental protest.

In 2002, Mick was appointed Assistant Chief Constable in Merseyside where he had responsibility for serious and organised crime, intelligence and specialist operations. He transferred to Gwent Police in 2005 as Deputy Chief Constable and was appointed Chief Constable in 2008. In addition to his local responsibilities, Mick made a substantial contribution to the work of the police service at a national level, most notably as the Association of Chief Police Officers lead for Roads Policing matters.

Following his retirement from the Police Service in 2011, Mick was appointed by Welsh Government to act as a Commissioner for the Isles of Anglesey County Council, an underperforming local authority which had been placed in Special Measures. He carried out that role until May 2013, when the Government’s intervention in the Council’s affairs was brought to a successful conclusion.

From September 2013 until April 2018, Mick was the Chair of Board of the Welsh Ambulance Service (NHS) Trust. During his tenure as Chair, he led the development of a replacement Board and oversaw the recruitment of a new CEO and senior management team. At the same time, he helped to deliver significant improvements in corporate governance and provided strategic oversight to the implementation of a revised delivery and accountability framework as part of a wider, national reform programme. He was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2018 in recognition of his contribution to the National Health Service in Wales.

In August 2019, Mick was appointed Chair of the Board of Social Care Wales, a Welsh Government Sponsored Body which sets standards for the social care workforce and contributes to longer term improvement in the sector. He is also currently chairing the Independent Oversight Panel which was established by the Minister for Health and Social Services following an adverse review of maternity and neonatal services in the former Cwm Taf University Health Board area.

Meet our very own Welsh Girl Amanda Protheroe-Thomas for a Q&A. Hear Amanda tell her story, her wide ranging career in presenting and Industry.

Amanda has interviewed many high profile celebrities, including Richard Branson, Jay-Z, Matthew Perry, Cindy Crawford, Roberto Carlos and Frank Bruno,

Sport has played a big part in her life (a qualified football coach) - she was the anchor presenter on a European football programme for 7 years reporting from some of Europe’s most impressive stadium’s as well as in studio, fronted a British football series for 2 years, pitch side reporter for Legend/Celebrity matches and has also worked for a couple of significant Football teams.

Amanda has been a courtside reporter for NBA games hosted in the UK as well as covering British Basketball. She also worked on the Rugby World Cup in 2007, Boxing championships in 2008 and been a health and fitness expert on a live magazine programme to date.

She has travelled globally as an anchor on various holiday programmes for 6 years and her appetite for adventure led her to host a series on extreme sports that gave Amanda a chance to experience adrenaline fuelled activities such as wing walking, rap jumping, coasteering, parachuting amongst others.

With a love for creatures both great and small the opportunity to present a natural history series was another dream job - studying grizzly bears, great white sharks, crocodiles, koalas, turtles all over the world in their natural habitat. Amanda also had a job as a wild stingray handler in Cayman Islands.

Amanda has a passion for property development and has successfully completed her own renovation projects. Through hosting a popular property series, Hot Houses, which received a BAFTA award for 'Best new programme' in its first year, Amanda has become a well known and respected figure in the construction industry presenting Building awards and conferences. The show, covered all aspects of buying, selling, renovating, investing and interior design, as well as finding homes for viewers.

No challenge too great, Amanda conquered Kilimanjaro and is now training for a bike ride across America.

Over the last 6 years Amanda has invested her talents into being an Executive Events Manager working on HNW events globally & Executive Assistant to the Chairman of GFG Alliance.

GFG Alliance is an international steel, aluminium and minerals group operating from its 4 financial hubs London, Newport, Dubai and Singapore with a network of sites & offices spread across 30 countries around the World.

Colin has more than 25 years of security and risk-related experience.

Colin starred in Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins and Channel 5’s Secrets of the SAS.

Colin joined the Royal Scots in 1989, and after nine years, he passed SAS selection first time.

SAS MISSIONS:

Colin’s Special Forces team were involved in some of the most daring and high profile SAS missions in the past two decades.

Not many people have taken part in hostage negotiations, hostage rescue and been a hostage themselves – Colin is one of them!

On one mission, he waded through swamps in Sierra Leone hunting down the ‘West Side Boys’, a guerrilla gang holding 11 British soldiers hostage. It was a mission so dangerous they nicknamed it ‘Operation Certain Death’ – it’s official name was Operation Barras.

The SAS teams secured the hostages’ building and neutralised any West Side Boys.

Furthermore, Maclachlan was the first sniper on the scene when a hijacked flight with 180 passengers landed at Stansted. Sparking a four-day stand-off, it was the most prolonged standing hostage siege in the UK.

Four years later, Colin was on the other side of a rescue mission when he was taken hostage in Basra.

Blindfolded, battered and stripped naked, he had a gun pressed to his head and the trigger pulled, as his captors held mock executions. The only reason Colin survived long enough for British troops to rescue him was due to the terrorists wanting to film his suffering in a propaganda video before his planned execution.

Colin left the SAS shortly after completing an exchange programme with Delta Force and Seal Team 6.

He has since provided security consultancy for the Saudi Royal Family, Celebrities and U.S Media Networks.

Furthermore, Colin has a First Class MA (Hons.) in History from Edinburgh University and also an M.Litt in Terrorism from St. Andrews University.

Colin is also a brilliant Motivational  and Key Note Speaker.

We at Introbiz Swansea and West Wales are offering some of our online workshops and Networking Events Free to all attendees. We all need to keep connected. Keep our Businesses in the Frontline make everyone aware you are still here. In the coming weeks will be hosting online events at various times with High profile Speakers offering advice, support and inspiration through these difficult times. Introbiz will be bringing Global speakers to inspire and educate. Do not miss these opportunities to learn and be inspired.

Hear Luke speak about HOW he is "Helping business owners look and feel 10 years younger"

Luke supports business owners and leaders breakthrough the glass ceiling and create the results they want. I will show you how to optimise your inner game (Mindset, Mojo, Mission & Meaning) to live the life you deserve.

Luke has been Coaching in high performance Sport for the last 10 years and for an English Premier League football club for the last 5 years. Luke’s desire to unlock the Max Potential in others on and off the pitch has seen him travel around the globe to train with some industry leaders, including Jack Canfield aka America’s #1 Success Coach (author of the success principles) and Brian Mayne global speaker and founder of Goal Mapping.

MEET KELLI AND LAURA AND DISCOVER HOW 2 MUMS FROM CWMBRAN IN SOUTH WALES CREATED A GLOBAL BUSINESS

Solar Buddies is the first invention from mums and best friends Kelli Aspland and Laura Waters.

Kelli and Laura first had their idea for the child-friendly sunscreen applicator back in 2011 whilst discussing issues they were both encountering, along with other fellow parents, about how they children could apply sunscreen safely and effectively whilst not in their care.  They both found out that their children’s school had a ‘No Touch Policies’ in place when it comes to applying sunscreen, which meant the teachers were unable to assist the children in this task.  They realised very quickly that this was something they wanted to change and they wanted to make a difference for their children and others.