Small Business, Big Network

Simon Washbrook is the founder of Popcorn, a CRM built with small businesses in mind.

Popcorn has been part of the NatWest accelerator programme and Simon is now a mentor for other businesses going through the programme. He has found this to be a great network of likeminded people.

Simon is passionate about networking in other places too and spreads the word about his business though both online and in person meetings.

Find out more about the Popcorn CRM at https://www.popcorncrm.co.uk

Justin is a business Growth Specialist who works with business owners to help them to achieve their goals.  Whether that means more time with their family, a bigger income, more choices or a more profitable business. His passion is working with business owners to create the business and life they were looking for when they first started their business.    

He is an experienced business leader and public speaker who has successfully led and grown 4 businesses as well as UK-based divisions within international companies. He has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world, helping them to grow their businesses, as well as with many smaller companies.  

He has first-hand knowledge of the challenges that business owners experience every day and has led all the key areas of a business including Marketing and Sales, Operations, Finance and HR through the different phases of their growth. 

Rachel Moore has a background in marketing and is now a trainer, consultant and speaker on the subject of social media.

She also runs the BLAH (Business Ladies Around Harrogate) network, and publishes a business e-magazine.

She is very keen on networking and using social media in conjunction with networking to grow relationships.

Naomi Riches MBE – Peformance Coach & Motiational Speaker

·       Paralympic Gold and Bronze Medallist in rowing

·       6 x World Championships

·       Guinness World Record Holder

Naomi was diagnosed as registered blind at just a few months old, and from that moment, the challenges came thick and fast.

After leaving school with indifferent academic grades and with very low self-confidence the consequence of severe bullying, Naomi set out to succeed by not being defined by her visual impairment. This has been the driving force behind all she has achieved. 

At university she had the opportunity to try rowing and from there her journey to the 2012 Paralympics began.

Naomi retired from full time sport in 2013 and began her next chapter in business working for Thomas International. During her time a Thomas she worked as a Client Development Consultant and Coach, delivering projects based around the Thomas suite of tools; delving into the layers of behaviour, personality, EI, aptitude and ability, and potential of the clients employees.  

Setting out on her own in 2020 as a Performance Coach & Motivational Speaker, the driving force behind all she does is to empower and enable individuals, teams and organisations to realise their potential and be the best that they can be.

Babs Vinden-Cantrell is a recruiter for the British Army, a trained personal, business, and networking coach, and a children's author.

She has made use of lots of different networking opportunities to move her career forward over the years.

Her latest venture is a series of children's picture books called 'Seagulls Don't Eat Sorbet'.

https://svcsolutions.co.uk/training/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-coulson-a17a80b/

http://www.linkedin.com/company/svc-solutions-uk/

http://www.facebook.com/svcsolutions

https://www.instagram.com/svcsolutions_/?hl=en

Allen built a successful 6-figure project management consultancy on the back of LinkedIn. Since then he has run a series of businesses in property, motorhome hire, domiciliary care and business support.

With a change in personal circumstances, Allen now focuses on sharing his LinkedIn knowledge with small to medium-sized businesses helping them to leverage the platform to generate leads.

Allen is also very active in the charity sector. He provides FREE LinkedIn training and support to any small or medium sized local or regional charity in the UK through the Linked Business Charity Training & Support Group.

His 50:50 workshops are a way for those charities to get their corporate sponsors access to his LinkedIn training at a very affordable price and at the same time generate funds for the charity with 50% of the fee being donated to the referring charity.

Ivan Weiss is a portrait photographer based in London. Born with a camera pointed at him, he grew up surrounded by photography. His interest in portraiture was influenced by 12 years living in Florence, Italy. He creates images that reflect a fascination with classical composition, a delight in the technical possibilities afforded by modern equipment and techniques, and a sensitivity for human emotion.

Ivan enjoys a variety of networking events and he's keen to network with other photographers as collaboration always beats competition.

Toni Robinson is the founder of The Cookie People, a small business with a large following.

Toni is new to networking but is already finding it useful - not only as a way to promote her business, but also in terms of business support.

Faye Dicker - broadcaster, voiceover artist and founder of the award-winning networking group Freelance Mum.

Faye cut her teeth in television at a young age, before working in television production and then radio presenting, for both BBC and commercial stations. 

Her busy voiceover business, means she can be heard on national television and radio campaigns, corporate and E-learning. 

It was in 2014 that Faye launched Freelance Mum, when she found balancing motherhood around freelance work a difficult juggling act. She set about building a community for fellow ‘freelance mums’, by launching child friendly networking events for mums in business.  

After 7 years of running successfully in Bristol, Freelance Mum launched 6 hubs across the UK last year. She’s run 100s of meetings, hosts a weekly digital coffee morning and an awesome online community, The Mothership.

Faye Dicker has been named Top 100 Most Influential Women in The West in 2018 & 2019. She was awarded Freelance Ambassador of the Year Award, for her work with Freelance Mum and Covid-19 Success Story in 2021. 

When not found behind the microphone, or ferrying her girls to various clubs, Faye can often be found in her local lido and marine Lake (a rare occasion, when she actually stops talking). 

https://www.freelancemum.co.uk

https://www.fayedicker.com