Thriving Three Counties

Lucy says she was the archetypal good girl, and followed the traditional path – head girl, uni, job, married, kids, career – all ticked off the list by the time she was 30. She was living the dream, except it wasn’t bliss, nor a nightmare.

She felt like she was coasting.

By 35 she was divorced, left her job, sold her house and started again, and that’s when, she says, she started living.

She now works with Leaders and their teams to build organisations they are proud of.

She's an author, Podcast host and regular BBC Radio contributor, and her clients include private clients all the way up to international conglomerates.

Her initial curiosity was why do people behave the way they do and this led her to discover what shapes a leader, teams and high performance.

https://www.3wh.uk.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucybarkas/

https://twitter.com/3wh__

https://www.facebook.com/LucyJBarkas

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LeaderX-steps-GenerationX-control-impact-ebook/dp/B0867V7Q1F/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=leaderx&qid=1596454477&s=books&sr=1-1

In this episode, the tables were turned, as the organiser of the Malvern Festival of Innovation, Adrian Burden, interviewed Dan, live in front of a theatre audience, about his journey from aerospace engineering to photography, and now video production and hosting this podcast.

http://www.danbarkerstudios.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danbarkerstudios/

Emma Richardson is a director of a financial, clerical and executive search firm

based in Droitwich, called Four Squared Recruitment and owned by accountancy

firm Ballards LLP.

Born and bred in Worcestershire, she’s also spent time working in London

where she ran her own boutique head hunting firm.

From her recommendations on LinkedIn, it seems that she takes great care

to build long lasting relationships with her clients, and I imagine this is a

big part of her success.

www.four-squared.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-richardson-39066b26/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/four-squared-recruitment-ltd/

At one stage in her life, Marie felt that she’d burnt out and had no purpose, to the point where she considered taking her own life. She’d reached a cross-road.

Was she going to continue on her downward spiral of poor Mental Health or was she going to take responsibility for her own wellbeing and ultimately her destiny and reinvent herself?

I’m pleased to say she chose the positive route and created her own Business, Advance your Wellbeing, providing coaching & training on interpersonal skills.

As well as running her own Podcast, she’s now an author, and her first book; Burnout to Bold comes out today (if you’re listening on the day this episode was released!)

Marie Jenkins

Website: www.advanceyourwellbeing.co.uk

Kindle: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09F6N15DL/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_09WFSGCV30HPTWZ40HR0

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09F1KNM84/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1630662357&sr=1-2

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariejenkinsayw/

Twitter: @AdvanceWellUK  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/advancewellbeing.uk

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZr9PEY30avgHClqnw3d0Ig

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/advanceyourwellbeing/

Podcast. ‘The Secret Diary of Marie Jenkins 47+’

https://anchor.fm/marie-jenkins2

https://open.spotify.com/show/5lzm9buaDGYgETEhsv1IXI

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-secret-diary-of-marie-jenkins-47/id1524548449

Dave Bird is the founder of Small Biz Digital Media, a company that helps small

businesses, particularly professional services, with their video and audio

marketing.

With a background in environmental sciences and years working within the

environment agency, he transitioned to becoming self-employed as a marathon

running coach, which led him to his current business.

The focus is on helping his clients move prospects through the buyer

journey using the 3 Cs... Connect, Convince and Convert.

He has an extensive research background, which he uses to find out what

makes each business tick.

Dave also applies his Neuro Linguistic Programming Master Practitioner

skills to help businesses get their message across more effectively. 

https://smallbizdigitalmedia.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdavebird/

After finishing a degree in teaching, and travelling, she thought she would help her mum and dad promote the gin made by them and another farming family here in Herefordshire.

Two years later she’s still helping and loving every minute. Penrhos Spirits was born from a desire to utilise everything the farm has to offer. For many years the founders, Charlie and Dickie had felt compelled to use the fruit that wasn’t quite perfect enough for the supermarket.

So, a few years ago on a sunny Spring morning Charlie was inspired by the cherry blossom and how he could use it to make something special. Their award-winning range now includes 3 gins, 1 liqueur, a non-alcoholic raspberry spirit and a honey spiced rum.

https://www.penrhosspirits.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-williams-b2b52818a/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/penrhos-spirits/about/

http://ttc.festival-innovation.com/

Stuart owned and ran a gift business in Ledbury for around thirty years, which in the 1990’s was turning over £3.5 million a year.

Some of that success was due to the fact he designed a product that sold 8.5 million units and really helped establish the company.

He says that in spite of everything, he was guilty of working in the business and not on the business.

The business was sold in the early 2000s and he went “back” to becoming a studio potter.

After handing the pottery business to a young potter who had worked with him for a few years in 2016, he now makes furniture and guitars, going to a luthier and a furniture maker to hone his skills.

He’s also my landlord here at the studio and I’m very lucky to count him as a friend and mentor, as he’s been extremely supportive to me over the last 5 years as I’ve tried to build my business and change careers.

www.stuarthoughton.co.uk

Aleksandra is the owner of Evendine Sourdough Bakery in Malvern, Worcestershire, and from what I’ve heard, has an incredible story to share.

She says that baking sourdough bread has enabled her to connect all of her passions into one form; her passion for health, community, history and sustainability - which is channelled into every loaf. 

She started the bakery in order to share the historic methods of baking inherited from her family, and show the importance of ancient methods of fermentation and preservation.

She’s been able to share this with her community in Malvern by making real bread accessible, and has found it to be a wonderful experience. 

Links: 

www.evendinesourdoughbakery.com

https://www.instagram.com/evendine_sourdough/

https://www.facebook.com/evendinesourdough/

After a 22-year leadership career with Boots UK and Boots Opticians, Alan left in the summer of 2017 to follow his passion and start his own business as a leadership and business coach

These days, he’s helping leaders and entrepreneurs to create deeper levels of clarity for themselves and their business, intended to fuel optimal actions that create desired outcomes.

He works across different industries with different size businesses and organisations, from CEO's and senior executives to small business owners, start up entrepreneurs and leaders within education and the church.

He also co-hosts a fantastic podcast called Mind Your Business, which seems to be building a lot of momentum.

He says that experiencing "different" opens up more learning opportunities which he ultimately uses to develop his work and client experience.

Alan Clark of Exponential Coaching…

Website : https://www.exponentialcoaching.co.uk/

Linked In : https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-clark-a0258483

Twitter : @exponentialalan

- Visit ttc.festival-innovation.com for more details

After trying a few different career paths, he found himself working long hours for a haulage company and at one point, a very kind boss gave him access to a van for a weekend, which is where his business story starts.

For the first few months he helped friends move small items & did a number of small house removals. Realising he had a love for removals, he set up Warrens Removals and Storage at the age of 28.

He says he was determined to bring a burst of energy to the removal world and having seen his social media posts, it looks like he’s done just that.

Within 4 years of working tirelessly and carefully building his super friendly team, he found himself with many happy customers, repeat work and recommendations coming in thick and fast.

The business is growing quickly and within Worcestershire, they consider themselves as the leading removal company and are recommended by a growing number of Estate Agents, Solicitors and even an Insurance Company.

https://www.removalsworcester.com/

https://www.facebook.com/WarrensRemovals/

https://twitter.com/WarrensRemovals

https://www.instagram.com/warrensremovals/