A year ago, I was at a gathering of Bristol business women where Katie Hopkins (of ‘The Apprentice’ notoriety) was the keynote speaker.
After introducing herself, Katie turned to me, in front of the 40 other women present, and said – ‘You are totally authentic – I know who you are and what you stand for; because of that, I would work with you.’
It was a bit of a shock, to be honest. Firstly, because she’d singled me out of a room full of women as being the only one who came across as truly ‘authentic’ and, secondly, because when I’d talked to the assembly, it was about the fact that although my business had started out as one thing, I was in the process of transitioning to something different; something bigger and more specific – the mission that I felt called to undertake. And I’d stumbled over my words, because of nerves. (more…)
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