David Chametzky - Peace, Love and Bring a Bat

David Chametzky who is also known as "Uncle Dave" is a highly authentic person who wears his heart on his sleeve because he has a special passion for empowering and serving people who are looking to level up and improve themselves in many ways. In life we go through a process which Uncle Dave trademarked called CLUBERTY™. Its a process where we learn to grow constantly by not only looking back at our obstacles in the past but learning how to avoid future obstacles. I'm just like you - just a regular guy who has at times struggled in all phases of my life but found the proper resources and techniques to find resiliency and growth to not go backwards but forward. Dave shares from personal experience and techniques what has worked for him and thousands of others - success through hard work and dedication will help in your ability to overcome your challenges.

As a motivational speaker,  Dave's  stories of rising from life's challenges and overcoming obstacles by finding your P.A.T.H and finding the ability to rise from the ashes of those challenges that have been placed in our path. Through hard work, and perseverance as well as the unique and charismatic way he communicates will inspire any audience to find Peace, Love and understand where we need to Bring a Bat by finding our non negotiables and creating personal boundaries to be our most authentic self.

With years of experience in both his personal life as well as years in the corporate world, Dave has shown he has the determination and knowledge to level up and become a successful mentor.  He has helped change lives of all those who have come across his path on the journey and those who join in the journey become like family of this tribe/clan.  Through the journey he has faced challenges, learned from those challenges, gained valuable teachings and learned to create the best path for him through resiliency. 

Website: https://www.davidchametzky.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-chametzky-a933b32
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidchametzky
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@davidchametzky
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.chametzky
Book: https://www.davidchametzky.com/latest-book
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3OdpZFF52CxanGkjLVaS0f?si=fe21ba8ae8da46fa

Gemma Perkins - Founder of The Self Leadership Initiative

Gemma is a personal transformation facilitator, providing bespoke and interactive learning experiences that inspire and empower people to be their best selves. 

Seven years ago Gemma started her own training company following nine years of experience in youth leadership development, a first-class degree in psychology and qualifying as a teacher. Her experience in teaching solidified her belief that education was missing out on the essential soft skills such as conflict resolution, leadership, effective communication and how to use positive psychology to lead a happy life. By providing these skills sets and more to teams, they are able to achieve great things together. 

Gemma works with a broad range of corporate managers, community groups, educators, HE providers and refugees – encouraging all ages and positions to learn through play and develop the inner leader (or self leader) as the starting point for success. To date she has worked with over 2500 individuals, including delivering workshops internationally in India, Switzerland and Bahrain. Her particular areas of interest are emotional intelligence, team dynamics and wellbeing.

Website: https://thesli.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bespoketraining
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/selfleadership1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Self.Leadership.Initiative
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SelfLeadership1
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKRtMHTJOsJH073FXhRibPQ
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/selfleadership1

Jane Ferré - Executive Career Coach

Jane offers private career coaching for senior HR professionals who’ve outgrown their current role and want to secure their dream role in their dream company with a dream package in less than 6 months.

She came to this after experiencing redundancy not once but twice in one year - once her choice, the other not.

Before setting up her own coaching practice she had a 20+ year career in senior HR roles such as HR Business Partner, Head of Leadership Development and Head of Talent at British Airways before joining LEON Restaurants as their very first Head of Training.

All of this means that Jane has been active in the job market in recent years. She understands exactly how much effort you need to put into each job application and how frustrating it can be when you get ghosted after an interview. She has also been on the other side of the recruitment table, so knows exactly what recruiting managers are looking for.

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janeferre
Website - https://www.janeferre.com
YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/JaneFerré
Instagram - https://Instagram.com/janeferre
Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/janeferrecoach

Pia Prana Muggerud - Coach, Trainer, Holistic Counsellor and Author

Pia Prana Muggerud is a Women’s Personal Mastery and Leadership Coach, a Holistic Counsellor and Biodynamic Breathwork and Trauma Release Practitioner. he draws on a rich background of therapeutic trainings and experience in spiritual studies, awareness training, and meditation. Her work is about being real. So every step, becomes about coming closer to realizing and standing in your own truth and share it in love, courage and dignity. She is also a Learning Love teacher, work which brings awareness and acceptance to the wounds carried from childhood, that affect our adult lives and relationships.

She offers individual work, as well as groups as a Coach and Counsellor. She leads women's circles, she facilitates Awakening of Love, and the transformative process Path of Love.

Pia has worked as a Coach since 2002, working with senior leaders from around Asia. She has had the privilege of coaching 1000s of people, from more than 15 different countries when she served as a senior mentor in the training programs of Life & Business Strategist Tony Robbins. Pia has worked with many large multi-national companies supporting the rise of leadership presence in the workplace.

Mission:

Her work is about being real and creating personal freedom. So every step, becomes about coming closer to realizing and standing in your own truth and share it in love, courage and dignity. Her purpose is to create a learning space where people feel seen and heard in a way that opens up to a more authentic self expression.

Pia is also an enthusiastic advocate for women’s empowerment. She would love nothing more than to see women embracing their true authentic voice and speak up about what they most want to share with the world!

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piamuggerud
Website: http://www.co-pia.com
Facebook Biz: https://www.facebook.com/RISECoachingTraining
Facebook private group for women: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RISETheEvolvingWomensCollective​
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachPia​​
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/piaprana​
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piaprana​​
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCmTKkrT48kGpABptmBB1IA
Book: She Rises For Tomorrow: https://tinyurl.com/r4v9s7c7​​

Karen Gee - Life and Business Coach, Childrens Author, Samaritan

After a career spanning 34 years in banking Karen took voluntary redundancy to begin a new life!

Today Karen runs a successful coaching business, is the author of the Dodger Dog book series, with 15 books published with more to come! Dodger is a real dodger who works as a pet therapy dog in the NHS and care homes. His books are also in schools and libraries where Dodger visits and they inform and educate young children, with all stories behaviour and values based content!

Dodger is on a mission and this is their story!

Karen's passion is people development. She offers a wide range of coaching, workshops and presentations which are all specially designed to motivate and inspire you and your team, guaranteed to give your business a boost. During her working career, she has spent 34 years working in a range of businesses and sectors. With that wealth of personal experience, she has learnt exactly what works and what doesn’t, and she would love to share that knowledge with you. She has successfully managed various sized teams, consistently meeting challenging objectives, across income, customer service, risk and people management.

Website: https://www.geedevelopment.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekaren

Dodger: https://www.dodgerdog.co.uk | https://www.instagram.com/ilovedodgerdog | https://www.facebook.com/Ilovedodgerdog

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karen.gee.923 | https://www.facebook.com/GeeDevelopment

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeeDevelopment

Just Giving: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dodgerdog

In the media:

https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/31/dodger-the-staffy-is-every-pensioners-best-friend-11912205/

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/news/dodger-dog-has-switched-therapy-work-for-fundraising-8055
https://youtu.be/CQCt0PhV-Qg

Andrew Dee - Spirit Medium, Psychic & Life Coach

Andrew Dee is a natural born psychic, spirit medium, author, teacher and unbelievably, a retired British military officer with many years’ experience travelling the world. Following on from his radio shows and as a presenter with Psychic TV in the UK; 

Andrew uses every bit of his previous experience, his intuitive abilities as well as his connection with his spiritual guides to inspire his global clients to achieve their life’s ambitions. He has trained extensively at the Arthur Findley College in England with with world-renowned tutors and now offers his skills to his own students, both here in the US and UK. 

Website: www.andrewdee.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mediumandrewdee

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mediumandrewdee

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewDeemedium

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

Sean Toomer - Rebel Accountant

Sean founded the company with a big vision of changing the way accountants work, making it easier, slicker and damn cool. He’s taken the company from scratch with no clients at all to hundreds of clients in less than 2 years.

Sean’s job is simple but tough; to make clients absolutely love us. He uses his blunt and to-the-point manner to come up with innovative ways for businesses to see things clearer so they can really start to kick-ass.

Sean likes spending time with his 3 feral children, going to the gym. 

I help the very, very small businesses no one else care's about; that' s my passion in life (I have no hobbies, and hate my kids, so what else am I going to do?).

I do this through my disruptive accountancy firm, Diverso:

• ONLY true monthly subscription accountancy service (probably)

• £99pm for small businesses with than £250k turnover, less than 10 employees with free Xero, free Receipt Bank & free Fluidly

• 48pm for micro businesses, small one-man bands and side hustles

• UNLIMITED advice and support

• All year-end accounts and returns

• directors self assessment

• directors payroll

• VAT Returns

• Free Legal Guidance

• Free IT Support

• absolutely no surprise bills

• response guaranteed in 24 hours

I also help small businesses, for free, set up recurring income, because I'm pretty damn good at that.

Website: https://wearediverso.com

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

Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeAreDiverso

Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diversoaccountants

Janine Regan-Sinclair – The Consciousness Architect, Certified Therapist, Medical Intuitive and International Speaker

Janine Regan-Sinclair – The Consciousness Architect, is a certified Therapist, Medical Intuitive and International Speaker. She is qualified in Hypnotherapy, Counselling, Neuro-linguistic Programming and Energy Realignment. Janine is an Author of 4 books and 35 Self-Help Audio Programs. She specialises in Post-Traumatic Growth, helping people overcome all kinds of trauma, either one to one or with her revolutionary digital audio programs. She has a consulting room at No10 Harley Street, London, UK and offers treatments internationally via Skype/Telephone and runs workshops currently via Zoom.

Janine created the Crystal Ki (pronounced key) healing system in 2003. She is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner and Medical Intuitive. Her testimonials speak for themselves. Known as the Consciousness Architect, she has the ability to help you access higher levels of consciousness, as well as gently releasing trauma memories and fear from the subconscious mind and cell memory. Since childhood, Janine realized she was a service oriented person.  But it wasn’t until she suffered a trauma that turned her world upside down, that her life purpose was made clear. That's when she decided to leave her 18 year long career in Architecture and chose to become a Therapist, Speaker and Writer.

Her system changed the frequency of the energy in and around people, land and buildings, uplifting their mind-set and creating positive change on a personal and global scale. 

In 2012, Janine wrote and produced a documentary about mental health and addiction. She has many goals and in order to support her mission, Janine has written and produced a series of books and an extensive range of self-help audios. She also produced and hosted a radio show called Cosmic Truth, merging science and spirituality. Janine is a visionary, a pioneer in her field, a woman on a mission.

Janine is a transformational speaker who communicates with passion and wisdom to a wide range of people. She has the ability to connect with her audience at a soul level, enlightening their hearts and minds. She inspires the audience to change the way they think, encouraging them to challenge their preconceptions regarding personal lifestyle, well-being and spirituality. Janine has knowledge of many different areas of healing and self-development, merging science with spirituality.

She also gives talks about Transcending Duality, overcoming the forces of Good verses Evil, Light verses Dark and so on. She shares her knowledge of The Cube of Consciousness, a whole new way of looking at higher levels of consciousness in an ever changing world.

Website: https://www.crystalki.com

Audio programs: https://www.crystalki.com/audios or https://vimeo.com/jregansinclair/vod_pages

Messenger: https://www.messenger.com/t/janine.regansinclair

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-regan-sinclair-3a254a21

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janine.regansinclair

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jregansinclair

Testimonial: "Janine Regan Sinclair has given many seminars at The Northstar Crystals Events over the last 5 years. She has spoken on a variety of topics to audiences ranging in size from 60 to 200 people. I have found her presentations to be very professional and undoubtedly the audiences feel the same way as the lecture room fills to capacity on her return visits. She will be speaking again at my future shows." Eric Henderson, Event Organiser, UK

Testimonial: I was privileged to participate in a workshop led by Janine Regan-Sinclair, The Consciousness Architect, who can more aptly be described as The 'Ascended' Consciousness Architect.. As a speaker, Janine presents unique concepts that she has refined through years of diligent inner exploration and uncompromising studies to expand our consciousness beyond the limiting patterns of the 3D duality matrix. She tailored her material to the needs of our audience, providing a practical blueprint for transcending duality through the power of the multidimensional mind. She clearly explained how to recognize and overcome problems playing out in everyday life in a remarkably simple way. Janine generously shared valuable wisdom and techniques for living more effectively and peacefully in a rapidly changing—and often chaotic—world. Her presentation was very well received by all participants. I highly recommend her as a speaker.  Sylvia Chappell, Edgar Cayce Centre - Association for Research and Enlightenment of New York Board of Trustees

James Hawes - Psychotherapist, Author, Speaker, Supervisor and Trainer

James Hawes is a Psychotherapist, Author, Speaker, Supervisor and Trainer.  He is an advocate of positive change and on a lifelong mission to impart people with the tools they need to cultivate a wide spectrum of emotional expression becoming emotionally fit as a result. Over two decades, James has gained extensive experience in his field, helping hundreds of men, boys, couples, families and teenagers along the way. James is an inspirational, engaging and passionate speaker. He is an expert in working with men, their emotional wellbeing and mental health. James has delivered talks to businesses, therapists, educational leaders, school staff, young people, parents and NHS staff.

He’s author of The Secret Lives of men.

‘A great book written from professional and personal experience. James brings his analysis to life with real-life examples from his years of supporting men. He has an accessible writing style but provides a passionate and insightful guide to inner feelings and how they can affect our day-to-day relationships. As a husband, son, father and friend this book has made me reflect on my own deeper feelings and how we impact on those around us.

The book is also genuinely funny in places and one is left feeling better equipped after finishing it. I have recommended it to male friends but am also aware of female friends who have bought it in the hope of both getting a better understanding of their partners and also encouraging them to better understand themselves.’

Website: https://www.jameshawes.org and https://synergycounselling.com

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Lives-Men-unlock-mystery-ebook/dp/B082DP8T39/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/oneminuteman1

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-r-hawes/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.hawes.31 

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

Gwyneth Box - Creative Director and Wordsmith

Gwyneth's first love is words: she considers herself a poet, but has written in almost every genre except long-form fiction. Her professional career spans IT, teaching, publishing and design – essentially everything to do with language, imagery and communication – and the threads are all drawn together in Tantamount creative agency, established by Gwyneth and her partner in the Nineties in Spain, and then brought to the UK some five years ago. Tantamount specialise in organising and simplifying complex business messages, and they provide all the services associated with brand and business communication – corporate ID, graphic design, content – for print and screen.

In life, as well as in business, Gwyneth has suffered from itchy feet: Essex, Inverness, North Wales, Zambia, London, Laguna Beach, Madrid, West Midlands… it's been quite a journey so far, and those are just some of the stopping points along the way. 

Despite there never having been much of a plan, everything has connected and linked together. Gwyneth quotes from Steve Jobs: “You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” She's confident that the future dots are going to connect up somehow and add to the richness of the pattern.

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

Website: https://tantamount.com

Blog: https://dontconfusethenarrator.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TantamountBooks

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

Mel Riley - Counsellor

Mel Riley is a senior accredited Psychotherapist who works with adults, children and families.  Mel has a special interest in attachments and trauma born from her own abusive childhood.  She has gone from being depressed and homeless to homeowner, and has built a successful private practice in Wolverhampton. She is passionate about relationships and helping people to not just survive, but to thrive beyond anxiety, depression & trauma. 

Mel has a rebellious, creative & playful approach to both her professional and personal life.  She has learnt to work smarter, and not harder and believes it's not about changing all of who we are, but more about accepting all of who we are that allows us to grow. When not working she can be found training her two barky rescue Dachshunds to behave! She also enjoys playing wildlife photographer, performance poet and getting sweaty playing squash. 

Mels favourite saying is;

We are taught time is a healer, but it's what you do with that time that counts!

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mel-riley-online-apts-for-now-38633716/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MJCounselling

Gillian Thomson - Heart Centred Leadership Development Specialist

An engineer by trade, Gillian loves to work with leaders on that sweet spot that exists at the intersection of strategy, people and purpose. She supports them to build a vision of the future that excites, motivates and challenges them—not just for their businesses, but for their lives. Putting her success down to her keen listening skills and her challenging, but empathetic and often playful style, she’s excited about the far-reaching potential of this community.

Gillian volunteers as Vice Chair of Inspire PTL, a charity supporting people with learning disabilities and other support needs. She lives in Aberdeenshire with her son, Andrew. Always full of energy, she is training to become a yoga instructor in her spare time and can often be found running the local woods and hills.

‘I love coaching leaders to harness their strengths, tackle challenges and create a positive vision and plan for their future, by trusting their own insight to guide them. I’m constantly amazed at the breakthroughs and insights that happen in coaching sessions and the impact they have on individual's lives’.

Website: https://heartcentredleaders.co and https://fearlessedge.com 

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

Instagram: https://instagram.com/fearless.edge

David Wynn - Executive and Leadership Coach and Mentor

David has always held a deep desire to help others. His career to date has taken him on an unusual path from being a professional DJ to a TV Game Show contestant, then into Recruitment & Business Development, before finding what he feels is his true purpose in Coaching. 

This unconventional path has exposed David to organisations ranging from start-up to global multinational corporations in a variety of sectors such as Recruitment Consultancy, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Accountancy, Finance & Training. David’s client list includes leaders from Odfjell Drilling, Exceed, St James' Place Wealth Management & The Wood Foundation.  David’s coaching style is relaxed, calm and positive. His approach to coaching is intuitive and creative - a coaching session with David is without barriers and free-flowing.

David’s natural ability to be completely present, without distraction or premeditated ideas, allows a powerful partnership to emerge, one that is founded in trust and intimacy, enabling his clients to experience incredible insights and to access their innate-creativity.

David’s natural passion, sense of purpose and gratitude for life is apparent in his coaching. Working with David is a two-way flow of energy, ideas and inspiration that his clients benefit through the process of osmosis. Clients describe David’s coaching as transformative and life changing.

David is a trained coach through Mindful Talent, who holds an Advanced Certificate in Coaching Practice, a professional coaching qualification accredited by the Association for Coaching (AC) and is an active member of the AC.

David joined forces with Gillian Thomson, to create Heart Centred Leaders, an online membership community to connect, coach and support Heart Centred Leaders to “Lead From Within”.

David also supports Mindful Talent and works closely with their Founder, Alister Gray, in our mission to positively impact culture, leadership, education and wellbeing globally.

Web: https://www.mindfultalent.co.uk 

Web: https://heartcentredleaders.co 

Web: https://www.improvementproject.co.uk 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wynn 

Jamie Lerner - An Integrative Approach to Wellbeing

Jamie Lerner, co-author of the book  The Ever-Loving Essence of You, can put a fresh spin on just about anything that anyone throws her way. Her unique and masterful ability to re-frame even the most difficult situations is astounding. All of a sudden your biggest nightmare becomes your greatest pleasure as she lovingly helps you sift through the contrast and find that small opening of light that quickly becomes your greatest jumping off point for clarity. Unassuming, reassuring and seemingly without any sense of ego, Jamie Lerner is able to put everyone and everything at ease. Jamie Lerner is an asset to any corporate setting. She is easily able to untangle the issues at hand and move right along into helping facilitate a solution-based platform for creative, productive, good-feeling collaboration and change. Jamie Lerner can most often be seen working with individuals, children, adults and couples as well as with small groups. She never positions herself as the expert of anything and is always reminding you that it is you who knows best for yourself ALWAYS.  

Website:   www.jamie-lerner.com

I was born with a knowing; a true sense of who I came forth to become. Fortunately I grew up in a family where there was tremendous encouragement to explore every curiosity and embark on each incredible journey of self-discovery. I threw myself into the mix of life with a sense of wild abandonment. There was so much to experience and I was bound and determined to explore it all. I was ahead of my time, always choosing the road less traveled as I allowed my inner being to guide me every step of the way. The contrast that I have experienced throughout my lifetime has been stunning. Each and every wonderful moment has brought me closer to the clarity of the life that I have so joyfully created and live out each and every day.

I am on what I often call my "third life." I have co-created a beautiful family with my successful and dynamic husband. I received my MSW from Loyola University, and developed a wonderful thriving private psychotherapy practice. I have traveled the world exploring all types of spiritual healing modalities. I am a passionate amateur equestrian rider on the AA horse show circuit. I have an insatiable appetite for pleasure, beauty and joy, and often refer to myself as a true pleasure junkie.

Everyday – Endless Opportunities

Jamie Lerner is passionate about the endless everyday opportunities that we have to create and sustain an ongoing long–term connected relationship with ourselves. She speaks to the power of consciously creating a harmonious connection between our thoughts and our feeling to create balance, as we are then able to shift into alignment one subject at a time.

The Art of Allowing

Jamie Lerner lights up when asked about the topic of allowing. She discusses the joys and freedom to move about the world without having a point of view (judgment) about what anyone else is saying or doing. She believes that everyone is allowed to choose what is best for themselves and when we tend to what is best for our own selves and have clarity for ourselves, we care not what others have chosen for themselves. The entire point of allowing is to feel good as we flow from one loving moment to the next creating unconditional relationships along the way.

Change Your Storyline, Change Your Life

Changing your storyline is a subject that Jamie Lerner spends a lot of time on with her private clients. One of her favorite questions is to ask “is your storyline working well for you”. She believes that the story that we are incessantly telling is directly reflected in the life that we are living. Change your story and you will change your life.

Mandy Gutsell - Coach and Practitioner

Mandy Gutsell is the founder of kNOw Limits and is based in the West Midlands.

She graduated from the prestigious Coaches Training Institute based in California and has undergone coaching Certification, achieving the designation of CPCC (Certified Professional CoActive Coach). She is one of the first 5 people in the UK to gain the title 'Certified Parent Coach for Teens' graduating from Parent as Coach Academy with an Advanced Coaching Course.

Mandy is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), the most rigorous independent professional body for coaches worldwide. She is also a member of BADth (British Association for Dramatherapists)

Mandy believes very strongly in developing and updating skills in her relevant profession. She attends training regularly having her own coach and supervisors.

Since 1987 Mandy has committed to her passion of life long learning. She has developed an expertise in personal development programs, team building, pioneering new ideas in organisation and inspiring individuals.

Mandy is a qualified Mental Health Nurse, Dramatherapist, Teacher in Further Education, Aerobics Instructor and Coach. She has a BSc hons in Mental Health Studies specialising in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Mandy's personal philosophy in coaching encompasses the following;

The thoughts we have in our minds influence what comes out in our actions and words, creating the lives we live.

She coaches people from a belief that everyone has the capacity to change no matter what their background. Accepting clients for who they are with unconditional positive regard and belief that everyone deserves a chance.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mandygutsell

Website: knowlimitscoach.com

Facebook: facebook.com/mandy.gutsell

Twitter: twitter.com/GutsellMandy

Rhiannon Abbott - Master Baker

I’m Rhiannon. I’ve baked since I was young but, after leaving a career in local government in 2012, I re-trained with Virtuous Bread and set up my own bakery from home. From selling bread on the local Farmers Market, I now enjoy passing on my skills through my bread making classes. I love seeing students’ success and the ‘wow’ moment as fresh baked loaves appear from the oven – both are a great part of each class for me.

Based in Epsom, Surrey, my classes include an Introduction to bread making, Introduction to Italian Breads, Sourdough Breads plus occasional festive baking classes, so there’s something for everybody. 

Not able to come to a class? You could also join my supportive Facebook community (1,900+ members) for home bread bakers, where I offer tips and advice on baking bread at home. My first online bread baking course will be launching in March 2020. 

I also support small and start up baking businesses to use social media effectively to grow their business. Plus I run training for people who would like to set up their own bread bakery business from home. 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/epsombakehouse

Website: theepsombakehouse.co.uk/learn-to-bake-bread

Facebook: facebook.com/TheEpsomBakehouse and facebook.com/groups/bakebreadathome and facebook.com/groups/onlinemarketingforbakingbusinesses

Twitter: EpsomBakehouse

Instagram: instagram.com/theepsombakehouse 

Duncan Yellowlees - Storyteller and Speaker Trainer

What is it that gets people to engage? What do we pay attention to? What is a presentation anyway? These are the sorts of questions that fascinate me. My background in theatre led to a master’s in science communication and a career helping speakers and performers make the best use of their time on stage. Along the way I’ve learnt about storytelling, comedy, psychology and how to explode things (safely) on stage. All part of a mission to aid presenters in telling the best stories in the most effective ways. I live in Newcastle upon Tyne, and train/coach people from around the UK and the world.

Website: duncanyellowlees.com 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/duncan-yellowlees

Twitter: twitter.com/d_yellowlees 

TedX Talk: https://youtu.be/oSl0ZNYyjtw

Emily and Paul Hughes - The Parent Guide to GCSE

Paul & Emily Hughes met in 2003 as trainee teachers assigned to the same school.  It took a few years until they finally bonded over divorces and Emily’s motorcycle leathers (long but obvious story), and the rest, as they say, is history. 

They’ve been happily married for 11 years, and now that they’ve both escaped teaching (their words, not mine), they run the Parent Guide to GCSE, supporting parents whose children are in Year 11.  They made 11K in their launch week, so they must be doing something right!

Emily has a Masters from Cambridge in Maths with Education, while Paul has a Masters in Information Management and Computing from University of Sheffield, which will probably tell you what they each taught for 15 years.

Emily also runs a Pop Choir in her spare time, as she says she still needs to be able to boss people around having left teaching.

Paul says he thinks that’s already covered at home...

The hardest part of being a parent is watching a child go through something really tough and not being able to fix it for them.

Website: https://www.parentguidetogcse.com 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParentGuideGCSE 

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1481190890 and https://www.parentguidetogcse.com/category/podcast/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parentguidetogcse 

LinkedIn: Emily: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-hughes-339683165 and Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-hughes-8040a115

Debra Levitt - The Podcast Launcher

Canadian born, Debra has lived in the United Kingdom for most of her adult life. Through the past 28 years, she has moved from temporary secretarial support to software training before building a successful career as a project manager.  Working for global blue chip companies including Glaxo Smithkline, Syngenta and Thomson Reuters, Debra has a wealth of experience of different companies and project types. Learning about different industries and companies with each role has proved key to her enjoyment and development.

“For a long time, I had a desire to be a voiceover artist but I never felt ready to start pursuing it. When I started my own business, I went on a local radio station in late 2017 and it reminded me of my interest in using my voice in some way.  Podcasts were already beginning their resurgence so in early 2018 I decided to start my own podcast.

Starting my own podcast provided a whole new set of challenges – I did it all myself – researching online and through trial and error.  I loved it!

Later that summer, I was asked if I had considered helping others to start their own podcasts – I hadn't! The more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea and, in January 2019, I fully launched the Podcast Launcher and Podcast Concierge.  Providing a range of services to meet each individuals needs.

The Podcast Launcher, 5 Steps to Start Your Podcast and Podcast Concierge services let you decide what type and level of support you want at any stage of your podcast – even if it is just an idea!”

In addition, she has started exploring her creative side and is also starting to transform her digital artwork into actual products. Learning how to develop this side, understanding the wealth of opportunities, the competition and determining where to focus her attentions is an amazing change of direction for her on both a personal and business level.

Between the work on Bridge Road and her design endeavour, DebEl Designs, Debra finds that she is challenging herself from many different angles – time management, skill sets, technology and so much more.  

In her personal life, Debra has had the normal ups and downs that we all do.  Most recently, she has discovered that she is more of an “outdoors” person than she ever expected with horses and dogs playing an ever more important role in her life.  

Podcast: http://itunes.bridginggaps.uk

Podcast 5-day challenge: https://podcastconcierge.com/podcast-challenge-signup 

Websites: https://www.bridgeroadconsultants.com and https://www.redbubble.com/people/DebElDesigns 

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BridgeRoadCons 

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgeRoadConsultants 

Ashleigh King - Nurture Your Zest

Hello! I'm Ash and I love people and learning about new cultures, and perspectives. I am an MBA student at Newcastle University, President of the TEDx Newcastle University Society and I have my own startup #NurtureYourZest Podcast and Days Like This Are Sweet Creative Consultancy Limited.

I am passionate about entrepreneurship, even though it can be an emotional rollercoaster sometimes - the highs and lows of entrepreneurship can be lonely, and it can be easy to get lost. I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and I am a survivor of child trauma. I am intrigued by the creative and the curious, who have the courage to overcome difficult circumstances and re-create their world through hard work and determination.

I hope that through the stories shared on my podcast, people will feel inspired to change their world through self-growth, self-belief and self-care.

Website: https://www.nurtureyourzest.com - https://www.dayslikethisaresweet.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-elizabeth-king

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nurtureyourzest

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