Remarkable Women

After the panel discussion, the Remarkable Women had a chance to...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:11:00 +0000

After the panel discussion, the Remarkable Women had a chance to catch up one to one with the young women and share advice first hand

We had the pleasure of hosting a Speed Networking event in...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:57:00 +0000

Barbara Kasumu introducing the Visible Women Campaign and the inspiration behind the networking event for the next generation of young women

Comic illustrator, Emma Vieceli explaining how she took the big step to becoming her own boss as a freelance artist (with some of her amazing work in the background)

Naomi Richards aka The Kids Couch is the only life couch in the UK who works with kids as young as six years old. She wanted more flexibility when having a family and so struck out on her own

Award winning author, Dreda Mitchell explains to the young women that life is a series of doors, and there were two key doors in her life that led her to where she is now

Award winning furniture designer, Bethan Gray’s advice was to always follow up when you make contacts, ask lots of questions and find a great mentor

Kaitlin Thaney, an open science technologist reveals how starting out as a journalist led her to her role with Digital Science showing that life doesn’t always lead you down the road you expect, an

Jo Behari, the lady behind all-female home improvement company Home Jane describes her inspiration behind the company and says to “knock on every door and don’t take no for an answer”

TV radio and news presenter, Marverine Cole tells the young women how she bravely took the step to become a freelance presenter and landing a job with Sky News amongst many others

Independent candidate for the London Mayoral elections last year, Siobhan Benita tells the audience that she challenges how “male, stale and pale” the public sector is. Her advice was “ask for forg

We had the pleasure of hosting a Speed Networking event in partnership with Barbara Kasumu’s Visible Women Campaign, to inspire the next generation of young ladies. Here are some photos of the evening. Enjoy!

We also had specially mixed cocktails for the ladies to enjoy,...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:56:00 +0000

Laura London performing her magic on Naomi Richards (@thekidscoach) international rugby player Rachael Atherton and hip hop entrepreneur Kymberlee Jay

We also had specially mixed cocktails for the ladies to enjoy, aptly named The Remarkable Woman and The Bellatrix

Along with ample supply of chocolate and cocktails we were...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:52:00 +0000

The Remarkable Women enjoying The Boxettes performance

Goody bag for the Remarkable Women.

Chocolate martinis. Yum!

We were lucky enough to have the absolutely incredible beatboxing band The Boxettes perform for us. You have to check them out.

Laura London working her magic for Jane Bradley (@forbookssake) and Pamela Hutchinson (@silentlondon)

Leila Gregory of Girls n Gadgets and Jo Behari of Home Jane catching up

Bellatrix with Adam from Nokia

Laura London showing off her magical talents

Along with ample supply of chocolate and cocktails we were hugely honored to have The Boxettes with world champion Beatboxer, Bellatrix perform for the crowd. We were also really lucky to have Laura London perform some of her magic tricks whilst mingling. What talented ladies :)

At the Malmaison London for our Remarkable Women event. It was...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:38:00 +0000

Kymberlee Jay and Neo from The Boxettes having a go at chocolate making.

Cocktail glasses all lined up ready for to be filled.

At the Malmaison London for our Remarkable Women event. It was an indulgent evening of Chocolate Martinis, chocolate making and tasting. The choc martinis were our personal favourites. Absolutely delicious. With thanks to My Chocolate for helping us to make the evening a special one.

Remarkable Women New Year Event

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:53:48 +0000

We’re very excited to be holding our next event very shortly, on 31st January. Can’t wait to have all the Remarkable Women in one room and really looking forward to the amazing entertainment we have in store

Here’s how the Nokia Lumia can fit neatly in to your busy...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:35:00 +0000

Here’s how the Nokia Lumia can fit neatly in to your busy lifestyle. Whether it’s editing powerpoint on the move, finding your way with Nokia Maps, listening to endless playlists on Nokia Music or taking amazing photos of your surroundings. It has it all!

Jen Brister is a born comedian she regularly tours the UK and...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:28:00 +0000

Jen Brister is a born comedian she regularly tours the UK and takes part in the Edinburgh Fringe festival each year. Originally Jen wanted to be an actress but realised she was always being drawn back to stand up and so made the decision to focus on it solely. She says that there a lots of great female comics out there but you only have to look at the panels on TV to see that it’s guys who get the most support. Here’s to no-one ever asking “are women funny” again!

Naomi Richards, the only life coach for children as young as 6...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:01:00 +0000

Naomi Richards, the only life coach for children as young as 6 years old in the UK decided she wanted more work flexibility when she was expecting her first child and so trained as a life coach. She now runs her own business from home, has written a book and helps children and parents alike. She loves her Nokia Lumia because it effectively brings together her work and personal life.

Barbara is co-founder of Youth Charity Elevation Networks, the...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:49:00 +0000

Barbara is co-founder of Youth Charity Elevation Networks, the charity works with young people and ex-offenders to help them get a foot on the employment ladder. Barbara strongly believes that it doesn’t matter what your background is, this shouldn’t hinder your chances of getting a job. She uses her Nokia Lumia all the time as it offers her peace of mind when not in the office and the ability to multitask.

Jess Gormley is a film producer who splits her time between...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:24:00 +0000

Jess Gormley is a film producer who splits her time between Rankin Film Productions and a fantastic charity Streetwise Opera. Jess explains how it took her a while to achieve her goals and had some great breaks that set her on the inspiring path she’s on now.

Jo Behari features in Stylist Magazine talking about the...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:09:00 +0000

Jo Behari features in Stylist Magazine talking about the inspiration behind her all female DIY company Home Jane and how her Nokia Lumia makes traveling between jobs much easier.

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Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:51:47 +0000

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This edition of Stylist magazine: Naomi Richards and I were featured! Here’s my little bit of the mag. The text was edited by the magazine from a telephone interview which lasted a fair while as I do tend to blab on!

Thanks once again to Liz at Nokia, and to Ladygeek for inviting me to be a part of this amazingly positive community. ^_^

Ohmygod is this the one where you had to pick your ‘style’? YOU LOOK FABULOUS!!! :)

(glasses whoohoohoo :p)

haha, yep! that’s the one! ^_^ I stole the glasses from a very obliging and lovely make-up artist as I’d forgotten mine. Doh XD

Eeeee, thank you for the sweet comments, guys. Really made me smile :)

Here is the first feature in Stylist Magazine showing all six...

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:08:00 +0000

Here is the first feature in Stylist Magazine showing all six women- Jo Behari founder of Home Jane all female home improvement company. Jess Gormley, freelance film producer for Rankin Film Productions and Streetwise Opera. Barbara Kasumu, co-founder of Youth Employment charity Elevation Networks. Jen Brister, comedian who has toured the UK. Emma Vieceli, award winning comic artist and Naomi Richards the only life coach in the country to work with kids as young as 6 years old.

Jess Gormley, producer for Rankin Film Productions and...

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:40:45 +0000

Jess Gormley, producer for Rankin Film Productions and Streetwise Opera doing a great job on set

Here’s a behind the scenes sneak peak at Jen Brister who...

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:38:00 +0000

Here’s a behind the scenes sneak peak at Jen Brister who was trying her very best to look incredible whilst sitting on a white box…it’s harder than you may think!

Remarkable Women in Stylist Magazine

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:34:54 +0000

We’ve been thrilled to have had six of our Remarkable Women featured in Stylist Magazine over three weeks. It’s an amazing opportunity to spread the word about our Remarkable Women Community, but more importantly to showcase the amazing ladies who took part, all of whom are true inspirations…

"Here are our Remarkable Women’s individual, awe-inspiring, short biographies. Have a read and..."

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:36:00 +0100

“Here are our Remarkable Women’s individual, awe-inspiring, short biographies. Have a read and get to know our community better….”

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