PA Life is celebrating the achievements of women from different walks of life in our series of interviews to mark International Women’s Day on March 8th. The first inspiring women to be quizzed is Rochelle Cohen, Managing Director & Founder, Roche Communications, a PR and marketing agency for hospitality and food and drinks brands. We asked her about her remarkable…
read moreAs part of celebrating women this Women’s History Month, PA Life talked to Jillian MacLean MBE who joins our Inspiring Women series. Jillian is CEO and Founder of the award-winning bar and restaurant group, Drake & Morgan. A highly regarded leisure entrepreneur with over 30 years’ experience, she founded Drake & Morgan, growing its portfolio to 18 bars and restaurants since…
read moreWe spoke to Lindsay Taylor, multi-award winning author, trainer, coach, plus a co-founder and Director of Your Excellency Limited as part of our Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day series. Lindsay is also a learning and development specialist and highly regarded in the EA and PA community. And that’s not all as she’s also recently won the “Outstanding Contribution…
read morePA Life’s intern Lilly Gentner, a journalism student, is excited to bring you an exclusive with Jill Stein as part of our Inspiring Women interviews. Jill is the co-founder with then husband Rick Stein of The Seafood Restaurant that opened in Padstow in 1975. Jill has been, and remains, pivotal in the success and growth of the business. From the…
read moreAs March, and Women’s History Month draws to an end we are pleased to bring you our last interview in the Inspiring Women series. Lilly Gentner, a journalism student, asked Leman Selamet, Commercial Director of The Landmark London and Group Director of Revenue of her career journey. She joined the Landmark in 2023 and is responsible for strategic business planning,…
read moreMalisa Shepherd, Hotel Manager at The Landmark London joins PA Life’s Inspiring Women series of interviews discussing what it takes to make it into the top leadership as a woman. Malisa draws from her extensive experience of working over 28 years within the hospitality industry, the last 14 of which she has spent working her way up the ranks at…
read morePA Life is celebrating International Women’s Day this month by putting the spotlight on successful women in business and saluting their achievements. Lilly Gentner, our journalism student intern spoke to Ervina Kiezaite, who has just been appointed as the new National Sales Manager for Conferences & Events at Butlin’s. Ervina has over 12 years’ experience in the industry and will…
read moreIn Celebration of Woman’s History Month in March, Woman in the Food Industry (or WIFI for short) held a healthy breakfast club at The Conduit, in London’s Covent Garden. Joah Freeman went to learn more from a group of very inspiring women in the food industry… Mex Ibrahim, Co-founder of Woman in the Food Industry, hosted a panel of four…
read moreOur coverage of successful and inspiring women continues throughout March, during Women’s History Month. Next in our series of interviews we talked to Lily Shippen, founder of Lily Shippen Recruitment… “My career has been marked by significant highlights, including the opportunity to build a business from the ground up. This experience has not only been fulfilling but has also allowed…
read moreHappy International Women’s Day! We are marking this important day – and also Women’s History Month that runs the whole of March – by featuring amazing women such as a young motivational speaker Vanessa Sam. Joah Freeman spoke to the 17-year old star in the making who already has a incredible list of job titles to her name. As well…
read moreLisa Goodwin Allen, the Executive Chef of Michelin Starred Northcote and winner of Great British Menu season 5, is making her debut at this year’s Royal Ascot. As part of our series of interviews with inspiring women to mark Women’s History Month, we invited Lisa to tell us more about her career and what we can expect to see from…
read moreThe International Women’s Day 2024 campaign United Nations theme is Inspire Inclusion. When we inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion, we are creating a better world for everyone. PA Life is marking International Women’s Day 2024 by featuring outstanding female leaders in their filed. We talked to a number of MICE industry’s managers about inclusion and female leaders,…
read moreGemma Amor, the Executive Chef at Ascot Racecourse has worked her way up the ranks within the business for more than 25 years to an incredibly influential leadership role. She is in charge of the entire catering operation at one of the UK’s most prestigious sporting venues, managing fine dining, private boxes and retail for many thousands of guests each…
read moreMelitta Campbell, an award-winning international business coach and best-selling author of ‘A Shy Girl’s Guide to Networking,’ is helping other introverted female entrepreneurs build their businesses and create thriving networks using her VICTORY formula, insights and lessons learnt over her 25 years in business. As an introvert, getting out into the ‘networksphere’ was always a battle for Campbell until she created her…
read more35% of female business founders still face gender bias when raising their business capital, while female entrepreneurs also receive an average of 5% less funding than their male counterparts. That’s according to research from Instant Offices, which revealed that although there has been encouraging growth from a mere 17% to 32.37% over the past four years, men are still twice as likely to…
read moretalkRADIO is launching a brand new radio show called Badass Women’s Hour, which will be broadcast every Saturday night at 8pm starting 14 January. Presented by journalist Harriet Minter and co-hosted by entrepreneurs Natalie Campbell and Emma Sexton, Badass Women’s Hour will feature bold and inspiring women from fashion, music, design and business reacting to the biggest talking points in…
read moreNearly half (48%) of millennials feel they ‘lack control’ at work, with 18-34 year olds keen to get more flexibility in their working lives, according to new research from St James’s Place Academy, the training and development arm of the FTSE100 financial services company. The prolonged squeeze on younger people’s earnings is also reflected within the research, with 17% of…
read more75% of British workers would like the freedom to run their own business one day, according to new research from St James’s Place Academy, the training and development arm of the FTSE100 financial services company. 78% of men and 73% of women aged 25-55 surveyed said they had dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. In terms of the most attractive things…
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