Norfolk Director Magazines

Norfolk Director Magazines

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SPIRIT

our lead interview with the Founder and Director of CIM Signs and Graphics, Mark Baker. While today he is the force behind a successful Norfolk business, underneath his suitably professional exterior and customer-focused values beats the heart of a rebel.

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trust

Our lead interview is with Rachel Blackburn MBE, Founder of management consultancy, US2U Consulting. She tells us why she feels that wherever you are in life, and in the world, you’ve got to play to your strengths and use them to your advantage.

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STRATEGY

Our lead interview is with Chris Reeve, Founder of Reeve Social Media. He talks about his life so far, a life that is deliberately full after a personal tragedy made him determined not to waste a single minute.

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TALENT

Our lead interview is with Lanassir Gunton, Founder and MD of Swank Interiors. Her passion and talent have always been in interior design, but it took years of hard work and just a little bit of luck to finally fulfil her dream.

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energy

Our lead interview is with James Groves, MD of Indigo Swan. He talks about his life from acting in panto to presenting his own Ted Talk – and how he became the owner of a Norfolk energy powerhouse.

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DISRUPTOR

Our lead interview is with Alison Sefton, Head of Norwich High School for Girls. She talks about her career from chemist to accountant to army officer, and her journey to her role at the award-winning all girls private day school which is celebrating its 150th anniversary

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ABILITY

Our lead interview is with Chris Ellis, managing director of Dipples Jewellers. He talks about how he came to head up the family business which is nearly 150 years old, and how he balances the roles of guardian and visionary.

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TENACITY

Our lead interview is with Lee Storer, founder and managing director of Anglian Demolition and Waste Recycling. From his latchkey childhood in south London, to working with his father, to finding success and happiness in Norfolk – his business journey has been a rollercoaster ride and offers a valuable lesson in resilience.

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Teamwork

Our lead interview is with Matt Sykes, who heads up his own sales training and coaching company, Salescadence. After delving into the psychology underpinning sales and self-development, Matt has become an authority on the subject and has two published books to his name. He also hosts a successful podcast and is a keynote speaker at conferences.

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Nurture

Our lead interview is with Rechenda Smith. Having launched Nurture Marketing from her garden shed after some major personal setbacks, she talks about how she is harnessing her passion and caring nature, to drive success while doing her bit to give back.

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Build

Our lead interview is with Saul Humphrey. He talks about why, after 30 years working inhouse in construction companies, he started his own consultancy, Saul D Humphrey LLP, specialising in sustainable development.

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Change

In this issue we are focusing on a very important sector for us in the region – agriculture. Our lead interview is with Sam and Caroline Steggles of The Goat Shed and Fielding Cottage in Honingham. Their story is both brilliant and poignant, and demonstrates how an earth-shattering event can lead you to take a leap of faith, and completely change your life.