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Volunteer Experience

  • Founder

    Footprints Private Members Club Mayfair London - Supporting Solidarity Sports Charity

    - Present 13 years 7 months

    Children

    I founded Footprints in 2012 which was the cross over Members club of G2E for Family Offices/UHNWI/Investors only relaunching in 2022 - Membership was complimentary and now open for new Members since November 2022 https://gateway2enterprise.co.uk/footprints-2/ We did raise for the Freedom Fund in particular to support the people of Ukraine

  • Caudwell Children Graphic

    Fundraiser

    Caudwell Children

    - Present 2 years 4 months

    Children

    Through our Footprints private Family Office Club in Mayfair where we host events and conferences and networking evenings we started to raise funds through our 4000 members re donations and at the 29 June Conference hosted a Raffle and will continue to support this Charity close to my heart supporting children with other abilities including their Butterfly Ball Monaco 17 Sep and Porto 2023 with taking tables with our Family Offices/UHN clients

  • Solidarity Sports Graphic

    Partnership

    Solidarity Sports

    - Present 1 year 7 months

    Children

    We have decided to support this London Charity who support children in deprived areas not just in London UK but globally by raising funds and awareness through Footprints Family Office Events Mayfair in 2024

Publications

  • Women Warriors

    Motivational Press

    This is my 6th self help book written from research in women not only in business over time to present but in the community that have made a difference to women's lives in 21st century. From my own personal journey as a women today in business and having supported over 2000 women into business.

    See publication

  • Happy Entrepreneur Mind Set

    Motivational Press USA

    This is a book based on my last 3 years supporting over 500 people start and grow their business and my own 40 years in business. Researching the types of ENTREPRENEURS and there are many and the gene that you need DNA for that happy gene that proves you will be a successful entrepreneur

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  • FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS

    AuthorHouse

    Based on the program I wrote for Hope University Employability Program including ENTREPRENEURSHIP which I edited for my ILM Work Programs for Professionals and Executives and then turned it into an elearning book through www.ccoworkcic.com

    See publication

  • MENTORING CHERRY ON THE TOP

    AUTHOR HOUSE - AMAZON

    Based on my 20 years as a Mentor on many Programs supporting businesses to start and grow and Employability Programs

    See publication

  • SUPPORTING DREAMS

    Author House Amazon

    Written for Entrepreneurs or START UPS particularly Women based on my personal struggles to start and grow businesses.

    Other authors
    See publication

  • GET BRITAIN WORKING

    2009

    Based on the JOB SEARCH SKILLS PROGRAMS I had been delivering for the past 20 years and written for the Work Program I run in Warrington for David Mowat MP and endorsed by Teresa May MP Employability solutions

    See publication

Courses

  • CMI - MENTORING AND COACHING LEVEL 5

    LEVEL 5

  • COACHING DIPLOMA

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  • COURSE IN LIFE - GROWING UP

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  • DBA Business Administration

    Present

  • Diploma in Volunteer Management

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  • FCA - Financial Wealth Management

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  • ILM - LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT - FELLOW

    Level 7

  • ILM Level2-7 Leadership and Management

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  • MBA - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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  • MBA Business Administration

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  • NLP Manchester

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  • Prince 2/PMS Project Management

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Projects

  • Generating leads Projects - Partners Majestic and Sendible - CRM - Social Media - Email campaigns

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    Launching Feb 2016 after testing the above systems for our Partners to generate leads with our Launch in London.We purchased additional systems through Majestic to generate quality leads for our Service Partners available now in 2016.We are using our Platform through a new system we purchased Majestic to record Data for research for business to grow which we will share in 2016. We grown organically 25000 members and use this base to cross market with our partners using systems and our platform…

    Launching Feb 2016 after testing the above systems for our Partners to generate leads with our Launch in London.We purchased additional systems through Majestic to generate quality leads for our Service Partners available now in 2016.We are using our Platform through a new system we purchased Majestic to record Data for research for business to grow which we will share in 2016. We grown organically 25000 members and use this base to cross market with our partners using systems and our platform to promote and endorse and build an audience just added in Sendible Social Media platforms for posting and am adding a Sales generating system - so lots more to come

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  • ROCK STAR 30+ START UP PROGRAM NW

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    Aspiring Entrepreneur - Start Up or SME looking for funding - Business Mentors - Workshops and Networks. Looking for GRWOTH PLANS and Solutions using our other platforms of VC Funding and Tier 2 Funding - Acquisition - seed and crowd and invoice funding expertise.

    Other creators
    • Chris
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  • NW/NE AWARDS ROCK STAR 2013

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    Organising/Managing the Event for 2013 with our Team of Mentees from Rock Star to make it the biggest Red Carpet AWARDS Event for YOUNG ENTREPRNEURS.

    Other creators
    • Emma
    • KLINKED
    • Max
    See project

  • Fundmybusiness

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    We purchased the licence to the only cloud tool in the UK which raises finance for business to start and grow now available through our Premier Membership upgrade

    See project

  • WORK AND BUSINESS CLUB

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    Facilitated by David Mowat MP for Warrington South I originally wrote 'GET BRITAIN WORKING'​ endorsed by Theresa May MP for these Programs JOB CLUB as it was then that I created UK and then I have gone onto create the Business Club and write 'FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS'​ for Work Club and 'SUPPORTING DREAMS'​ we have in 2015 for the first time in 18 programs delivered a Level 7 for Executives Dec 2014 and for 2015 we commence on 26 Sep for a 12 weeks Program ILM Level 2. The Programs are now based…

    Facilitated by David Mowat MP for Warrington South I originally wrote 'GET BRITAIN WORKING'​ endorsed by Theresa May MP for these Programs JOB CLUB as it was then that I created UK and then I have gone onto create the Business Club and write 'FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS'​ for Work Club and 'SUPPORTING DREAMS'​ we have in 2015 for the first time in 18 programs delivered a Level 7 for Executives Dec 2014 and for 2015 we commence on 26 Sep for a 12 weeks Program ILM Level 2. The Programs are now based on my Book Program 'FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS' which I wrote for Hope University Liverpool

    Other creators
    See project

Honors & Awards

  • Finalists #VOOM Virgin Pitching

    Virgin Media

    Out of 500000 businesses we made it to the Pitch Battles Finals London and now Pitch to Richard Branson this month last 6 so proud of our journey.

  • Northern Power Women Business Awards 2016

    Northern Power Women Business Awards

    I have been very blessed to have been nominated for several awards for this NORTHERN POWER WOMEN for March 2016 in Manchester supporting women in Business and then following up with Workshops at the International Festival of Business on 29/30 June 2016 Liverpool with Workshops the home of the Beatles.

  • Forward Ladies Best Digital Start Up 2015 Finalist

    Forward Ladies

    Finalist for Best Digital Stat up 2015 and now awaiting finals in Oct 2015

  • Business Enabler 2015 UK

    UCLAN

    I have worked as a Business Mentor for the Northern Lights Programs for a few years now and this award was so just for the Team that support the Mentors

  • Innov8 Award Finalists 2015

    Business Rocks

    We were shortlisted for this Award for the Best Innovative Creative Digital Techi NEW Start Up in the UK - an honour to be up there with all these Innovative new disruptive start ups

  • Fintech Start Up Finalist for Innovat8 UK 2015

    Google/Partnership with Business Rocks

    We were a Finalist and Pitched to win but lost out on the vote and the financial prize but great to be in a Digital Techi Competition with young Entrepreneurs

  • Innovate Start Up Award

    Buiness Rocks

    We were Runner up in this Technology award

  • COSMOPOLITAN WOMEN OF THE YEAR 2014 - NOMINATED FINALS

    COSMOPOLITAN WOMENS' MAGAZINE

    I was nominated for the above by my Mentees and managed to get through to the finals and was deeply honoured and blessed - just the thought that others think I am worthy is good enough for me

  • Local Entrepreneur

    Radio City Liverpool

    Karen was invited on the Frank Mckenna Show one Sunday morning to discuss www.rockstaryouth.co.uk Event and being a local Entrepreneur and supporting YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS.

  • Woman2inspire - 2013 Chester Chronicle

    Chester Chronicle

    WOMAN2DAY covered an article on Karen re her work with Entrepreneurs and being a 'TRUE ENTREPRENEUR' herself

Test Scores

  • Work and Business Club

    Score: 79%

    For our 19th Programs delivering Work and Business Club for 9 years for David Mowat MP for Warrington South we still maintained 79% success rate.

  • WORK AND BUSINESS CLUB Warrington Cheshire

    Score: 5 out of 5

    When completed running our Work and Business Enterprise Programs after 12 weeks ILM Leadership and Management Level 7 and 2 and scored a perfect 5 out of 5 from our Mentees and this one is for my MENTORS who for the past nine years have supported these programs and for the first time in that time we were able because of their dedication and skills able to complete a Level 7. We have supported over 500 people in employment and created over 250 new businesses and saved some local businesses from…

    When completed running our Work and Business Enterprise Programs after 12 weeks ILM Leadership and Management Level 7 and 2 and scored a perfect 5 out of 5 from our Mentees and this one is for my MENTORS who for the past nine years have supported these programs and for the first time in that time we were able because of their dedication and skills able to complete a Level 7. We have supported over 500 people in employment and created over 250 new businesses and saved some local businesses from going under

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