Women in Business: Igniting Futures, Inspiring Change

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🌟 Igniting Futures, Inspiring Change 🌟
 
Join us for a captivating and empowering panel discussion dedicated to women in business who are passionate about shaping the leaders of tomorrow! "EmpowerHER: Igniting Futures, Inspiring Change" while also exploring how their experiences can fuel the aspirations of young minds.

Not only will you be enlightened and inspired by our extraordinary lineup of accomplished women who have shattered glass ceilings and transformed industries. Our diverse panel of trailblazers will share their journeys, insights, and strategies for fostering the next generation of leaders. Their stories will ignite your own passions and motivate you to reach new heights.
 
🌟 Kate Jenkinson - Next Step HR   
🌟 Lucy Prior MBE - HIRD Group 
🌟 Beryce Nixon - Exceed Learning 
🌟 Gemma Peebles - Harrison College
🌟 Gemma Bateman - Thomas Alexander Homes
 
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Agenda:
12noon – Arrival & Networking
12.30 – Panel Discussion Session 1
13.10 – Lunch & Networking
13.50 – Panel Discussion Session 2
14:30 – Depart

Women in Business offers a great opportunity to network with women from different sectors whilst enjoying a light lunch, its doesn't matter if you're an apprentice or the CEO you'll be inspired by our panel. 

This event is sponsored by Carlton Forest Group. 

Speak Bios. 

Kate Jenkinson 

 Kate is a research Biologist turned award-winning HR leader and now Executive Coach in her business, Next Step HR Ltd. Kate partners with HR teams to provide Neurodiversity Awareness training and creative coaching to engage and retain neurodivergent talent. As a scientist, she brings an evidence-based approach to help you solve difficult team conflicts through coaching and development. She also has lived experience of being neurodivergent which makes her an original, unconventional, and fun entrepreneur.

Kate is also a sought-after Spoken Word Artist, incorporating her love of words into her business as well as using creativity in her coaching. She is well known for wearing hats when she performs and is remembered for making people cry - in a good way. Her Spoken Word Finale is the most memorable way to summarise an event and leave participants on an emotional high. Kate creates a safe space for clients, and through strategic insight combined with exceptional listening and a curiosity driven approach, Kate helps executives find their centre and become truly fulfilled, as well as helping leadership teams understand their neurodivergent people, their aspirations and how best to help their talents flourish.

Lucy Prior MBE
 Lucy Prior is the Business Growth Director of Trough-Tec Systems, a HIRD Group company.  Lucy has worked in hospitality and recruitment but has made herself a home within the rail sector where she has worked for almost 20 years.  Lucy started in export sales for a train maintenance equipment company and over her various roles has had the fortune to carry out her work everywhere from having sales meetings trackside and down train maintenance pits to giving presentations at British Embassies.  In 2018 she received an MBE for services to rail export which also cited her work in supporting women in rail and encouraging younger people in to the sector.  The railway is famous for being a male dominated industry, and being a “non-engineer” maybe made Lucy’s journey more interesting; however, Lucy is proud to be a part of the #RailwayFamily and is always looking to inspiring future-leaders. 

Beryce Nixon OBE 
Beryce Nixon is the Chief Executive Officer of Exceed Learning Partnership and has been since it incorporated in April 2017. Beryce was awarded an OBE for her services to education in the recent New Year’s Honours.

Beryce was educated in Barnsley and is from an ex-mining community. Education has transformed her life and she has used her own journey to help and support others. Becoming a Literacy and Numeracy specialist early in her teaching career and very soon recognised the need for significant change. In 2012 she was appointed as a National Leader of Education. 

Beryce has championed external, civic partnerships and collaborative work drawing on the strong ethos of teamwork and ethical leadership and values. She has also worked on international projects on islands such as Anguilla, in the Caribbean, to eradicate corporal punishment as part of the united nations treated on human rights.

Gemma Peebles 
 Gemma Peebles will take us through her business journey from teacher to CEO of a multi-award winning specialist business and employability college. She will share how she is changing the educational landscape in Doncaster and breaking down barriers for young people to enter the business world.
Gemma has over a decade of experience working in Post-16 education, both in teaching senior leadership. She has specialised in school improvement and improving outcomes for young people.
Gemma is a Business and Enterprise specialist with a BA in Accounting and Financial Management and Business Studies.




Gemma Bateman
Gemma is the Head of Sales and Marketing at Thomas Alexander Homes. After leaving the University of Leeds in 2017 with a BA Hons in Business Management, Gemma started her career working for estate agents Moss Properties of Doncaster. 
 
Quickly realising her passion for the industry and hunger for progression, Gemma then joined Persimmon Homes - one of the UK's largest housing developers - to specialise in new home sales. Gemma spent six years at Persimmon, gaining valuable experience in the sector and working her way up the corporate ladder before ultimately being promoted to the role of Head of Sales.
 
Today, Gemma heads up the Sales and Marketing function at Thomas Alexander Homes. A family run business which entered into a joint venture partnership with Salboy, an award-winning property company funding and developing high quality housing throughout the UK, Thomas Alexander Homes has ambitious growth plans and Gemma’s experience will be instrumental in bringing these to fruition over the coming years. As a young woman working within the construction industry, Gemma’s progression over a relatively short period of time has been nothing short of remarkable.