patron news MJ 200 Enterprise Co-creating, collaborating, and building solutions to global solution the Wood World Missions School in Ghana. Here, he managed to secure a donation from Barclays who offered their old computers to allow the children to develop crucial digital skills. He shares three key lessons from the Fellowship. Resilience is a muscle “The past two years have been particularly volatile, and we’ve all had to adapt rapidly to change. Therefore, the workshop from Madeline McQueen on building resilience was particularly pertinent. My key takeaway was that resilience needs to be constantly worked on so that when moments of stress and high pressure arise, you can reflect on past experiences and know that you have the tools to navigate through periods of uncertainty.” Mike Smith, of MJ 200 Enterprises and a Chamber Patron, has always supported and encouraged resilience skills for the next generation of business entrepreneurs. His son, Michael Smith, talks about how he is making these skills work. Michael Smith is an undergraduate of St Peter’s College, studying Modern Languages. He conducted his placement at Boresha Technologies who provide software for agribusinesses in Africa to help them manage their operations with smallholder farmers. One of Michael’s primary objectives in the next 12 months is to gain professional experience in both France and Spain during his year abroad and he hopes to obtain the position of business development intern within the company APlanet, which strives to make sustainability at the forefront of business objectives. His most rewarding work has been as vicechairman of the charity ‘Escape’, which supports
Financial planning with Holland Hahn & Wills Education & Mentoring Continuing our desire to make financial planning a more accessible topic, Katie Lovatt was recently invited to speak to students at both Godolphin & Latymer and Wimbledon High School about financial planning, investing, careers in finance and work experience. The idea was to empower, demystify and educate the girls about money and there was a particular focus on women in finance. Katie was joined on the panel by Debbie Wosskow OBE and Anna Lane, both entrepreneurs helping women build successful careers, and for the afternoon session, The Royal Borough of
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‘We live in a world of abundance and not scarcity’ “This was a quote that stuck with me from a mentor meeting. Always adopting a growth mindset and realising that there will only be more opportunities for innovation is an exciting prospect. I’ll endeavour to constantly seek new opportunities to develop and learn because that’s what makes life so rich.” Being authentically yourself is your greatest asset “Everyone comes from a unique background and leveraging this is what makes you stand out. I haven’t always had the self-confidence to embrace all my unique qualities, but seeing others be unashamedly themselves inspires me to do the same.”
Award-winning construction and property consultancy, Summers-Inman, continue to successfully deliver excellent customer service for our clients in the Kingston area and beyond. The business has met the challenges of the last 2 years in a positive fashion, enjoying significant success. We have celebrated our appointment to a wide range of public sector procurement frameworks and delivered individual projects spanning housing, healthcare, education, retail, and commercial development. We are delighted to recently have been shortlisted for the Excellence in Customer Service award in the 2021 Kingston Borough Business Awards. Director, Lee Orchard, believes that the foundations are now set for further steady expansion of the Kingston office. He said: “We are keen to build on our work with local clients such as the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Kingston University, Philips, City University, London Brough of Richmond & Wandsworth and King’s College Hospital. Our ability to deliver superb, agile working and respond to changing client needs was proven from the early days of the COVID pandemic and we have exciting strategic plans for growth.” The Kingston team has a long reach, recently undertaking a project to install a new Philips MRI Scanner in Belfast, just one of an ever growing list of these important healthcare projects to have been handed over successfully.
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Heather McGregor (aka Mrs Moneypenny) zoomed in to talk about the importance of financial literacy. It was an exciting, and energetic debate and the feedback from both sessions has been fantastic. We hope to continue to support schools via this medium and Young Enterprise. Katie is now embarking on the new mentoring program for Kingston Business School, another rewarding local initiative.
Kingston Borough Business Awards We were excited to judge the 2021 Kingston Borough Business Awards! As previous awards winners on a number of occasions, it was a delight and very interesting to see so many excellent entries in the “Excellence in Customer Service” category which we are proud to sponsor this year.
CISI Board Appointment The CISI membership, the industry body for financial planning, has elected Amyr Rocha Lima CFPTM Chartered FCSI to its Board of Directors. The CISI Board of Directors, comprising nonexecutive directors who are typically employed in senior positions in financial services sector firms, meets five times a year. It is a great honour for Amyr, and well-deserved recognition of his valuable contribution to the financial planning industry.
Find out more about how we can add value to your project at www.summers-inman.co.uk
Referrals As we continue to grow, we are very gratefully for referrals we receive from our clients and the local community. If you have a question or concern about your finances, please do get in touch for a second opinion. We would be happy to help. There is no charge for an initial meeting, and it might put your mind at ease or focus your mind on retirement! Give us a call on 020 8943 9229 or drop us an email enquiry@hhw-uk.com to find out how we could help you.
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