Q&A I HAVE A PLAN! And I am working on it every day. WHAT IS THE PLAN? To have a business that I can work anytime and anywhere. You see, I love to explore as does my husband although planned around the children’s school holidays and clubs, oh and let us not forget the confines of the travel sickness distance. We love food, sun, being near the sea, trekking through a wood or up a hill and there be a nice establishment at the end with a rewarding drink and some tasty food or a slab of cake – I’m not fussy. I have a passion of taking photos, at the great annoyance of my family, as they say I take a photo at what seems like to them every flower, bird, tree and our bonkers beagle. To me, not so, there is just so many interesting things to take photos of.
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Pam Molyneux
WHERE HAS THIS COME FROM? I have been very fortunate to have worked in corporate HR for 25 years. But I always knew I would do something else. I just did not have the finer detail or know when it was going to happen. Roll on to the Summer of 2019, now in my mid-40’s, I came across a beauty products company, Oriflame and fell in love with their values and products and still to this day you will find me talking about skin care, testing new products and embellishing my love for Face Yoga. This opened another door around networking with the wonderful Unique Ladies and Mums in Business International. I was very fortunate to be a networking leader for 12 months with MIB where a local community of amazing business ladies trusted me to facilitate their networking journey. Those two big
networking opportunities helped me to get clear on what I wanted to do. Through MIB, I was introduced to My VIP Rewards, the amazing money saving app that rewards people for supporting their community, where I support local businesses showcasing the tremendous work they do. I then added a final piece to my plan in March this year, my franchise with SmartPA. I now get to work with companies on outsourcing all the things that detract them away from what they are good at, their business! Admin, social media management, bookkeeping, HR, event planning, research projects and anything else they find for me. I am still employed too in a privileged position of supporting HR professionals achieve their CIPD qualification and when that contract finishes in May 2022, that is it, I am flying solo and will be fully fledged self-employed. SO, MY LEARNING FROM ALL OF THIS? It’s OK if you are still working it out as you go along. Being flexible and spotting opportunities as you go can mean things can work out for the better. I would love to connect with local businesses and anyone who loves to explore, so do get in touch and let’s grab a cuppa in person or virtually. pam.molyneux@ smartpasupport.com
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