SOVEREIGN
Interview with Dr Wendy Sneddon RVN, MSc, FInstLM, AssocCIPD ‘I am passionate about doing what I love and loving what I do. I help entrepreneurs to build solid foundations for a successful business, through engaging and motivating their teams, so they love what they do and stay with you. We design & implement strategies to attract, recruit and retain Great Employees & Loyal Customers.’ Dr Wendy Sneddon says. Also a property developer, Wendy is converting commercial property to residential, and have a few projects underway. She is on the board of a homeless charity, Rowan Alba, based in Edinburgh, supporting them to provide accommodation to end homelessness.
Founder of the Lodestone Lounge, an online community supporting entrepreneurs with business skills; creator of GEMS (Great Employee Management system), an online filing system for all your employee data and records, Dr Wendy Sneddon is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management, associate member of CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel Development), and an award winning author. Kind and compassionate, Dr Wendy Sneddon is an experienced Business Mentor and Purposeful Leadership Coach with 20-plus years of experience helping startup businesses to grow, strategic planning, and team management/ training.
The secretary of the Links Group, Wendy is involved in raising awareness of the link between animal abuse and human abuse. ‘We teach vets to recognise non-accidental injuries and how to deal with the clients in the consulting room. We teach social care professionals to understand animal welfare in violent homes and to include the family pet in their assessments, and what to do if they suspect abuse. There is a lack of suitable accommodation for families with pets to move to when they want to escape a violent home. The Say Something Foundation has been set up to work towards developing suitable properties for this purpose.’ What was the motivating factor that made you leap into being your own boss? Its always been a dream of mine, when I was 17, a psychic told me I would never be my own boss. That became my belief and held me back for a long time. I am quite good at problem solving and I’m always looking for a better way to get things done. Over the years, I have been very frustrated by the way people run their businesses, this led to by Dr Marina Nani
