POWERHOUSE GLOBAL STARS
POWERHOUSE GLOBAL STARS INTERVIEW WITH
HELEN MARIA TUCKER (HMT) PGS: Helen, great to have you on today’s interview with Lady Anita. HMT: Thank you, it’s a pleasure to share my story, and having such a positive platform as this one to do so is fantastic. PGS: Please introduce yourself to our readers. HMT: I am a person who is future focused, I am driven by having a strong sense of selfmeaning, an expert in career management and a catalyst for women’s development.
and Dubai. My parents are
was very challenging, we went
I have always had a passion
from West Africa, Sierra Leone,
through trying times, and we
for women and young girls’
my grandfather being a ship
experienced high levels of racial
progress especially encouraging
engineer settled in Liverpool
discrimination, lack of jobs, and
them to find their voice. So,
because it was the port he
for a young girl growing up I
my purpose has been to create
was familiar with whenever he
guess I had to develop a strong
award winning programs,
travelled. When my mother
sense of self belief and identity.
courses and seminars that help
came to the UK to pursue her
This has shaped my career and
them consider other options
nursing career she settled in
helped me to develop strong
in life, and taking control of
Liverpool, met my father where
leadership skills.
their career, lives, and business.
my twin sister I were born. I
On a personal level I have
have a younger brother and
PGS: Considering the global
three adult children and four
younger sister. Growing up in
challenge which the world is
grandchildren, living in the UK
the north of England (Liverpool)
facing due to the pandemic;
14 JAN-MAR 2021
