EULA CLARKE

www.powerhouseglobalmag.com I am Eula Clarke. I was born in the sunny Island of Jamaica, the oldest of three sisters and, grew up there with my family. My parents migrated to England in the 1960s where I was left in the care of my loving grandparents. I finally arrived in England at the age of 9, after my parent settled into their community.

Spending most of my childhood and adult life in Birmingham, UK, where I went to school, education was key for our family and also more of a passion for me. A promising athlete at school, I completed my school years passing my exams and went into employment. I was employed by a Financial institution at the age of 18 and during my working years I was a brand ambassador for our community, helping to fundraise and support with training.

I am an Award Winning Top Bank Branch manager and I am proud to have received numerous awards during my career. I have won the Women of the Year in the community

within the UK and also three sets of Platinum awards, which took me to Greece, Dubai and Rome. This was achieved as a result of my management skills, team growth and performance, customer service and engaging with diverse individuals.

I have now set up my own Consultancy Business Clarkes Associates Consultancy Ltd focusing on how I can coach and support ladies to be confident in their own growth and achieve their goals. The influence of starting my own Business was key after taking early retirement. Young at heart, I apply my 45 years of expertise and excellent communication conducting my new business at the highest standards of integrity & professionalism. I know from my own experience that, regardless how well prepared you are for retirement, the finite nature of financial resources, and health and wellness is always at the back of your mind. While money is not everything, I decided to enjoy the richest season of my life and I opened my own consultancy firm with a focus on the health and wellbeing of women executives who, just like myself not so long ago, never think of themselves. It is an old dream of mine since I was in full-time employment and didn’t have the gift of time. I was working full-time, and therefore had no time for anything else. Having achieved everything I ever wished for (and more) in the corporate world, but at the price of my own health. I was inspired to become an Entrepreneur by the freedom of being my own boss, structuring my day, duties and development. I love helping others and building a team. This made me focus on me, for a change. It is a different kind of work, but it’s truly rewarding.

When I started this journey, my health and wellness were at ground zero, I had to take a deep breath and start again, change my lifestyle completely and learn to live a wellbalanced life.

Clarkes Associate Ltd focuses on Women in Leadership, supporting female executives to be better managers and experts in their chosen fields. I have been suffering with high blood-sugar levels and I was always curious about alternative medicine options rather than medications. I began studying to become a Naturopath in Alternative medicine to address my own health issues and mitigate the damages created by workrelated stress over the years.

In my capacity as a health and wellness coach, I am passionate about supporting my clients with their health concerns and vitality. I have tested various solutions to detox my own system, I have dropped from a size 20 to size 14 and I am maintaining my weight. My solution to wellbeing is transferrable and I use it to educate and guide as many women as possible!

I also teach Women Leaders to become better managers and experts in their chosen fields. This is done by setting and running effective Customer Services Programmes, leadership development projects and advising on business or career growth. This is necessary in order to breakdown the glass ceiling of their male counterparts. I do this through Consulting and training, Mentoring, Coaching and Keynote Speaking engagements. These projects can be done in –house, through group sessions, one to one managerial training and online or offline mentoring, including weekend retreats.

I have been married for over 40 years and have a beautiful daughter who is a Lawyer. The heart of having longevity in your marriage is to have great communication and above all, have fun! In my seminar I teach women how to have a powerful relationship with their husband and family and that they too can run a business with their spouse. I have supported and put on an anniversary event for the Damilola Taylor Trust and raised £6000 for the charity. This was a gospel event which was broadcast on Sky News and featured artists such as Four Kornerz and Urban voices. I have set up and ran Women In Leadership workshops around four cities: Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham and London. This was a phenomenal event! I was also asked to help out with the Jewish community and set up a Dragons Den for children and was one of the panel of judges.

I won the Wind Rush Award for Corporate Social Responsibility which was given to the local community in Birmingham.

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I also work and support my community by supporting incubator appeals such as Baby bliss and making regular donations. I have fundraised for the Nigerian Engineering forum raising over £1000. www.powerhouseglobalmag.com