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BY HELEN WILLIAMS
‘We are here to be part of your team’ – that’s the message from our columnist Helen Williams of Helping Entrepreneurs Win (HEW). Here Helen shares with unLTD how HEW’s coaching support is helping the pioneering Golf in Society project drive forward with its mission to be a ‘catalyst that brings communities together’
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GOLF IN SOCIETY
Golf in Society founder Anthony Blackburn is part of the AWRC Accelerator Programme at Sheffield Hallam University, which is helping start-ups bring their health and wellbeing initiatives to market.
Helen, a mentor on the programme, met Anthony via the mentorship support sessions and started working together 1-2-1 as Anthony commissioned HEW for coaching support.
Golf in Society is much more than golf. It is a not-for profit social purpose organisation that supports people in later life who are suffering from degenerative diseases such as dementia, as well as providing support for their carers and families.
As a large-scale operation working directly with patients and carers, golf professionals and volunteers, clubs and venues as well as charities, private investors and clinical commissioning groups, you can hopefully appreciate the complexity of the stakeholders but the simplicity of the purpose.
The Golf in Society movement is about improving the overall health and wellbeing of the 15 million adults living with chronic illness, as well as being the catalyst that brings communities together to take collective responsibility for improving the health outcomes of an ageing population.
With venues operating in Harrogate and Glasgow and a roll out plan for a further six venues in 2021, the vision
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is to bring Golf in Society to every community far and wide including the Sheffield City Region. This will inevitably bring with it opportunities for jobs, voluntary roles, investment, CSR partnerships as well as the undisputable positive impact for local residents and families within our region experiencing the challenges of illnesses like dementia.
The working alignment here between HEW and Golf in Society has been built on shared values of integrity and purpose around health, business and integration as well as the trust to provide honesty in approach.
Helen has been the glue to bring lots of moving parts together to ensure focus and effective execution. Much of the work in coaching is a behind the scenes makeover for the business owner and the brand itself which accumulates to a more confident and succinct delivery for all involved.
As Helen proudly stated to Anthony in the beginning – we are here to be part of your team, to help you, to give an honest account from an external, non-emotionally attached perspective so that you can drive your vision forward feeling supported and staying accountable every step of the way.
There is still lots to do and a huge, exciting pipeline to nurture but one which is a very exciting project to be involved in and one we are very much looking forward to being embedded within our own region.
A FEW WORDS FROM ANTHONY:
“When I started my social mission six years ago, I had a vision of improving the lives of people like my dad across the UK. As we embark on our most significant year of growth, the vision is very much becoming a reality. Meeting Helen through the AWRC Wellbeing Accelerator programme was a pivotal moment for me.
“It came just at the right moment as I was beginning to experience some of the growing pains that startups face as they evolve. Helen’s insight, guidance and expertise have been crucial in getting my growth plan ready for market. It’s a perfect example of how a simple 'hello' can lead to a million things.”
