Sparkle and Thrive
Joy Foster is an award-winning entrepreneur who helps women upskill with modern technology in order to return to work, change careers or start a business. Most recently she was recognised by Grant Thornton as one of the 100 Faces of the Vibrant Economy 2018, she was awarded Startup Director of the Year for London and the South by the Institute of Directors (May 2018). She was the only Startup female finalist in the national IoD awards (Oct 2018). Her business, TechPixies was named Women in Business Startup of the Year 2018 and Enterprise Nation Female Startup of the Year 2017. Joy and her company have recently been profiled in Forbes for raising £150,000 and Stella for breaking down barriers for women wanting to re-ignite their careers and in April 2019, TechNation has named TechPixies ‘one to watch’ in the EdTech space.
Sparkle and Thrive
[Episode 8] Review of Flexpo, the event for people seeking flexible employment options.
Today on Episode 8, I'm catching up with Lisa Mellis, our Digital Marketing Assistant about her thoughts on last week's Flexpo event in London.
We talked about the amazing Mother Pukka (aka Anna Whitehouse) and the wonderful #flexappeal work she is doing.
Flexible working isn't just for Mums, it is for everybody. Having flexibility at work leads to more productive and dedicated employees as well as better cultural diversity.
Want to find flexible work? We've got a bunch of blog posts about working flexibly... check them out here
https://techpixies.com/category/flexibility/
Here are some of the highlights:
Best Books about Flexible work
Best Events to go to in the Flexible working space
Best Podcasts to listen to
Best Facebook Groups to Join
Best Places to look for Flexible work online
Go check out our 'Flexibility' series
https://techpixies.com/category/flexibility/
Want to get in touch? We'd love to hear from you.
Follow us on social media @techpixies and ping us a DM or drop us a line at support@techpixies.com
Thanks for listening!