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The Company
Managing Director and principal trainer
Candy Bowman began her sales and training career at Times Newspapers Limited in the Advertising Telephone Sales department, firstly under Thompson ownership and subsequently News International.
She went on to establish her first business, (Home Matters), providing housekeeping services to busy Londoners who wanted to enhance their quality of life whilst working as hard as the 1980s required.
Home Matters was ideal to absorb the overall systems and meticulous detail involved in exemplary Customer Care. Over 85% of new business was generated by recommendation, with the balance from self – generated editorial publicity.
After Home Matters, Candy managed an Enterprise Agency in South East London, training and advising start – up businesses, then worked freelance as a trainer and advisor at several Business Centres.
She also acted as a consultant to Training and Enterprise Councils and Business Links, assessing the quality of Enterprise provision in their respective boroughs.
Candy moved to Somerset in 1998 where she refurbished a small cottage. It was here that she devised and developed a method of colouring finishing plaster for internal walls and ceilings so that she could circumvent the need for decorating. The Artful Plasterer™ colour chart has 28 colours with three shades of each colour. The product has now been granted a British patent
Initially, The Artful Plasterer™ was put on hold after Candy was approached by a highly talented musician, asking for help in “kick starting” his first album. On advice from the head of buying at HMV, Candy organised the “marketing plot” by gaining reviews in the Observer, Times, Guardian, Evening Standard, HMV Choice and various music magazines.
She became a partner in the small independent record label established by the musician, and formed a Limited Liability Partnership. She continued to manage and promote the act, and also took responsibility for stage lighting at live dates.
Stage lighting continues to be a passion, and Candy has lit many bands and artistes from folk and jazz, to heavy rock and punk. Additionally she recently designed the lighting and props for a special event at an entertainment venue in Bristol.
Candy facilitates open courses as well as working with clients directly for in – house programmes. Recent clients include Post Office Ltd., Business Link Somerset Ltd., HSBC and she is currently lead trainer in a development programme for the Disability Rights Commission through Reed Training.
Candy firmly believes that life should be as rich as possible, and that work should both stimulate and stretch our capabilities.
Her training is highly participative, with a strong motivational flavour.
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