Inspirational Mum - EMMA WIMHURST

Emma Wimhurst is the Small Business & Start-Ups Super Hero!  She is a High-Energy Business Mentor, Entrepreneur, 'Millionaire Mumpreneur' and a sought-after International Motivational Speaker & Presenter. 

Emma will soon be contributing to MumsClub with snippets of advice as well as being featured in our new master class where you’ll be able to submit questions and find out more about how she built her success.

In the meantime, here’s her biography...

She reached millionaire status, sealing her entrepreneurial, business and financial acumen, from the sale of her company, Diva Cosmetics, in 2003; the start-up she founded in 2000 as a young Mumpreneur, initially from home and with her firstborn on her hip.  Diva Cosmetics became the leading provider of in-house labelled cosmetics for the majority of high street chains including Monsoon/Accessorize, RiverIsland, Claire's Accessories and George @ Asda.  Prior to this Emma spent 10 years in-house at Revlon covering everything from product development to brand management.  

She describes herself as an 'ordinary woman who achieved extraordinary results' which she believes anyone can achieve utilising by her 7 Business Disciplines!  Emma has been referred to as the 'Sarah Beeny of start-ups!' and is a woman on a mission to both encourage and educate people on how to realise the full potential within their business - however small.  She energetically works with start-ups (people of any age!), young entrepreneurs, established SMEs, Mumpreneurs, franchisees/franchisors (delivering mentoring, workshops and keynotes) and direct selling organisations.  Emma also devotes a lot of time speaking in schools and colleges around the UK engaging with would-be young entrepreneurs.

Her www.EMpwr.co.uk  clients include Barbara Cox, founder of www.nutrichef.co.uk who is the 2008 British Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year.  She is an Ambassador for the Mark Your Mark Campaign - the government initiative to encourage small business - www.makeyourmark.org.uk

Emma is Motivational Speaker & Presenter and a Mumpreneur with 3 small children under 10 years.  She travels extensively delivering her exciting keynote speeches, including:  Millionaire Mums - How to Join The Club, Building Business by Building Relationships, The Devil's in The Detail and The Make-Up of Business Success.

Emma is registered on www.findatvexpert.com (Keywords 'Business' and 'Millionaire Mum'). She is 42, married and lives in Dorset.  She is currently writing her first business book and is in development of a number of exciting initiatives for her international business development.  She is currently filming with the BBC for Beat the Boss and is co founder/presenter/broadcaster of www.Connekt2.co.uk launching in May 2009.  She has appeared in the Daily Mail, was profiled and the 'cover story' for Better Business Magazine, is a regular columnist for Customer Strategy, Ambition - be successful and Start Your Business Magazine.

Read our forum members interrogation of Emma! - Emma Wimhurst master class