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About Ann Hawkins

Uncompromising business mentor and coach.
I'll debate most things. Interests: jazz, sculpture, psychology, clever wit, unusual and new ideas. I'm impatient, irascible but above all, curious and more interested in who you are than in what you do.
I founded The Inspired Group in 2005 and developed it into a business growth organisation through peer group learning. We run seminars and workshops and teach people to build networks for life, not just for business.
I produced The A-Z of Business Success as a series of radio interviews (available free of charge on The Inspired Group website) and now broadcast regularly on The Business Hub Show.
In Jan 2013 I started The Social Media Show because I believe that social media is fundamentally changing the way we do business and want to show business owners what can be achieved.
Bragging rights
Introduced the first set of Equal Opportunities Legislation (Racial Equality/Equal Pay) in the strike ridden British Printing Corporation

Entries by Ann Hawkins

Are you more capable than confident?

in Mentoring /by Ann Hawkins

Confidence can often trump capability due to the perception and social dynamics involved. “Confidence burst into the room and boldly sat in Capability’s chair. He put his feet up on the table and dared us to say something. We glanced furtively at one another, but said nothing, because we didn’t know what Capability looked like.” […]

What’s a good customer and how do we get more of them?

in Work smarter /by Ann Hawkins

Apart from making money, what do you love about working for yourself? Work Smart Not Hard Tip No. 27 in a series written for Indie Cambs. The main reason most people start a small business is freedom. You get to be your own boss, not answerable to anyone, choose the type of work you do, […]

Substack is always staggering from one crisis to another.

in Mentoring /by Ann Hawkins

Are you tempted to use Substack? Maybe think twice. Substack is an American online platform founded in 2017 that provides publishing and design infrastructure to support subscription newsletters and create varying levels of revenue. The platform takes a cut of revenue generated by writers but also pays high profile writers to use their influence to […]

Working smart just got a lot easier

in Work smarter /by Ann Hawkins

A.I. is having a big effect on how small businesses work. Work Smart Not Hard Tip No. 26 in a series written for Indie Cambs. You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard about how ChatGPT and other A.I. tools are impacting how every type of business works. If you’re tempted […]

Creative repairs

in Creativity /by Ann Hawkins

“Your cracks can become the most beautiful part of you.” — Candice Kumai With the world changing rapidly and so many people feeling fearful about the future it’s a good time to think about how our creativity has got us through previous bad times and how much stronger we are as a result. Nothing illustrates […]