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[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” background_position=”center center” background_repeat=”no-repeat” fade=”no” background_parallax=”none” parallax_speed=”0.3″ video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_loop=”yes” video_mute=”yes” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ border_style=”solid”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ layout=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” center_content=”no” last=”no” min_height=”” hover_type=”none” link=””][fusion_text]         Born in 1975, Tracey grew up and was educated in Kent. As the daughter of a social worker and insurance broker, Tracey left Kent to study Law at The University of Hull when after graduation she accidentally found herself working as a researcher to a   Conservative MP rather than training to become a solicitor. Tracey is a keen sports enthusiast and since ‘retiring’ from playing football has become a FA qualified football coach and manages a local girls football team. Tracey likes reading, travelling, listening to an eclectic music collection, and eating! Tracey in Parliament After two years of working in Parliament (1996-1998) for various MPs including Michael Howard, Tracey left to work as a political consultant where she represented clients ranging from a major chocolate manufacturer, financial institutions and members of the chemical industry, through to slimming groups and pet charities. In 2003, Tracey was asked to return to Parliament to become Chief of Staff to the Shadow Education Secretary Damian Green, before moving to become Chief of Staff to Shadow Home Secretary David Davis shortly after. Having seen David Davis’ majority treble in the 2005 General Election, Tracey once again left Parliament to work in the City for insurance giant Norwich Union and its FTSE parent Aviva, where she worked until 7th May 2010. Tracey was selected for Chatham & Aylesford in November 2006 and became the Member of Parliament there in the 2010 General Elections with a majority of 6,069 – the largest majority since the creation of the constituency. She won with a 46.2% share of the vote – a swing of 9.4% to the Conservatives. Subsequently she is delighted to have been re-elected in 2015 with an increased majority of 11,445 with over 50% of the vote this was the third biggest Labour to Conservative swing in the UK. Tracey has been working hard for everyone in Chatham and Aylesford, regardless of how they voted. In 2012 Tracey was elected as a committee member of the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee and in 2013 she was elected as a member of the Political & Constitutional Reform Select Committee. Tracey has served as Chairman of the All Party Alcohol Misuse Group, the All Party Group for Dementia and the All Party Group for Mindfulness and Vice Chairman of the All Party Group for Women in Sport. In May 2015, Tracey was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport. This is a role she is very excited about and as a keen sports enthusiast she is looking forward to promoting sport and wellbeing across all areas of society. For more information regarding Tracey’s work in Parliament please view the link at the top of the page.   [/fusion_text][fusion_social_links icons_boxed=”yes” color_type=”brand” facebook=”https://www.facebook.com/TraceyCrouchMp/” twitter=”https://twitter.com/tracey_crouch” email=”Chris@Beatmyaddictions.com” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” /][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

Chris Hill My name is Chris Hill. I recently lost my twin brother to alcohol and drugs. It has been the most horrendous, painful experience and I hate the thought of other people suffering in this way. My own life has been a journey through all kinds of addictions, starting with smoking my first cigarette at the age of 7 through to taking crack cocaine and heroin some 20 years later. I always knew there was something fundamentally wrong with what I was doing but I had no way out, or so I thought! By nature, I am a very determined person and I went in search of the answers to solve my problems. I began reading books based on addiction, I tried various pills and poisons issued by my doctor and I attended addiction clinics to try to end my cravings for the drugs I was taking. Through trial and error and after at least 100 attempts to stop, I finally found my freedom. That was over 10 years ago and since finding my freedom I have continued to study subjects surrounding addiction and have discovered that we have a “subconscious mind” and that it is actually this that controls our lives. I am now “passing on” all of the information that I have learnt so that others can fully understand what addiction actually is and how it controls your life. Unless you understand addiction, how can you possibly make a change to your life? The answer is, you can’t. What I am giving you through this website, tutorials, videos, blogs, training etc. is the understanding of what is really going on. There is a big secret that is not being told and you are about to be given that secret. In truth, we are always being controlled, not only by other people and by our own Government but also by our own mind! Yes, I know, hard to believe but it is true. Our own mind and body have been controlling what we are doing our whole lives and we never knew about it and, when it comes to something addictive, the mind and body are in full control. This is how someone like me succumbed to a life of addiction just because I didn’t understand it. It took me over 20 years to escape but now I have my freedom, I want to share it with all of you. I want you to experience what life should really be like. I want you to experience what our maker wanted us to feel and of course that is happiness. This is our number one goal in life and that is to be happy. It does not matter what addictions you might have, whether they are mental or physical, the route to freedom is still the same. You may only want to change one or you might want to be free of several addictions, it makes not difference, you are in the right place. No matter what change you want to make in your life, all you need to do is to ask your subconscious mind. You have been doing this your whole life, you just didn’t know you were doing it. I am going to help you discover this secret and give you the life you deserve. No-one should be made to suffer this way. Society has given us all these addictions and it is now time to take back our lives and get back the life we were supposed to have. Freedom from anxiety, freedom from the pain of addiction, freedom of choice, freedom from those constant wants and needs for something we don’t actually want to do… I have been through so much pain and suffering and I know millions of people out there have too. Its time to make a change! It’s time to get out! Enjoy the content! Be happy! Be free! Pass it on! Chris on Facebook on Twitter Listen To Chris’s Show Website

KellyAnn Schiavo KellyAnn Schiavo is Co-founder of the The Branding Initiative and heads the BPM Leadership team (Brand, Presence, Monetisation) together with Melanie Jones and Millie Cooper. She is also co-founder of BPM Consortium, a digital PR and event management service. KellyAnn is an established blogger with her work featured regularly on Fashions Finest Magazine, second largest event organiser for London Fashion Week. As lead BPM Mentor at The Branding Initiative, KellyAnn mentors entrepreneurial women who wish to establish their own brands and increase visibility both on and offline. She also works with SME’s and luxury brands and is currently working on The Branding Initiative’s first Live Event on business growth and female empowerment. Before The Branding Initiative, KellyAnn was an Associate Compliance Officer in one of the world’s top Investment Banks, Goldman Sachs. There for 15 years, she had a wealth of successes and was heavily involved in Building a global team of Compliance Trainers across the USA, Asia, India and Japan. Her main passion was her work with The Women’s Network, an internal group of female leaders dedicated to improving and empowering Women in Business. Although KellyAnn made the huge leap from employee to entrepreneur, she is still involved with her ex-employer and is an active member of the Goldman Sachs Alumni. KellyAnn is a mum to two young children and divides her commitments to fit around her family and lifestyle, mostly working when the children are asleep. She has a Masters Degree in Economics and speaks three languages; English, Italian and Spanish. Through her writing and blogging, KellyAnn is a self taught social media stylist and loves nothing more than to be creative whilst learning new techniques and how to use new tools. Her thirst for a creative outlet has led her to networking with some brilliant people in the social media field and has consequently led to some excellent collaborations for The Branding Initiative event. The Branding Initiative is helping people develop a Personal Brand (Branding) and manage their reputations (Reputation Management) both on and offline (Presence) and assists in mentoring the monetisation process (making money from) by connecting individuals to the people who can help them progress. The Branding Initiative is applicable to anyone wanting to establish and develop his or her Personal Brand. E.g. Entrepreneurs, university students, people seeking a career change, network marketers wanting to differentiate themselves from others, SME’s and Luxury brands wanting to reach an alternative demographic.   BPM Consortium is Digital PR and Event Management service. Together we manage the digital presence of an event and monitor its reach and influence across the globe. Successfully, we have digitally managed, to name but a few, several events for Mindset Master Dave O’Connor and Fashions Finest Britain’s Top Designer in conjunction with London Fashion Week. Collectively we can grow an audience into the millions: We engage. We evolve. We empower. on Facebook Listen To KellyAnn’s Show

Tim Hughes Tim Hughes Best Selling Author, Social Selling: Techniques to Influence Buyers and Changemakers   Tim has been described as an “Innovator and Pioneer” of Social Selling.  His journey started 7 years ago when he signed up for Twitter.  In 2014, Tim was involved in a project to roll out Social Selling across a sales organisation of 2,000 people in Western Europe.  18 Months ago, Tim became a blogger to share that experience and you can read about his Social Selling hints and tips on LinkedIn. In March 2016, Tim was named as the global number one in the Onalytica list of the most influential Social Sellers.  His book “Social Selling – Techniques to Influence Buyers and Changemakers” is published through Kogan Page and if you are reading this before 3rd July is on pre-order.   on Facebook on Twitter on Instagram Listen ToTim’s Show Buy The Book

Nimisha Raja Nimisha Raja is founder of Nim’s Fruit Crisps, a Multi Award Winning and innovative snack that is looking to shake up the healthy snack market. The former cafe owner set up Nim’s Fruit Crisps in 2011 after being inspired to combat unhealthy snacking patterns in kids and adults alike. Nimisha’s passion for healthy snacking and a healthy lifestyle in general has led her to spend the past 3 years researching and developing various healthy snack and along the way has bagged 3 Great Taste Awards, a Free From Food Commendation in the children’s category which was judged by children and become official partners with Change 4 Life. Nimisha believes that the perfect snack or food is one that is not only devoid of any ‘bad stuff’ but more importantly, retains as much of the original nutrients, goodness as possible and tastes great too. Following a great deal of trials and tribulations, she has created just such a snack and having now perfected the products and packaging, she has taken the ultimate step in moving production from Europe and set up a state of the art 10,000 sq ft production factory in Kent where she continues to work on new product development to her heart’s content. She will be launching the first ever range of 100% Natural Air Dried Vegetable Crisps in April. Nim’s Fruit Crisps bring manufacturing to the UK with unique new machinery Innovative healthy snacking brand Nim’s Fruit Crisps announced the opening of its new Kent-based factory, having secured an investment of over £350,000. With exclusive machinery making it the only British facility with the ability to air-dry fruit and vegetables on a large scale, the new site sets the company apart from competitor fruit crisps brands on the market which tend to freeze-dry or vacuum-fry. While the business had previously partnered with a factory in Eastern Europe, founder Nimisha Raja is passionate about British manufacturing and also felt she could greatly improve the quality and consistency of her already award-winning product by setting up her own UK-based factory. The new site means the brand can ensure an exceptional level of quality and consistency of product, as well as being able to respond to customer demands and bespoke orders swiftly and to exacting specifications. The unique state-of-the-art machinery used to produce the new range of Nim’s Fruit Crisps, not only gives the company complete control of the manufacturing and packing process but also provides a product with a higher nutritional content, crisper texture, sweeter taste, brighter colour and amazingly intense natural flavour. The manufacturing process also means the skin, core and pips in each fruit, except pineapple which has a rather tough skin, are left intact. Website Listen To Nim’s Show

The tool of the week this week is Hubspot’s Website Grader.  Now, whilst this is a very simple tool to use because you just type in your URL – that’s the full ‘address’ of your website – so for this website, it’s http://www.thewomeninbusinessradioshow.com (yes I know that’s ludicrously long!) and off you go. The results you get back are not really for the average jo to go and fiddle around with – it’s more for you to get a heads up that things are not very well. It’s information for you to take to your developer or hosting company to get things speeded up. If you have a WordPress website, the grader will tell you about the security.  Security for a WordPress website is especially important and yet it ‘s the one thing that is often missed out – even by ‘experienced’ developers. So if you think your website is slow to load, that the SEO is not up to scratch or you’re worried about how secure it is, the Website Grader is going to give you a first indication that you do in fact need to get something done about it.  Your choice then is to go to Hubspot themselves, or approach a friendly website geek – but at least now you’re armed with some information in case the sucking through the teeth starts. Here is the link to it Website Grader