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Liz Jackson

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Inspirational speaker and adversity and resilience role model, Liz Jackson appeared on Channel 4's Secret Millionaire and founded and led the telemarketing business Great Guns.

Summary:

Liz Jackson is an inspirational figure with an extraordinary story, as many would have discovered when she was featured in Channel 4’s ‘Secret Millionaire’. Honoured by Her Majesty the Queen, Liz was awarded an MBE in the 2007 for services to business, and in 2012 she was bestowed with an honorary doctorate by Staffordshire University for her business achievements and for inspiring others.Liz is also an accomplished author, having published her book StartUp! which provides invaluable help and advice to entrepreneurs everywhere.

Biography:

After running her own award-winning company, Great Guns Marketing, for 17 years – a business which she launched the year she lost her eyesight – Liz is now the Marketing Director for leading business sale advisor BCMS.

Having founded and led a highly successful company, building it from the ground up, Liz understands the pressures and challenges business owners face. Business owners create jobs, positively impact the economy and often support local communities. Many business owners trade through recessions and overcome obstacles to have built their businesses. Liz strives to make sure each and every business owner understands the value of the business they own and achieves the best value when they come to sell.

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Testimonials:

Liz Jackson is in my personal Top Ten of most inspirational female speakers (and I've seen loads). She has that rare gift of being able to deliver great information in the most engaging way. Her delivery is always authentic and she takes the audience on a journey that you don't want to end. She is funny, intelligent and most importantly always fresh and relevant.

Karen Gill , Co-founder, Everywoman Ltd.

I'd recommend Liz for public speaking. She spoke at our RBS Inclusion event, giving some brilliant insights into her career and current success. She was engaging, funny and insightful and left the audience with strong and meaningful messages.

Rebecca Stevenson,  Lead Contract Manager, RBS

Liz delivered a keynote speech at our annual conference, which, from all the feedback, absolutely hit the mark. It all comes back to understanding the market and customer’s needs.

Paul Measures , Head of Sales, Legal & General Investment Management 