To celebrate International Women’s Day, The Bolton News is hosting a How To Be A Successful Woman event at Bolton Arena sponsored by the University of Bolton.
From noon until 2pm, women in Bolton will have the chance to meet and hear from successful local peers to celebrate the day on March 8.
The panel of women includes law graduate and boxing coach Sannah Adam, Bolton footballer players Alicia Barnett and Brooke Strudwick, A Year Of Dates co-founder Kate Greenhalgh and CEO of Bolton Council, Sue Johnson.
The event is a free and a chance to hear all about how they achieved their dreams.
Those attending will have a chance to ask questions and be inspired.
The event is sponsored by The University of Bolton.
Motorsport Engineering student at the university, Elise Lewis will also be talking about her course and what it means to be part of a growing community of girls working in motorsport racing series.
Panellist Sannah helps young girls learn a new skill as well as promoting boxing within the community and breaking barriers as a South Asian woman.
She said: “I feel very blessed and honoured to be able to be a part of the panel to celebrate international women’s day.
“It’s been a dream of mine from young to be a role model and inspiration to many and I’m glad I’m on the right track to do so at a very early stage.
“I feel very supported and empowered by the people around me and my community.
“I’m networking and getting involved in new and exciting projects quite frequently and to be able to share that by being a panellist in my own home town, really is a privilege.”
Kate Greenhalgh set up online gifting business A Year of Dates in 2016 following a thoughtful gift from her husband.
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The idea is now a successful ecommerce business which employs the couple full time along with a team of five others.
With no business background Kate and her husband John’s vision has grown the business from the kitchen table to a million pound company, and they’re not stopping there.
To register for the event, email alima.nadeem@nqnw.co.uk or call 01204 537253.
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