Experts for Press
The following Divine Publicity Club members are experienced and ready to talk to the media within their subject areas.
Business
Mel McGee www.supermummy.com
Mel@supermummy.com
Tel: 0844 736 1476
Expertise : Mumpreneur Coach - provides an online coaching and marketing service for aspiring and established mumpreneurs. Mel has designed a simple and practical service to help mums to start and grow a business - and themselves!
Experience: Background in Sales Training and Coaching and Master Practitioner of NLP. Soon to be published author in 2009 when Mel's mumpreneur guide book is published and available through Amazon.
Media experience: Local radio and My Baby Radio interviews. Interview published on www.businessopportunities.com and www.businesswings.co.uk . Articles published in Prima Mother and Baby Dec 08 and Wire Dec 08.
Depression and Anxiety – including Financial Anxiety
Imogen Caterer
www.InspirationCatalyst.com
0845 094 2526 (or see website for email contact)
Expert on: coping with financial anxiety, mental health recovery, living life (and business) to the full after being affected by depression or anxiety.
Experience: Personal experience of rapid recovery from severe mental illness (recovered in hospital in less 24 hours). Professional speaker & Coach and trained in many therapeutic approaches to mental distress including nutritional therapy and NLP (psychological therapy, also popular in the business work).
Media experience: been on national TV, many times on Gloucestershire local radio, frequently featured in the press & syndicated. Spoken face to face to audiences of up to 90 people.
Entertainment
Susan Heaton Wright
NNSN Productions Limited, Executive Voice
www.nsn-productions.com www.executivevoice.co.uk
Expertise: Runs a Live Entertainment Management company, with wide range of musicians and entertainers, releasing the first CD for one artist. Also creative and performance team building activities. Susan is a vocal and communications trainer, coaching individuals and groups to use their voices and presence more effectively.
Experience: Background as a professional opera singer – performing solos throughout the UK, trainer and teacher. Susan has just released my first Vocal Coaching CD, with plans for more and a book to be released next year.
Media Experience: Appeared on Working Lunch, BBC Three Counties Radio, BBC1, Radio 3: interviewed in the studio, via the telephone and via webcam. Currently coaching a presenter on Three Counties Radio, and the progress is being serialised on the radio. Written for local press and magazines, education press and online websites.
Food and Drink
Kate O'Meara
T: 01522 511003
www.thecheesesociety.co.uk
Expertise: Farmhouse British Cheeses
Experience: Food Industry for 30 years, regularly judge at good cheese shows and the British Cheese Awards. Run a specialist cheese shop, mail order company and "cheese" cafe
Media Experience: Regular apprearances on local radio - BBC Radio Lincolnshire, interviews on Siren Radio, a couple of Television interviews (Look North & Granada).
Ms Uma Wylde
T: 01666 511 386
www.recipesthatreallywork.com
www.wyldecooking.co.uk
Expertise: Professional Cook, Writer & Teacher. Author of Recipes That Really Work
Experience: 30 years experience including 3 years onboard a private luxury yacht and 10 running my catering company A La Carte. Currently giving one day cooking master classes
Media Experience: BBC Radio Gloucester ,QVC Cooking Channel, Daily Mail, Easy Living Magazine, Cotswold Life, Woman & Home Magazine, Woman & Home Website.
Gifts and Present Buying
Sophie Baxter
www.bigfatballoons.co.uk - www.bigfatblog.co.uk
01422 300 654
Expert on: Sophie is a director at Big Fat Balloons - an online shop selling balloons and gifts for all occasions. Ove the years she has gained considerable experience in helping people choose gifts that suit the occasion and the recipient and become a "gift expert". Sophie also has an indepth knowledge on e-commerce and online marketing.
Experience: Sophie has written several articles on buying gifts which have been published both online and in print.