It's time for another Behind The Brand, brought to you by The Consult Centre!

It's time for another Behind The Brand, brought to you by The Consult Centre Today we meet Penny

Penny Thresher Corner House Coaching

Tell us a little about yourself... Moved to Morecambe from Hertfordshire in June 2017

Why did you start your business A coach helped me change my life after redundancy from a very stressful job, I wanted to do the same for other people and help them re-discover their innate wellbeing

What is your role within your business ? Chief cook and bottle washer!

Where are you based ? Morecambe but have clients locally and across the UK

What most excites you about your work? I love seeing people grow and develop, living a happier life, with less stress and anxiety. Very excited to be starting two new ventures in the autumn. When Women Speak, a group for women to share their hopes, dreams and experience. And My Mental Health Rocks - hosting workshops within every school across the UK, promoting wellbeing, resilience and raising awareness of our innate mental health.

Describe your best day in business so far. The day a stranger said to me “Oh! You’re Penny from The Corner House! I follow all your posts!” It was a turning point

What has been your biggest business challenge to date? Starting a new business in a new area where I did not know many people. I needn’t have worried, Morecambe is the friendliest place!

If you had to go on a desert island for a month - name the 4 items you would take The stack of books by my bed that I have not had time to read (is that cheating?)

An Ipod loaded with all my favourite music, Paper and pens to get on with the book I have started writing A bottle of my doTERRA Frankincense essential oil

What do you love most about the bay area? The people, the views, the sunsets. The buzz on a sunny day on Morecambe promenade

Your one piece of advice to fellow business owners? Be passionate and persevere

Pet peeves... I cannot bear people being unkind or cruel.

How to get in touch... www.cornerhousecoaching.co.uk penny@cornerhousecoaching.co.uk 07771 896670

https://www.facebook.com/cornerhousecoaching/

https://www.facebook.com/wwslancscumbria/

Congratulations!

Congratulations to our amazing Billy our social media manager! @theconsultcentre. The whole team was desperately waiting to find out his result this morning when Billy took his driving test! And he PASSED !! Well done Billy from all of us! And top marks for getting the office in the background ☝️😂

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Time for us to feature another hard working local business.

Time for us to feature another hard working local business. We have known Lisa for a little while, as she has supported us in helping with local charity events, so we have seen her fabulous creations first hand and they truly are gorgeous !

Hi, I’m Lisa from Tailored with Love.

I’m based in Warton, Carnforth and I started creating printed clothing for my (now) nearly 5 year old daughter just over 4 years ago while on my maternity leave.

I was searching high and low for a suitable 1st birthday outfit for her but found everything I liked was just so expensive or made in the USA with crazy shipping costs and really long wait times. So, being quite creative myself, I decided to try making something! I cut just a simple “one” out of a sheet of heat transfer vinyl I had found online, and used my iron to apply it to a bodysuit.

I was really happy with it, and the day of her birthday I had lots of questions about where her vest was from - it was such an amazing feeling! So the next week, I created a few other designs for friends and family and tried printing them onto different materials. I took photographs and set myself up a small website to showcase my makes, and the rest is history!

Before all this, I had studied graphic design at the University of Central Lancashire and had a previous job working in advertising, All which helped me massively. I have now upgraded from an iron to a heat press, my scissors to a cutting machine and purchase all my clothing in bulk from a couple of reliable wholesale companies.

Over the past 4 years I have printed all sorts of items: headbands, cosmetic bags, high vis jackets, hen party T-shirt’s, hoodies, caps, wine bags, book bags, pyjamas, pencil cases, leotards, shorts, sweatshirts and gift bags

I print mainly onto fabric and I’m always introducing new items, most recently I released a printed swim costume and next on my list to try is cushion covers!

Being self employed can be really stressful at times and in some ways it’s so much harder than being employed, but I still have such a passion for what I do, it’s my hobby and my job, and being able to fit it around my daughters sports day and making sure I’m around to make tea and bed times - makes it all worthwhile!

www.tailored-with-love.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/tailoredwithlove Instagram: Tailored With Love ✨ (@tailoredwithlove) • Instagram photos and videos www.instagram.com/tailoredwithlove Email: tailoredesign@hotmail.co.uk