065 How we can unlock the potential of mature professionals in the events industry
Description
This month we are campaigning around Challenging Age Perception and for our first edition, we had a conversation with Claire Derrick, the Principal and Founder of the Event Academy.
In this episode Claire shares how we can unlock the potential of mature professionals in the Events Industry.
Claire Derrick is a founding director and academy principal of Event Academy. She began her UK career as a PA and event organiser with the Duchess of York’s charity, Children in Crisis, planning and implementing special occasions with Royalty.
Together Gabby and Claire spill the tea on:
🗣 How can we unlock the potential of mature professionals in the events industry
🗣 How can we support the next generation in the workplace
🗣 Why we need to remove bias, judgement and preconceptions
🗣 Addressing Ageism in the events industry
🗣 Book recommendations to help continue the learning and understanding of challenging age perception
Claire's Book Recommendations:
📚 Travels with Epicurus: Meditations from a Greek Island on the Pleasures of Old Age, Daniel Klein:
https://amzn.eu/d/bEXVSmB
📚 Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life, Beth Kempton:
https://amzn.eu/d/cAcHrat
Meet our contributor, Claire Derrick:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-derrick-3019419/
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