Consultante Formatrice & Coach en Prise de Parole en Anglais | Dirigeante d’A Star Formation (Qualiopi) | Top 3 européen de discours improvisé | Appli IA d’analyse de discours
14 years ago today my Dad died. Why am I writing about this on Linkedin?
Because my Dad was a farmer, and thanks to him I had my first taste of entrepreneurship: part of his business was selling geese and chickens for Christmas. Way back in 2003, I started trying to persuade him to let me set up an online shop for his poultry. He was very old school, so convincing him to do something new was not easy!
In 2004, with the tech help of Arman Aygen and logo design skills of Özlem Aygen (a real family affair!) the Clerkes Geese website was born.
There were plenty of ups and downs, especially that first year, but it was a game-changer for the farm and I learnt that whatever mistakes you make along the way will help you improve for the future.
My brother still runs the business (if you're in the UK and you'd like a Christmas goose, check out https://lnkd.in/eSi6ZZ4 ) and I went on to my next entrepreneurial adventure, a side hustle e-commerce site.
Now I run my own training organisation working with French-speakers on their international business communication. I still love being an entrepreneur. There are always lots of ups and downs, but it's lifelong learning in action.
So thanks Dad, for being brave enough to try out my newfangled online shop idea! 🖤