About Unsuited and Unbooted

Unsuited and Unbooted has been developed to plug a gap the organisers have identified in the inclusive development of women, working in business. The day has been designed with increasing business skills and therefore business opportunities and the client base at its core.

 

• FREE One-to-one mentoring on Social Media including Twitter, Facebook etc.
• Lunch included
• Networking opportunities
• Motivational Guest Speaker, Saira Khan from the Apprentice
• Business Link Clinics
• Business Seminars including Marketing, PR and Business Financing, etc.
• Business exhibitions
• Archery and Clay Pigeon Shooting and Dray Ride
• FREE parking

 

Whether you are employed, striking out on your own, or running your own business there is something for everyone.

 

We’ve based it at the superb venue of Monks Yard, as it’s really easy to get to from Somerset, Devon and Dorset and even further afield – it’s just 10 minutes from the junction 25 on the M5 and immediately off of the A303/A358/A30 junction near Ilminster.

 

It’s not just a day to spend in the conference suite listening to our hand picked inspirational speakers, from which you are guaranteed to leave with some golden nuggets of advice and guidance you can swiftly implement into your roles.  You can also go to the onsite computer suite (laptops supplied) and have one to one support on setting up Twitter, Linked In or Facebook accounts, browse our extensive exhibitors trade stands, have a booked signed by Saira and have lunch on site in the superb café. 

 

Being Unsuited and Unbooted, there is a twist; there is also the chance to try something you may never have done before … Archery and Clay Pidgeon Shooting.  A half an hour taster session in small groups with professional tutors, designed to give you a complete change of scenery and try a new skill.  To get to the location for either of these activities, you can take a leisurely stroll down the lane, or alternatively hop on board the stunning shire horse shuttle dray and perhaps network on the way.

 

Why Unsuited and Unbooted … it’s the chance to informally meet new contacts, learn new skills and reflect on your business and its goals in a relaxed yet inspiring environment.

 

Unsuited and Unbooted has been put together by five business women in Somerset:

 

Rachel Sweet of Sweet Skills, Carly Warren of Thoroughbred Design and Print, Jacqui Yeoell of Westcountry Galleries, Becky Hollings from The Monks Yard and Jane Adkins of A Head For PR each believe that Somerset and the surrounding area is much in need of an event where women can come to network in an informal and fun way and learn something relevant to their business.

 

Our special Guest Speaker is Saira Khan. Saira shot to fame in the first series of the smash hit  BBC 2 TV Series “The Apprentice”  and has since taken the UK by storm.  She is  a regular face on BBC television and presents the hit children’s show Beat the Boss. She has recently been involved in celebrity masterchef, celebrity mastermind and Children in Need’s Around the World in 80 Day.

 

She is MD of her own company “miamoo” a luxury range of skincare products, www.miamoo.co.uk, has witten a self help book called PUSH for success published by Random House and is an experienced motivational speaker.

 

Saira is a regular corporate speaker on business start up, women in business, British Muslims, self development and sales training. However, the most popular subject she gets asked to talk about is her time and experience on “The Apprentice”. As a finalist of the first series she is respected for her “Can do” attitude and her exceptional sales skills.

 

She gave inspiration to every woman watching when she was asked about how she felt as the only female left in the competition, she answered, “I am equal to any man out there.”

 

Her straight talking, no nonsense approach makes her an energetic and captivating speaker. Her business insight comes from starting her own business rather than text books or theories. A born entrepreneur she honed her skills by working in various Blue Chip industries and in different roles ranging from a sales Exec to a Sales Director.She has worked for Burton’s Biscuits, McVities and KP, Workthing.com and Yell. She has sold everything from Biscuits to advertising.

 

Her cultural background and experience makes her an exciting, modern spokeswoman, she  gives an insight into why certain key  corporate competencies adopted by British businesses may now be out of date and why it could leave British workers exposed in the global market.

 

She has taken part in numerous corporate, public speaking engagements and high profile events with leading organisations such as Business Link, Shell,  Marriot Hotels, Save the Children, RHM Foods, West London Business Development Agency, London School of Economics, Euro Star, The Marriott  to name but a few.

Saira has been invited by the Director General of the BBC Mark Thompson to speak to a senior BBC leadership event, by Ian Duncan Smith to present an Award at his Social Cohesion event and by the CEO of Women in Film and Television to present at their  Awards ceremony , by Mother and Baby to co-host their awards, by Mama and Papa’s to MC their Midwife of the Year event and by the Dutch public broadcasting Tv to be their MC for the European  Diversity Show .