Penny Power

I am a mum of 3 adult children and I have been a business owner for over 20 years in the UK.

I have always described myself an 'accidental entrepreneur'. Stepping out of employed work and into the risky world of business ownership was a powerful lesson. The catalyst for this was the opportunity I saw in 1998 for business people to connect online; creating the world's first social network for business; pre-dating LinkedIn by 4 years. (I Founded in 1998). This took me all over the word meeting members, we were in 52 countries- 5000 events a year - I didn't manage to get to all of them though!

I lead with a culture of open, real and honest contribution to people I speak to or write for. My intention is always to make people feel stronger, more capable and for them to see the opportunities that lie within their own ability to take personal responsibility and be a ‘leader of their own life and business.'

I was awarded my OBE from the Queen in January 2014 for my contribution to entrepreneurship in the social digital sector.

I have written two books, “Know Me Like Me Follow Me” – 2009 and my newest book “Business is Personal” - that I launched in January 2019. I understands the need to manage our emotional and mental fitness and our personal brands in this highly connected and open business world.

My new book shares my own personal journey and explains the way I recovered from being broken, providing a heart-warming, highly relevant set of tools and mindset to build the life you want in business.

My Speaker topics are

• Intrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship

• Emotional and Mental Fitness in Business

• Community and Social Capital Building

• Being a leader of your life and business

• Managing loneliness in business”