In this webinar, learn how older workers can leverage their skills and experience to start businesses, find fulfilling careers and mentor the next generation.

Lunch and Learn: Refreshing careers for older workers

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In this Lunch and Learn, Enterprise Nation's head of media, 

, talks to two career experts about the prospect of encouraging older workers to start a business or re-enter the workforce with a fresh career.

Suzanne Noble is co-founder of the StartUp School for Seniors, while Abigail Shervington works at public engagement manager at Phoenix Group.

new research from Enterprise Nation and The Entrepreneurs' Network

, there is a big appetite among the over 50s to use their skills and knowledge to start their own business, find a new and more fulfilling career, or mentor a younger business founder.

The study also overwhelmingly found that if we don't harness the skills of older people, our economy won't reach its potential.

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Discover how older workers can leverage their wealth of skills and experience to start businesses or launch a new career.

I am a highly accomplished C-suite and Senior Leadership Team member, recognised for exceptional leadership and strategic expertise in sales, marketing and business development. Demonstrated success in international leadership positions, including successful start-ups (UK and USA), Private Equity and IPOs, MBOs and orchestrating three seamless acquisitions. Trusted professional known for managing very complex working environments with a dependable reputation built on trust and honesty. A focused leader experienced in driving companies through high growth, strategic transformations, business integration and fostering high-performing, thriving people-first cultures. Leadership style centred on compassion, motivation and inspiration, setting clear team goals, targets, and incentives to cultivate a culture of continuous communication, interaction and engagement for sustainable performance improvement. Proudly committed to nurturing and developing talent, serving as a hands-on people manager, dedicated coach and compassionate leader who has empowered countless individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve remarkable success.
During my career I:-
<ul>
<li>At the age of 27, I created the strategy and led the growth for Mosaic Information Technologies, that resulted in the business being acquired by NASDAQ listed company, Intelect Inc., for $15m after 18-months of a $200k angel investment.</li>
<li>Personally responsible for a $2m trade investment into my start-up, International Multimedia Corporation</li>
<li>Played a pivotal role in starting the Roc Technologies revenue scale-up from £3m to £35m over a 4-year period and part of the senior leadership team that secured BGF’s largest investment for an MBO and acquisition.</li>
<li>Successfully led the Nimbus Partners people integration of 150 people into TIBCO post their acquisition and ran the business unit globally resulting in being promoted to the TIBCO global senior leadership team.</li>
<li>Managed and scaled-up the AvePoint UK business during the pandemic and transformed the territory by implementing a compassionate operating model that became the global standard.</li>
</ul>
My core competencies are:
<ul>
<li>Organisational Leadership</li>
<li>People Management</li>
<li>Leadership Development</li>
<li>Board &amp; Stakeholder Engagement</li>
<li>Strategic Vision</li>
<li>Global Business Development</li>
<li>Crisis Management</li>
<li>Data-Driven Decision Making</li>
<li>Negotiating &amp; Influence</li>
<li>Financial Planning &amp; Forecasting</li>
<li>Process Transformation</li>
<li>Innovation &amp; Critical Thinking</li>
</ul>
<ins>Industry Highlights</ins>
<ul>
<li>£40m + Merger and Acquisition activity.</li>
<li>10+ industry awards.</li>
<li>8 Start-ups.</li>
<li>30+ years of corporate experience including sitting on Boards and SLTs of global public companies.</li>
</ul>

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Director of New Paradigms Consulting - helping small businesses and NGOs leverage digital technology to grow. My passion is supporting the development of sustainable rural communities. founder of the Castlebar Chapter of Grow Remote, Cool Planet Champion for Mayo. Graduate of DCU MSc (Hons) Management for Sustainable Development, University of Galway MSc (Hons) Ag Innovation, NUIG BSc (Hons) Rural Development, DIT (TU) BSc in Digital Technology, Design &amp; Innovation. Chairperson of Ballyvary GAA Club. Toastmaster. traditional musician, and native woodland owner.

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Bernard Joyce

Director of New Paradigms Consulting - helping small businesses and NGOs leverage digital technology to grow. My passion is supporting the development of sustainable rural communities. founder of the Castlebar Chapter of Grow Remote, Cool Planet Champion for Mayo. Graduate of DCU MSc (Hons) Management for Sustainable Development, University of Galway MSc (Hons) Ag Innovation, NUIG BSc (Hons) Rural Development, DIT (TU) BSc in Digital Technology, Design &amp; Innovation. Chairperson of Ballyva

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