Academy founded to motivate and inspire positive change in individuals, small business and organisations, through education and training.

It supports and advises executives and business people in the art of effective communication and positive interaction with others.

The services range from creative writing support - website copywriting, brochures, newsletters, blogs, articles, press releases and features. To training and personal development - presentation skills, media handling and interview techniques, neuro linguistic programming/hypnotic language and empowerment/confidence skills.

Basgedi florists was a sister business to Basgedi hampers. Two stores were designed, set up and run in the Cardiff area. This business was sold in July 2007.

Basgedi was formed in 2001 as the first 'Corporate Gift Basket' company in Wales. During its period of operation, it designed, manufactured and distributed more than 3,000 gift hampers to the corporate market.

Working with companies such as Lloyds TSB, Specsavers Opticians, Corrs Brewers and many National Housebuilders

Formed and run a successful multi-award winning public relations agency which offers a range of services, spanning the many disciplines of corporate communications.

As one of the leading independent public relations agencies in Wales, with its offices based in Cardiff’s city centre, it has a varied and wide-ranging client base; key clients include Heritage Lottery Fund, Electoral Commission, First Great Western, NHS Wales, StageCoach UK, Chartered Institute of Marketing, Park Plaza Hotels, Oakwood Theme Park, Red Dragon Centre, Talbot Green Retail Park, Arriva Trains Wales, Sustainable Development Commission and Ty Hafan Hospice Charity.

I sold my shares in this company in August 2006.

This was a secondment post, working for a new Australian franchise business. Responsible for designing, implementing and managing a national child safety campaign.

Researching, collating, writing and distributing press releases/features and handling all media enquiries for the South West and Wales region of the UK.

Responsible for acting as spokesperson and 'authority' on all radio and television stations in the region and some national TV/Radio work.

Designed, implemented and managed a national women's safety campaign which addressed more than 56,000 women throughout the UK over a five year period.