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Continuing with our commitment to make a positive impact on our community and our environment, Pure Potential is funding the development and hosting of the website for the Fullers Vale Wildlife Pond Association in Headley, Hampshire. This pond is a haven for wildlife, but still needs careful and sensitive management…

In July 2022 Neville Merritt was appointed Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Portsmouth. This position is closely linked with the Business School where Neville has been assisting with careers advice and the Impact Week for several years. Under the eir programme, Neville will be mentoring undergraduates, postgraduates and…

Chief is the private network designed specifically for executive women, and is well established in the United States. Membership represents 10,000 companies, and 40% of Chief Members are in their companies C-Suite. In 2022 Chief will be launching in London, and Olwyn has been appointed as one of the founding…

Olwyn Merritt continues to be invited back to lead Leadership in Finance and Advanced Finance Partnering workshops for The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). In previous years these have been run as in-person events at CIMA Headquarters in London, but in 2020 these have switched to being delivered online.…

Pure Potential is supporting senior frontline NHS leaders who are finding the challenges of the current Covid-19 crisis particularly demanding. Olwyn Merritt is providing coaching services to the NHS as part of the “Coaches On Call” scheme. A comment from an NHS Leader Olwyn recently suported: “I genuinely find these…

Technology businesses in the UK are losing out on potential revenue because there is a disconnect between their sales and marketing efforts according to Bridging the Gap, a new study by Champion Communications and Pure Potential in partnership with techUK. Sales and marketing departments continue to work in silos  Only 41%…

This October, Neville Merritt was invited back for the third consecutive year to deliver his lecture and workshop “How to find your dream job” to the Final Year students at the Portsmouth University Business School. These workshops have become extremely popular because they show students the recruitment process from an…

Olwyn Merritt received the prestigious $Million Coach Award at the CoachSource Global Forum in September 2019, presented by founding partner Steve Sass. This award recognises the revenue value of executive coaching services delivered by an individual coach, and this is the first time this award has been given to a…

On 1st February, IoD Hampshire & IoW launched the NEW Directors Breakfast Panel – How Can IoD the  Help Your Business Grow? This extended version introduced a panel of experts available for Q&A on topics all relating to the IoD focus on Business Growth. Speakers: 1. Nicky Rudd MCIPR FCIM: opening…