“One hour a week just to reflect,
One hour a week to know your own worth,
One hour a week to be honest and real,
To be vulnerable and admit that the struggle is real,
To know that you’ve got this and you’ll handle it and you have the strength,
To be heard and to hear
can I have a HELL YEAH “
Thankyou Middlesbrough Council for recognising that women were isolated during the Covid pandemic. For eight weeks we have huddled together on our zoom screens. We have built an amazing supportive tribe.
AssistHERs, thought leaders & the Assist Team enjoyed empowering, inspiring words & most importantly we celebrated the success stories of our Middlesbrough women
Below are some testimonies:
Sarah Walker
“Thanks to @AssistNetwork for the brilliant Assisther course which has really helped boost my confidence. Seen a definite upturn in business the last few weeks and that’s partly down to my change in mindset and increased confidence from the course! Thanks! #MiddlesbroughMatters”
Sharlein Smales
“Final night for AssistHER. Met some amazing people and discovered some things about myself I didn’t really know. Very insightful! Well done @AssistNetwork for putting in the hard work to deliver such an eventful course 👏🏼👏🏼 #MiddlesbroughMatters”
Charlotte Marshall
#FF “ to some fabulous women I’ve had the joy to work with over the past 8 weeks”
Week 8… PARTY “One hour a week just to reflect, One hour a week to know your own worth, One hour a week to be honest and real, To be vulnerable and admit that the struggle is real, To know that you’ve got this and you’ll handle it and you have the strength, To be […]
Wow, I can’t believe we’ve finished week 7 of the Assist Her course. Next week, will sadly be the end of this amazing course. Let’s hope we can get more funding so we can do it again, as it has clearly impacted the women who have taken part. You can see this by some of […]
Week 6 – Very close to the heart of the ethos of Assist – Who is your tribe? “No man is an island” “No woman can go it alone “. This is why brave, safe spaces like Assist matter. Assist surrounds women with a tribe of supportive, like-minded women. who cheer you, celebrate your victories […]
ASSIST is just the most wonderful organisation. Filled with decent, powerful, creative, useful, intelligent and interesting people. And, the networking meetings smell so much better than normal ones :)
Jackie Dack of TEAL
Personal Performance Coach
I found Assist through a love of books and a desire for personal development but what I discovered was so much more. Whatever you come to Assist for it will benefit all aspects of your life; personal, professional and community. It is positive action for women on Teesside to support and empower each other and most importantly, to thrive. Why would you not want to be a part of this?
Hayley Mclean – Anderson Barrowcliff LLP
Audit Manager
Having struggled for a while to find a womens network in Teesside, i stumbled across of the Assist events by chance. How happy i am that i did. Ann and the team make the networking fun and relevant, informative and comfortable. I've made several really good business connections, but mostly i've met some great women who i know i could turn to for advice, or even just to meet for a coffee. We all face the same issues within business and personally and the Assist meet's allow collaboration, suggestion, support and smiles. Thank you Assist x
Katie Kendall – Hays Recruitment
Manager
Since joining Assist I have been invited to events including Hidden Women of Teesside, where I had the chance to network with local business women and build contacts. I felt very welcomed and part of something supportive of where I'm at today and what I'm trying to achieve. I now have an experienced mentor for the next year to help me focus and build my dreams. Lastly I was invited to the Assist Christmas meal which was amazing as being self-employed and a small grassroots organisation, it can get lonely so I was grateful for the opportunity to connect with other women feeling the same way and trying to achieve great things.
Annalice Argyle – Trac UK (Teesside)
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