When

Thursday, May 23, 2019 from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM BST
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UKSA 
Arctic Road
Isle of Wight PO31 7PQ
United Kingdom
 

 
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Contact

Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce 
IW Chamber of Commerce 
01983 520777 
chamber@iwchamber.co.uk 
 

LUNCH WITH SHAUN SMITH (SMITH + CO) - UKSA 

UKSA welcome you to a Chamber of Commerce Networking Lunch on Thursday 23rd May at their base in Cowes. We are pleased to announce Founder and internationally recognised Shaun Smith of Smith & Co as our guest speaker. There will also be the opportunity to tour around the newly refurbished and repurposed training centre formally Cowes Youth Centre. 

UKSA is a Cowes based charity who use the power of the sea to offer transformational opportunities to young people; by widening access to maritime training, enhancing life skills and employment within the sector. With its commitment to the Isle of Wight community UKSA’s Funded Test the Water programme; which offers every Year 6 child the opportunity to have a taster of sailing, to date has seen over 5,000 Isle of Wight young people get on the water.

Food for thought – Three secrets to growing your business profitably

As an Isle of Wight Business Ambassador, Shaun Smith is keen to promote the Island as a place to do business as well as applying what he has learned in over thirty years of speaking and consulting internationally to help local firms. In this engaging presentation he will offer three key insights that you can apply to your business to help it grow for the long-term, whether it be a start-up or a major brand.

About the speaker

Shaun Smith has been a leader in expanding management attention from the narrow focus on customer service to the wider, more strategic drive towards customer experience. He is the founder of Smith+co the leading UK based customer experience consultancy.  He is co-author of five acclaimed business books, his most recent being, ‘On Purpose, delivering a branded customer experience people love’. Shaun has worked internationally with brands across many sectors and spoken to audiences in 22 countries. He is one of only a few recipients in the UK of the prestigious PSAE (Professional Speaking Award of Excellence). Shaun is also a keen sailor and participated in a round the world yacht race in 2000 when he learned that success in sailing and success in business are very related.