Hope 01
The Hope of Community || Marguerite
What does community mean to you and how did you go about building yours?
Welcome to Episode One of the new series on Hope.
Today we are going to consider the Hope of Community. It is undeniably one of the realisations of this time. community is what really matters. Whether its clapping on a Thursday evening or a Zoom with your best pals, it is impactful and influential. This is true too in our professional lives - for those in the creative industries and arts, having a great community or network has always been crucial and now more than ever.
But it isn't always easy to find. No one knows this better than Joanna Payne, founder and director of Marguerite. The aim of Marguerite is to advance the careers of women in the industry by providing a ready-made professional network and space to hear from some of the most influential people working in the creative industries today.
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“I thought, maybe there is something that I can do. Maybe I can help some of the freelancers we work with and are our members. So I set up a jobs page. I didn’t know if it would work but within 24 hours someone had their first job.”
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What I particularly admire about what Joanna has done is that she has spotted a gap, a need, a barrier and then gone about doing something about it. And it's that approach which has led Joanna to take Marguerite into a new chapter at this time. At lightening speed I must add. I think that we can all learn a great deal from Joanna's attitude and mentality. She certainly gives me hope!
Marguerite is a wonderful idea, elegantly executed. I hope that you will really enjoy this episode!
“Women are too good at talking themselves out of good ideas. ”
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