An entrepreneur from Bridgnorth is making it her mission to encourage other business owners to take time out from their busy everyday lives next month and enjoy quality connection building.
Nicola Peake, 44, founder of Peakes Private Members Club, is planning to take business owners to Raymond Blanc’s coveted Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons on November 17 as part of her plan to provide 'creative, luxurious, rewarding experiences' for self employed company founders who often work alone.Nicola says she did so herself, which led her to sell the thriving six-figure business she created in lockdown.
Nicola left the financial advisor world in 2020 to create a business on her own terms set up Peakes when working alone proved to be incredibly lonely."Not only do we isolate ourselves much of the time when we become business owners working from home, which can have a direct impact on our mental health if we are naturally people oriented, but we also forget to reward ourselves.
Nicola started to explore existing networking events and groups but found that many were built around ‘cliques’ which made her retract back to feeling like the odd one out, from her school days, or she found they just didn’t suit her playful personality.