Sharing knowledge: Stories

In this section we invite mentors, coaches and other knowledge sharers to tell their own stories. If you have a knowledge story to share, please contact Mike directly at mike@thestrengthsway.com.

Aquavision: Bringing People Together to Achieve Positive Results, Jimmie Hepburn’s Story

Since appearing on Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s programme “River Cottage: Gone Fishing”, Jimmie Hepburn and his wife Penny are becoming celebrities in their home county of Devon. Their innovative organic carp farm is receiving orders from across the country and visits from journalists from The Guardian and elsewhere.
The carp farm is not their first ecological innovation though. Indeed, back in 1997, Jimmie, the managing director of the sustainable aquaculture specialists Aquavision, drew participants together from over 60 organisations to arrive at the UK’s first organic aquaculture standard…

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Decide Your Destiny, Bengt Elmén’s mentor’s story

Focus on what you what you can do, and not what you can’t - it’s a memorable and important maxim. And if you wonder what makes it so important, consider Bengt Elmén’s perspective.

The cerebral palsy that has been with him since birth has shaped his life - for good, not bad. Rather than be limited by what it took away he embraces the way it defines and refines his sense of self. Bengt’s love of learning, of people and facing up to a challenge have seen him lead a multi-million dollar organisation. Now he is a global mentor and motivator to people who, like him, put achievement into action.

Here’s Bengt’s story.