The Lunch Room: February

Vicky Blades

Entrepreneurship Programme Coordinator at Women in Business

Vicky is a professional actress, qualified life & executive coach and superstar administrator! Alongside her acting she has held a variety of jobs, including 20+ years of admin roles, such as training and events organiser, office manager and project coordinator for organisations including the British Library and UNICEF. Most recently she was the Course Co-ordinator for the Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, running the Acting Foundation course in Belfast. She also has a teaching and training background and is an experienced workshop facilitator, in fact she loves nothing more than standing in front of a room full of people! Which is why she also runs her own business, Generally Speaking, coaching clients in public speaking, presentation skills and communications. She is particularly interested in encouraging women to speak up and speak out, so that they can tell their stories, promote their business and network with confidence. Because getting women together in a room creates magic! Vicky has an MA in Acting for Media, a QQI Standard Level 6 certificate in Life & Executive Coaching, is CELTA qualified and recently gained an ILM L3 in Communication. Originally from Sweden, she has lived all over the UK and even further afield, including Myanmar and Madagascar.