Nicky Marshall

The dream of having your own business is exciting, the reality can be a rollercoaster Running a profitable and sustainable business requires many skills and strengths, including tenacity, creativity and resilience. This book brings together a group of entrepreneurs that have decades of experience and knowledge, shared to help you along your own journey. Learn tips, tactics and techniques that can help you to navigate the entrepreneurial journey and why CONNECTION is the key to success. Not only success in business, but allowing you to enjoy the journey and to get support at every step. The business owners that have shared their stories in this book found their connection through Peakes Private Members Club. They have all created businesses of their own, have encountered challenges and navigated the highs and lows of business life. Whether you are thinking about starting a business, in the early stages or have been in business a while, this book is for you. About Nicola Peake After spending over 20 years in financial services, in 2020, Nicola decided to walk away from her career. and she decided to create her own new business, with no experience on running a business, no money and no idea on what to do or where to start. Nicola has since set up her second business, Peakes Private Members Club.

Suffering a stroke after a routine scuba dive could have been the end, but for Nicky it was just the beginning she didn't know she had been seeking... As the enormity of having a stroke sunk in, Nicky thought the life she knew was over. Indeed her physical challenges meant she couldn't even drive her car to get to her business, let alone give it the energy to grow. With soaring blood pressure, physical weakness and a foggy, panicked brain her only thoughts for the future were bleak. How would she support her family, regain her health and thrive? As a teenager Nicky was described as stubborn and slowly, through the mist and chaos a new feeling emerged - one of determination and trepidation. She knew that she must walk her talk, use her holistic knowledge and legendary positive attitude for the sake of her survival, her family and her business. With no idea of the outcome she cast off the doubts and took the first step to wellness. Rescued By The Coastguard - A Journey of Bouncing Back is an honest, raw account of what can happen when life has other plans. Nicky Marshall's story is a powerful and inspiring account of the power of positive thought even in the darkest of situations. If you have suffered adversity, whether mental, physical or spiritual, have doubted the strength of the human spirit, or are looking for a heartwarming story to take your own leap this book offers story, emotion and humour in a twist of human experience. "Bravery, courage and boldness are always within us... even if we've a quiet and unassuming personality. On the winding journey that this book provides, you'll feel so close to Nicky's story because she is you, she is us. She is every woman and man who takes on far too much, anxious to fulfil their purpose and please. She is the person you can always count on, and that resonated with me so much because in the pursuit of being 'there' for everyone else, she did what so many of us do... we often sabotage ourselves, being reliable for everyone else." Excerpt from the foreword by Marsha Wright Entrepreneur, TV Business Expert, #1 Best Selling Author, and Media Personality