Avril Millar
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Mentor and confidante to CEOs and high performers, Avril Millar, has an extraordinary story to tell, and is a bold, battle-scarred companion for her high-achieving clients.
At 68, she is opinionated and knowledgeable across many sectors and subjects. Avril is a voice of reason in an increasingly unreasonable world and she doesn't take any prisoners, nor bull sh*tters for that instance. No stranger to controversial views, she can hold her own with the best in any discussion.
Avril has had 5 distinct careers - Civil Engineer, maths and physics teacher, finance professional, entrepreneur and mentor. At the height of success, she lost everything - her marriage, health, business, money and self-esteem. She started again aged 50 with nothing.
The road back was hard and has been the best journey of her life, and given her the courage to speak truth to power and call out bullshit wherever she finds it.
This gutsy, fast-talking, no-nonsense Scottish Powerhouse worked smart to rise again, mentoring company directors across industries as diverse as IVF through to finance and music publishing; progressing their fortunes and her own.
Mother to British cycling sensation David Millar and Fran Millar, CEO of Team INEOS, the family are no strangers to resilience and greatness.
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Powered by positive 3: Building Back Better
How can we use lessons from lockdown to build a better future?
Powered by Positive is a community initiative designed to benefit people and planet. We believe in using business as a force for good to positively impact the communities and the environments in which we live and work. And we believe we can all make a difference when we come together towards a common cause.
The coronavirus pandemic has turned everything upside down. A crisis of this scale means we all have to adapt and innovate in times of uncertainty. Our approach has to be nimble and dynamic in order to navigate a situation that is fast, fluid and ever-changing. But with adversity also comes the opportunity for change. We have the chance to rebuild our economies, to design the kind of future that puts people and planet first. A future where community, culture and passion will thrive.
Join us as we imagine the path towards a better future with business, executive and personal mentor, Avril Millar. We explore how we can all shift, adapt, and build back better, and the changes we can make that will enable us to come out the other side stronger.
https://www.ashtonmcgill.com/introducing-powered-by-positive/
Instagram Live Fireside Chat with @thesistrapp
We talk to the powerhouse of @avrilmillarofficial the mentor of mentors, speaker and author and all-round inspiring human on everything from equality in the workplace, working from home and staying sane in the corona crazy and the importance of having mentors and realising you will be learning until the day you die 🙌
Reverse Engineer your life with @ASMALLWORLD
Set in place a pathway to joyful, life-long development, so that life becomes richer as the years pass, no matter what is thrown at you. Over the decades, through a fair amount of adversity, Avril has sought out, tried out and refined many techniques and practices which work together to enrich anyone’s life, create resilience, boost creativity and underpin financial security.
This webinar will bring you a lifetime’s learning on what to do (and what not to do) to make sure that the journey to the end of your life is full of richness, not lacking in joy, nor regrets.
Webinar for ASMALLWORLD, the world’s leading travel & lifestyle network.
Date: 24 September 2020
Attendees: 200
Why work is the new sex: Avril Millar at TEDx
Originally a Civil Engineer, Avril has had a varied career including teaching Physics and starting and building an award-winning wealth management firm. She has coached senior executives from both a business and personal perspective and is currently a serial NED and Board Adviser for companies in various sectors, including FX trading, WealthManagement, Headhunting, IVF, Music Magazines and Brand Agencies andSports Event Management.
On the way, she has lost it all through illness and started again at 50. For 30 years she has studied consciousness and alternate thinking and combines a solid commercial background with occasionally bonkers interventions to help people think differently.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, organised events are branded TEDx, where x =independently organised TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are organised. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
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Is that it? - Be Your Own
This Business Troubleshooter Shares The Questions All CEOs Should Be Asking Themselves In 2021 - Forbes
#IALSO100 2021 Celebrates the top 100 talented female entrepreneurs from all over the UK - f:Entrepreneur
The humane guide to managing and being in a remote team (and how to survive being in one) - We are the city
Inspirational Woman: Avril Millar | Business, executive & personal mentor - We are the city