United Kingdom

Dannie-Lu Carr, a UK-based coach, consultant, speaker, author and founder of Creative Wavelengths, shares how the unknown has pushed her to be even more creative. The lockdown arrived suddenly just in the middle of the workshop when everyone was asked to leave immediately. She tells how seeing the agenda emptying and all events being “indefinitely postponed” put her on an emotional rollercoaster. Nevertheless, she kept in touch with her clients. Dannie channelled her energy into creating new online programs. One of them, 28 Days of Defiance, was meant to help people overcome the feeling of confusion by offering them a lockdown Truth or Dare.

In this interview, Sabrina Clarke-Okwubanego the founder of Build Global tells us how she stimulated her transformation advisory business Build Global during the pandemic. Sabrina discussed the importance of close communication as she faced the challenges of a frozen pipeline of clients as the pandemic left many businesses unable to move forward. To combat this, Sabrina found old-school methods of communication to be the most valuable resources available to her during the pandemic. By maintaining genuine relationships with clients she was able to recover her business once the initial shock of the pandemic passed. For Sabrina, the two main things she needs help with right now to move forward with her business are visibility and collaboration.